Data for 2007

Voice and Accountability, 2007

Name: Voice and Accountability, 2007
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Voice and Accountability, 2007 covers 206 countries on 2 measures. Netherlands is highest, at 1.67738; Eritrea is lowest, at -2.17563. The middle country reads 0.10123. Against 2006, 206 values changed (96 up, 110 down), the same countries are covered.

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Voice and Accountability · Data for 2007

HighestNetherlands

1.67738

LowestEritrea

-2.17563

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

206countries
2measures per country
2007the year it describes
201distinct 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, 2007, 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, 2007: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.67738	88.505
2	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.67583	88.476
3	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.67373	88.438
4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.66205	88.223
5	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.61262	87.316
6	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.58411	86.793
7	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.55011	86.169
8	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.54410	86.059
9	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.53854	85.957
10	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.52966	85.794
11	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.52312	85.674
12	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.52306	85.673
13	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.51029	85.438
14	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.50311	85.307
15	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.50246	85.295
16	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.44624	84.263
17	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.44536	84.247
18	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.38502	83.139
19	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.38239	83.091
20	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.37723	82.996
21	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1.29831	81.548
22	Chile`CHL`South America	1.29192	81.431
23	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.25376	80.731
24	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.24785	80.622
25	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	1.23444	80.376
26	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.23253	80.341
27	United States`USA`Northern America	1.20999	79.927
28	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	1.20138	79.769
29	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	1.19540	79.660
30	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.16408	79.085
31	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	1.14328	78.703
32	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.14033	78.649
33	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.11353	78.157
34	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.09507	77.818
35	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	1.08229	77.584
36	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.07468	77.444
37	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	1.05955	77.167
38	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	1.03225	76.666
39	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	1.03221	76.665
=40	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	1.02871	76.601
=40	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.02871	76.601
=40	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.02871	76.601
=40	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.02871	76.601
=40	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	1.02871	76.601
45	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	1.02187	76.475
46	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	1.01818	76.407
47	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	1.01324	76.317
48	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.01125	76.280
49	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.99792	76.036
50	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.98589	75.815
51	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.96508	75.433
52	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0.94677	75.097
53	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.91164	74.452
54	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.90768	74.380
55	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.88769	74.013
56	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.87213	73.727
57	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.86211	73.543
58	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.85900	73.486
59	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.84924	73.307
=60	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.81126	72.610
=60	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.81126	72.610
62	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.79771	72.362
63	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.77068	71.865
64	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.71590	70.860
65	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.71438	70.832
66	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.69339	70.447
67	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.68665	70.324
68	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.65434	69.730
69	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.65172	69.682
70	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.65061	69.662
71	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.64108	69.487
72	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.62724	69.233
73	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.62473	69.187
74	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.61572	69.022
75	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.61239	68.961
76	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.59418	68.627
77	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.57945	68.356
78	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.57212	68.222
79	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.55986	67.997
80	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.53402	67.522
81	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.50251	66.944
82	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.49297	66.769
83	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.48975	66.710
84	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.41208	65.285
85	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.37024	64.517
86	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.36880	64.490
87	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.32404	63.669
88	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.32255	63.642
89	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.29147	63.071
90	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.28444	62.942
91	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.25058	62.321
92	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.24509	62.220
93	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.24378	62.196
94	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.23405	62.018
95	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.23175	61.975
96	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.22608	61.871
97	Peru`PER`South America	0.21155	61.605
98	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.15889	60.638
99	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.15624	60.590
100	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.14831	60.444
101	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.11622	59.855
102	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.10789	59.702
103	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.10159	59.587
104	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.10086	59.573
105	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.09996	59.557
106	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.09641	59.492
107	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.05670	58.763
108	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.04125	58.479
109	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.00633	57.839
