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Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)

· higher is better · 206 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Norway1.9
  2. 2Denmark1.9
  3. 3Finland1.9
  4. 4Sweden1.7
  5. 5New Zealand1.7
  6. 6Luxembourg1.7
  7. 7Netherlands1.7
  8. 8Switzerland1.6
  9. 9Ireland1.6
  10. 10Germany1.6
  11. 11Australia1.5
  12. 12Canada1.5
  13. 13Belgium1.5
  14. 14Iceland1.4
  15. 15Estonia1.4
  16. 16Austria1.4
  17. 17Greenland1.4
  18. 18Liechtenstein1.3
  19. 19United Kingdom1.3
  20. 20Portugal1.3
  21. 21Czechia1.3
  22. 22San Marino1.2
  23. 23Uruguay1.2
  24. 24Lithuania1.2
  25. 25Tuvalu1.2
  26. 26Guam1.2
  27. 27France1.1
  28. 28Spain1.1
  29. 29Latvia1.1
  30. 30Japan1.1
  31. 31Italy1.1
  32. 32Slovenia1.1
  33. 33Palau1
  34. 34Costa Rica1
  35. 35Chile0.99
  36. 36Barbados0.99
  37. 37Kiribati0.97
  38. 38Aruba0.96
  39. 38Cayman Islands0.96
  40. 39Marshall Islands0.95
  41. 40American Samoa0.93
  42. 41Slovak Republic0.93
  43. 42Malta0.92
  44. 43Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.9
  45. 44Samoa0.89
  46. 45Cyprus0.89
  47. 46United States0.89
  48. 47French Polynesia0.88
  49. 48Monaco0.84
  50. 49Tonga0.82
  51. 50Korea, Rep.0.81
  52. 51Cabo Verde0.79
  53. 52Greece0.78
  54. 53Poland0.75
  55. 54New Caledonia0.73
  56. 55Croatia0.65
  57. 56Seychelles0.63
  58. 57St. Lucia0.61
  59. 58South Africa0.61
  60. 59Naoero0.6
  61. 60Bahamas, The0.55
  62. 61Antigua and Barbuda0.51
  63. 62St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.5
  64. 63Vanuatu0.49
  65. 64Jamaica0.49
  66. 65St. Kitts and Nevis0.46
  67. 66Panama0.44
  68. 67Trinidad and Tobago0.41
  69. 68Bhutan0.4
  70. 69Montenegro0.39
  71. 70Romania0.39
  72. 71Argentina0.39
  73. 72Dominica0.38
  74. 73Grenada0.38
  75. 74Puerto Rico (US)0.38
  76. 75Mauritius0.37
  77. 76Timor-Leste0.35
  78. 77Namibia0.34
  79. 78Fiji0.33
  80. 79Solomon Islands0.33
  81. 80Brazil0.32
  82. 81Botswana0.3
  83. 82Israel0.3
  84. 83Moldova0.28
  85. 84Bulgaria0.21
  86. 85Ghana0.2
  87. 86Dominican Republic0.2
  88. 87Sao Tome and Principe0.16
  89. 88Kosovo0.16
  90. 89Mongolia0.13
  91. 90Armenia0.12
  92. 91Belize0.1
  93. 92North Macedonia0.07
  94. 93Macao SAR, China0.06
  95. 94Suriname0.06
  96. 95Peru0.05
  97. 96Singapore0.04
  98. 97Colombia0.03
  99. 98Senegal0.02
  100. 99Albania-0.01
  101. 100Hungary-0.03
  102. 101Nepal-0.06
  103. 102India-0.08
  104. 103Ecuador-0.11
  105. 104Guyana-0.11
  106. 105Malawi-0.11
  107. 106Ukraine-0.11
  108. 107Liberia-0.11
  109. 108Sri Lanka-0.13
  110. 109Malaysia-0.13
  111. 110Paraguay-0.15
  112. 111Lesotho-0.16
  113. 112Indonesia-0.18
  114. 113Gambia, The-0.18
  115. 114Georgia-0.25
  116. 115Hong Kong SAR, China-0.32
  117. 116Papua New Guinea-0.33
  118. 117Mexico-0.34
  119. 118Kenya-0.35
  120. 119Philippines-0.36
  121. 120Benin-0.38
  122. 121Bosnia and Herzegovina-0.4
  123. 122Zambia-0.41
  124. 123Maldives-0.41
  125. 124Bolivia-0.44
  126. 125Serbia-0.47
  127. 126Guatemala-0.47
  128. 127Sierra Leone-0.51
  129. 128Thailand-0.56
  130. 129Rwanda-0.59
  131. 130Cote d'Ivoire-0.62
  132. 131Tanzania-0.64
  133. 132Honduras-0.65
  134. 133Tunisia-0.68
  135. 134Jordan-0.71
  136. 135Kuwait-0.72
  137. 136Madagascar-0.73
  138. 137Nigeria-0.73
  139. 138Morocco-0.73
  140. 139Lebanon-0.77
  141. 140Guinea-Bissau-0.78
  142. 141El Salvador-0.79
  143. 142Brunei Darussalam-0.8
  144. 143Kyrgyz Republic-0.8
  145. 144Kazakhstan-0.82
  146. 145United Arab Emirates-0.85
  147. 146Oman-0.89
  148. 147Mauritania-0.93
  149. 148Qatar-0.95
  150. 149Burkina Faso-0.96
  151. 150Niger-0.97
  152. 151Togo-0.97
  153. 152Mozambique-1
  154. 153Uganda-1
  155. 154Gabon-1
  156. 155Iraq-1
  157. 156Uzbekistan-1
  158. 157Algeria-1
  159. 158Angola-1.1
  160. 159Turkiye-1.1
  161. 160Viet Nam-1.1
  162. 161Bangladesh-1.2
  163. 162Pakistan-1.2
  164. 163Guinea-1.2
  165. 164Congo, Dem. Rep.-1.2
  166. 165Mali-1.2
  167. 166Comoros-1.2
  168. 167Cameroon-1.2
  169. 168Ethiopia-1.2
  170. 169Djibouti-1.2
  171. 170Zimbabwe-1.3
  172. 171Haiti-1.3
  173. 172Cuba-1.3
  174. 173Central African Republic-1.3
  175. 174Congo, Rep.-1.3
  176. 175Bahrain-1.3
  177. 176Libya-1.3
  178. 177West Bank and Gaza-1.3
  179. 178Eswatini-1.3
  180. 179Russian Federation-1.4
  181. 180Lao PDR-1.5
  182. 181Burundi-1.5
  183. 182Azerbaijan-1.5
  184. 183Chad-1.5
  185. 184Saudi Arabia-1.5
  186. 185Iran, Islamic Rep.-1.5
  187. 186Somalia, Fed. Rep.-1.6
  188. 187Egypt, Arab Rep.-1.6
  189. 188Tajikistan-1.6
  190. 189China-1.7
  191. 190Cambodia-1.7
  192. 191Belarus-1.7
  193. 192Yemen, Rep.-1.7
  194. 193Nicaragua-1.7
  195. 194Equatorial Guinea-1.7
  196. 195Venezuela, RB-1.8
  197. 196Syrian Arab Republic-1.8
  198. 197Sudan-1.9
  199. 198South Sudan-1.9
  200. 199Korea, Dem. People's Rep.-2
  201. 200Turkmenistan-2
  202. 201Myanmar-2.1
  203. 202Afghanistan-2.1
  204. 203Eritrea-2.3

Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)