social2024
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
-0.1Number
Median: -0.1Number
Countries Covered
205
with available data
Highest
Norway
1.9Number
Lowest
Eritrea
-2.3Number
Top 5 Countries
1Norway1.9Number
2Denmark1.9Number
3Finland1.9Number
4Sweden1.7Number
5New Zealand1.7Number
By Region
Oceania1.6Number(2 countries)
Europe1.1Number(32 countries)
South America0.4Number(7 countries)
North America0.4Number(4 countries)
Other-0.3Number(125 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-2.3Number)High (1.9Number)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: -0.1Number)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (125)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 1.9Number |
| 2 | Denmark | 1.9Number |
| 3 | Finland | 1.9Number |
| 4 | Sweden | 1.7Number |
| 5 | New Zealand | 1.7Number |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 1.7Number |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1.7Number |
| 8 | Switzerland | 1.6Number |
| 9 | Ireland | 1.6Number |
| 10 | Germany | 1.6Number |
| 11 | Australia | 1.5Number |
| 12 | Canada | 1.5Number |
| 13 | Belgium | 1.5Number |
| 14 | Iceland | 1.4Number |
| 15 | Estonia | 1.4Number |
| 16 | Austria | 1.4Number |
| 17 | Greenland | 1.4Number |
| 18 | Liechtenstein | 1.3Number |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 1.3Number |
| 20 | Portugal | 1.3Number |
| 21 | Czech Republic | 1.3Number |
| 22 | San Marino | 1.2Number |
| 23 | Uruguay | 1.2Number |
| 24 | Lithuania | 1.2Number |
| 25 | Tuvalu | 1.2Number |
| 26 | Guam | 1.2Number |
| 27 | France | 1.1Number |
| 28 | Spain | 1.1Number |
| 29 | Latvia | 1.1Number |
| 30 | Japan | 1.1Number |
| 31 | Italy | 1.1Number |
| 32 | Slovenia | 1.1Number |
| 33 | Bermuda | 1.1Number |
| 34 | Palau | 1.0Number |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 1.0Number |
| 36 | Chile | 1.0Number |
| 37 | Barbados | 1.0Number |
| 38 | Kiribati | 1.0Number |
| 39 | Cayman Islands | 1.0Number |
| 40 | Aruba | 1.0Number |
| 41 | Marshall Islands | 1.0Number |
| 42 | American Samoa | 0.9Number |
| 43 | Slovakia | 0.9Number |
| 44 | Malta | 0.9Number |
| 45 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.9Number |
| 46 | Samoa | 0.9Number |
| 47 | Cyprus | 0.9Number |
| 48 | United States of America | 0.9Number |
| 49 | French Polynesia | 0.9Number |
| 50 | Monaco | 0.8Number |
| 51 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.8Number |
| 52 | Tonga | 0.8Number |
| 53 | South Korea | 0.8Number |
| 54 | Cape Verde | 0.8Number |
| 55 | Greece | 0.8Number |
| 56 | Poland | 0.8Number |
| 57 | New Caledonia | 0.7Number |
| 58 | Croatia | 0.6Number |
| 59 | Seychelles | 0.6Number |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | 0.6Number |
| 61 | South Africa | 0.6Number |
| 62 | Nauru | 0.6Number |
| 63 | Bahamas | 0.6Number |
| 64 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5Number |
| 65 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5Number |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 0.5Number |
| 67 | Jamaica | 0.5Number |
| 68 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.5Number |
| 69 | Panama | 0.4Number |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.4Number |
| 71 | Bhutan | 0.4Number |
| 72 | Montenegro | 0.4Number |
| 73 | Romania | 0.4Number |
| 74 | Argentina | 0.4Number |
| 75 | Dominica | 0.4Number |
| 76 | Grenada | 0.4Number |
| 77 | Puerto Rico | 0.4Number |
| 78 | Mauritius | 0.4Number |
| 79 | Timor-Leste | 0.3Number |
| 80 | Namibia | 0.3Number |
| 81 | Fiji | 0.3Number |
| 82 | Solomon Islands | 0.3Number |
| 83 | Brazil | 0.3Number |
| 84 | Botswana | 0.3Number |
| 85 | Israel | 0.3Number |
| 86 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.3Number |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 0.2Number |
| 88 | Ghana | 0.2Number |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 0.2Number |
| 90 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2Number |
| 91 | Mongolia | 0.1Number |
| 92 | Armenia | 0.1Number |
| 93 | Belize | 0.1Number |
