Voice and accountability

203 countries, 2025. Unit: score 0-100.

First in the ranking
91.2 /100
Norway
Median country
57.1 /100
half above, half below
Range
14.6 to 91.2
Eritrea - Norway

How to read it

Across 203 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Norway (91.2 /100) and the lowest in Eritrea (14.6 /100).

The median country is at 57.1 /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 Continent Share of the highest value
1Norway91.2Europe
2Denmark90.5Europe
3Finland88.8Europe
4Sweden87.6Europe
5New Zealand87.3Oceania
6Ireland87.1Europe
7Luxembourg87.1Europe
8Netherlands86.8Europe
9Germany86.0Europe
10Switzerland85.9Europe
11Canada85.2North America
12Belgium83.9Europe
13Greenland83.8North America
14Austria83.8Europe
15Australia83.7Oceania
16Iceland82.7Europe
17Estonia82.4Europe
18Liechtenstein82.3Europe
19United Kingdom81.3Europe
20Portugal81.1Europe
21Tuvalu80.8Oceania
22San Marino80.5Europe
23Uruguay80.0South America
24Czechia79.3Europe
25Lithuania79.3Europe
26France79.0Europe
27Latvia78.3Europe
28Spain78.2Europe
29Aruba78.2North America
30Cayman Islands78.2North America
31Japan78.0Asia
32Slovenia77.8Europe
33Barbados77.6North America
34Italy77.6Europe
35Costa Rica76.8North America
36Chile76.7South America
37Kiribati76.7Oceania
38Palau76.3Oceania
39Malta75.7Europe
40Monaco74.9Europe
41Marshall Islands74.7Oceania
42Samoa74.5Oceania
43Federated States of Micronesia74.3Oceania
44Cyprus74.2Asia
45Cabo Verde73.9Africa
46French Polynesia73.8Oceania
47South Korea73.8Asia
48Greece73.5Europe
49Slovakia73.3Europe
50Poland72.7Europe
51Tonga72.5Oceania
52Andorra72.3Europe
53Croatia71.3Europe
54Saint Lucia71.2North America
55South Africa70.2Africa
56Seychelles70.2Africa
57United States69.6North America
58Bahamas69.3North America
59Solomon Islands69.1Oceania
60Saint Vincent and the Grenadines69.0North America
61Mauritius68.8Africa
62Jamaica68.6North America
63Saint Kitts and Nevis68.3North America
64Antigua and Barbuda67.8North America
65Vanuatu67.8Oceania
66Trinidad and Tobago67.7North America
67Nauru67.6Oceania
68Dominica66.9North America
69Grenada66.6North America
70Panama66.5North America
71Argentina65.9South America
72Romania65.8Europe
73Timor-Leste65.7Asia
74Brazil65.5South America
75Montenegro65.0Europe
76Botswana65.0Africa
77Puerto Rico64.9North America
78Israel64.9Asia
79Namibia64.6Africa
80Ghana64.3Africa
81Dominican Republic64.0North America
82Bulgaria62.7Europe
83Moldova62.5Europe
84Suriname62.1South America
85Mongolia62.0Asia
86Fiji61.7Oceania
87Bhutan61.6Asia
88Belize61.6North America
89São Tomé and Principe61.3Africa
90North Macedonia61.3Europe
