Voice and accountability in Oceania

16 countries in Oceania, 2025. Unit: score 0-100. World ranking →

First in the ranking
87.3 /100
New Zealand
Median country
74.1 /100
half above, half below
Range
53.4 to 87.3
Papua New Guinea - New Zealand

How to read it

Across 16 countries in Oceania, the highest value is in New Zealand (87.3 /100) and the lowest in Papua New Guinea (53.4 /100).

The median country is at 74.1 /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

/100

Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1New Zealand87.3
2Australia83.7
3Tuvalu80.8
4Kiribati76.7
5Palau76.3
6Marshall Islands74.7
7Samoa74.5
8Federated States of Micronesia74.3
9French Polynesia73.8
10Tonga72.5
11Solomon Islands69.1
12Vanuatu67.8
13Nauru67.6
14Fiji61.7
15New Caledonia59.0
16Papua New Guinea53.4
World Bank, WGI · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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