Global Rankings
Voice And Accountability Index
(-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong)
| Rank | Country | (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 | Norway | 1.78 |
2 | 2 | New Zealand | 1.69 |
3 | 3 | Switzerland | 1.67 |
4 | 5 | Denmark | 1.66 |
5 | 7 | Luxembourg | 1.63 |
6 | 4 | Finland | 1.63 |
7 | 8 | Sweden | 1.57 |
8 | 6 | Netherlands | 1.56 |
9 | 15 | Australia | 1.51 |
10 | 9 | Ireland | 1.48 |
11 | 10 | Canada | 1.48 |
12 | 12 | Germany | 1.46 |
13 | 11 | Iceland | 1.45 |
14 | 13 | Austria | 1.41 |
15 | 14 | Liechtenstein | 1.4 |
16 | 16 | Belgium | 1.33 |
17 | 17 | Uruguay | 1.28 |
18 | 18 | United Kingdom | 1.26 |
19 | 20 | San Marino | 1.25 |
20 | 21 | Tuvalu | 1.22 |
21 | 22 | Estonia | 1.22 |
22 | 19 | Portugal | 1.21 |
23 | 36 | Spain | 1.19 |
24 | 23 | Barbados | 1.16 |
25 | 25 | France | 1.15 |
26 | 27 | Costa Rica | 1.14 |
27 | 30 | Italy | 1.12 |
28 | 35 | Japan | 1.11 |
29 | 39 | Taiwan | 1.1 |
30 | 28 | Kiribati | 1.09 |
31 | 24 | Micronesia | 1.09 |
31 | 31 | Palau | 1.09 |
33 | 41 | Slovenia | 1.08 |
34 | 33 | Czech Republic | 1.08 |
35 | 32 | Lithuania | 1.07 |
36 | 38 | Samoa | 1.02 |
37 | 37 | Aruba | 1.02 |
38 | 40 | Chile | 1.02 |
39 | 42 | Greece | 1.01 |
40 | 34 | Bermuda | 1 |
41 | 26 | Andorra | 1 |
42 | 44 | Latvia | 0.99 |
43 | 49 | Cyprus | 0.97 |
44 | 43 | Cape Verde | 0.96 |
45 | 29 | Malta | 0.91 |
46 | 45 | Slovakia | 0.91 |
47 | 48 | United States | 0.88 |
48 | 50 | Tonga | 0.87 |
49 | 52 | Saint Lucia | 0.86 |
50 | 47 | Bahamas | 0.86 |
51 | 46 | South Korea | 0.86 |
52 | 51 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.83 |
53 | 53 | Dominica | 0.79 |
54 | 57 | Grenada | 0.75 |
55 | 55 | South Africa | 0.74 |
56 | 54 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.74 |
57 | 56 | Monaco | 0.65 |
58 | 58 | Israel | 0.64 |
59 | 65 | Vanuatu | 0.63 |
60 | 62 | Poland | 0.63 |
61 | 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.62 |
62 | 61 | Mauritius | 0.62 |
63 | 66 | Namibia | 0.58 |
64 | 60 | Croatia | 0.57 |
65 | 64 | Jamaica | 0.56 |
66 | 63 | Seychelles | 0.56 |
67 | 69 | Panama | 0.55 |
68 | 70 | Belize | 0.54 |
69 | 68 | Argentina | 0.53 |
70 | 71 | Botswana | 0.5 |
71 | 67 | Romania | 0.5 |
72 | 72 | Puerto Rico | 0.45 |
73 | 74 | Ghana | 0.41 |
74 | 78 | Bulgaria | 0.39 |
75 | 82 | Brazil | 0.38 |
76 | 73 | Hungary | 0.36 |
77 | 75 | Suriname | 0.35 |
78 | 80 | Montenegro | 0.34 |
79 | 76 | Solomon Islands | 0.34 |
80 | 77 | Dominican Republic | 0.33 |
81 | 79 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.25 |
82 | 81 | Mongolia | 0.25 |
83 | 90 | Moldova | 0.24 |
84 | 85 | Colombia | 0.21 |
85 | 87 | Bhutan | 0.2 |
86 | 110 | Fiji | 0.19 |
87 | 89 | Albania | 0.17 |
88 | 86 | Macedonia | 0.16 |
89 | 83 | Guyana | 0.15 |
90 | 88 | Indonesia | 0.14 |
91 | 84 | Senegal | 0.13 |
92 | 95 | India | 0.09 |
93 | 99 | Malaysia | 0.09 |
94 | 91 | Armenia | 0.08 |
95 | 92 | Malawi | 0.08 |
96 | 93 | Peru | 0.06 |
97 | 100 | Liberia | 0.05 |
98 | 98 | Paraguay | 0.04 |
99 | 97 | Georgia | 0.03 |
100 | 94 | Lesotho | 0.03 |