91Senegal60.7Africa
92Albania60.0Europe
93Armenia59.9Asia
94Lesotho59.6Africa
95Kosovo59.2Europe
96New Caledonia59.0Oceania
97Guyana58.9South America
98Colombia58.5South America
99Liberia58.0Africa
100Sri Lanka57.9Asia
101Malawi57.6Africa
102Hungary57.1Europe
103Peru56.7South America
104Ecuador56.2South America
105Ukraine56.2Europe
106Malaysia55.8Asia
107Paraguay55.2South America
108India54.9Asia
109Indonesia54.7Asia
110Nepal54.6Asia
111Singapore54.6Asia
112Bolivia54.5South America
113The Gambia53.9Africa
114Papua New Guinea53.4Oceania
115Philippines53.0Asia
116Bosnia and Herzegovina53.0Europe
117Mexico52.5North America
118Zambia52.1Africa
119Kenya51.6Africa
120Guatemala51.5North America
121Benin51.5Africa
122Georgia51.1Asia
123Serbia50.1Europe
124Macao50.0Asia
125Maldives49.3Asia
126Sierra Leone49.2Africa
127Thailand48.2Asia
128Hong Kong48.1Asia
129Côte d'Ivoire47.8Africa
130Lebanon46.8Asia
131Honduras46.8North America
132Madagascar45.8Africa
133Tunisia45.8Africa
134Nigeria45.6Africa
135Morocco45.0Africa
136Bangladesh44.5Asia
137Jordan44.0Asia
138El Salvador44.0North America
139Rwanda43.7Africa
140Tanzania43.3Africa
141Iraq42.6Asia
142Gabon42.6Africa
143Kyrgyzstan42.2Asia
144Mozambique41.2Africa
145Mauritania41.2Africa
146Kuwait40.9Asia
147Brunei40.2Asia
148Kazakhstan40.1Asia
149Angola39.4Africa
150Uganda39.2Africa
151Togo38.7Africa
152United Arab Emirates38.1Asia
153Guinea-Bissau38.0Africa
154Comoros37.9Africa
155Algeria37.8Africa
156Oman37.4Asia
157Türkiye37.3Asia
158Pakistan37.0Asia
159Niger36.8Africa
160Guinea36.1Africa
161Palestine35.9Asia
162Burkina Faso35.6Africa
163Democratic Republic of the Congo35.6Africa
164Haiti35.1North America
165Uzbekistan34.8Asia
166Mali34.7Africa
167Cameroon34.7Africa
168Vietnam34.5Asia
169Central African Republic34.5Africa
170Ethiopia34.3Africa
171Republic of the Congo34.3Africa
172Qatar33.9Asia
173Zimbabwe33.9Africa
174Djibouti33.4Africa
175Libya31.3Africa
176Russia31.3Europe
177Eswatini31.0Africa
178Chad31.0Africa
179Bahrain30.7Asia
180Azerbaijan29.7Asia
181Burundi29.5Africa
182Somalia28.6Africa
183Cuba28.1North America
184Syria28.0Asia
185Iran27.9Asia
186Egypt27.7Africa
187Laos27.5Asia
188Cambodia27.5Asia
189China26.1Asia
190Saudi Arabia26.0Asia
191Belarus25.8Europe
192Yemen25.7Asia
193Venezuela25.7South America
194Tajikistan25.6Asia
195Nicaragua25.4North America
196Equatorial Guinea24.8Africa
197South Sudan23.4Africa
198Sudan21.2Africa
199Turkmenistan20.8Asia
200Myanmar19.4Asia
201North Korea18.7Asia
202Afghanistan17.7Asia
203Eritrea14.6Africa
World Bank, WGI · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2015-2025

