Voice and accountability in Oceania

18 countries in Oceania, 2024. Unit: score 0-100. World ranking →

First in the ranking
86.4 /100
New Zealand
Median country
72.5 /100
half above, half below
Range
51.1 to 86.4
Papua New Guinea - New Zealand

How to read it

Across 18 countries in Oceania, the highest value is in New Zealand (86.4 /100) and the lowest in Papua New Guinea (51.1 /100).

The median country is at 72.5 /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

/100

Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1New Zealand86.4
2Australia83.3
3Tuvalu77.7
4Guam77.4
5Palau75.0
6Kiribati73.9
7Marshall Islands73.6
8American Samoa73.1
9Federated States of Micronesia72.7
10Samoa72.4
11French Polynesia72.2
12Tonga71.2
13New Caledonia69.6
14Nauru67.3
15Vanuatu65.4
16Fiji62.7
17Solomon Islands62.6
18Papua New Guinea51.1
World Bank, WGI · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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