Voice and accountability in North America

27 countries in North America, 2025. Unit: score 0-100. World ranking →

First in the ranking
85.2 /100
Canada
Median country
67.7 /100
half above, half below
Range
25.4 to 85.2
Nicaragua - Canada

How to read it

Across 27 countries in North America, the highest value is in Canada (85.2 /100) and the lowest in Nicaragua (25.4 /100).

The median country is at 67.7 /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
1Canada85.2
2Greenland83.8
3Aruba78.2
4Cayman Islands78.2
5Barbados77.6
6Costa Rica76.8
7Saint Lucia71.2
8United States69.6
9Bahamas69.3
10Saint Vincent and the Grenadines69.0
11Jamaica68.6
12Saint Kitts and Nevis68.3
13Antigua and Barbuda67.8
14Trinidad and Tobago67.7
15Dominica66.9
16Grenada66.6
17Panama66.5
18Puerto Rico64.9
19Dominican Republic64.0
20Belize61.6
21Mexico52.5
22Guatemala51.5
23Honduras46.8
24El Salvador44.0
25Haiti35.1
26Cuba28.1
27Nicaragua25.4
World Bank, WGI · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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