Voice and accountability in Europe

44 countries in Europe, 2025. Unit: score 0-100. World ranking →

First in the ranking
91.2 /100
Norway
Median country
78.0 /100
half above, half below
Range
25.8 to 91.2
Belarus - Norway

How to read it

Across 44 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Norway (91.2 /100) and the lowest in Belarus (25.8 /100).

The median country is at 78.0 /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

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Norway91.2
2Denmark90.5
3Finland88.8
4Sweden87.6
5Ireland87.1
6Luxembourg87.1
7Netherlands86.8
8Germany86.0
9Switzerland85.9
10Belgium83.9
11Austria83.8
12Iceland82.7
13Estonia82.4
14Liechtenstein82.3
15United Kingdom81.3
16Portugal81.1
17San Marino80.5
18Czechia79.3
19Lithuania79.3
20France79.0
21Latvia78.3
22Spain78.2
23Slovenia77.8
24Italy77.6
25Malta75.7
26Monaco74.9
27Greece73.5
28Slovakia73.3
29Poland72.7
30Andorra72.3
31Croatia71.3
32Romania65.8
33Montenegro65.0
34Bulgaria62.7
35Moldova62.5
36North Macedonia61.3
37Albania60.0
38Kosovo59.2
39Hungary57.1
40Ukraine56.2
41Bosnia and Herzegovina53.0
42Serbia50.1
43Russia31.3
44Belarus25.8
World Bank, WGI · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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