Data for 2025

Voice and Accountability, 2025

Name: Voice and Accountability, 2025
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Voice and Accountability, 2025 covers 206 countries on 2 measures. Norway is highest, at 1.8246; Eritrea is lowest, at -2.3479. The middle country reads -0.0222. Against 2024, 206 values changed (84 up, 122 down), 2 left.

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Voice and Accountability · Data for 2025

HighestNorway

1.8246

LowestEritrea

-2.3479

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

206countries
2measures per country
2025the 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, 2025, 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, 2025: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.8246	91.206
2	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.7847	90.473
3	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.6931	88.793
4	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.6302	87.639
5	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.6100	87.268
6	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.6023	87.127
7	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.6004	87.092
8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.5869	86.844
9	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.5425	86.029
10	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.5356	85.903
11	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.4951	85.159
12	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.4270	83.909
13	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.4204	83.788
14	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.4196	83.774
15	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.4182	83.748
16	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.3634	82.742
17	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.3439	82.385
18	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.3382	82.279
19	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.2841	81.288
20	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.2716	81.058
21	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	1.2582	80.813
22	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.2405	80.487
23	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.2144	80.008
24	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.1775	79.332
25	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	1.1752	79.289
26	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.1588	78.988
27	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	1.1190	78.258
28	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.1172	78.225
=29	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.1136	78.159
=29	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.1136	78.159
31	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.1072	78.041
32	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.0959	77.834
33	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.0857	77.646
34	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	1.0814	77.568
35	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.0470	76.935
36	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	1.0375	76.761
37	Chile`CHL`South America	1.0353	76.722
38	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	1.0348	76.712
39	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	1.0149	76.347
40	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.9796	75.699
41	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0.9377	74.931
42	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.9226	74.654
43	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.9158	74.528
44	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.9049	74.329
45	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.9004	74.247
46	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.8997	74.233
47	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.8806	73.883
48	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	0.8772	73.821
49	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.8756	73.791
50	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.8623	73.547
51	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.8480	73.284
52	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.8187	72.747
53	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.8058	72.509
54	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.7936	72.287
55	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.7384	71.273
56	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.7355	71.220
57	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.6809	70.218
58	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.6780	70.164
59	United States`USA`Northern America	0.6448	69.555
60	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.6321	69.323
61	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.6224	69.145
62	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.6134	68.979
63	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.6061	68.844
64	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.5947	68.635
65	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.5788	68.343
66	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.5498	67.813
67	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.5471	67.763
68	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.5461	67.745
69	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.5405	67.641
70	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.5003	66.904
71	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.4831	66.588
72	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.4784	66.501
73	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.4476	65.937
74	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.4409	65.813
75	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.4327	65.663
76	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.4224	65.473
77	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.3985	65.035
78	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.3959	64.988
79	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.3905	64.889
80	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.3902	64.883
81	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.3735	64.577
82	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.3603	64.334
83	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.3427	64.012
84	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.2687	62.653
85	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.2627	62.543
86	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.2378	62.086
87	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.2353	62.041
88	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.2157	61.680
89	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.2113	61.600
90	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.2090	61.558
91	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.1950	61.301
92	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.1937	61.277
93	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.1607	60.671
94	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.1263	60.041
95	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.1208	59.939
96	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.1012	59.579
97	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	0.0778	59.150
98	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	0.0690	58.989
99	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.0628	58.874
100	Colombia`COL`South America	0.0426	58.504
101	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.0171	58.037
102	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.0078	57.865
103	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.0087	57.562
104	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	-0.0357	57.068
105	Peru`PER`South America	-0.0542	56.728
106	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.0803	56.249
107	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.0835	56.190
108	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	-0.1056	55.784
109	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.1354	55.238
110	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.1522	54.929
111	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.1663	54.671
112	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.1682	54.635
113	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	-0.1726	54.555
114	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.1735	54.538
115	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.1971	54.105
116	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.2084	53.898
117	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.2356	53.398
118	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.2556	53.032
119	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.2558	53.029
120	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.2821	52.546
121	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.3062	52.104
122	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.3342	51.589
123	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.3367	51.544
124	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.3406	51.471
125	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-0.3588	51.138
126	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.4145	50.116
127	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	-0.4200	50.015
128	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.4582	49.314
129	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.4665	49.162
130	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.5174	48.228
131	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	-0.5229	48.126
132	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.5427	47.763
133	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.5935	46.832
134	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.5948	46.807
135	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.6481	45.829
136	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.6502	45.790
137	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.6608	45.595
138	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.6920	45.023
139	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.7209	44.493
140	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.7457	44.038
141	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.7479	43.997
142	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.7616	43.747
143	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.7857	43.304
144	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-0.8217	42.643
145	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.8263	42.558
146	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.8446	42.224
147	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.9014	41.181
148	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.9018	41.173
149	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.9191	40.855
150	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	-0.9538	40.219
151	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.9629	40.052
152	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.0004	39.364
153	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-1.0095	39.198
154	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.0355	38.721
155	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	-1.0702	38.082
156	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.0753	37.989
157	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.0788	37.925
158	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-1.0852	37.807
159	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-1.1091	37.368
160	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-1.1138	37.282
161	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-1.1281	37.020
162	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-1.1426	36.754
163	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.1764	36.135
164	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-1.1893	35.898
165	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-1.2037	35.633
166	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.2041	35.625
167	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.2347	35.065
168	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.2488	34.805
169	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-1.2523	34.741
170	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.2558	34.676
171	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-1.2666	34.479
172	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.2671	34.470
173	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.2758	34.310
174	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.2763	34.300
175	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	-1.2969	33.922
176	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.2978	33.905
177	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-1.3259	33.390
178	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.4399	31.298
179	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-1.4402	31.293
180	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-1.4537	31.045
181	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.4547	31.026
182	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	-1.4726	30.698
183	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.5253	29.732
184	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.5385	29.489
185	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.5872	28.594
186	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-1.6167	28.054
187	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.6187	28.016
188	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.6273	27.860
189	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-1.6351	27.716
190	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.6443	27.547
191	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.6463	27.510
192	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-1.7207	26.145
193	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-1.7289	25.994
194	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-1.7388	25.814
195	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.7464	25.673
196	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.7472	25.659
197	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.7501	25.605
198	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.7618	25.390
199	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.7931	24.816
200	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-1.8684	23.435
201	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.9910	21.184
202	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-2.0105	20.828
203	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-2.0902	19.364
204	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-2.1252	18.722
205	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-2.1830	17.661
206	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-2.3479	14.635

