Voice And Accountability Index

Global Ranking

(-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong)Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Norway	1.73	2020	1	1.66
2	Finland	1.62	2020	2	1.56
3 ↑	New Zealand	1.6	2020	5	1.54
4 ↑	Switzerland	1.54	2020	7	1.5
5 ↑	Netherlands	1.53	2020	8	1.49
6 ↓	Denmark	1.52	2020	4	1.55
7 ↓	Sweden	1.5	2020	2	1.56
7 ↓	Luxembourg	1.5	2020	6	1.53
9	Canada	1.48	2020	9	1.43
10 ↑	Austria	1.4	2020	12	1.34
11 ↑	Ireland	1.39	2020	13	1.31
11 ↑	Iceland	1.39	2020	15	1.3
13 ↓	Germany	1.38	2020	10	1.36
14 ↓	United Kingdom	1.37	2018	10	1.36
15 ↑	Uruguay	1.31	2020	18	1.23
16	Australia	1.3	2020	16	1.27
17	Aruba	1.29	2020	17	1.26
18 ↓	Belgium	1.28	2020	13	1.31
19 ↓	Liechtenstein	1.26	2020	18	1.23
19 ↑	Portugal	1.26	2020	20	1.2
21 ↓	Tuvalu	1.18	2020	20	1.2
22	Estonia	1.17	2020	22	1.18
23 ↑	Costa Rica	1.14	2020	27	1.1
24 ↑	Barbados	1.13	2020	27	1.1
24 ↑	Kiribati	1.13	2020	30	1.07
24	Micronesia	1.13	2020	24	1.15
27 ↑	Malta	1.12	2020	29	1.08
27 ↓	San Marino	1.12	2020	23	1.16
29 ↑	Taiwan	1.1	2020	36	0.98
30 ↓	Andorra	1.09	2020	26	1.11
31 ↓	Palau	1.08	2020	30	1.07
32 ↓	France	1.07	2020	25	1.12
33 ↑	Italy	1.06	2020	38	0.95
34 ↑	Chile	1.02	2020	35	0.99
35 ↓	Spain	1.01	2020	33	1.04
35 ↑	Lithuania	1.01	2020	44	0.89
37 ↓	Bermuda	1	2013	34	1.03
38 ↑	Japan	0.99	2020	40	0.93
39 ↑	Czech Republic	0.98	2020	49	0.84
40 ↑	Greece	0.97	2020	50	0.81
41 ↓	Slovenia	0.94	2020	36	0.98
42 ↓	Bahamas	0.92	2020	41	0.91
42 ↓	Cape Verde	0.92	2020	39	0.94
44 ↓	Cyprus	0.91	2020	32	1.05
45 ↑	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.9	2019	48	0.85
46	Slovakia	0.88	2020	46	0.86
46 ↓	Saint Lucia	0.88	2020	42	0.9
46 ↓	Dominica	0.88	2020	45	0.87
49 ↓	United States	0.87	2020	42	0.9
49 ↓	Latvia	0.87	2020	46	0.86
51 ↑	South Korea	0.82	2020	53	0.75
52 ↓	Samoa	0.81	2020	51	0.78
53 ↓	Mauritius	0.74	2020	51	0.78
53 ↑	Antigua and Barbuda	0.74	2020	54	0.73
55 ↑	South Africa	0.7	2020	60	0.64
56 ↓	Grenada	0.69	2020	55	0.68
57 ↑	Monaco	0.67	2020	58	0.66
58	Israel	0.66	2020	58	0.66
59 ↑	Tonga	0.64	2020	61	0.63
59 ↑	Trinidad and Tobago	0.64	2020	63	0.6
61 ↑	Jamaica	0.63	2020	62	0.61
62 ↓	Poland	0.62	2020	57	0.67
63 ↓	Vanuatu	0.61	2020	55	0.68
64 ↑	Argentina	0.59	2020	65	0.57
65 ↑	Croatia	0.58	2020	73	0.46
65 ↑	Ghana	0.58	2020	66	0.56
65 ↑	Romania	0.58	2020	67	0.52
68 ↓	Panama	0.57	2020	63	0.6
69 ↓	Namibia	0.56	2020	67	0.52
