NationsTreeRanking · latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
Voice & accountability (score 0–100)
Freedom of citizens to choose their government, freedom of expression, association and media (0–100). Higher is better.
Source: World Bank · Worldwide Governance Indicators · GOV_WGI_VA.SC
Top 5 over time
Dashed line: world median| # | Country | Region | Voice & accountabilityscore 0–100 | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway |
Europe & Central Asia | 91.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 2 |  Denmark |
Europe & Central Asia | 90.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 3 |  Finland |
Europe & Central Asia | 88.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 4 |  Sweden |
Europe & Central Asia | 87.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 5 |  New Zealand |
East Asia & Pacific | 87.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 6 |  Ireland |
Europe & Central Asia | 87.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 7 |  Luxembourg |
Europe & Central Asia | 87.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 8 |  Netherlands |
Europe & Central Asia | 86.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 9 |  Germany |
Europe & Central Asia | 86.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 10 |  Switzerland |
Europe & Central Asia | 85.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 11 |  Canada |
North America | 85.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 12 |  Belgium |
Europe & Central Asia | 83.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 13 |  Greenland |
Europe & Central Asia | 83.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 14 |  Austria |
Europe & Central Asia | 83.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 15 |  Australia |
East Asia & Pacific | 83.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 16 |  Iceland |
Europe & Central Asia | 82.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 17 |  Estonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 82.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 18 |  Liechtenstein |
Europe & Central Asia | 82.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 19 |  United Kingdom |
Europe & Central Asia | 81.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 20 |  Portugal |
Europe & Central Asia | 81.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 21 |  Tuvalu |
East Asia & Pacific | 80.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 22 |  San Marino |
Europe & Central Asia | 80.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 23 |  Uruguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 80.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 24 |  Czechia |
Europe & Central Asia | 79.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 25 |  Lithuania |
Europe & Central Asia | 79.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 26 |  France |
Europe & Central Asia | 79.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 27 |  Latvia |
Europe & Central Asia | 78.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 28 |  Spain |
Europe & Central Asia | 78.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 29 |  Aruba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 78.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 29 |  Cayman Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 78.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 31 |  Japan |
East Asia & Pacific | 78.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 32 |  Slovenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 77.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 33 |  Barbados |
Latin America & Caribbean | 77.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 34 |  Italy |
Europe & Central Asia | 77.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 35 |  Guam |
East Asia & Pacific | 77.3 score 0–100 | 2024 |
| 36 |  American Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 76.8 score 0–100 | 2024 |
| 37 |  Costa Rica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 76.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 38 |  Chile |
Latin America & Caribbean | 76.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 39 |  Kiribati |
East Asia & Pacific | 76.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 40 |  Palau |
East Asia & Pacific | 76.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 41 |  Malta |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 75.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 42 |  Monaco |
Europe & Central Asia | 74.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 43 |  Marshall Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 74.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 44 |  Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 74.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 45 |  Micronesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 74.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 46 |  Cyprus |
Europe & Central Asia | 74.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 47 |  Cabo Verde |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 48 |  French Polynesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 73.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 49 |  South Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 73.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 50 |  Greece |
Europe & Central Asia | 73.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 51 |  Slovakia |
Europe & Central Asia | 73.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 52 |  Poland |
Europe & Central Asia | 72.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 53 |  Tonga |
East Asia & Pacific | 72.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 54 |  Andorra |
Europe & Central Asia | 72.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 55 |  Croatia |
Europe & Central Asia | 71.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 56 |  Saint Lucia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 71.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 57 |  South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 58 |  Seychelles |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 59 |  United States |
North America | 69.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 60 |  Bahamas |
Latin America & Caribbean | 69.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 61 |  Solomon Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 69.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 62 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Latin America & Caribbean | 69.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 63 |  Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 64 |  Jamaica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 68.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 65 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Latin America & Caribbean | 68.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 66 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Latin America & Caribbean | 67.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 67 |  Vanuatu |
East Asia & Pacific | 67.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 68 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Latin America & Caribbean | 67.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 69 |  Naoero |
East Asia & Pacific | 67.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 70 |  Dominica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 66.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 71 |  Grenada |
Latin America & Caribbean | 66.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 72 |  Panama |
Latin America & Caribbean | 66.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 73 |  Argentina |
Latin America & Caribbean | 65.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 74 |  Romania |
Europe & Central Asia | 65.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 75 |  Timor-Leste |
East Asia & Pacific | 65.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 76 |  Brazil |
Latin America & Caribbean | 65.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 77 |  Montenegro |
Europe & Central Asia | 65.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 78 |  Botswana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 79 |  Puerto Rico (US) |
Latin America & Caribbean | 64.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 80 |  Israel |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 64.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 81 |  Namibia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 82 |  Ghana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 83 |  Dominican Republic |
Latin America & Caribbean | 64.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 84 |  Bulgaria |
Europe & Central Asia | 62.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 85 |  Moldova |
Europe & Central Asia | 62.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 86 |  Suriname |
Latin America & Caribbean | 62.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 87 |  Mongolia |
East Asia & Pacific | 62.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 88 |  Fiji |
East Asia & Pacific | 61.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 89 |  Bhutan |
South Asia | 61.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 90 |  Belize |
Latin America & Caribbean | 61.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 91 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 92 |  North Macedonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 61.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 93 |  Senegal |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 94 |  Albania |
Europe & Central Asia | 60.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 95 |  Armenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 59.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 96 |  Lesotho |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 59.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 97 | XKXKosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 59.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 98 |  New Caledonia |
East Asia & Pacific | 59.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 99 |  Guyana |