110	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.00199	57.759
111	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.00117	57.744
112	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.02494	57.265
113	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.03681	57.047
114	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.03735	57.037
115	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.04655	56.868
116	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.04805	56.841
117	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.04896	56.824
118	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.05622	56.691
119	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.07810	56.289
120	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.09125	56.048
121	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.09128	56.047
122	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.09385	56.000
123	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.09665	55.949
124	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.09968	55.893
125	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.10730	55.753
126	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.14586	55.046
127	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	-0.15257	54.923
128	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.18000	54.419
129	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.20247	54.007
130	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.20733	53.918
131	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.21126	53.846
132	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.22609	53.573
133	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.23579	53.395
134	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.24145	53.292
135	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.34920	51.314
136	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.35330	51.239
137	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	-0.41924	50.029
138	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.43521	49.736
139	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.44578	49.542
140	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.45131	49.440
141	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.45534	49.366
142	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.48944	48.741
143	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.49174	48.698
144	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.49777	48.588
145	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.50836	48.393
146	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.54678	47.688
147	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.56747	47.309
148	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.57635	47.146
149	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	-0.58645	46.960
150	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.59041	46.888
151	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-0.59507	46.802
152	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.63773	46.019
153	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-0.63967	45.984
154	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-0.68052	45.234
155	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.69743	44.924
156	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	-0.71170	44.662
157	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-0.72030	44.504
158	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-0.74140	44.117
159	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.75962	43.782
160	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	-0.82277	42.623
161	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.83458	42.407
162	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.84891	42.144
163	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.86672	41.817
164	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.86929	41.770
165	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	-0.89271	41.340
166	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.89480	41.302
167	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	-0.92013	40.837
168	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.92742	40.703
169	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-0.95009	40.287
170	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.96278	40.054
171	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.97431	39.842
172	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.97614	39.809
173	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-0.97887	39.759
174	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-0.98089	39.722
175	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.99213	39.516
176	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-1.07592	37.978
177	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.08303	37.847
178	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-1.08488	37.813
179	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.08517	37.808
180	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.08959	37.727
181	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.09750	37.582
182	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.10469	37.450
183	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-1.10672	37.413
184	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.12677	37.045
185	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-1.19965	35.707
186	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-1.29094	34.032
187	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-1.29531	33.952
188	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.30051	33.856
189	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.30664	33.744
190	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-1.38558	32.295
191	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.38914	32.230
192	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.55919	29.109
193	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-1.57664	28.789
194	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.58415	28.651
195	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-1.59735	28.409
196	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.63541	27.710
197	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-1.67413	27.000
198	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.71701	26.213
199	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.77561	25.138
200	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.81519	24.411
201	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.83339	24.077
202	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.88490	23.132
203	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.89293	22.985
204	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-2.08115	19.531
205	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-2.16482	17.995
206	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-2.17563	17.797

02In 2007

At either end

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

Highest

1Netherlands1.67738
2Norway1.67583
3Sweden1.67373
4Denmark1.66205
5Finland1.61262

Lowest

206Eritrea-2.17563
205Myanmar-2.16482
204North Korea-2.08115
203Equatorial Guinea-1.89293
202Libya-1.88490

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.10123. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Voice and Accountability (0–100)
HighestNetherlands88.505
LowestEritrea17.797
Middle country: 59.580

032006 → 2007

Since 2006

What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
206values changed, of 206 in both
96 · 110rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

American Samoa0.59784 → 1.02871+0.43087
Guam0.59784 → 1.02871+0.43087
Nepal-0.63928 → -0.35330+0.28598
Mauritania-0.66800 → -0.45131+0.21670
Bhutan-0.77112 → -0.58645+0.18467

Fell most

Fiji-0.26169 → -0.63967−0.37799
Palestine-0.26249 → -0.49777−0.23527
Macau0.38038 → 0.15889−0.22150
Senegal0.15145 → -0.05622−0.20768
Guinea-1.14011 → -1.30664−0.16653

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

201 distinct values among 206
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 5 countries share 1.02871. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 206 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2007). Voice and Accountability, 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/voice-and-accountability/2007

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