Voice and accountability by country

See the United States's strengths and weaknesses

United States: 69.6 in 2025, 33rd of 38 OECD members (highest first). 59th of all 205 with data.

Highest: Norway (91.2, 2025) · Lowest: Eritrea (14.6, 2025) · 205 countries and territories with data.

Perceptions of how far citizens can take part in selecting their government, and of freedom of expression, freedom of association and a free media. From the World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI, 2025 revision): a 0–100 score that combines many surveys and expert assessments; higher is better.

Ranking

Latest value for each country (within 5 years).

Over time

United States: rank over time

Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).

World ranking (highest first)

RankCountryValueYear
1Norway91.22025
2Denmark90.52025
3Finland88.82025
4Sweden87.62025
5New Zealand87.32025
6Ireland87.12025
7Luxembourg87.12025
8Netherlands86.82025
9Germany86.02025
10Switzerland85.92025
11Canada85.22025
12Belgium83.92025
13Greenland83.82025
14Austria83.82025
15Australia83.72025
16Iceland82.72025
17Estonia82.42025
18Liechtenstein82.32025
19United Kingdom81.32025
20Portugal81.12025
21Tuvalu80.82025
22San Marino80.52025
23Uruguay80.02025
24Czechia79.32025
25Lithuania79.32025
26France79.02025
27Latvia78.32025
28Spain78.22025
29Aruba78.22025
30Cayman Islands78.22025
31Japan78.02025
32Slovenia77.82025
33Barbados77.62025
34Italy77.62025
35Guam77.32024
36American Samoa76.82024
37Costa Rica76.82025
38Chile76.72025
39Kiribati76.72025
40Palau76.32025
41Malta75.72025
42Monaco74.92025
43Marshall Islands74.72025
44Samoa74.52025
45Micronesia74.32025
46Cyprus74.22025
47Cabo Verde73.92025
48French Polynesia73.82025
49South Korea73.82025
50Greece73.52025
51Slovakia73.32025
52Poland72.72025
53Tonga72.52025
54Andorra72.32025
55Croatia71.32025
56St. Lucia71.22025
57South Africa70.22025
58Seychelles70.22025
59United States69.62025
60Bahamas69.32025
61Solomon Islands69.12025
62St. Vincent and the Grenadines69.02025
63Mauritius68.82025
64Jamaica68.62025
65St. Kitts and Nevis68.32025
66Antigua and Barbuda67.82025
67Vanuatu67.82025
68Trinidad and Tobago67.72025
69Nauru67.62025
70Dominica66.92025
71Grenada66.62025
72Panama66.52025
73Argentina65.92025
74Romania65.82025
75Timor-Leste65.72025
76Brazil65.52025
77Montenegro65.02025
78Botswana65.02025
79Puerto Rico64.92025
80Israel64.92025
81Namibia64.62025
82Ghana64.32025
83Dominican Republic64.02025
84Bulgaria62.72025
85Moldova62.52025
86Suriname62.12025
87Mongolia62.02025
88Fiji61.72025
89Bhutan61.62025
90Belize61.62025
91São Tomé and Príncipe61.32025
92North Macedonia61.32025
93Senegal60.72025
94Albania60.02025
95Armenia59.92025
96Lesotho59.62025
97Kosovo59.22025
98New Caledonia59.02025
99Guyana58.92025
100Colombia58.52025
101Liberia58.02025
102Sri Lanka57.92025
103Malawi57.62025
104Hungary57.12025
105Peru56.72025
106Ecuador56.22025
107Ukraine56.22025
108Malaysia55.82025
109Paraguay55.22025
110India54.92025
111Indonesia54.72025
112Nepal54.62025
113Singapore54.62025
114Bolivia54.52025
115Gambia53.92025
116Papua New Guinea53.42025
117Philippines53.02025
118Bosnia and Herzegovina53.02025
119Mexico52.52025
120Zambia52.12025
121Kenya51.62025
122Guatemala51.52025
123Benin51.52025
124Georgia51.12025
125Serbia50.12025
126Macao50.02025
127Maldives49.32025
128Sierra Leone49.22025
129Thailand48.22025
130Hong Kong48.12025
131Côte d'Ivoire47.82025
132Lebanon46.82025
133Honduras46.82025
134Madagascar45.82025
135Tunisia45.82025
136Nigeria45.62025
137Morocco45.02025
138Bangladesh44.52025
139Jordan44.02025
140El Salvador44.02025
141Rwanda43.72025
142Tanzania43.32025
143Iraq42.62025
144Gabon42.62025
145Kyrgyzstan42.22025
146Mozambique41.22025
147Mauritania41.22025
148Kuwait40.92025
149Brunei40.22025
150Kazakhstan40.12025
151Angola39.42025
152Uganda39.22025
153Togo38.72025
154United Arab Emirates38.12025
155Guinea-Bissau38.02025
156Comoros37.92025
157Algeria37.82025
158Oman37.42025
159Türkiye37.32025
160Pakistan37.02025
161Niger36.82025
162Guinea36.12025
163West Bank and Gaza35.92025
164Burkina Faso35.62025
165DR Congo35.62025
166Haiti35.12025
167Uzbekistan34.82025
168Mali34.72025
169Cameroon34.72025
170Vietnam34.52025
171Central African Republic34.52025
172Ethiopia34.32025
173Republic of the Congo34.32025
174Qatar33.92025
175Zimbabwe33.92025
176Djibouti33.42025
177Libya31.32025
178Russia31.32025
179Eswatini31.02025
180Chad31.02025
181Bahrain30.72025
182Azerbaijan29.72025
183Burundi29.52025
184Somalia28.62025
185Cuba28.12025
186Syria28.02025
187Iran27.92025
188Egypt27.72025
189Laos27.52025
190Cambodia27.52025
191China26.12025
192Saudi Arabia26.02025
193Belarus25.82025
194Yemen25.72025
195Venezuela25.72025
196Tajikistan25.62025
197Nicaragua25.42025
198Equatorial Guinea24.82025
199South Sudan23.42025
200Sudan21.22025
201Turkmenistan20.82025
202Myanmar19.42025
203North Korea18.72025
204Afghanistan17.72025
205Eritrea14.62025

Source: World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators (GOV_WGI_VA_SC). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.

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