Latin America & Caribbean | 58.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 100 |  Colombia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 58.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 101 |  Liberia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 102 |  Sri Lanka |
South Asia | 57.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 103 |  Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 104 |  Hungary |
Europe & Central Asia | 57.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 105 |  Peru |
Latin America & Caribbean | 56.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 106 |  Ecuador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 56.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 107 |  Ukraine |
Europe & Central Asia | 56.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 108 |  Malaysia |
East Asia & Pacific | 55.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 109 |  Paraguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 55.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 110 |  India |
South Asia | 54.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 111 |  Indonesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 54.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 112 |  Nepal |
South Asia | 54.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 113 |  Singapore |
East Asia & Pacific | 54.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 114 |  Bolivia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 54.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 115 |  Gambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 116 |  Papua New Guinea |
East Asia & Pacific | 53.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 117 |  Philippines |
East Asia & Pacific | 53.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 118 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe & Central Asia | 53.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 119 |  Mexico |
Latin America & Caribbean | 52.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 120 |  Zambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 121 |  Kenya |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 122 |  Guatemala |
Latin America & Caribbean | 51.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 123 |  Benin |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 124 |  Georgia |
Europe & Central Asia | 51.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 125 |  Serbia |
Europe & Central Asia | 50.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 126 |  Macao |
East Asia & Pacific | 50.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 127 |  Maldives |
South Asia | 49.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 128 |  Sierra Leone |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 49.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 129 |  Thailand |
East Asia & Pacific | 48.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 130 |  Hong Kong |
East Asia & Pacific | 48.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 131 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 132 |  Lebanon |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 46.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 133 |  Honduras |
Latin America & Caribbean | 46.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 134 |  Madagascar |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 135 |  Tunisia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 45.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 136 |  Nigeria |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 137 |  Morocco |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 45.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 138 |  Bangladesh |
South Asia | 44.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 139 |  Jordan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 44.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 140 |  El Salvador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 44.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 141 |  Rwanda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 142 |  Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 143 |  Iraq |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 42.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 144 |  Gabon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 145 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 42.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 146 |  Mozambique |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 147 |  Mauritania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 148 |  Kuwait |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 40.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 149 |  Brunei |
East Asia & Pacific | 40.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 150 |  Kazakhstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 40.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 151 |  Angola |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 152 |  Uganda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 153 |  Togo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 154 |  United Arab Emirates |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 38.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 155 |  Guinea-Bissau |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 156 |  Comoros |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 157 |  Algeria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 37.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 158 |  Oman |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 37.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 159 |  Türkiye |
Europe & Central Asia | 37.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 160 |  Pakistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 37.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 161 |  Niger |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 162 |  Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 163 |  Palestine |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 35.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 164 |  Burkina Faso |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 165 |  DR Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 166 |  Haiti |
Latin America & Caribbean | 35.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 167 |  Uzbekistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 34.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 168 |  Mali |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 169 |  Cameroon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 170 |  Vietnam |
East Asia & Pacific | 34.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 171 |  Central African Republic |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 172 |  Ethiopia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 173 |  Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 174 |  Qatar |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 33.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 175 |  Zimbabwe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 176 |  Djibouti |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 33.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 177 |  Libya |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 31.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 178 |  Russia |
Europe & Central Asia | 31.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 179 |  Eswatini |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 180 |  Chad |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 181 |  Bahrain |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 30.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 182 |  Azerbaijan |
Europe & Central Asia | 29.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 183 |  Burundi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 184 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 185 |  Cuba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 28.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 186 |  Syria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 28.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 187 |  Iran |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 27.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 188 |  Egypt |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 27.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 189 |  Laos |
East Asia & Pacific | 27.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 190 |  Cambodia |
East Asia & Pacific | 27.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 191 |  China |
East Asia & Pacific | 26.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 192 |  Saudi Arabia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 26.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 193 |  Belarus |
Europe & Central Asia | 25.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 194 |  Yemen |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 195 |  Venezuela |
Latin America & Caribbean | 25.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 196 |  Tajikistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 25.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 197 |  Nicaragua |
Latin America & Caribbean | 25.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 198 |  Equatorial Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 199 |  South Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 200 |  Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 201 |  Turkmenistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 20.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 202 |  Myanmar |
East Asia & Pacific | 19.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 203 |  North Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 18.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 204 |  Afghanistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 205 |  Eritrea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| — |  Bermuda |
North America | 76.6 score 0–100 | 2017 |
| — |  US Virgin Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 72.6 score 0–100 | 2017 |
Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 205 ranked.