Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate by country
Countries reporting
208
Highest
0.5234
American Samoa
Lowest
0.1361
Kenya
Median
0.1565
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
5,514
What the numbers show
Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 0.5234 in American Samoa; the lowest is 0.1361 in Kenya.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1565, and the mean is 0.1866.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 177 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 43.3%), and the largest decrease in Kosovo (down 11.8%).
Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Samoa | 0.5234 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 1 | Guam | 0.5234 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 0.5234 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | French Polynesia | 0.5234 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Bermuda | 0.4965 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.4965 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Monaco | 0.3894 | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 7 | San Marino | 0.3894 | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 9 | Nauru | 0.3893 | 2025 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 9 | Palau | 0.3893 | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 11 | Micronesia (country) | 0.3523 | 2025 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 11 | Marshall Islands | 0.3523 | 2025 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 13 | Andorra | 0.3493 | 2025 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 14 | Aruba | 0.3442 | 2025 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 14 | Cayman Islands | 0.3442 | 2025 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 14 | Greenland | 0.3442 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Macao | 0.3442 | 2025 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 18 | Puerto Rico | 0.3391 | 2025 | up 43.3% | flat |
| 19 | Kiribati | 0.3051 | 2025 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 19 | Tuvalu | 0.3051 | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 21 | Tonga | 0.2846 | 2025 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 21 | Samoa | 0.2846 | 2025 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 23 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2628 | 2025 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 23 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2628 | 2025 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 25 | Liechtenstein | 0.2526 | 2025 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 26 | Dominica | 0.2505 | 2025 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 0.2505 | 2025 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 26 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.2505 | 2025 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 29 | Grenada | 0.2505 | 2025 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 30 | Solomon Islands | 0.2449 | 2025 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 30 | Vanuatu | 0.2449 | 2025 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 32 | Maldives | 0.2339 | 2025 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 33 | Brunei | 0.2274 | 2025 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 34 | Palestine | 0.2105 | 2025 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 35 | Belize | 0.1995 | 2025 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 36 | Israel | 0.1979 | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 37 | Bahamas | 0.1976 | 2025 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 38 | Switzerland | 0.1956 | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 38 | Iceland | 0.1956 | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 40 | Fiji | 0.1939 | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 41 | Barbados | 0.1894 | 2025 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 42 | Seychelles | 0.1889 | 2025 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 43 | Turkmenistan | 0.1847 | 2025 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 44 | Cape Verde | 0.1842 | 2025 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.1821 | 2025 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 46 | Bhutan | 0.1802 | 2025 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 46 | Laos | 0.1802 | 2025 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 48 | Tajikistan | 0.1778 | 2025 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 48 | East Timor | 0.1778 | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 50 | Comoros | 0.1776 | 2025 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 51 | South Sudan | 0.1773 | 2025 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 52 | Cuba | 0.1741 | 2025 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 53 | Bahrain | 0.1738 | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 53 | Oman | 0.1738 | 2025 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 55 | Armenia | 0.1716 | 2025 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 0.1716 | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 55 | Iraq | 0.1716 | 2025 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 58 | Canada | 0.1708 | 2025 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 59 | Japan | 0.1706 | 2025 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 60 | Syria | 0.1704 | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 61 | Guyana | 0.17 | 2025 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 62 | Suriname | 0.17 | 2025 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 63 | Norway | 0.1694 | 2025 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 64 | Yemen | 0.168 | 2025 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 65 | North Korea | 0.1674 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 66 | Hong Kong | 0.1662 | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 67 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1657 | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 68 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1652 | 2025 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 69 | New Zealand | 0.1645 | 2025 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 70 | United States | 0.1645 | 2025 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 71 | Malta | 0.1643 | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 72 | Australia | 0.1643 | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 73 | Austria | 0.164 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 73 | Belgium | 0.164 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 73 | Cyprus | 0.164 | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 73 | Denmark | 0.164 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 73 | Finland | 0.164 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 73 | Greece | 0.164 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 73 | Ireland | 0.164 | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 73 | Luxembourg | 0.164 | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 73 | Netherlands | 0.164 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 82 | United Kingdom | 0.1632 | 2025 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1623 | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 84 | Germany | 0.1622 | 2025 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 84 | Spain | 0.1622 | 2025 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 84 | France | 0.1622 | 2025 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 84 | Italy | 0.1622 | 2025 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 84 | Portugal | 0.1622 | 2025 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 84 | Sweden | 0.1622 | 2025 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 90 | Djibouti | 0.1613 | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 90 | Eritrea | 0.1613 | 2025 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1606 | 2025 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 92 | Georgia | 0.1606 | 2025 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 0.1606 | 2025 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 92 | Montenegro | 0.1606 | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 96 | Burundi | 0.1595 | 2025 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 96 | Central African Republic | 0.1595 | 2025 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 98 | Chad | 0.1593 | 2025 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 99 | Lesotho | 0.1589 | 2025 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 100 | Cambodia | 0.1589 | 2025 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 101 | Afghanistan | 0.1589 | 2025 