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Voice and Accountability, 2004

Figures for 2004, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Voice and Accountability, 2004 covers 205 countries on 2 measures. Denmark is highest, at 1.6648; Myanmar is lowest, at -2.2396. The middle country reads 0.0238. Against 2003, 200 values changed (104 up, 96 down), 5 countries joined.

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Voice and Accountability · Data for 2004

HighestDenmark

1.6648

LowestMyanmar

-2.2396

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, 2004, 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 205 countries · select a heading to sort

Voice and Accountability, 2004: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe1.664888.273
2FinlandFINNorthern Europe1.644187.894
3SwedenSWENorthern Europe1.626287.566
4NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1.580386.723
5SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe1.552286.207
6NorwayNORNorthern Europe1.520685.628
7CanadaCANNorthern America1.510985.450
8New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand1.480884.896
9LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe1.479684.875
10IcelandISLNorthern Europe1.461984.550
11GermanyDEUWestern Europe1.431983.999
12United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1.411083.617
13AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1.380283.051
14PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1.354982.586
15IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1.347482.449
16BelgiumBELWestern Europe1.343882.383
17AustriaAUTWestern Europe1.338082.276
18FranceFRAWestern Europe1.273781.097
19AndorraANDSouthern Europe1.258480.816
20LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe1.236480.412
21SpainESPSouthern Europe1.233280.353
22San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe1.192079.597
23MaltaMLTSouthern Europe1.169779.189
24GreeceGRCSouthern Europe1.152978.879
25United StatesUSANorthern America1.150278.830

02In 2004

At either end

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

Highest

  1. 1Denmark1.6648
  2. 2Finland1.6441
  3. 3Sweden1.6262
  4. 4Netherlands1.5803
  5. 5Switzerland1.5522

Lowest

  1. 205Myanmar-2.2396
  2. 204North Korea-2.1777
  3. 203Eritrea-2.0266
  4. 202Libya-1.9853
  5. 201Sudan-1.8630

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.0238. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

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

    HighestDenmark88.273

    LowestMyanmar16.622

    Middle country: 58.159

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +5 / −0countries joined / left
  • 200values changed, of 200 in both
  • 104 · 96rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Aruba+ Anguilla+ American Samoa+ Guam+ United States Virgin Islands

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 205 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 (2004). Voice and Accountability, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/voice-and-accountability/2004

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07Questions

Voice and Accountability, 2004: questions and answers

Which country has the highest voice and accountability in Voice and Accountability, 2004?

Denmark, at 1.6648, of the 205 countries in the file.

What year does Voice and Accountability, 2004 describe?

2004.

How many countries does Voice and Accountability, 2004 cover?

205.

Where can I download Voice and Accountability, 2004?

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, 2004 the newest?

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

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