Data for 2011

Voice and Accountability, 2011

Name: Voice and Accountability, 2011
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Voice and Accountability, 2011 covers 209 countries on 2 measures. Sweden is highest, at 1.7960; Eritrea is lowest, at -2.3516. The middle country reads 0.0531. Against 2010, 208 values changed (95 up, 113 down), 1 country joined.

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Voice and Accountability · Data for 2011

HighestSweden

1.7960

LowestEritrea

-2.3516

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

209countries
2measures per country
2011the year it describes
206distinct values19 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, 2011, 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, 2011: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.7960	90.682
2	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.7524	89.882
3	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.7442	89.731
4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.6659	88.295
5	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.6591	88.170
6	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.6109	87.285
7	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.6081	87.234
8	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.5884	86.872
9	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.5646	86.434
10	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.5639	86.423
11	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.5088	85.411
12	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.4589	84.495
13	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.4380	84.111
14	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.4276	83.921
15	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.4157	83.702
16	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.4155	83.698
17	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.3888	83.208
18	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.3848	83.135
19	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.3845	83.131
20	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.3608	82.695
21	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.3205	81.956
22	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.2567	80.784
23	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.2426	80.525
24	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1.2423	80.521
25	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.2293	80.281
26	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.2114	79.954
27	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.2113	79.951
28	United States`USA`Northern America	1.1881	79.525
29	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.1640	79.084
30	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.1604	79.017
31	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.1336	78.526
32	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.1277	78.417
33	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	1.1221	78.315
34	Chile`CHL`South America	1.1047	77.995
35	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	1.0889	77.705
36	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	1.0727	77.407
37	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1.0631	77.231
38	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	1.0422	76.848
=39	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	1.0348	76.712
=39	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.0348	76.712
=39	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.0348	76.712
42	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	1.0259	76.548
43	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	1.0229	76.494
44	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	1.0126	76.304
45	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.9911	75.910
46	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.9640	75.414
47	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.9386	74.947
48	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.9278	74.748
49	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.9247	74.692
50	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.9179	74.568
51	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.9159	74.531
52	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.9131	74.480
53	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.8763	73.805
54	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.8747	73.775
55	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.8368	73.078
56	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.8312	72.977
=57	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.8173	72.722
=57	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.8173	72.722
59	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.7891	72.203
60	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0.7728	71.904
61	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.7274	71.072
62	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.7228	70.986
63	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.7219	70.971
64	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.7210	70.953
65	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.7130	70.807
66	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.6993	70.556
67	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.6986	70.543
68	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.6657	69.939
69	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.6607	69.847
70	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.6539	69.722
71	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.6314	69.310
72	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.6243	69.180
73	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.6177	69.058
74	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.5903	68.556
75	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.5851	68.460
76	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.5746	68.267
77	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.5566	67.936
78	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.5494	67.804
79	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.4874	66.666
80	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.4830	66.586
81	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.4772	66.480
82	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.4569	66.107
83	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.4384	65.767
84	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.4289	65.594
85	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.4145	65.330
86	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.3936	64.946
87	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.3824	64.739
88	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.3486	64.120
89	Peru`PER`South America	0.3309	63.794
90	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.3221	63.633
91	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.2652	62.590
92	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.2598	62.491
93	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.2509	62.327
94	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.2279	61.905
95	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.1971	61.339
96	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.1948	61.298
97	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.1733	60.902
98	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.1096	59.734
99	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.1021	59.596
100	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.0912	59.397
101	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.0844	59.271
102	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.0837	59.259
103	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.0820	59.227
104	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.0652	58.919
105	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.0531	58.696
106	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.0314	58.299
107	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	0.0132	57.965
108	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.0067	57.846
109	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.0033	57.784
110	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.0019	57.687
111	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	-0.0295	57.182
112	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.0299	57.174
113	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.0398	56.992
114	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	-0.0519	56.769
115	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.0576	56.666
116	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.0637	56.553
117	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.0674	56.485
118	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.0706	56.426
119	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.0892	56.085
120	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.1069	55.760
121	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.1250	55.429
122	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.1318	55.304
123	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.1407	55.140
124	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.1549	54.880
125	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.1808	54.404
126	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.1991	54.069
127	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	-0.2060	53.942
128	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.2090	53.888
129	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.2220	53.649
130	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.2346	53.418
131	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.2568	53.010
132	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.2569	53.007
133	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.2602	52.947
134	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.2620	52.914
135	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.2828	52.532
136	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	-0.2938	52.330
137	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.3386	51.508
138	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.3426	51.436
139	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.3901	50.564
140	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.3936	50.500
141	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.4027	50.333
142	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.4108	50.183
143	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.4243	49.937
144	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.4514	49.439
145	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.4704	49.090
146	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.4922	48.691
147	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.5481	47.663
148	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.5628	47.395
149	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.5714	47.236
150	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.5785	47.107
151	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.5897	46.901
152	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	-0.6383	46.009
153	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.6812	45.221
154	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-0.6816	45.214
155	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	-0.6868	45.118
156	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.7083	44.724
157	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.7398	44.146
158	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-0.7487	43.983
159	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.7677	43.635
160	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.7912	43.203
161	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.8051	42.948
162	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.8102	42.854
163	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.8475	42.170
164	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.8557	42.019
165	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.8558	42.017
166	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-0.8703	41.752
167	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.8906	41.379
168	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-0.9136	40.958
169	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-0.9171	40.892
170	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-0.9620	40.069
171	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.9815	39.711
172	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.9872	39.607
173	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.0058	39.265
174	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.0083	39.219
175	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.0116	39.159
176	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.0133	39.127
177	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-1.0283	38.852
178	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	-1.0303	38.814
179	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.0437	38.570
180	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-1.1298	36.990
181	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-1.1460	36.692
182	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.1924	35.840
183	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.1985	35.728
184	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-1.2025	35.655
185	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	-1.2071	35.571
186	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-1.2192	35.349
187	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-1.2568	34.659
188	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-1.2803	34.228
189	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-1.2827	34.182
190	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-1.2916	34.019
191	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.3057	33.762
192	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.3333	33.254
193	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.4247	31.577
194	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.4370	31.352
195	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.5199	29.830
196	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-1.5240	29.756
197	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.5305	29.636
198	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-1.5562	29.164
199	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.5643	29.015
200	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.5772	28.778
201	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.6753	26.979
202	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.7018	26.493
203	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.7719	25.206
204	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.7958	24.767
205	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-1.8108	24.492
206	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.8147	24.421
207	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.8297	24.145
208	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.8671	23.459
209	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-2.3516	14.567