02In 2025

At either end

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

Highest

1Norway1.8246
2Denmark1.7847
3Finland1.6931
4Sweden1.6302
5New Zealand1.6100

Lowest

206Eritrea-2.3479
205Afghanistan-2.1830
204North Korea-2.1252
203Myanmar-2.0902
202Turkmenistan-2.0105

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.0222. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Voice and Accountability (0–100)
HighestNorway91.206
LowestEritrea14.635
Middle country: 57.315

032024 → 2025

Since 2024

What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −2countries joined / left
206values changed, of 206 in both
84 · 122rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Cayman Islands0.8090 → 1.1136+0.3046
Bangladesh-0.9967 → -0.7209+0.2757
Syria-1.8606 → -1.6187+0.2419
South Korea0.7557 → 0.8756+0.1199
Sri Lanka-0.1111 → 0.0078+0.1188

Fell most

Niue1.2046 → -0.1971−1.4017
United States0.9093 → 0.6448−0.2646
Guinea-Bissau-0.8135 → -1.0753−0.2619
Burkina Faso-0.9866 → -1.2037−0.2171
Cuba-1.4128 → -1.6167−0.2039

− American Samoa

− Guam

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 206
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 2 countries share 1.1136. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 206 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2025). Voice and Accountability, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/voice-and-accountability/2025

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