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Diagonal accountability index

0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

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  1. 1Denmark1.9
  2. 2Switzerland1.9
  3. 3Ireland1.8
  4. 4Estonia1.8
  5. 5Norway1.8
  6. 6Luxembourg1.7
  7. 7Sweden1.7
  8. 8Belgium1.6
  9. 9Costa Rica1.6
  10. 10Jamaica1.6
  11. 11France1.6
  12. 12Latvia1.5
  13. 13Mauritius1.5
  14. 14Finland1.5
  15. 15New Zealand1.4
  16. 16Dominican Republic1.4
  17. 17Iceland1.4
  18. 18Barbados1.4
  19. 19Austria1.4
  20. 19Czechia1.4
  21. 20Uruguay1.4
  22. 21Korea, Rep.1.4
  23. 22Spain1.4
  24. 23Brazil1.4
  25. 24Poland1.4
  26. 25Suriname1.4
  27. 26Vanuatu1.4
  28. 27Germany1.4
  29. 28Canada1.4
  30. 29Australia1.4
  31. 30Japan1.4
  32. 31Chile1.4
  33. 32Portugal1.3
  34. 33Taiwan1.3
  35. 34Trinidad and Tobago1.3
  36. 34Lithuania1.3
  37. 35Namibia1.3
  38. 36Seychelles1.2
  39. 36Netherlands1.2
  40. 37Malta1.2
  41. 38Ghana1.2
  42. 39Montenegro1.2
  43. 40Honduras1.2
  44. 41Timor-Leste1.2
  45. 41Sierra Leone1.2
  46. 42South Africa1.2
  47. 43Italy1.2
  48. 44Cabo Verde1.1
  49. 45Panama1.1
  50. 46Kenya1.1
  51. 47Cyprus1.1
  52. 48Greece1.1
  53. 49Gambia, The1.1
  54. 50Liberia1.1
  55. 51Sri Lanka1.1
  56. 52Papua New Guinea1.1
  57. 53United Kingdom1.1
  58. 54Senegal1.1
  59. 55Solomon Islands1.1
  60. 56Nigeria1.1
  61. 57Bulgaria1
  62. 58Lesotho1
  63. 59United States1
  64. 60Zambia1
  65. 61Guatemala0.99
  66. 62Armenia0.97
  67. 63Colombia0.96
  68. 64Nepal0.94
  69. 65Guyana0.9
  70. 66Israel0.89
  71. 67Slovenia0.88
  72. 68Mongolia0.87
  73. 68Botswana0.87
  74. 69Sao Tome and Principe0.87
  75. 70Fiji0.86
  76. 71Haiti0.85
  77. 72Romania0.85
  78. 73Gabon0.84
  79. 74Lebanon0.81
  80. 75Kosovo0.8
  81. 75Niger0.8
  82. 76Malawi0.79
  83. 76Croatia0.79
  84. 77Bosnia and Herzegovina0.76
  85. 78Albania0.73
  86. 79Paraguay0.71
  87. 80Benin0.7
  88. 81Peru0.69
  89. 82Slovak Republic0.68
  90. 83Argentina0.68
  91. 84North Macedonia0.66
  92. 85Philippines0.63
  93. 86Maldives0.63
  94. 87Cote d'Ivoire0.62
  95. 88Bhutan0.61
  96. 89Madagascar0.6
  97. 90Moldova0.59
  98. 91Indonesia0.58
  99. 92Mexico0.53
  100. 93Bolivia0.52
  101. 94Ecuador0.51
  102. 95Mauritania0.47
  103. 95Malaysia0.47
  104. 96Iraq0.46
  105. 97Tanzania0.43
  106. 98Georgia0.42
  107. 99Pakistan0.4
  108. 100Bangladesh0.38
  109. 101Libya0.37
  110. 102Guinea-Bissau0.32
  111. 102Jordan0.32
  112. 103Congo, Dem. Rep.0.31
  113. 104Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.31
  114. 105Morocco0.31
  115. 105Ukraine0.31
  116. 106Thailand0.27
  117. 107Tunisia0.27
  118. 108Angola0.21
  119. 109Hungary0.17
  120. 110Mali0.16
  121. 111Togo0.14
  122. 112Serbia0.13
  123. 113Kuwait0.11
  124. 114Mozambique0.1
  125. 115Singapore0.05
  126. 116India0.02
  127. 117Cameroon0.01
  128. 118Central African Republic-0
  129. 119Djibouti-0.02
  130. 120Comoros-0.03
  131. 121Guinea-0.04
  132. 122Kyrgyz Republic-0.1
  133. 123Uganda-0.17
  134. 124El Salvador-0.18
  135. 125Chad-0.2
  136. 126Zimbabwe-0.24
  137. 127Ethiopia-0.24
  138. 128Kazakhstan-0.26
  139. 129West Bank and Gaza-0.32
  140. 130Algeria-0.32
  141. 131Syrian Arab Republic-0.39
  142. 132Uzbekistan-0.42
  143. 133Congo, Rep.-0.47
  144. 134Yemen, Rep.-0.48
  145. 135Hong Kong SAR, China-0.58
  146. 136Burkina Faso-0.61
  147. 137Cambodia-0.65
  148. 138Oman-0.66
  149. 139Viet Nam-0.67
  150. 140Rwanda-0.67
  151. 141Turkiye-0.68
  152. 142Sudan-0.73
  153. 143Egypt, Arab Rep.-0.74
  154. 144Bahrain-0.76
  155. 145Iran, Islamic Rep.-0.8
  156. 146Burundi-0.83
  157. 147United Arab Emirates-0.86
  158. 148Venezuela, RB-0.87
  159. 149South Sudan-0.88
  160. 150Equatorial Guinea-0.91
  161. 151Saudi Arabia-0.94
  162. 152Qatar-1
  163. 153Eswatini-1.1
  164. 154Russian Federation-1.2
  165. 155Azerbaijan-1.3
  166. 156Myanmar-1.3
  167. 157Cuba-1.3
  168. 158Lao PDR-1.3
  169. 159Tajikistan-1.4
  170. 160China-1.5
  171. 161Turkmenistan-1.5
  172. 162Eritrea-1.6
  173. 163Belarus-1.7
  174. 164Afghanistan-1.7
  175. 165Nicaragua-1.8
  176. 166Korea, Dem. People's Rep.-2

Diagonal accountability index