Voice and Accountability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score by country
Countries reporting
207
Highest
95.5%
Norway
Lowest
21.7%
Eritrea, The State of
Median
60.7%
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
5,285
What the numbers show
Voice and Accountability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 95.5% in Norway; the lowest is 21.7% in Eritrea, The State of.
The median across all reporting countries is 60.7%, and the mean is 60.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 121 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia, The (up 43.9%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of (down 40.4%).
Voice and Accountability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 95.5% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 94.7% | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 3 | Finland | 94.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 4 | Guam | 93.0% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 5 | Greenland | 92.2% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 6 | Sweden | 91.8% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Switzerland | 91.5% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 8 | New Zealand | 91.1% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 90.7% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 10 | San Marino, Republic of | 90.7% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 11 | Netherlands, The | 90.5% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 12 | Ireland | 90.2% | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 13 | Germany | 89.5% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 14 | American Samoa | 88.7% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 15 | Bermuda | 88.5% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Canada | 88.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 17 | Australia | 88.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Liechtenstein | 88.0% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 19 | Belgium | 87.8% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 20 | French Polynesia | 87.8% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 21 | Iceland | 87.7% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 22 | Palau, Republic of | 87.0% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 23 | Tuvalu | 86.8% | 2024 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 24 | Austria | 86.2% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 25 | Estonia, Republic of | 86.0% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 26 | New Caledonia | 85.2% | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 27 | United States Virgin Islands | 84.6% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Aruba | 84.4% | 2024 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 28 | Cayman Islands | 84.4% | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 84.3% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 31 | Portugal | 83.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 32 | Monaco | 83.5% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 33 | Czech Republic | 83.2% | 2024 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 34 | Kiribati | 83.0% | 2024 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 35 | Uruguay | 82.9% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 36 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 82.7% | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 37 | Lithuania, Republic of | 82.6% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 38 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 81.8% | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 39 | France | 81.6% | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 40 | Spain | 81.6% | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 41 | Andorra, Principality of | 81.4% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 42 | Japan | 81.3% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 43 | Latvia, Republic of | 81.0% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 44 | Samoa | 80.9% | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 45 | Italy | 80.2% | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 46 | Tonga | 79.8% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 47 | Slovenia, Republic of | 79.7% | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 48 | Barbados | 79.7% | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 49 | Naoero, Republic of | 79.4% | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 79.1% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 51 | Chile | 78.8% | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 52 | Malta | 77.7% | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 53 | Slovak Republic | 77.5% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 54 | Cyprus | 77.1% | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 55 | United States | 77.1% | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 56 | Cabo Verde | 76.3% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 57 | Korea, Republic of | 75.4% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 58 | Greece | 75.3% | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 59 | Poland, Republic of | 74.4% | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 60 | St. Lucia | 74.3% | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 61 | Puerto Rico | 73.9% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 62 | Seychelles | 73.7% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 63 | Antigua and Barbuda | 72.9% | 2024 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 64 | Vanuatu | 72.7% | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 65 | Croatia, Republic of | 72.6% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 66 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 72.4% | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 67 | Bahamas, The | 72.1% | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 68 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 72.0% | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 69 | South Africa | 71.7% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 70 | Dominica | 70.3% | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 71 | Grenada | 70.2% | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 72 | Solomon Islands | 69.9% | 2024 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 73 | Jamaica | 69.9% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 74 | Bhutan | 69.4% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 75 | Panama | 69.1% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 76 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 68.7% | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 77 | Fiji, Republic of | 68.5% | 2024 | up 19.9% | flat |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 68.5% | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 79 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 68.4% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 80 | Montenegro | 68.2% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 81 | Argentina | 68.1% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 82 | Israel | 68.0% | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 83 | Romania | 68.0% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 84 | Mauritius | 67.8% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 85 | Namibia | 67.0% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 86 | Brazil | 66.8% | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 87 | Botswana | 66.2% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 88 | Moldova, Republic of | 66.1% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 89 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 65.2% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 90 | Bulgaria | 64.9% | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 64.9% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 92 | Ghana | 64.5% | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 93 | Belize | 64.3% | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 94 | Kosovo | 64.1% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 95 | Armenia, Republic of | 63.9% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 96 | Mongolia | 63.6% | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 97 | Suriname | 62.7% | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 98 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 62.6% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 99 | Peru | 62.2% | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 100 | Colombia | 62.0% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 101 | Singapore | 61.9% | 2024 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 102 | Senegal | 61.2% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 103 | Albania | 60.9% | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 104 | Hungary | 60.7% | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 105 | Nepal | 60.3% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 106 | India | 59.9% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 107 | Guyana | 59.8% | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 108 | Ecuador | 59.5% | 2024 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 109 | Ukraine | 59.2% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 110 | Malawi | 59.0% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 111 | Malaysia | 59.0% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 112 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 59.0% | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 59.0% | 2024 | up 21.8% | flat |
