Voice and Accountability in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Voice and Accountability was 0.1129 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Voice and Accountability in Zimbabwe, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.1129 standard error for voice and accountability in 2011.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.2318 standard error in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1096 standard error, in 2008.
Zimbabwe ranks 38th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2265 standard error | 0.2211 standard error | 0.2318 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.139 standard error | 0.1096 standard error | 0.2063 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1113 standard error | 0.1097 standard error | 0.1129 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 35 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1135 standard error compare
- 36 Algeria 0.1134 standard error compare
- 37 Egypt 0.113 standard error compare
- 39 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1126 standard error compare
- 40 Madagascar 0.1124 standard error compare
- 41 Ethiopia 0.1121 standard error compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5886 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.68 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7408 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is voice and accountability in Zimbabwe?
- Voice and accountability in Zimbabwe was 0.1129 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest voice and accountability recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2318 standard error in 1998.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1096 standard error in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for voice and accountability?
- Zimbabwe ranks 38th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is voice and accountability rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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
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.