Data for 2012

Voice and Accountability, 2012

Name: Voice and Accountability, 2012
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Figures for 2012, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Voice and Accountability, 2012 covers 209 countries on 2 measures. Sweden is highest, at 1.819220; Eritrea is lowest, at -2.418807. The middle country reads 0.050947. Against 2011, 209 values changed (90 up, 119 down), the same countries are covered.

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Voice and Accountability · Data for 2012

HighestSweden

1.819220

LowestEritrea

-2.418807

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

209countries
2measures per country
2012the year it describes
205distinct 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, 2012, 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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1	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.819220	91.108
2	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.795562	90.673
3	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.751304	89.861
4	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.736702	89.593
5	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.727464	89.424
6	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.711017	89.122
7	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.608131	87.234
8	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.582164	86.757
9	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.561112	86.371
10	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.510245	85.438
11	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.500106	85.251
12	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.468028	84.663
13	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.444837	84.237
14	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.436009	84.075
15	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.433878	84.036
16	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.414227	83.675
17	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.398239	83.382
18	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.392881	83.284
19	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.390968	83.249
20	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.359920	82.679
21	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.299457	81.569
22	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.260149	80.848
23	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.232858	80.347
24	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.222297	80.153
25	United States`USA`Northern America	1.220210	80.115
26	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1.217953	80.074
27	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.190826	79.576
28	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.164614	79.095
29	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.157748	78.969
30	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.140960	78.661
31	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	1.106771	78.033
32	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.094285	77.804
33	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1.089184	77.710
34	Chile`CHL`South America	1.089183	77.710
35	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.088450	77.697
36	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	1.085346	77.640
37	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	1.070700	77.371
=38	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	1.030708	76.637
=38	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.030708	76.637
=38	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.030708	76.637
41	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	1.023893	76.512
42	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	1.011803	76.290
43	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.985743	75.812
44	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.962751	75.390
45	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.935406	74.888
46	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.925994	74.716
47	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.924204	74.683
48	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.917996	74.569
49	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.917831	74.566
50	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.914300	74.501
51	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.885150	73.966
52	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.878424	73.843
53	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.877765	73.831
54	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.859306	73.492
55	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.852026	73.358
56	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.846158	73.251
=57	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.813252	72.647
=57	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.813252	72.647
59	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.789115	72.204
60	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0.770790	71.868
61	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.755366	71.584
62	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.726027	71.046
63	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.721240	70.958
64	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.710812	70.767
65	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.694686	70.471
66	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.684095	70.277
67	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.678267	70.170
68	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.667539	69.973
69	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.664253	69.912
70	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.648300	69.620
71	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.632365	69.327
72	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.601569	68.762
73	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.597241	68.683
74	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.549810	67.812
75	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.540425	67.640
76	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.537931	67.594
77	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.514973	67.173
78	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.514654	67.167
79	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.448739	65.957
80	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.442960	65.851
81	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.442098	65.836
82	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.436483	65.733
83	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.429110	65.597
84	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.423714	65.498
85	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.398522	65.036
86	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.389737	64.875
87	Peru`PER`South America	0.364991	64.421
88	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.358039	64.293
89	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.353560	64.211
90	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.233825	62.013
91	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.207941	61.538
92	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.191954	61.245
93	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.191918	61.244
94	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.188406	61.180
95	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.167390	60.794
96	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.160110	60.661
97	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.141742	60.324
98	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.127225	60.057
99	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.120822	59.940
100	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.095450	59.474
101	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.078872	59.170
102	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.076609	59.128
103	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.073415	59.070
104	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.070446	59.015
105	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.050947	58.657
106	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.046091	58.568
107	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.044856	58.546
108	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.018994	58.071
109	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	0.017762	58.048
110	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.014810	57.994
