# Voice & accountability by nation — world ranking

Voice & accountability ranked across 179 nations, highest to lowest. Norway highest at 90.6 (2024). Each figure carries its publisher and observation year.

Canonical: https://terralore.co/rankings/voice-and-accountability
Updated: 2026-08-10 (the governance domain's last refresh)

Definition: How far citizens can select their government, speak freely, associate and access a free press — a 0–100 score aggregated from survey and expert assessments.
Unit: score. Ordered highest to lowest — a ranking of figures, not a grading of nations. Ties share a rank.

Note: these are the Worldwide Governance Indicators' absolute 0–100 scores — anchored to two hypothetical benchmark performers, not percentile ranks — and they aggregate perception surveys and expert assessments: model estimates of what is perceived, not direct measurements. The ranking order is computed by Terralore from those scores.

## Ranking (179 nations)

| Rank | Nation | Value | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 90.6 | 2024 |
| 2 | Denmark | 90.0 | 2024 |
| 3 | Finland | 89.3 | 2024 |
| 4 | Sweden | 87.1 | 2024 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 86.4 | 2024 |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 86.0 | 2024 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 85.8 | 2024 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 85.6 | 2024 |
| 9 | Ireland | 85.5 | 2024 |
| 10 | Germany | 84.8 | 2024 |
| 11 | Australia | 83.3 | 2024 |
| 12 | Canada | 83.2 | 2024 |
| 13 | Belgium | 83.1 | 2024 |
| 14 | Iceland | 81.8 | 2024 |
| 15 | Estonia | 81.6 | 2024 |
| 16 | Austria | 81.4 | 2024 |
| 17 | Greenland | 81.4 | 2024 |
| 18 | Liechtenstein | 80.1 | 2024 |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 79.6 | 2024 |
| 20 | Portugal | 79.0 | 2024 |
| 21 | Czechia | 78.8 | 2024 |
| 22 | San Marino | 78.7 | 2024 |
| 23 | Uruguay | 78.3 | 2024 |
| 24 | Lithuania | 78.2 | 2024 |
| 25 | France | 77.0 | 2024 |
| 26 | Spain | 76.9 | 2024 |
| 27 | Latvia | 76.6 | 2024 |
| 28 | Japan | 76.4 | 2024 |
| 29 | Italy | 75.5 | 2024 |
| 30 | Slovenia | 75.4 | 2024 |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 74.6 | 2024 |
| 32 | Chile | 74.3 | 2024 |
| 33 | Slovakia | 73.1 | 2024 |
| 34 | Malta | 73.0 | 2024 |
| 35 | Cyprus | 72.4 | 2024 |
| 36 | United States | 72.4 | 2024 |
| 37 | Monaco | 71.5 | 2024 |
| 38 | South Korea | 71.0 | 2024 |
| 39 | Cape Verde | 70.7 | 2024 |
| 40 | Andorra | 70.7 | 2024 |
| 41 | Greece | 70.5 | 2024 |
| 42 | Poland | 70.0 | 2024 |
| 43 | New Caledonia | 69.6 | 2024 |
| 44 | Croatia | 68.2 | 2024 |
| 45 | Seychelles | 68.0 | 2024 |
| 46 | South Africa | 67.5 | 2024 |
| 47 | Bahamas | 66.5 | 2024 |
| 48 | Vanuatu | 65.4 | 2024 |
| 49 | Jamaica | 65.3 | 2024 |
| 50 | Panama | 64.6 | 2024 |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 64.0 | 2024 |
| 52 | Bhutan | 63.9 | 2024 |
| 53 | Montenegro | 63.7 | 2024 |
| 54 | Romania | 63.6 | 2024 |
| 55 | Argentina | 63.6 | 2024 |
| 56 | Puerto Rico | 63.5 | 2024 |