% change · 201 countries

Largest increase

  1. The Gambia 33.4 → 53.9 +61%
  2. Syria 21.5 → 28.0 +31%
  3. Uzbekistan 27.3 → 34.8 +27%
  4. Fiji 52.4 → 61.7 +18%
  5. Armenia 51.3 → 59.9 +17%

Largest decrease

  1. Afghanistan 37.3 → 17.7 −53%
  2. Myanmar 36.8 → 19.4 −47%
  3. Nicaragua 46.5 → 25.4 −45%
  4. Burkina Faso 55.1 → 35.6 −35%
  5. Mali 52.9 → 34.7 −34%

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Voice and accountability - continent medians

/100

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

30 40 50 60 70 80 1996 Africa: 41.17 Asia: 39.54 Europe: 75.33 North America: 72.97 South America: 59.9 Oceania: 76.66 1998 Africa: 38.93 Asia: 39.8 Europe: 75.51 North America: 72.86 South America: 60.36 Oceania: 75.15 2000 Africa: 38.88 Asia: 40.39 Europe: 75.91 North America: 71.19 South America: 62.57 Oceania: 74.94 2002 Africa: 42.78 Asia: 41.97 Europe: 76.12 North America: 71.06 South America: 62.28 Oceania: 74.29 2003 Africa: 42.66 Asia: 42.81 Europe: 76 North America: 71.86 South America: 62.54 Oceania: 74.09 2004 Africa: 43.98 Asia: 42.43 Europe: 75.95 North America: 67.37 South America: 60.96 Oceania: 69.33 2005 Africa: 46.09 Asia: 43.87 Europe: 78.01 North America: 72.84 South America: 61.23 Oceania: 70.24 2006 Africa: 46.65 Asia: 44.91 Europe: 77.94 North America: 72.51 South America: 61.66 Oceania: 69.68 2007 Africa: 46.8 Asia: 47.13 Europe: 78.12 North America: 72.61 South America: 61.1 Oceania: 72.86 2008 Africa: 45.23 Asia: 45.66 Europe: 77.56 North America: 72.66 South America: 62.39 Oceania: 72.88 2009 Africa: 44.15 Asia: 45 Europe: 77.68 North America: 71.58 South America: 62.15 Oceania: 72.86 2010 Africa: 44.43 Asia: 45.53 Europe: 77.37 North America: 71.12 South America: 62 Oceania: 71.16 2011 Africa: 44.68 Asia: 46.46 Europe: 76.86 North America: 71.07 South America: 61.7 Oceania: 71.5 2012 Africa: 44.32 Asia: 46.11 Europe: 76.3 North America: 71.58 South America: 61.72 Oceania: 71.85 2013 Africa: 44.72 Asia: 45.79 Europe: 75.4 North America: 71.35 South America: 61.3 Oceania: 71.71 2014 Africa: 45.39 Asia: 45.49 Europe: 76.86 North America: 71.35 South America: 61.1 Oceania: 71.78 2015 Africa: 46.21 Asia: 44.52 Europe: 76.44 North America: 69.92 South America: 60.64 Oceania: 71.59 2016 Africa: 45.86 Asia: 43.79 Europe: 76.58 North America: 69.7 South America: 61.02 Oceania: 70.91 2017 Africa: 45.97 Asia: 43.28 Europe: 75.39 North America: 69.12 South America: 60.25 Oceania: 70.98 2018 Africa: 44.92 Asia: 43.41 Europe: 75.04 North America: 67.68 South America: 61.94 Oceania: 74.03 2019 Africa: 46.17 Asia: 43.1 Europe: 76.49 North America: 67.85 South America: 61.76 Oceania: 75.76 2020 Africa: 44.98 Asia: 42.79 Europe: 76.31 North America: 68.03 South America: 61.61 Oceania: 75.45 2021 Africa: 44.23 Asia: 41.84 Europe: 77.09 North America: 68.16 South America: 60.15 Oceania: 74.38 2022 Africa: 44.63 Asia: 41.55 Europe: 77.49 North America: 67.76 South America: 59.87 Oceania: 73.87 2023 Africa: 44.32 Asia: 40.92 Europe: 77.81 North America: 67.96 South America: 59.92 Oceania: 73.72 2024 Africa: 40.83 Asia: 41.29 Europe: 78.14 North America: 67.27 South America: 58.99 Oceania: 75.69 2025 Africa: 40.27 Asia: 41.54 Europe: 78.03 North America: 67.74 South America: 58.69 Oceania: 74.07 1996 2007 2011 2015 2019 2025

By continent

median country
Africa 40.3 /100
Asia 41.5 /100
Europe 78.0 /100
North America 67.7 /100
South America 58.7 /100
Oceania 74.1 /100

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