Data for 2015

Voice and Accountability, 2015

Name: Voice and Accountability, 2015
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Voice and Accountability, 2015 covers 209 countries on 2 measures. Norway is highest, at 1.8171; Eritrea is lowest, at -2.3579. The middle country reads 0.0899. Against 2014, 209 values changed (112 up, 97 down), the same countries are covered.

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Voice and Accountability · Data for 2015

HighestNorway

1.8171

LowestEritrea

-2.3579

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

209countries
2measures per country
2015the 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, 2015, 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	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.8171	91.068
2	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.7421	89.692
3	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.7216	89.316
4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.7080	89.067
5	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.7058	89.025
6	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.6972	88.868
7	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.5387	85.960
8	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.5359	85.908
9	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.5275	85.755
10	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.5255	85.717
11	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.5068	85.375
12	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.4779	84.844
13	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.4678	84.658
14	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.4366	84.086
15	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.4364	84.083
16	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.4285	83.938
17	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.4257	83.885
18	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.4147	83.683
19	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.3885	83.202
20	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.3114	81.789
21	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.3081	81.728
22	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.2607	80.859
23	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.2300	80.294
24	United States`USA`Northern America	1.2300	80.294
25	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.2097	79.923
26	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.1880	79.524
27	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.1729	79.247
28	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.1409	78.659
29	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	1.1381	78.609
30	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.0846	77.627
31	Chile`CHL`South America	1.0814	77.567
32	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	1.0767	77.482
33	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	1.0473	76.941
34	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.0420	76.845
=35	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	1.0319	76.660
=35	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.0319	76.660
=35	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.0319	76.660
38	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.0231	76.498
39	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.9924	75.935
40	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.9813	75.730
41	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.9726	75.571
42	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.9500	75.156
43	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.9208	74.620
44	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.9093	74.409
45	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.8874	74.007
46	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.8865	73.991
47	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.8853	73.969
48	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.8812	73.894
=49	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.8145	72.669
=49	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.8145	72.669
51	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0.8107	72.601
52	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.7954	72.319
53	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.7934	72.282
54	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.7863	72.153
55	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.7825	72.082
56	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.7373	71.254
57	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.7173	70.885
58	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.7163	70.867
59	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.7160	70.863
60	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.6905	70.395
61	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.6846	70.285
62	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.6763	70.134
63	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.6647	69.920
64	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.6523	69.693
65	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.6521	69.690
66	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.6422	69.507
67	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.6248	69.188
68	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.6050	68.825
69	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.6040	68.806
70	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.5837	68.435
71	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.5816	68.396
72	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.5576	67.955
73	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.5507	67.829
74	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.5498	67.813
75	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.5495	67.806
76	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.4865	66.651
77	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.4790	66.513
78	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.4675	66.302
79	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.4512	66.002
80	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.4460	65.906
81	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.4431	65.855
82	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.4313	65.637
83	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.3847	64.782
84	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.3834	64.758
85	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.3529	64.199
86	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.3244	63.676
87	Peru`PER`South America	0.3064	63.345
88	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.2822	62.901
89	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.2749	62.767
90	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.2732	62.737
91	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.2686	62.652
92	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.2463	62.242
93	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.2406	62.138
94	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.2167	61.700
95	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.2107	61.589
96	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.2013	61.416
97	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.1808	61.040
98	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.1691	60.825
99	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.1613	60.683
100	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.1435	60.355
101	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.1309	60.125
102	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.1305	60.117
103	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.1218	59.958
104	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.1208	59.939
105	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.0899	59.372
106	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.0804	59.197
107	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	0.0774	59.144
108	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.0773	59.140
109	Colombia`COL`South America	0.0451	58.550
110	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.0403	58.462
111	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.0127	57.955
112	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.0054	57.821