| 57 | Mauritius | 63.3 | 2024 |
| 58 | Timor-Leste | 62.9 | 2024 |
| 59 | Namibia | 62.7 | 2024 |
| 60 | Fiji | 62.7 | 2024 |
| 61 | Solomon Islands | 62.6 | 2024 |
| 62 | Brazil | 62.4 | 2024 |
| 63 | Botswana | 62.0 | 2024 |
| 64 | Moldova | 61.8 | 2024 |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 60.6 | 2024 |
| 66 | Ghana | 60.4 | 2024 |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 60.4 | 2024 |
| 68 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 59.7 | 2024 |
| 69 | Kosovo | 59.6 | 2024 |
| 70 | Mongolia | 59.1 | 2024 |
| 71 | Armenia | 59.0 | 2024 |
| 72 | Belize | 58.7 | 2024 |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 58.1 | 2024 |
| 74 | Suriname | 57.8 | 2024 |
| 75 | Peru | 57.6 | 2024 |
| 76 | Colombia | 57.5 | 2024 |
| 77 | Senegal | 57.1 | 2024 |
| 78 | Albania | 56.6 | 2024 |
| 79 | Hungary | 56.4 | 2024 |
| 80 | Nepal | 55.8 | 2024 |
| 81 | India | 55.5 | 2024 |
| 82 | Ecuador | 55.0 | 2024 |
| 83 | Guyana | 55.0 | 2024 |
| 84 | Malawi | 54.9 | 2024 |
| 85 | Ukraine | 54.9 | 2024 |
| 86 | Liberia | 54.9 | 2024 |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 54.6 | 2024 |
| 88 | Malaysia | 54.6 | 2024 |
| 89 | Paraguay | 54.2 | 2024 |
| 90 | Lesotho | 54.1 | 2024 |
| 91 | Indonesia | 53.8 | 2024 |
| 92 | Gambia | 53.7 | 2024 |
| 93 | Georgia | 52.4 | 2024 |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 51.1 | 2024 |
| 95 | Mexico | 50.9 | 2024 |
| 96 | Kenya | 50.6 | 2024 |
| 97 | Philippines | 50.6 | 2024 |
| 98 | Benin | 50.2 | 2024 |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 49.9 | 2024 |
| 100 | Zambia | 49.7 | 2024 |
| 101 | Bolivia | 49.2 | 2024 |
| 102 | Serbia | 48.7 | 2024 |
| 103 | Guatemala | 48.6 | 2024 |
| 104 | Sierra Leone | 47.9 | 2024 |
| 105 | Thailand | 47.1 | 2024 |
| 106 | Rwanda | 46.5 | 2024 |
| 107 | Ivory Coast | 46.1 | 2024 |
| 108 | Tanzania | 45.6 | 2024 |
| 109 | Honduras | 45.4 | 2024 |
| 110 | Tunisia | 44.9 | 2024 |
| 111 | Jordan | 44.4 | 2024 |
| 112 | Kuwait | 44.3 | 2024 |
| 113 | Madagascar | 44.2 | 2024 |
| 114 | Nigeria | 44.1 | 2024 |
| 115 | Morocco | 44.1 | 2024 |
| 116 | Lebanon | 43.3 | 2024 |
| 117 | Guinea-Bissau | 43.2 | 2024 |
| 118 | El Salvador | 43.0 | 2024 |
| 119 | Brunei | 42.8 | 2024 |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 42.8 | 2024 |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 42.6 | 2024 |
| 122 | United Arab Emirates | 41.9 | 2024 |
| 123 | Oman | 41.3 | 2024 |
| 124 | Mauritania | 40.7 | 2024 |
| 125 | Qatar | 40.1 | 2024 |
| 126 | Burkina Faso | 40.0 | 2024 |
| 127 | Niger | 39.9 | 2024 |
| 128 | Togo | 39.8 | 2024 |
| 129 | Mozambique | 39.2 | 2024 |
| 130 | Uganda | 39.1 | 2024 |
| 131 | Gabon | 39.0 | 2024 |
| 132 | Iraq | 39.0 | 2024 |
| 133 | Uzbekistan | 38.6 | 2024 |
| 134 | Algeria | 38.5 | 2024 |
| 135 | Angola | 38.3 | 2024 |
| 136 | Türkiye | 37.7 | 2024 |
| 137 | Vietnam | 37.6 | 2024 |
| 138 | Bangladesh | 36.5 | 2024 |
| 139 | Pakistan | 36.4 | 2024 |
| 140 | Guinea | 35.7 | 2024 |
| 141 | DR Congo | 35.6 | 2024 |
| 142 | Mali | 35.5 | 2024 |
