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Voice and Accountability, 2003

Figures for 2003, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Voice and Accountability, 2003 covers 200 countries on 2 measures. Denmark is highest, at 1.5154; Myanmar is lowest, at -2.2719. The middle country reads -0.0190. Against 2002, 200 values changed (115 up, 85 down), the same countries are covered.

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Voice and Accountability · Data for 2003

HighestDenmark

1.5154

LowestMyanmar

-2.2719

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, 2003, 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, 2003: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe1.515485.533
2IcelandISLNorthern Europe1.514985.524
3New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand1.507785.390
4SwedenSWENorthern Europe1.481384.907
5CanadaCANNorthern America1.471984.734
6FinlandFINNorthern Europe1.456284.446
7NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1.436884.090
8LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe1.434884.053
9GermanyDEUWestern Europe1.431183.985
10NorwayNORNorthern Europe1.429683.958
11BelgiumBELWestern Europe1.416783.722
12PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1.330582.140
13LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe1.327082.076
14SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe1.322681.994
15AndorraANDSouthern Europe1.304981.669
16AustriaAUTWestern Europe1.268280.995
17United StatesUSANorthern America1.222780.160
18San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe1.208979.908
19MaltaMLTSouthern Europe1.203579.808
20AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1.176079.303
21GreeceGRCSouthern Europe1.174579.277
22ChileCHLSouth America1.152878.878
23IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1.150778.839
24SpainESPSouthern Europe1.117878.236
25United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1.101077.928

02In 2003

At either end

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

Highest

  1. 1Denmark1.5154
  2. 2Iceland1.5149
  3. 3New Zealand1.5077
  4. 4Sweden1.4813
  5. 5Canada1.4719

Lowest

  1. 200Myanmar-2.2719
  2. 199North Korea-2.2530
  3. 198Eritrea-2.2156
  4. 197Libya-2.0025
  5. 196Saudi Arabia-1.9833

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.0190. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

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

    HighestDenmark85.533

    LowestMyanmar16.029

    Middle country: 57.374

032002 → 2003

Since 2002

What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 200values changed, of 200 in both
  • 115 · 85rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • Iraq-2.1137 → -1.6849+0.4287
  • Kenya-0.8523 → -0.4501+0.4022
  • Nepal-0.9472 → -0.5675+0.3796
  • Kosovo-0.3690 → -0.0613+0.3078
  • Yemen-1.3320 → -1.0661+0.2659

Fell most

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 (2003). Voice and Accountability, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/voice-and-accountability/2003

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07Questions

Voice and Accountability, 2003: questions and answers

Which country has the highest voice and accountability in Voice and Accountability, 2003?

Denmark, at 1.5154, of the 200 countries in the file.

What year does Voice and Accountability, 2003 describe?

2003.

How many countries does Voice and Accountability, 2003 cover?

200.

Where can I download Voice and Accountability, 2003?

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, 2003 the newest?

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

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