| 94 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.1Number |
| 95 | Macao | 0.1Number |
| 96 | Suriname | 0.1Number |
| 97 | Peru | 0.0Number |
| 98 | Singapore | 0.0Number |
| 99 | Colombia | 0.0Number |
| 100 | Senegal | 0.0Number |
| 101 | Albania | -0.0Number |
| 102 | Hungary | -0.0Number |
| 103 | Nepal | -0.1Number |
| 104 | India | -0.1Number |
| 105 | Ecuador | -0.1Number |
| 106 | Guyana | -0.1Number |
| 107 | Malawi | -0.1Number |
| 108 | Ukraine | -0.1Number |
| 109 | Liberia | -0.1Number |
| 110 | Sri Lanka | -0.1Number |
| 111 | Malaysia | -0.1Number |
| 112 | Paraguay | -0.1Number |
| 113 | Lesotho | -0.2Number |
| 114 | Indonesia | -0.2Number |
| 115 | Republic of The Gambia | -0.2Number |
| 116 | Georgia | -0.3Number |
| 117 | Hong Kong | -0.3Number |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | -0.3Number |
| 119 | Mexico | -0.3Number |
| 120 | Kenya | -0.4Number |
| 121 | Philippines | -0.4Number |
| 122 | Benin | -0.4Number |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.4Number |
| 124 | Zambia | -0.4Number |
| 125 | Maldives | -0.4Number |
| 126 | Bolivia | -0.4Number |
| 127 | Serbia | -0.5Number |
| 128 | Guatemala | -0.5Number |
| 129 | Sierra Leone | -0.5Number |
| 130 | Thailand | -0.6Number |
| 131 | Rwanda | -0.6Number |
| 132 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.6Number |
| 133 | United Republic of Tanzania | -0.6Number |
| 134 | Honduras | -0.7Number |
| 135 | Tunisia | -0.7Number |
| 136 | Jordan | -0.7Number |
| 137 | Kuwait | -0.7Number |
| 138 | Madagascar | -0.7Number |
| 139 | Nigeria | -0.7Number |
| 140 | Morocco | -0.7Number |
| 141 | Lebanon | -0.8Number |
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.8Number |
| 143 | El Salvador | -0.8Number |
| 144 | Brunei Darussalam | -0.8Number |
| 145 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.8Number |
| 146 | Kazakhstan | -0.8Number |
| 147 | United Arab Emirates | -0.9Number |
| 148 | Oman | -0.9Number |
| 149 | Mauritania | -0.9Number |
| 150 | Qatar | -1.0Number |
| 151 | Burkina Faso | -1.0Number |
| 152 | Niger | -1.0Number |
| 153 | Togo | -1.0Number |
| 154 | Mozambique | -1.0Number |
| 155 | Uganda | -1.0Number |
| 156 | Gabon | -1.0Number |
| 157 | Iraq | -1.0Number |
| 158 | Uzbekistan | -1.0Number |
| 159 | Algeria | -1.0Number |
| 160 | Angola | -1.1Number |
| 161 | Türkiye | -1.1Number |
| 162 | Vietnam | -1.1Number |
| 163 | Bangladesh | -1.2Number |
| 164 | Pakistan | -1.2Number |
| 165 | Guinea | -1.2Number |
| 166 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -1.2Number |
| 167 | Mali | -1.2Number |
| 168 | Comoros | -1.2Number |
| 169 | Cameroon | -1.2Number |
| 170 | Ethiopia | -1.2Number |
| 171 | Djibouti | -1.2Number |
| 172 | Zimbabwe | -1.3Number |
| 173 | Haiti | -1.3Number |
| 174 | Cuba | -1.3Number |
| 175 | Central African Republic | -1.3Number |
| 176 | Republic of the Congo | -1.3Number |
| 177 | Bahrain | -1.3Number |
| 178 | Libya | -1.3Number |
| 179 | State of Palestine | -1.3Number |
| 180 | Eswatini | -1.3Number |
| 181 | Russian Federation | -1.4Number |
| 182 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -1.5Number |
| 183 | Burundi | -1.5Number |
| 184 | Azerbaijan | -1.5Number |
| 185 | Chad | -1.5Number |
| 186 | Saudi Arabia | -1.5Number |
| 187 | Islamic Republic of Iran | -1.5Number |
| 188 | Somalia | -1.6Number |
| 189 | Egypt | -1.6Number |
| 190 | Tajikistan | -1.6Number |
| 191 | People's Republic of China | -1.7Number |
| 192 | Cambodia | -1.7Number |
| 193 | Belarus | -1.7Number |
| 194 | Yemen | -1.7Number |
| 195 | Nicaragua | -1.7Number |
| 196 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.7Number |
| 197 | Venezuela | -1.8Number |
| 198 | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.8Number |
| 199 | Sudan | -1.9Number |
| 200 | South Sudan | -1.9Number |
| 201 | North Korea | -2.0Number |
| 202 | Turkmenistan | -2.0Number |
| 203 | Myanmar | -2.1Number |
| 204 | Afghanistan | -2.1Number |
| 205 | Eritrea | -2.3Number |
Showing 205 of 205 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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