| 114 | Liberia | 58.9% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 115 | Paraguay | 58.8% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 116 | Indonesia | 58.2% | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 117 | Gambia, The | 57.7% | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 118 | Georgia | 56.9% | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 119 | Maldives | 56.6% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 120 | Papua New Guinea | 56.1% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 121 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 56.0% | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 122 | Mexico | 55.3% | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 123 | Philippines | 55.1% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 124 | Kenya | 54.6% | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 125 | Benin | 54.4% | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 126 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54.4% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 127 | Zambia | 53.8% | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 128 | Bolivia | 53.7% | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 129 | Guatemala | 53.1% | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 130 | Serbia, Republic of | 53.0% | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 52.0% | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 132 | Thailand | 51.4% | 2024 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 133 | Rwanda | 50.8% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 134 | Côte d'Ivoire | 50.1% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 135 | Honduras | 49.8% | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 136 | Brunei Darussalam | 49.8% | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 137 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 49.6% | 2024 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 138 | Tunisia | 49.1% | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 139 | Kuwait | 48.8% | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 140 | Jordan | 48.7% | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 141 | Morocco | 48.4% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 142 | Madagascar, Republic of | 48.2% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 143 | Nigeria | 48.2% | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 144 | Guinea-Bissau | 47.9% | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 145 | Lebanon | 47.8% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 146 | El Salvador | 47.6% | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 147 | Kyrgyz Republic | 47.1% | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 148 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 46.8% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 149 | Oman | 46.7% | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 150 | United Arab Emirates | 46.5% | 2024 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 151 | Qatar | 45.4% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 152 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 44.9% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 153 | Iraq | 44.2% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 154 | Burkina Faso | 44.1% | 2024 | down 18.0% | flat |
| 155 | Niger | 43.9% | 2024 | down 21.8% | flat |
| 156 | Togo | 43.9% | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 157 | Gabon | 43.3% | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 158 | Mozambique, Republic of | 43.2% | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 159 | Uganda | 43.2% | 2024 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 160 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 42.8% | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 161 | Algeria | 42.8% | 2024 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 162 | Angola | 42.4% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 163 | Türkiye, Republic of | 42.2% | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 164 | Vietnam | 42.0% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 165 | Pakistan | 40.9% | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 166 | Bangladesh | 40.8% | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 167 | Comoros, Union of the | 40.5% | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 168 | Cuba | 40.0% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 169 | Djibouti | 40.0% | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 170 | Guinea | 39.8% | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 171 | Palestine | 39.7% | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 172 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 39.6% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 173 | Mali | 39.6% | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 174 | Haiti | 39.2% | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 175 | Cameroon | 39.2% | 2024 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 176 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 39.2% | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 177 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 39.1% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 178 | Zimbabwe | 38.8% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 179 | Central African Republic | 38.8% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 180 | Libya | 38.4% | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 181 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 38.1% | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 182 | Congo, Republic of | 38.0% | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 183 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 36.7% | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 184 | Russian Federation | 36.3% | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 185 | Burundi | 35.6% | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 186 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 35.5% | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 187 | Chad | 35.1% | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 188 | Saudi Arabia | 34.8% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 189 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 34.3% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 190 | Somalia | 33.9% | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 191 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 33.3% | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 192 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 33.1% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 193 | China (People’s Republic of) | 32.3% | 2024 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 194 | Yemen, Republic of | 32.3% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 195 | Cambodia | 32.3% | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 196 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 31.8% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 197 | Belarus, Republic of | 31.7% | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 198 | Nicaragua | 31.3% | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 199 | Syrian Arab Republic | 29.9% | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 200 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 29.4% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 201 | South Sudan, Republic of | 29.1% | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 202 | Sudan | 28.0% | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 203 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 27.4% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 204 | Turkmenistan | 26.5% | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 205 | Myanmar | 24.1% | 2024 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 206 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 23.9% | 2024 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 207 | Eritrea, The State of | 21.7% | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |