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Voice and Accountability, 2002

Figures for 2002, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Voice and Accountability, 2002 covers 200 countries on 2 measures. Iceland is highest, at 1.49204; North Korea is lowest, at -2.27375. The middle country reads -0.02222. Against 2000, 200 values changed (128 up, 72 down), the same countries are covered.

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Voice and Accountability · Data for 2002

HighestIceland

1.49204

LowestNorth Korea

-2.27375

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Voice and Accountability, 2002, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 200 countries · select a heading to sort

Voice and Accountability, 2002: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1IcelandISLNorthern Europe1.4920485.1035
2FinlandFINNorthern Europe1.4886485.0411
3DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe1.4885085.0384
4GermanyDEUWestern Europe1.4777284.8406
5SwedenSWENorthern Europe1.4715184.7267
6CanadaCANNorthern America1.4703884.7058
7Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean1.4387284.1249
8NorwayNORNorthern Europe1.4377584.1070
9NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1.4320884.0030
10New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand1.4039083.4859
11LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe1.4008683.4301
12AndorraANDSouthern Europe1.3904883.2396
13LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe1.3214981.9736
14PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1.3190681.9291
15BelgiumBELWestern Europe1.3088481.7414
16SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe1.3079081.7243
17AustriaAUTWestern Europe1.2881581.3617
18United StatesUSANorthern America1.2722381.0697
19San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe1.2526080.7094
20ChileCHLSouth America1.1971979.6926
21BarbadosBRBCaribbean1.1897479.5558
22AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1.1748479.2824
23Costa RicaCRICentral America1.1400778.6443
24SpainESPSouthern Europe1.1255678.3780
25GreeceGRCSouthern Europe1.1216378.3060

02In 2002

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. 1Iceland1.49204
  2. 2Finland1.48864
  3. 3Denmark1.48850
  4. 4Germany1.47772
  5. 5Sweden1.47151

Lowest

  1. 200North Korea-2.27375
  2. 199Myanmar-2.23072
  3. 198Eritrea-2.19641
  4. 197Iraq-2.11366
  5. 196Libya-2.03355

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.02222. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Governance Score, Voice and Accountability (0–100)

    HighestIceland85.1035

    LowestNorth Korea15.9961

    Middle country: 57.3148

032000 → 2002

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 200values changed, of 200 in both
  • 128 · 72rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Nepal-0.50725 → -0.94717−0.43992
  • Haiti-0.85921 → -1.24851−0.38930
  • Laos-1.46866 → -1.81913−0.35047
  • Malawi-0.36682 → -0.70021−0.33339
  • Eritrea-1.86624 → -2.19641−0.33017

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • The position is ours

    World Bank Group publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.

  • Which end is better

    A higher value is the better result.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 200 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

World Bank Group (2002). Voice and Accountability, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/voice-and-accountability/2002

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07Questions

Voice and Accountability, 2002: questions and answers

Which country has the highest voice and accountability in Voice and Accountability, 2002?

Iceland, at 1.49204, of the 200 countries in the file.

What year does Voice and Accountability, 2002 describe?

2002.

How many countries does Voice and Accountability, 2002 cover?

200.

Where can I download Voice and Accountability, 2002?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Voice and Accountability, 2002 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Voice and Accountability, 2025.

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