| 143 | Comoros | 35.2 | 2024 |
| 144 | Cameroon | 35.1 | 2024 |
| 145 | Ethiopia | 35.1 | 2024 |
| 146 | Djibouti | 35.1 | 2024 |
| 147 | Zimbabwe | 34.8 | 2024 |
| 148 | Haiti | 34.7 | 2024 |
| 149 | Cuba | 34.6 | 2024 |
| 150 | Central African Republic | 33.9 | 2024 |
| 151 | Congo | 33.8 | 2024 |
| 152 | Libya | 33.5 | 2024 |
| 153 | Palestine | 33.3 | 2024 |
| 154 | Eswatini | 33.3 | 2024 |
| 155 | Russia | 32.0 | 2024 |
| 156 | Laos | 31.1 | 2024 |
| 157 | Burundi | 30.7 | 2024 |
| 158 | Azerbaijan | 30.5 | 2024 |
| 159 | Chad | 30.3 | 2024 |
| 160 | Saudi Arabia | 29.8 | 2024 |
| 161 | Iran | 29.7 | 2024 |
| 162 | Somalia | 29.3 | 2024 |
| 163 | Egypt | 28.8 | 2024 |
| 164 | Tajikistan | 28.1 | 2024 |
| 165 | China | 27.9 | 2024 |
| 166 | Cambodia | 27.6 | 2024 |
| 167 | Belarus | 27.3 | 2024 |
| 168 | Yemen | 27.1 | 2024 |
| 169 | Nicaragua | 26.8 | 2024 |
| 170 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.6 | 2024 |
| 171 | Venezuela | 25.0 | 2024 |
| 172 | Syria | 24.5 | 2024 |
| 173 | Sudan | 23.9 | 2024 |
| 174 | South Sudan | 23.7 | 2024 |
| 175 | North Korea | 22.1 | 2024 |
| 176 | Turkmenistan | 21.1 | 2024 |
| 177 | Myanmar | 19.7 | 2024 |
| 178 | Afghanistan | 19.2 | 2024 |
| 179 | Eritrea | 16.8 | 2024 |

## No data (7 nations)

These nations publish no figure for this indicator in the sources below. Absence is a fact about the world's statistical apparatus, not a zero — they are not ranked.

- Antarctica — Antarctica has no permanent population and no national government — it is administered under the Antarctic Treaty. No statistical agency compiles national indicators for it, so there is nothing here to report.
- Falkland Islands — The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory, administered by the United Kingdom; sovereignty is disputed by Argentina. They are not a separate reporting entity in World Bank datasets.
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands — The French Southern and Antarctic Lands have no permanent civilian population. They are administered from Réunion as an overseas territory of France and are not a separate reporting entity in international datasets.
- Northern Cyprus — Northern Cyprus is recognised as a state by Türkiye alone. It is not a member of the United Nations or the World Bank, and does not appear as a separate entity in the datasets these indicators are drawn from.
- Somaliland — Somaliland declared independence in 1991 and has not been recognised by the United Nations or any member state. Where its figures are collected at all, they are reported within Somalia's.
- Taiwan — Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations, and is excluded from the World Bank and UN series that supply most of this dossier. Its own statistical agencies publish extensively.
- Vatican City — Vatican City has a resident population of a few hundred and does not compile the economic and social series these indicators are drawn from.

## Sources

- Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators

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