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Voice and Accountability, 2007

Figures for 2007, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Voice and Accountability, 2007 covers 206 countries on 2 measures. Netherlands is highest, at 1.67738; Eritrea is lowest, at -2.17563. The middle country reads 0.10123. Against 2006, 206 values changed (96 up, 110 down), the same countries are covered.

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Voice and Accountability · Data for 2007

HighestNetherlands

1.67738

LowestEritrea

-2.17563

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, 2007, 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 206 countries · select a heading to sort

Voice and Accountability, 2007: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1.6773888.505
2NorwayNORNorthern Europe1.6758388.476
3SwedenSWENorthern Europe1.6737388.438
4DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe1.6620588.223
5FinlandFINNorthern Europe1.6126287.316
6SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe1.5841186.793
7New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand1.5501186.169
8AustriaAUTWestern Europe1.5441086.059
9LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe1.5385485.957
10BelgiumBELWestern Europe1.5296685.794
11IcelandISLNorthern Europe1.5231285.674
12CanadaCANNorthern America1.5230685.673
13GermanyDEUWestern Europe1.5102985.438
14AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1.5031185.307
15IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1.5024685.295
16LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe1.4462484.263
17PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1.4453684.247
18United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1.3850283.139
19AndorraANDSouthern Europe1.3823983.091
20FranceFRAWestern Europe1.3772382.996
21Saint LuciaLCACaribbean1.2983181.548
22ChileCHLSouth America1.2919281.431
23San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe1.2537680.731
24SpainESPSouthern Europe1.2478580.622
25ItalyITASouthern Europe1.2344480.376

02In 2007

At either end

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

Highest

  1. 1Netherlands1.67738
  2. 2Norway1.67583
  3. 3Sweden1.67373
  4. 4Denmark1.66205
  5. 5Finland1.61262

Lowest

  1. 206Eritrea-2.17563
  2. 205Myanmar-2.16482
  3. 204North Korea-2.08115
  4. 203Equatorial Guinea-1.89293
  5. 202Libya-1.88490

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.10123. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

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

    HighestNetherlands88.505

    LowestEritrea17.797

    Middle country: 59.580

032006 → 2007

Since 2006

What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 206values changed, of 206 in both
  • 96 · 110rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Fiji-0.26169 → -0.63967−0.37799
  • Palestine-0.26249 → -0.49777−0.23527
  • Macau0.38038 → 0.15889−0.22150
  • Senegal0.15145 → -0.05622−0.20768
  • Guinea-1.14011 → -1.30664−0.16653

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

  • 201 distinct values among 206

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 5 countries share 1.02871. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • 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 206 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 (2007). Voice and Accountability, 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/voice-and-accountability/2007

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07Questions

Voice and Accountability, 2007: questions and answers

Which country has the highest voice and accountability in Voice and Accountability, 2007?

Netherlands, at 1.67738, of the 206 countries in the file.

What year does Voice and Accountability, 2007 describe?

2007.

How many countries does Voice and Accountability, 2007 cover?

206.

Where can I download Voice and Accountability, 2007?

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, 2007 the newest?

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

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