Voice and accountability in South America

12 countries in South America, 2025. Unit: score 0-100. World ranking →

First in the ranking
80.0 /100
Uruguay
Median country
58.7 /100
half above, half below
Range
25.7 to 80.0
Venezuela - Uruguay

How to read it

Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Uruguay (80.0 /100) and the lowest in Venezuela (25.7 /100).

The median country is at 58.7 /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

/100

Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Uruguay80.0
2Chile76.7
3Argentina65.9
4Brazil65.5
5Suriname62.1
6Guyana58.9
7Colombia58.5
8Peru56.7
9Ecuador56.2
10Paraguay55.2
11Bolivia54.5
12Venezuela25.7
World Bank, WGI · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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