02In 2011

At either end

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

Highest

1Sweden1.7960
2New Zealand1.7524
3Norway1.7442
4Denmark1.6659
5Netherlands1.6591

Lowest

209Eritrea-2.3516
208Turkmenistan-1.8671
207Equatorial Guinea-1.8297
206Somalia-1.8147
205Saudi Arabia-1.8108

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.0531. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Voice and Accountability (0–100)
HighestSweden90.682
LowestEritrea14.567
Middle country: 58.696

032010 → 2011

Since 2010

What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
208values changed, of 208 in both
95 · 113rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Tunisia-1.3931 → -0.2220+1.1711
Libya-1.9396 → -1.5305+0.4091
Kiribati0.3562 → 0.7130+0.3568
Niger-0.5363 → -0.2828+0.2535
Armenia-0.7250 → -0.5481+0.1768

Fell most

Monaco1.0357 → 0.7728−0.2629
Bahrain-0.9558 → -1.2071−0.2513
Benin0.3917 → 0.1733−0.2185
Ukraine-0.0460 → -0.2620−0.2160
Micronesia0.9982 → 0.7891−0.2092

+ South Sudan

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

206 distinct values among 209
Values are stored exactly as published, to 19 decimals. 3 countries share 1.0348. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 209 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2011). Voice and Accountability, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/voice-and-accountability/2011

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