70 ↑	Solomon Islands	0.55	2020	71	0.49
71 ↓	Belize	0.53	2020	69	0.51
72 ↓	Botswana	0.49	2020	70	0.5
73 ↓	Puerto Rico	0.46	2018	71	0.49
74 ↑	Seychelles	0.45	2020	78	0.31
75 ↓	Suriname	0.42	2020	74	0.36
76 ↑	Hungary	0.39	2020	77	0.34
77 ↓	Bulgaria	0.36	2019	74	0.36
78 ↑	Sao Tome and Principe	0.35	2020	88	0.13
79 ↑	Mongolia	0.32	2019	81	0.24
80	Tunisia	0.27	2020	80	0.26
81 ↓	Brazil	0.26	2020	74	0.36
81 ↑	Guyana	0.26	2019	83	0.22
83 ↓	Senegal	0.24	2020	81	0.24
84	Peru	0.22	2020	84	0.2
85 ↑	Dominican Republic	0.18	2019	91	0.11
86 ↓	Colombia	0.15	2020	84	0.2
86 ↑	Bhutan	0.15	2020	94	0.07
86 ↓	India	0.15	2020	79	0.27
89 ↓	Indonesia	0.1	2020	88	0.13
90 ↓	Albania	0.09	2020	87	0.14
90 ↑	Ukraine	0.09	2020	98	0.02
92 ↑	Paraguay	0.07	2020	96	0.06
93 ↓	Georgia	0.06	2020	86	0.17
94 ↑	Armenia	0.04	2020	96	0.06
94 ↓	Hong Kong	0.04	2020	88	0.13
94 ↓	El Salvador	0.04	2020	91	0.11
94 ↑	Montenegro	0.04	2020	98	0.02
98 ↓	Papua New Guinea	0.03	2020	93	0.09
98	Fiji	0.03	2020	98	0.02
100 ↑	Ecuador	0.02	2020	103	0
101 ↑	Lesotho	0.01	2019	103	0
102 ↑	Macedonia	-0.03	2018	112	-0.14
102 ↑	Malawi	-0.03	2020	111	-0.12
104 ↓	Mexico	-0.04	2020	101	0.01
105 ↑	Moldova	-0.05	2020	108	-0.1
105 ↑	Malaysia	-0.05	2019	109	-0.11
107	Liberia	-0.07	2019	107	-0.03
107 ↑	Bolivia	-0.07	2020	109	-0.11
109 ↓	Benin	-0.08	2020	94	0.07
110 ↓	Sri Lanka	-0.09	2019	105	-0.02
110 ↑	Sierra Leone	-0.09	2020	114	-0.19
112 ↓	Philippines	-0.1	2020	101	0.01
113 ↓	Serbia	-0.12	2020	105	-0.02
114 ↓	Nepal	-0.15	2019	112	-0.14
115	Burkina Faso	-0.17	2020	115	-0.2
116	Singapore	-0.2	2020	116	-0.21
116 ↑	Gambia	-0.2	2020	117	-0.24
118 ↓	Madagascar	-0.28	2020	117	-0.24
119 ↑	Macao	-0.29	2020	123	-0.32
120 ↓	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-0.32	2020	117	-0.24
121 ↑	Maldives	-0.33	2020	128	-0.46
122 ↓	Kenya	-0.34	2020	121	-0.31
123 ↑	Guatemala	-0.39	2020	124	-0.34
124 ↓	Zambia	-0.43	2020	121	-0.31
125 ↑	Guinea-Bissau	-0.47	2020	129	-0.48
126 ↓	Ivory Coast	-0.48	2020	120	-0.25
127 ↑	Niger	-0.52	2020	135	-0.59
128 ↑	Lebanon	-0.56	2020	131	-0.52
129 ↓	Kyrgyzstan	-0.59	2020	127	-0.45
129 ↓	Nigeria	-0.59	2020	125	-0.43
131 ↑	Honduras	-0.6	2020	134	-0.57
131 ↑	Mozambique	-0.6	2020	133	-0.54
133 ↑	Morocco	-0.61	2020	137	-0.65
134 ↑	Kuwait	-0.68	2020	138	-0.66
135 ↓	Comoros	-0.71	2019	130	-0.5
135 ↓	Tanzania	-0.71	2020	131	-0.52
