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  1. 1Sweden2.3
  2. 2Norway2.2
  3. 3Denmark2.2
  4. 4Germany2.1
  5. 5Australia2
  6. 6Switzerland2
  7. 7Chile1.9
  8. 8Finland1.9
  9. 9Estonia1.8
  10. 10France1.7
  11. 11United Kingdom1.7
  12. 12Lithuania1.7
  13. 13Czechia1.7
  14. 14Netherlands1.7
  15. 15Costa Rica1.7
  16. 16Korea, Rep.1.6
  17. 17Ireland1.6
  18. 18New Zealand1.6
  19. 19Portugal1.5
  20. 20Mauritius1.5
  21. 21Uruguay1.5
  22. 22Japan1.5
  23. 23Malawi1.4
  24. 24Brazil1.4
  25. 25Colombia1.4
  26. 26Taiwan1.4
  27. 27Austria1.4
  28. 28Poland1.3
  29. 29Croatia1.3
  30. 30Belgium1.3
  31. 31Slovenia1.3
  32. 32Latvia1.3
  33. 33Seychelles1.3
  34. 34Israel1.3
  35. 35Italy1.3
  36. 36Bulgaria1.3
  37. 37Ghana1.3
  38. 38Trinidad and Tobago1.3
  39. 39Spain1.2
  40. 40Thailand1.2
  41. 41Luxembourg1.2
  42. 42Kenya1.2
  43. 43South Africa1.2
  44. 44Canada1.2
  45. 45Mongolia1.2
  46. 46Guatemala1.2
  47. 47Cabo Verde1.1
  48. 48Papua New Guinea1.1
  49. 49Iceland1.1
  50. 50Vanuatu1
  51. 51Bhutan1
  52. 52Jamaica1
  53. 53Sao Tome and Principe1
  54. 54Panama0.99
  55. 55Nepal0.97
  56. 56Suriname0.95
  57. 57Cyprus0.95
  58. 58Barbados0.93
  59. 59Argentina0.9
  60. 60Namibia0.89
  61. 61Moldova0.85
  62. 62Peru0.85
  63. 63Montenegro0.82
  64. 64Fiji0.78
  65. 65Zambia0.76
  66. 66Maldives0.75
  67. 67Jordan0.75
  68. 68Botswana0.7
  69. 69Tanzania0.69
  70. 70Morocco0.69
  71. 71Lesotho0.67
  72. 72Senegal0.66
  73. 73Singapore0.65
  74. 74Gambia, The0.62
  75. 75Albania0.62
  76. 76Romania0.6
  77. 77Kosovo0.59
  78. 78Solomon Islands0.58
  79. 79United States0.55
  80. 80Timor-Leste0.55
  81. 80Philippines0.55
  82. 81Sri Lanka0.54
  83. 82Liberia0.53
  84. 83Slovak Republic0.5
  85. 84Kuwait0.47
  86. 85Greece0.47
  87. 86Uganda0.45
  88. 87North Macedonia0.45
  89. 88Malta0.43
  90. 89Ukraine0.35
  91. 90Ecuador0.33
  92. 91Iraq0.32
  93. 92Georgia0.27
  94. 93Tunisia0.26
  95. 94Sierra Leone0.26
  96. 95Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.25
  97. 96Paraguay0.22
  98. 97Hungary0.22
  99. 98Nigeria0.2
  100. 99Honduras0.18
  101. 100Malaysia0.16
  102. 101Lao PDR0.13
  103. 102Armenia0.12
  104. 103India0.12
  105. 103Indonesia0.12
  106. 104Viet Nam0.09
  107. 105Lebanon0.08
  108. 106Eswatini0.08
  109. 107Bosnia and Herzegovina0.05
  110. 108Libya0.03
  111. 109Pakistan0.01
  112. 110Bolivia-0.04
  113. 111Dominican Republic-0.08
  114. 112Madagascar-0.08
  115. 113Oman-0.09
  116. 113Iran, Islamic Rep.-0.09
  117. 114Kyrgyz Republic-0.13
  118. 115Zimbabwe-0.24
  119. 116Serbia-0.27
  120. 117Guyana-0.29
  121. 118Mozambique-0.32
  122. 119Rwanda-0.35
  123. 120Egypt, Arab Rep.-0.41
  124. 121Guinea-0.41
  125. 122Kazakhstan-0.41
  126. 123Benin-0.42
  127. 124Mexico-0.44
  128. 125Bangladesh-0.44
  129. 126United Arab Emirates-0.44
  130. 127Cote d'Ivoire-0.45
  131. 128Guinea-Bissau-0.45
  132. 129Comoros-0.46
  133. 130Niger-0.48
  134. 131Congo, Rep.-0.53
  135. 132Mauritania-0.53
  136. 133West Bank and Gaza-0.54
  137. 134Hong Kong SAR, China-0.54
  138. 135Sudan-0.58
  139. 136Algeria-0.59
  140. 137South Sudan-0.64
  141. 138Congo, Dem. Rep.-0.65
  142. 139Djibouti-0.68
  143. 140Angola-0.68
  144. 141Haiti-0.69
  145. 142Burundi-0.75
  146. 143China-0.79
  147. 144Mali-0.82
  148. 145Togo-0.82
  149. 146Central African Republic-0.84
  150. 147Burkina Faso-0.85
  151. 148Cameroon-0.86
  152. 149Bahrain-0.9
  153. 150Yemen, Rep.-0.91
  154. 151Gabon-0.93
  155. 152Qatar-0.99
  156. 153Ethiopia-1
  157. 154Equatorial Guinea-1
  158. 155Cuba-1
  159. 156Tajikistan-1
  160. 157Saudi Arabia-1.1
  161. 158Syrian Arab Republic-1.1
  162. 159Uzbekistan-1.1
  163. 160Turkiye-1.2
  164. 161Russian Federation-1.2
  165. 162Turkmenistan-1.3
  166. 163Afghanistan-1.3
  167. 164Korea, Dem. People's Rep.-1.4
  168. 165Chad-1.4
  169. 166Azerbaijan-1.4
  170. 167Cambodia-1.5
  171. 168Eritrea-1.5
  172. 169Myanmar-1.6
  173. 170Venezuela, RB-1.7
  174. 171El Salvador-1.8
  175. 172Belarus-1.9
  176. 173Nicaragua-2

Horizontal accountability index