111	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.009922	57.540
112	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	-0.014234	57.461
113	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	-0.014927	57.449
114	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.034000	57.099
115	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.043332	56.927
116	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.069259	56.451
117	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.077546	56.299
118	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.106043	55.776
119	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.117011	55.575
120	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.126599	55.399
121	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.144505	55.071
122	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.146902	55.027
=123	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	-0.154272	54.891
=123	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.154272	54.891
125	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.173207	54.544
126	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.188674	54.260
127	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.205031	53.960
128	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.217332	53.734
129	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.231561	53.473
130	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.232284	53.460
131	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.235982	53.392
132	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.242167	53.278
133	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.250863	53.119
134	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.292364	52.357
135	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.297726	52.259
136	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.302616	52.169
137	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.347124	51.352
138	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	-0.348101	51.334
139	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.416717	50.075
140	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.420096	50.013
141	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.423077	49.958
142	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.463628	49.214
143	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.481559	48.885
144	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.485191	48.819
145	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.521489	48.152
146	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.549791	47.633
147	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.560248	47.441
148	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.573661	47.195
149	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.602067	46.674
150	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.621846	46.311
151	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.663481	45.547
152	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	-0.668158	45.461
153	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.679660	45.250
154	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.720175	44.506
155	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-0.740256	44.138
156	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-0.746420	44.025
157	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.746801	44.018
158	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.750487	43.950
159	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	-0.764935	43.685
160	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.812125	42.819
161	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.813889	42.787
162	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.814685	42.772
163	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.827562	42.536
164	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.838809	42.329
165	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.859752	41.945
166	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-0.860099	41.938
167	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.880972	41.555
168	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.890882	41.374
169	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-0.894319	41.311
170	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.905046	41.114
171	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.969899	39.924
172	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	-0.992014	39.518
173	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.996547	39.434
174	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.001196	39.349
175	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.008518	39.215
176	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.011338	39.163
177	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.015702	39.083
178	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-1.018648	39.029
179	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.033200	38.762
180	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.063488	38.206
181	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.081928	37.868
182	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.130272	36.980
183	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.144924	36.712
184	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.178799	36.090
185	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	-1.188493	35.912
186	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-1.220838	35.318
187	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-1.224790	35.246
188	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.226173	35.221
189	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-1.236211	35.036
190	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.289673	34.055
191	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-1.317395	33.547
192	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-1.328130	33.349
193	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-1.341598	33.102
194	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.356723	32.825
195	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.396399	32.097
196	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.489394	30.390
197	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.551519	29.250
198	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-1.568130	28.945
199	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-1.572430	28.866
200	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.601445	28.334
201	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-1.714366	26.262
202	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.723958	26.086
203	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.800323	24.684
204	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.819567	24.331
205	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.842876	23.903
206	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.859804	23.593
207	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.960015	21.754
208	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-2.117235	18.868
209	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-2.418807	13.334

02In 2012

At either end

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

Highest

1Sweden1.819220
2Norway1.795562
3Denmark1.751304
4New Zealand1.736702
5Finland1.727464

Lowest

209Eritrea-2.418807
208North Korea-2.117235
207Syria-1.960015
206Turkmenistan-1.859804
205Equatorial Guinea-1.842876

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.050947. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Voice and Accountability (0–100)
HighestSweden91.108
LowestEritrea13.334
Middle country: 58.657

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
209values changed, of 209 in both
90 · 119rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Libya-1.530487 → -0.740256+0.790231
Egypt-1.028300 → -0.720175+0.308125
Senegal-0.199104 → 0.095450+0.294554
Côte d’Ivoire-0.987171 → -0.746801+0.240370
Montenegro0.003347 → 0.233825+0.230477

Fell most

Macau0.660672 → -0.014234−0.674906
Mali0.109588 → -0.521489−0.631077
North Korea-1.675250 → -2.117235−0.441985
Guinea-Bissau-0.748688 → -1.130272−0.381584
Maldives-0.029908 → -0.292364−0.262456

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

205 distinct values among 209
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 3 countries share 1.030708. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 209 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2012). Voice and Accountability, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/voice-and-accountability/2012

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