113	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.0027	57.673
114	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.0081	57.573
115	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.0471	56.857
116	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.0649	56.531
117	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.0983	55.918
118	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.1045	55.804
119	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.1152	55.608
120	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.1280	55.374
121	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.1455	55.052
122	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.1473	55.019
=123	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	-0.1502	54.966
=123	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.1502	54.966
125	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.1585	54.814
126	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.1769	54.477
127	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.2066	53.932
128	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.2095	53.877
129	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.2270	53.558
130	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.2615	52.923
131	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.2664	52.834
132	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-0.2904	52.393
133	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.2910	52.382
134	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.3134	51.972
135	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.3348	51.578
136	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.3514	51.273
137	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.3523	51.258
138	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.3577	51.157
139	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	-0.4209	49.998
140	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.4347	49.745
141	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.4365	49.713
142	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.4464	49.530
143	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.4968	48.606
144	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.5484	47.659
145	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.5518	47.596
146	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.5557	47.525
147	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.5604	47.438
148	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.5798	47.082
149	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.5998	46.715
150	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.6130	46.474
151	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.6544	45.713
152	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.6634	45.547
153	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.7016	44.848
154	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	-0.7369	44.199
155	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.7523	43.917
156	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.7533	43.899
157	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.7608	43.762
158	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.7816	43.379
159	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-0.7937	43.156
160	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.8075	42.903
161	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-0.8162	42.744
162	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.8182	42.708
163	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.8535	42.059
164	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.8564	42.006
165	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.8604	41.933
166	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.8700	41.756
167	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	-0.8732	41.698
168	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.8830	41.519
169	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.9110	41.005
170	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.9637	40.037
171	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-0.9670	39.976
172	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-0.9818	39.706
173	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.0622	38.231
174	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	-1.0770	37.958
175	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.1148	37.264
176	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.1155	37.252
177	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.1416	36.773
178	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.1560	36.508
179	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.1576	36.479
180	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.1606	36.425
181	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-1.1630	36.380
182	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.1903	35.879
183	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.2051	35.607
184	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-1.2185	35.361
185	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.2295	35.160
186	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.2298	35.153
187	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-1.2394	34.979
188	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	-1.2397	34.973
189	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.2675	34.463
190	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.2936	33.983
191	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-1.3263	33.384
192	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.3451	33.038
193	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-1.3464	33.015
194	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-1.3545	32.865
195	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.3704	32.574
196	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.3930	32.159
197	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-1.4799	30.564
198	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-1.5506	29.267
199	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-1.5541	29.203
200	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.6065	28.240
201	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.6562	27.328
202	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-1.7244	26.077
203	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.7338	25.904
204	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.8048	24.602
205	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.8216	24.293
206	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.8414	23.929
207	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.9756	21.468
208	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-2.1087	19.025
209	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-2.3579	14.452

02In 2015

At either end

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

Highest

1Norway1.8171
2Finland1.7421
3New Zealand1.7216
4Denmark1.7080
5Netherlands1.7058

Lowest

209Eritrea-2.3579
208North Korea-2.1087
207Syria-1.9756
206Equatorial Guinea-1.8414
205Turkmenistan-1.8216

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.0899. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Voice and Accountability (0–100)
HighestNorway91.068
LowestEritrea14.452
Middle country: 59.372

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
209values changed, of 209 in both
112 · 97rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Sri Lanka-0.6722 → -0.3577+0.3144
Macau-0.0142 → 0.2107+0.2249
Nigeria-0.5914 → -0.4365+0.1549
Seychelles0.0967 → 0.2463+0.1496
Burkina Faso-0.2851 → -0.1455+0.1396

Fell most

Dominica0.9822 → 0.6521−0.3301
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.9921 → 0.6905−0.3016
Saint Kitts and Nevis1.0760 → 0.7863−0.2896
Saint Lucia1.1963 → 0.9208−0.2756
Bahamas0.9255 → 0.6846−0.2409

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.

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205 distinct values among 209
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 3 countries share 1.0319. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 209 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2015). Voice and Accountability, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/voice-and-accountability/2015

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