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 101 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.1589 | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 103 | Libya | 0.1577 | 2025 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 104 | Eswatini | 0.1565 | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 105 | Kosovo | 0.1564 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 106 | Belarus | 0.1564 | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 107 | Iran | 0.1562 | 2025 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 108 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1562 | 2025 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 108 | Kuwait | 0.1562 | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 110 | Panama | 0.1561 | 2025 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 110 | Uruguay | 0.1561 | 2025 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 112 | Lebanon | 0.1546 | 2025 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 112 | Russia | 0.1546 | 2025 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 112 | Ukraine | 0.1546 | 2025 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 115 | Jamaica | 0.1546 | 2025 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 115 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1546 | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 117 | Qatar | 0.1546 | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 118 | Bolivia | 0.1545 | 2025 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 0.1545 | 2025 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 118 | Dominican Republic | 0.1545 | 2025 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 118 | Ecuador | 0.1545 | 2025 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 118 | Guatemala | 0.1545 | 2025 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 118 | Paraguay | 0.1545 | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 118 | El Salvador | 0.1545 | 2025 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 125 | Chile | 0.1543 | 2025 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 125 | Colombia | 0.1543 | 2025 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 125 | Peru | 0.1543 | 2025 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 128 | Mongolia | 0.1542 | 2025 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1537 | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 129 | Nepal | 0.1537 | 2025 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 131 | Haiti | 0.1537 | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 132 | Albania | 0.1535 | 2025 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 132 | Moldova | 0.1535 | 2025 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 132 | Serbia | 0.1535 | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 135 | Turkey | 0.1533 | 2025 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 136 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1526 | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 137 | Somalia | 0.1524 | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 138 | Myanmar | 0.152 | 2025 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 139 | Pakistan | 0.152 | 2025 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 140 | Nicaragua | 0.152 | 2025 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 141 | Honduras | 0.1519 | 2025 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 142 | Mauritius | 0.1512 | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 143 | Singapore | 0.1509 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 144 | China | 0.1499 | 2025 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 145 | Vietnam | 0.1497 | 2025 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 146 | India | 0.1496 | 2025 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 146 | Jordan | 0.1496 | 2025 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 146 | Kazakhstan | 0.1496 | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 149 | Venezuela | 0.1496 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 150 | Argentina | 0.1496 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 150 | Brazil | 0.1496 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 150 | Mexico | 0.1496 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 153 | Indonesia | 0.1495 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 153 | South Korea | 0.1495 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 153 | Malaysia | 0.1495 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 153 | Philippines | 0.1495 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 153 | Thailand | 0.1495 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 158 | Estonia | 0.1493 | 2025 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 158 | Lithuania | 0.1493 | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 158 | Latvia | 0.1493 | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 161 | Uzbekistan | 0.1491 | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 162 | Bulgaria | 0.1479 | 2025 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 162 | Czechia | 0.1479 | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 162 | Croatia | 0.1479 | 2025 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 162 | Hungary | 0.1479 | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 162 | Poland | 0.1479 | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 162 | Romania | 0.1479 | 2025 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 162 | Slovakia | 0.1479 | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 162 | Slovenia | 0.1479 | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 170 | Bangladesh | 0.1475 | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 170 | Sri Lanka | 0.1475 | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 172 | Rwanda | 0.1454 | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 173 | Gabon | 0.1452 | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 174 | Benin | 0.1452 | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 174 | Mauritania | 0.1452 | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 176 | Algeria | 0.1444 | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 177 | Egypt | 0.1442 | 2025 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 178 | Morocco | 0.1442 | 2025 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 179 | Tunisia | 0.144 | 2025 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 180 | Botswana | 0.1438 | 2025 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 180 | Namibia | 0.1438 | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 180 | South Africa | 0.1438 | 2025 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 183 | Angola | 0.1403 | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 184 | Ethiopia | 0.14 | 2025 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 184 | Sudan | 0.14 | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 186 | Burkina Faso | 0.1399 | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 186 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.1399 | 2025 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 186 | Cameroon | 0.1399 | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 186 | Guinea | 0.1399 | 2025 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 186 | Gambia | 0.1399 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 186 | Madagascar | 0.1399 | 2025 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 186 | Mali | 0.1399 | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 186 | Malawi | 0.1399 | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 186 | Niger | 0.1399 | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 186 | Senegal | 0.1399 | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 186 | Sierra Leone | 0.1399 | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 186 | Togo | 0.1399 | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 186 | Tanzania | 0.1399 | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 186 | Uganda | 0.1399 | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 200 | Ghana | 0.1397 | 2025 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 201 | Congo | 0.1393 | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 202 | Nigeria | 0.138 | 2025 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 203 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.1365 | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 204 | Liberia | 0.1363 | 2025 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 204 | Mozambique | 0.1363 | 2025 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 204 | Zambia | 0.1363 | 2025 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 204 | Zimbabwe | 0.1363 | 2025 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 208 | Kenya | 0.1361 | 2025 | up 5.7% | falling |