Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Palau
Palau: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 2 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
192nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
3
in 2008
All-time low
2
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Palau, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Palau recorded 2 for voice and accountability - number of sources in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Palau peaked at 3 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1996.
That places Palau 192nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 | — |
| 1998 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10, 20% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Palau's 2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.5, 27% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.22 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.8 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 192 Andorra 2 compare
- 192 Antigua and Barbuda 2 compare
- 192 Nauru 2 compare
- 192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Palau?
- Voice and accountability - number of sources in Palau was 2 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
- How does Palau rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
- Palau ranks 192nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau 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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