137 ↓	Uganda	-0.72	2020	136	-0.64
138 ↓	Mali	-0.73	2020	126	-0.44
139	Jordan	-0.75	2020	139	-0.69
139 ↑	Togo	-0.75	2020	140	-0.74
141 ↓	Bangladesh	-0.77	2020	140	-0.74
142 ↑	Angola	-0.81	2020	144	-0.78
142 ↑	Thailand	-0.81	2020	147	-0.85
144 ↓	Haiti	-0.84	2020	142	-0.75
144 ↑	Mauritania	-0.84	2020	145	-0.8
146	Turkey	-0.86	2020	146	-0.83
147 ↑	Pakistan	-0.88	2020	148	-0.86
148 ↓	Guinea	-0.92	2020	143	-0.77
149 ↑	Brunei	-0.93	2020	150	-0.97
150 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	-0.94	2020	148	-0.86
151	Iraq	-0.96	2019	151	-1
152 ↑	Gabon	-0.99	2020	153	-1.05
153 ↑	Ethiopia	-1.06	2019	160	-1.17
154 ↓	Afghanistan	-1.08	2020	152	-1.01
154 ↑	Russia	-1.08	2020	157	-1.12
156 ↓	Rwanda	-1.1	2020	155	-1.1
156 ↓	Algeria	-1.1	2020	154	-1.06
156 ↓	Nicaragua	-1.1	2020	155	-1.1
159 ↑	Zimbabwe	-1.14	2018	161	-1.2
160 ↓	Oman	-1.15	2020	159	-1.15
161 ↓	United Arab Emirates	-1.18	2020	158	-1.14
162 ↑	Kazakhstan	-1.19	2020	165	-1.23
163 ↓	Cameroon	-1.21	2020	162	-1.21
164 ↓	Central African Republic	-1.22	2019	162	-1.21
165 ↑	Democratic Republic of the Congo	-1.28	2020	167	-1.31
166	Republic of the Congo	-1.29	2020	166	-1.28
166 ↑	Qatar	-1.29	2020	167	-1.31
168 ↑	Swaziland	-1.33	2020	170	-1.34
169 ↓	Cambodia	-1.36	2020	164	-1.22
170 ↑	Vietnam	-1.38	2020	173	-1.41
170 ↑	Libya	-1.38	2020	179	-1.47
172 ↓	Djibouti	-1.42	2019	171	-1.37
172 ↑	Chad	-1.42	2020	175	-1.43
174 ↓	Egypt	-1.45	2019	169	-1.33
175	Bahrain	-1.46	2020	175	-1.43
175 ↓	Belarus	-1.46	2020	173	-1.41
177 ↓	Iran	-1.48	2020	172	-1.39
178 ↓	Venezuela	-1.51	2020	175	-1.43
179 ↑	Burundi	-1.54	2020	183	-1.72
180	Azerbaijan	-1.55	2020	180	-1.53
181 ↑	Saudi Arabia	-1.61	2020	182	-1.66
182 ↓	Uzbekistan	-1.65	2019	181	-1.63
182 ↑	Sudan	-1.65	2019	187	-1.85
182 ↓	China	-1.65	2020	178	-1.46
185 ↓	Yemen	-1.77	2020	184	-1.78
186 ↓	Tajikistan	-1.78	2020	185	-1.8
187 ↓	Laos	-1.8	2020	186	-1.82
187	Somalia	-1.8	2020	187	-1.85
189	Equatorial Guinea	-1.83	2020	189	-1.88
190	Syria	-1.93	2020	190	-1.99
191	Turkmenistan	-2.03	2020	191	-2.19
192	Eritrea	-2.08	2020	192	-2.21
193 ↓	North Korea	-2.16	2020	192	-2.21

Definition of Voice And Accountability Index

The index for Voice and Accountability captures perceptions of the extent to which the citizens are able to participate in selecting their government, as well as freedom of expression, freedom of association, and a free media.