Voice and Accountability in Eswatini

Eswatini: Voice and Accountability was 0.1338 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.1338 standard error
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
15th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.2994 standard error
in 1996
All-time low
0.1338 standard error
in 2011
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Voice and Accountability in Eswatini, 1996–2011

00.10.20.31996200320111996: 0.299 standard error1998: 0.297 standard error2000: 0.268 standard error2002: 0.229 standard error2003: 0.22 standard error2004: 0.199 standard error2005: 0.202 standard error2006: 0.143 standard error2007: 0.144 standard error2008: 0.136 standard error2009: 0.135 standard error2010: 0.134 standard error2011: 0.134 standard error

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 0.1338 standard error for voice and accountability in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability in Eswatini peaked at 0.2994 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1338 standard error, in 2011.

That places Eswatini 15th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.298 standard error 0.2967 standard error 0.2994 standard error 2
2000s 0.1861 standard error 0.1354 standard error 0.2675 standard error 9
2010s 0.1341 standard error 0.1338 standard error 0.1344 standard error 2

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 12 Somalia 0.1379 standard error compare
  2. 13 Mauritius 0.1367 standard error compare
  3. 14 Guinea 0.1361 standard error compare
  4. 16 Central African Republic 0.1336 standard error compare
  5. 17 Benin 0.1311 standard error compare
  6. 18 Chad 0.1306 standard error compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability in Eswatini?
Voice and accountability in Eswatini was 0.1338 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest voice and accountability recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 0.2994 standard error in 1996.
What is the lowest voice and accountability recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1338 standard error in 2011.
How does Eswatini rank for voice and accountability?
Eswatini ranks 15th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is voice and accountability rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Voice and Accountability (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Voice and Accountability (standard error)
Unit
standard error
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
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See definition GV.VOIC.AC.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.