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Voice and Accountability, 2008

Figures for 2008, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Voice and Accountability, 2008 covers 206 countries on 2 measures. Denmark is highest, at 1.70116; Eritrea is lowest, at -2.31296. The middle country reads 0.14949. Against 2007, 206 values changed (106 up, 100 down), the same countries are covered.

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Voice and Accountability · Data for 2008

HighestDenmark

1.70116

LowestEritrea

-2.31296

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, 2008, 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, 2008: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe1.7011688.941
2SwedenSWENorthern Europe1.6930988.793
3NorwayNORNorthern Europe1.6834188.615
4NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe1.6435987.885
5FinlandFINNorthern Europe1.6162387.382
6New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand1.5939286.973
7LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe1.5692586.520
8SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe1.5552586.263
9IcelandISLNorthern Europe1.5493786.155
10IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1.5242085.694
11AustriaAUTWestern Europe1.5056485.353
12AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1.5011785.271
13GermanyDEUWestern Europe1.4842684.961
14CanadaCANNorthern America1.4804484.890
15BelgiumBELWestern Europe1.4652184.611
16LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe1.4472384.281
17PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1.4147383.685
18FranceFRAWestern Europe1.3880483.195
19AndorraANDSouthern Europe1.3833983.109
20United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1.3484182.468
21SpainESPSouthern Europe1.3245782.030
22MaltaMLTSouthern Europe1.3072281.712
23Saint LuciaLCACaribbean1.3026381.627
24United StatesUSANorthern America1.2592980.832
25San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe1.2551280.756

02In 2008

At either end

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

Highest

  1. 1Denmark1.70116
  2. 2Sweden1.69309
  3. 3Norway1.68341
  4. 4Netherlands1.64359
  5. 5Finland1.61623

Lowest

  1. 206Eritrea-2.31296
  2. 205Myanmar-2.18871
  3. 204North Korea-2.15457
  4. 203Equatorial Guinea-1.89759
  5. 202Libya-1.89106

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.14949. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

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

    HighestDenmark88.941

    LowestEritrea15.277

    Middle country: 60.466

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 206values changed, of 206 in both
  • 106 · 100rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • Maldives-0.69743 → -0.22658+0.47085
  • Tonga-0.14586 → 0.17020+0.31606
  • Bhutan-0.58645 → -0.28087+0.30558
  • Poland0.84924 → 1.04079+0.19155
  • Belarus-1.38558 → -1.19986+0.18573

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

  • 201 distinct values among 206

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 5 countries share 1.03153. 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 (2008). Voice and Accountability, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/voice-and-accountability/2008

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07Questions

Voice and Accountability, 2008: questions and answers

Which country has the highest voice and accountability in Voice and Accountability, 2008?

Denmark, at 1.70116, of the 206 countries in the file.

What year does Voice and Accountability, 2008 describe?

2008.

How many countries does Voice and Accountability, 2008 cover?

206.

Where can I download Voice and Accountability, 2008?

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, 2008 the newest?

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

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