Voice and accountability in Africa

54 countries in Africa, 2024. Unit: score 0-100. World ranking →

First in the ranking
70.7 /100
Cabo Verde
Median country
39.9 /100
half above, half below
Range
16.8 to 70.7
Eritrea - Cabo Verde

How to read it

Across 54 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Cabo Verde (70.7 /100) and the lowest in Eritrea (16.8 /100).

The median country is at 39.9 /100: half are above, half below.

Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using…

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Source: World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators · licence

Voice and accountability over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Cabo Verde70.7
2Seychelles68.0
3South Africa67.5
4Mauritius63.3
5Namibia62.7
6Botswana62.0
7Ghana60.4
8São Tomé and Principe59.7
9Senegal57.1
10Malawi54.9
11Liberia54.9
12Lesotho54.1
13The Gambia53.7
14Kenya50.6
15Benin50.2
16Zambia49.7
17Sierra Leone47.9
18Rwanda46.5
19Côte d'Ivoire46.1
20Tanzania45.6
21Tunisia44.9
22Madagascar44.2
23Nigeria44.1
24Morocco44.1
25Guinea-Bissau43.2
26Mauritania40.7
27Burkina Faso40.0
28Niger39.9
29Togo39.8
30Mozambique39.2
31Uganda39.1
32Gabon39.0
33Algeria38.5
34Angola38.3
35Guinea35.7
36Democratic Republic of the Congo35.6
37Mali35.5
38Comoros35.2
39Cameroon35.1
40Ethiopia35.1
41Djibouti35.1
42Zimbabwe34.8
43Central African Republic33.9
44Republic of the Congo33.8
45Libya33.5
46Eswatini33.3
47Burundi30.7
48Chad30.3
49Somalia29.3
50Egypt28.8
51Equatorial Guinea26.7
52Sudan23.9
53South Sudan23.7
54Eritrea16.8
World Bank, WGI · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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