Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in New Zealand

New Zealand: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 10 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
101st
of 208 countries
All-time high
13
in 2017
All-time low
7
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0510151996201020241996: 71998: 72000: 72002: 82003: 92004: 92005: 102006: 112007: 112008: 112009: 112010: 112011: 122012: 122013: 122014: 122015: 122016: 122017: 132018: 112019: 112020: 112021: 112022: 112023: 102024: 10

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, voice and accountability - number of sources in New Zealand stood at 10.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in New Zealand peaked at 13 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7, in 1996.

That places New Zealand 101st out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in New Zealand, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 7
1998 7 +0.0%
2000 7 +0.0%
2002 8 +14.3%
2003 9 +12.5%
2004 9 +0.0%
2005 10 +11.1%
2006 11 +10.0%
2007 11 +0.0%
2008 11 +0.0%
2009 11 +0.0%
2010 11 +0.0%
2011 12 +9.1%
2012 12 +0.0%
2013 12 +0.0%
2014 12 +0.0%
2015 12 +0.0%
2016 12 +0.0%
2017 13 +8.3%
2018 11 -15.4%
2019 11 +0.0%
2020 11 +0.0%
2021 11 +0.0%
2022 11 +0.0%
2023 10 -9.1%
2024 10 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7 7 7 2
2000s 9.67 7 11 9
2010s 11.8 11 13 10
2020s 10.6 10 11 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 101 Afghanistan 10 compare
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  5. 101 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 compare
  6. 101 Burundi 10 compare
  7. 101 Cambodia 10 compare
  8. 101 Canada 10 compare
  9. 101 Central African Republic 10 compare
  10. 101 China (People’s Republic of) 10 compare
  11. 101 Comoros 10 compare
  12. 101 Cyprus 10 compare
  13. 101 Denmark 10 compare
  14. 101 Finland 10 compare
  15. 101 Georgia 10 compare
  16. 101 Greece 10 compare
  17. 101 Hong Kong, China 10 compare
  18. 101 Ireland 10 compare
  19. 101 Jamaica 10 compare
  20. 101 Lebanon 10 compare
  21. 101 Libya 10 compare
  22. 101 Luxembourg 10 compare
  23. 101 Mauritius 10 compare
  24. 101 Montenegro 10 compare
  25. 101 Netherlands 10 compare
  26. 101 North Macedonia 10 compare
  27. 101 Norway 10 compare
  28. 101 Panama 10 compare
  29. 101 Papua New Guinea 10 compare
  30. 101 Trinidad and Tobago 10 compare
  31. 101 Uruguay 10 compare
  32. 101 Viet Nam 10 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in New Zealand?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in New Zealand was 10 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 13 in 2017.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 7 in 1996.
How does New Zealand rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
New Zealand ranks 101st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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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