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0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

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  1. 1Germany1.6
  2. 2Spain1.6
  3. 3Australia1.6
  4. 4Costa Rica1.6
  5. 5Belgium1.5
  6. 5Chile1.5
  7. 6Denmark1.5
  8. 7Norway1.5
  9. 8Netherlands1.5
  10. 9New Zealand1.5
  11. 10Sweden1.5
  12. 11Finland1.5
  13. 12Italy1.5
  14. 13Ireland1.5
  15. 14Luxembourg1.5
  16. 15Estonia1.5
  17. 16Taiwan1.5
  18. 17Uruguay1.5
  19. 18Canada1.5
  20. 19Slovak Republic1.5
  21. 20France1.5
  22. 21Greece1.4
  23. 22United States1.4
  24. 22Portugal1.4
  25. 23Iceland1.4
  26. 24Latvia1.4
  27. 25Japan1.4
  28. 26Jamaica1.4
  29. 27Switzerland1.4
  30. 28Korea, Rep.1.4
  31. 29Cyprus1.4
  32. 30United Kingdom1.4
  33. 31Trinidad and Tobago1.4
  34. 32Czechia1.4
  35. 33Sri Lanka1.4
  36. 34Austria1.4
  37. 35Mauritius1.4
  38. 36Slovenia1.3
  39. 37Argentina1.3
  40. 38Israel1.3
  41. 39Cabo Verde1.3
  42. 40Barbados1.3
  43. 41Malta1.3
  44. 42Brazil1.3
  45. 43Seychelles1.3
  46. 44Panama1.3
  47. 45Suriname1.3
  48. 46Colombia1.2
  49. 47South Africa1.2
  50. 48Peru1.2
  51. 49Bolivia1.2
  52. 50Poland1.2
  53. 51Dominican Republic1.2
  54. 52Lithuania1.2
  55. 53Croatia1.2
  56. 54Vanuatu1.2
  57. 55Botswana1.2
  58. 56Ecuador1.1
  59. 57Timor-Leste1.1
  60. 58Gambia, The1.1
  61. 59Lesotho1.1
  62. 60Solomon Islands1.1
  63. 61Bhutan1.1
  64. 62Sao Tome and Principe1.1
  65. 63Moldova1
  66. 64Ghana1
  67. 65Nepal1
  68. 66Senegal1
  69. 67Bulgaria1
  70. 68Kosovo0.96
  71. 69Romania0.91
  72. 70North Macedonia0.91
  73. 71Armenia0.9
  74. 72Maldives0.89
  75. 73Liberia0.88
  76. 74Paraguay0.88
  77. 75Malawi0.88
  78. 76Guatemala0.88
  79. 77Montenegro0.82
  80. 78Guyana0.81
  81. 79Namibia0.77
  82. 80Jordan0.77
  83. 81Indonesia0.76
  84. 82Mongolia0.76
  85. 83Ukraine0.75
  86. 84Mexico0.74
  87. 85Bosnia and Herzegovina0.73
  88. 86Malaysia0.72
  89. 87Benin0.7
  90. 88Kenya0.7
  91. 89Singapore0.68
  92. 90Thailand0.68
  93. 91Hungary0.68
  94. 92India0.67
  95. 93Zambia0.65
  96. 94Albania0.64
  97. 95Fiji0.61
  98. 96Honduras0.61
  99. 97Iraq0.6
  100. 98Nigeria0.57
  101. 99Oman0.55
  102. 100Papua New Guinea0.53
  103. 101Turkiye0.5
  104. 102Lebanon0.47
  105. 103Sierra Leone0.43
  106. 104Morocco0.43
  107. 105Georgia0.39
  108. 106Philippines0.39
  109. 107Kyrgyz Republic0.39
  110. 108Togo0.38
  111. 109Tanzania0.36
  112. 110Mauritania0.35
  113. 111El Salvador0.33
  114. 112Tunisia0.32
  115. 112Angola0.32
  116. 113Gabon0.31
  117. 114Cote d'Ivoire0.29
  118. 115Serbia0.24
  119. 116Madagascar0.24
  120. 117Ethiopia0.23
  121. 118Kazakhstan0.23
  122. 119Algeria0.2
  123. 120Pakistan0.17
  124. 121Congo, Dem. Rep.0.14
  125. 122Zimbabwe0.13
  126. 123Comoros0.08
  127. 124Bahrain0.06
  128. 125Uzbekistan0.03
  129. 126Rwanda0.03
  130. 126Eswatini0.03
  131. 127United Arab Emirates0.01
  132. 128Guinea-0
  133. 129Uganda-0.01
  134. 130Djibouti-0.03
  135. 131Viet Nam-0.03
  136. 132Egypt, Arab Rep.-0.07
  137. 133Mozambique-0.07
  138. 134Iran, Islamic Rep.-0.09
  139. 135Central African Republic-0.12
  140. 136Cameroon-0.16
  141. 137Chad-0.16
  142. 138Burundi-0.17
  143. 139Congo, Rep.-0.18
  144. 140Russian Federation-0.22
  145. 141Hong Kong SAR, China-0.22
  146. 142Nicaragua-0.24
  147. 143Cuba-0.31
  148. 144Cambodia-0.31
  149. 145Azerbaijan-0.34
  150. 146Equatorial Guinea-0.36
  151. 147Belarus-0.37
  152. 148Lao PDR-0.39
  153. 149Venezuela, RB-0.39
  154. 150Tajikistan-0.4
  155. 151Turkmenistan-0.43
  156. 152Myanmar-0.46
  157. 153Korea, Dem. People's Rep.-0.49
  158. 154West Bank and Gaza-0.66
  159. 155Haiti-0.74
  160. 156Bangladesh-0.76
  161. 157Niger-0.77
  162. 158Somalia, Fed. Rep.-0.78
  163. 159Guinea-Bissau-0.78
  164. 160Libya-0.79
  165. 161Burkina Faso-0.81
  166. 162Yemen, Rep.-0.83
  167. 163Sudan-0.84
  168. 164South Sudan-0.91
  169. 165Mali-0.94
  170. 166Syrian Arab Republic-0.95
  171. 167China-1.3
  172. 168Kuwait-1.4
  173. 169Afghanistan-1.4
  174. 170Qatar-1.5
  175. 171Eritrea-1.5
  176. 172Saudi Arabia-1.6

Vertical accountability index