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Voice and Accountability by African country
Cabo Verde has the highest voice and accountability score of any African country, at 0.79 — 1.2× Seychelles's 0.63.
World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicator for voice and accountability, from −2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong). 54 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024.
Cabo Verde
Seychelles
South AfricaBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Voice and Accountability | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabo Verde | 0.79 | |
| 2 | Seychelles | 0.63 | |
| 3 | South Africa | 0.61 | |
| 4 | Mauritius | 0.37 | |
| 5 | Namibia | 0.34 | |
| 6 | Botswana | 0.3 | |
| 7 | Ghana | 0.2 | |
| 8 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.16 | |
| 9 | Senegal | 0.02 | |
| 10 | Malawi | -0.11 | |
| 11 | Liberia | -0.11 | |
| 12 | Lesotho | -0.16 | |
| 13 | Gambia | -0.18 | |
| 14 | Kenya | -0.35 | |
| 15 | Benin | -0.38 | |
| 16 | Zambia | -0.41 | |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | -0.51 | |
| 18 | Rwanda | -0.59 | |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.62 | |
| 20 | Tanzania | -0.64 | |
| 21 | Tunisia | -0.68 | |
| 22 | Madagascar | -0.73 | |
| 23 | Nigeria | -0.73 | |
| 24 | Morocco | -0.73 | |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.78 | |
| 26 | Mauritania | -0.93 | |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | -0.96 | |
| 28 | Niger | -0.97 | |
| 29 | Togo | -0.97 | |
| 30 | Mozambique | -1.01 | |
| 31 | Uganda | -1.01 | |
| 32 | Gabon | -1.02 | |
| 33 | Algeria | -1.05 | |
| 34 | Angola | -1.06 | |
| 35 | Guinea | -1.21 | |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -1.21 | |
| 37 | Mali | -1.22 | |
| 38 | Comoros | -1.24 | |
| 39 | Cameroon | -1.24 | |
| 40 | Ethiopia | -1.24 | |
| 41 | Djibouti | -1.25 | |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | -1.26 | |
| 43 | Central African Republic | -1.31 | |
| 44 | Republic of the Congo | -1.31 | |
| 45 | Libya | -1.34 | |
| 46 | Eswatini | -1.35 | |
| 47 | Burundi | -1.49 | |
| 48 | Chad | -1.52 | |
| 49 | Somalia | -1.58 | |
| 50 | Egypt | -1.6 | |
| 51 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.73 | |
| 52 | Sudan | -1.88 | |
| 53 | South Sudan | -1.89 | |
| 54 | Eritrea | -2.29 |
Mauritius
Namibia
Botswana
Ghana
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Malawi
Liberia
Lesotho
Gambia
Kenya
Benin
Zambia
Sierra Leone
Rwanda
Cote d'Ivoire
Tanzania
Tunisia
Madagascar
Nigeria
Morocco
Guinea-Bissau
Mauritania
Burkina Faso
Niger
Togo
Mozambique
Uganda
Gabon
Algeria
Angola
Guinea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mali
Comoros
Cameroon
Ethiopia
Djibouti
Zimbabwe
Central African Republic
Republic of the Congo
Libya
Eswatini
Burundi
Chad
Somalia
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Sudan
South Sudan
EritreaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Voice and Accountability figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=voice_accountability_estimate&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest voice and accountability score?
Cabo Verde has the highest voice and accountability score in Africa at 0.79 (2024), followed by Seychelles and South Africa.
Which African country has the lowest voice and accountability score?
Eritrea has the lowest voice and accountability score of the 54 African countries with data, at -2.29 (2024).
How many African countries report Voice and Accountability data?
54 of 54 African countries have a recent Voice and Accountability figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=voice_accountability_estimate&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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