Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Malawi

Malawi: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 14 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 208 countries
All-time high
20
in 2012
All-time low
6
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Malawi, 1996–2024

51015201996201020241996: 61998: 62000: 72002: 102003: 112004: 132005: 172006: 182007: 192008: 192009: 192010: 192011: 192012: 202013: 202014: 202015: 192016: 182017: 182018: 162019: 162020: 152021: 152022: 152023: 142024: 14

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 14 for voice and accountability - number of sources in 2024.

That represents a change of down 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Malawi peaked at 20 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.

That places Malawi 7th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Malawi, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 6
1998 6 +0.0%
2000 7 +16.7%
2002 10 +42.9%
2003 11 +10.0%
2004 13 +18.2%
2005 17 +30.8%
2006 18 +5.9%
2007 19 +5.6%
2008 19 +0.0%
2009 19 +0.0%
2010 19 +0.0%
2011 19 +0.0%
2012 20 +5.3%
2013 20 +0.0%
2014 20 +0.0%
2015 19 -5.0%
2016 18 -5.3%
2017 18 +0.0%
2018 16 -11.1%
2019 16 +0.0%
2020 15 -6.2%
2021 15 +0.0%
2022 15 +0.0%
2023 14 -6.7%
2024 14 +0.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 14 is above the median for low income countries, which is 14, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6 6 6 2
2000s 14.78 7 19 9
2010s 18.5 16 20 10
2020s 14.6 14 15 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 7 Burkina Faso 14 compare
  2. 7 Cameroon 14 compare
  3. 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 14 compare
  4. 7 Cote d'Ivoire 14 compare
  5. 7 Ethiopia 14 compare
  6. 7 Gambia 14 compare
  7. 7 Guinea 14 compare
  8. 7 Madagascar 14 compare
  9. 7 Mali 14 compare
  10. 7 Niger 14 compare
  11. 7 Senegal 14 compare
  12. 7 Sierra Leone 14 compare
  13. 7 Sudan 14 compare
  14. 7 Tanzania 14 compare
  15. 7 Togo 14 compare
  16. 7 Uganda 14 compare
  17. 7 Zambia 14 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Malawi?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Malawi was 14 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 20 in 2012.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
How does Malawi rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Malawi ranks 7th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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