101 | 101 | Papua New Guinea | 0.01 |
102 | 105 | Philippines | -0.02 |
103 | 104 | Nepal | -0.02 |
104 | 103 | Gambia | -0.04 |
105 | 107 | Zambia | -0.05 |
106 | 108 | Serbia | -0.06 |
107 | 96 | Ecuador | -0.06 |
108 | 106 | Singapore | -0.07 |
109 | 102 | Ukraine | -0.1 |
110 | 109 | Mexico | -0.12 |
111 | 112 | Kenya | -0.12 |
112 | 114 | Maldives | -0.14 |
113 | 116 | Tunisia | -0.21 |
114 | 119 | Benin | -0.22 |
115 | 115 | Sri Lanka | -0.23 |
116 | 113 | Bolivia | -0.27 |
117 | 111 | Sierra Leone | -0.3 |
118 | 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.32 |
119 | 117 | Madagascar | -0.32 |
120 | 123 | Hong Kong | -0.32 |
121 | 122 | Ivory Coast | -0.38 |
122 | 124 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.44 |
123 | 131 | Thailand | -0.45 |
124 | 125 | Honduras | -0.45 |
125 | 120 | El Salvador | -0.47 |
126 | 128 | Morocco | -0.49 |
127 | 127 | Macao | -0.51 |
128 | 126 | Guatemala | -0.53 |
129 | 133 | Tanzania | -0.53 |
130 | 130 | Nigeria | -0.55 |
131 | 129 | Mozambique | -0.59 |
132 | 135 | Kuwait | -0.59 |
133 | 132 | Lebanon | -0.65 |
134 | 137 | Mauritania | -0.66 |
135 | 121 | Niger | -0.7 |
136 | 140 | Uganda | -0.7 |
137 | 143 | Brunei | -0.72 |
138 | 136 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.72 |
139 | 142 | Angola | -0.74 |
140 | 138 | Bangladesh | -0.75 |
141 | 141 | Jordan | -0.77 |
142 | 139 | Togo | -0.78 |
143 | 144 | Comoros | -0.81 |
144 | 134 | Burkina Faso | -0.81 |
145 | 148 | Turkey | -0.86 |
146 | 149 | Rwanda | -0.9 |
147 | 146 | Gabon | -0.92 |
148 | 150 | Iraq | -0.96 |
149 | 145 | Pakistan | -0.96 |
150 | 152 | Qatar | -0.97 |
151 | 151 | Algeria | -0.98 |
152 | 154 | Kazakhstan | -1 |
153 | 159 | Oman | -1 |
154 | 147 | Mali | -1.01 |
155 | 153 | Ethiopia | -1.06 |
156 | 158 | Cameroon | -1.07 |
157 | 156 | Zimbabwe | -1.09 |
158 | 157 | United Arab Emirates | -1.09 |
159 | 155 | Guinea | -1.15 |
160 | 162 | Republic of the Congo | -1.15 |
161 | 164 | Swaziland | -1.16 |
162 | 161 | Haiti | -1.18 |
163 | 160 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -1.21 |
164 | 166 | Vietnam | -1.24 |
165 | 170 | Cuba | -1.25 |
166 | 163 | Central African Republic | -1.26 |
167 | 167 | Djibouti | -1.27 |
168 | 165 | Russia | -1.29 |
169 | 168 | Cambodia | -1.29 |
170 | 169 | Uzbekistan | -1.31 |
171 | 173 | Burundi | -1.37 |
172 | 174 | Bahrain | -1.38 |
173 | 176 | Egypt | -1.38 |
174 | 171 | Nicaragua | -1.39 |
175 | 172 | Libya | -1.39 |
176 | 175 | Azerbaijan | -1.41 |
177 | 179 | Saudi Arabia | -1.42 |
178 | 178 | Chad | -1.43 |
179 | 177 | Iran | -1.45 |
180 | 182 | China | -1.5 |
181 | 181 | Venezuela | -1.53 |
182 | 183 | Yemen | -1.55 |
183 | 180 | Sudan | -1.6 |
184 | 185 | Laos | -1.63 |
185 | 187 | Tajikistan | -1.63 |
186 | 186 | Somalia | -1.66 |
187 | 184 | Belarus | -1.67 |
188 | 188 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.68 |
189 | 190 | Burma (Myanmar) | -1.84 |
190 | 189 | Afghanistan | -1.85 |
191 | 192 | Syria | -1.85 |
192 | 191 | Eritrea | -1.86 |
193 | 193 | Turkmenistan | -1.88 |
194 | 194 | North Korea | -1.98 |