Data for 1996

Voice and Accountability, 1996

Name: Voice and Accountability, 1996
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Figures for 1996, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Voice and Accountability, 1996 covers 199 countries on 2 measures. New Zealand is highest, at 1.49721; Afghanistan is lowest, at -2.29370. The middle country reads -0.12311.

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Voice and Accountability · Data for 1996

HighestNew Zealand

1.49721

LowestAfghanistan

-2.29370

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

199countries
2measures per country
1996the year it describes
196distinct values18 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Voice and Accountability, 1996, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Voice and Accountability, 1996: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.49721	85.198
=2	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.48478	84.970
=2	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.48478	84.970
4	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.47076	84.713
5	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.45045	84.340
6	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.43677	84.089
7	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.41535	83.696
8	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.41295	83.652
9	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.40476	83.502
10	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.40107	83.434
11	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.37724	82.997
12	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.35641	82.614
=13	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.32276	81.997
=13	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	1.32276	81.997
15	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.31798	81.909
16	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.30272	81.629
17	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	1.25037	80.669
18	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.24562	80.581
19	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.24021	80.482
20	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.23729	80.428
21	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.23096	80.312
22	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.19184	79.594
23	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	1.15989	79.008
24	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.14610	78.755
25	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.13420	78.537
26	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.13313	78.517
27	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	1.11465	78.178
=28	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.09655	77.846
=28	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	1.09655	77.846
30	United States`USA`Northern America	1.08148	77.569
31	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.07863	77.517
32	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	1.07209	77.397
33	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1.05432	77.071
34	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.05073	77.005
35	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	1.04239	76.852
36	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	1.03369	76.692
37	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	1.02718	76.573
38	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.01689	76.384
39	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	1.00908	76.240
40	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.98044	75.715
41	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.96685	75.466
42	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.95942	75.329
43	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.94289	75.026
44	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.94225	75.014
45	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.88841	74.026
46	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.87686	73.814
47	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.87115	73.709
48	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.86673	73.628
49	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.85528	73.418
50	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.85164	73.351
51	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.80491	72.494
52	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.79357	72.286
53	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.79039	72.227
54	Chile`CHL`South America	0.79005	72.221
55	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.78187	72.071
56	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.77123	71.876
57	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.74195	71.338
58	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.70523	70.664
59	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.69545	70.485
60	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.65370	69.719
61	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.63593	69.393
62	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.61083	68.932
63	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.51603	67.192
64	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.50952	67.073
65	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.49608	66.826
66	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.45619	66.094
67	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.45615	66.093
68	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.41033	65.253
69	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.40865	65.222
70	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.37932	64.683
71	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.35906	64.312
72	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.31764	63.552
73	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.28881	63.023
74	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.25807	62.458
75	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.24525	62.223
76	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.23698	62.071
77	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.19269	61.259
78	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.18728	61.159
79	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.17214	60.882
80	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.17016	60.845
81	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.16885	60.821
82	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.14859	60.449
83	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.11061	59.752
84	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.08865	59.349
85	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.08205	59.228
86	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.05924	58.810
87	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.05880	58.801
88	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.04692	58.584
89	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.03361	58.339
90	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.01116	57.518
91	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.01257	57.492
92	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.02348	57.292
93	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.03317	57.114
94	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	-0.03821	57.021
95	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.04731	56.854
96	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.07928	56.268
97	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	-0.08573	56.149
98	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.10461	55.803
99	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.12062	55.509
100	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.12311	55.463
101	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.14522	55.058
102	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.15701	54.841
103	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-0.19359	54.170
104	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.23164	53.472
105	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.23636	53.385
106	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.24164	53.288
107	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.24506	53.225
108	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.28516	52.489
109	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.31009	52.032
110	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	-0.33954	51.492
111	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.35662	51.178
112	Peru`PER`South America	-0.40101	50.363
113	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.41278	50.147
114	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.42192	49.980
115	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.42433	49.935
116	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.44500	49.556
117	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.44975	49.469
118	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.48305	48.858
119	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.53011	47.994
120	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.54580	47.706
121	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.56297	47.391
122	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.58154	47.050
123	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.58171	47.047
124	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-0.58259	47.031
125	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.58926	46.909
126	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	-0.59473	46.808
127	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.61302	46.473
128	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.61705	46.399
129	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.68464	45.158
130	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.68645	45.125
131	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.70388	44.805
132	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-0.71999	44.510
133	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.73200	44.289
134	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.73885	44.164
135	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.75981	43.779
136	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.79358	43.159
137	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-0.80306	42.985
138	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.86310	41.883
139	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.87897	41.592
140	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.88598	41.464
141	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-0.89682	41.265
142	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.89949	41.216
143	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.90192	41.171
144	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.93106	40.636
145	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-0.93432	40.576
146	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.94670	40.349
147	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.97598	39.812
148	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-0.98684	39.613
149	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.99471	39.468
150	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	-1.01858	39.030
151	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-1.02176	38.972
152	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-1.08670	37.780
153	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-1.10604	37.425
154	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-1.12335	37.108
155	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-1.14198	36.766
156	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.15767	36.478
157	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.16585	36.328
158	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-1.16922	36.266
159	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	-1.17888	36.088
160	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	-1.21974	35.339
161	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.23068	35.138
162	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.23599	35.040
163	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.23910	34.983
164	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.25941	34.611
165	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-1.28447	34.151
166	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.30928	33.695
167	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-1.31287	33.630
168	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-1.36116	32.743
169	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.36576	32.659
170	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	-1.37478	32.493
171	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-1.39302	32.159
172	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.39912	32.047
173	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.47140	30.720
174	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-1.47740	30.610
175	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-1.49957	30.203
176	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	-1.51193	29.977
177	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.53936	29.473
178	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.60473	28.274
179	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-1.60902	28.195
180	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.61520	28.081
181	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.74450	25.709
182	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.75664	25.486
183	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-1.77922	25.071
184	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.78758	24.918
185	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-1.81991	24.325
186	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.84987	23.775
187	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.85676	23.648
188	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.93148	22.277
189	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.93655	22.184
190	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.94516	22.026
191	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.99221	21.163
192	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.07740	19.599
193	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-2.08255	19.505
194	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-2.08504	19.459
195	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-2.12172	18.786
196	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-2.15125	18.244
197	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-2.15464	18.182
198	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-2.21692	17.039
199	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-2.29370	15.630

02In 1996

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1New Zealand1.49721
2Andorrashared1.48478
2Liechtensteinshared1.48478
4Netherlands1.47076
5Canada1.45045

Lowest

199Afghanistan-2.29370
198Myanmar-2.21692
197Kosovo-2.15464
196Sudan-2.15125
195Timor-Leste-2.12172

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.12311. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Voice and Accountability (0–100)
HighestNew Zealand85.198
LowestAfghanistan15.630
Middle country: 55.463

03Caveats

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196 distinct values among 199
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 2 countries share 1.48478. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 199 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (1996). Voice and Accountability, 1996 [data set], describing 1996. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/voice-and-accountability/1996

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