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Voice and Accountability by African country

2025

World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicator for voice and accountability, from −2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong).

Africa, 202554 of 54 countries
−0.90population-weighted average
Highest in 2025Cabo Verde · 0.88Lowest in 2025Eritrea · −2.35Reported in 202554 of 54 countries surveyed
Click a country to pin it — pinned countries are named on the map. Hatching means no record.
Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — −0.79Democratic Republic of the Congo — −1.20Somalia — −1.59Kenya — −0.33Sudan — −1.99Chad — −1.45South Africa — 0.68Lesotho — 0.10Zimbabwe — −1.30Botswana — 0.40Namibia — 0.37Senegal — 0.16Mali — −1.25Mauritania — −0.90Benin — −0.34Niger — −1.14Nigeria — −0.66Cameroon — −1.26Togo — −1.04Ghana — 0.36Cote d'Ivoire — −0.54Guinea — −1.18Guinea-Bissau — −1.08Liberia — 0.02Sierra Leone — −0.47Burkina Faso — −1.20Central African Republic — −1.27Republic of the Congo — −1.28Gabon — −0.83Equatorial Guinea — −1.79Zambia — −0.31Malawi — −0.01Mozambique — −0.90Eswatini — −1.45Angola — −1.00Burundi — −1.54Madagascar — −0.65Gambia — −0.21Tunisia — −0.65Algeria — −1.09Eritrea — −2.35Morocco — −0.69Egypt — −1.64Libya — −1.44Ethiopia — −1.28Djibouti — −1.33Uganda — −1.01Rwanda — −0.76South Sudan — −1.87Nigeria −0.66Nigeria −0.66Ethiopia −1.28Ethiopia −1.28Kenya −0.33Kenya −0.33South Africa 0.68South Africa 0.682025HIGHEST IN 2025Cabo Verdenot drawn0.88South Africa0.68Seychellesnot drawn0.68Mauritiusnot drawn0.61Botswana0.40LOWEST IN 2025Eritrea−2.35Sudan−1.99South Sudan−1.87Equatorial Guinea−1.79Egypt−1.64PINNEDEthiopia−1.2841 of 54Kenya−0.3315 of 54Nigeria−0.6621 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNComorosnot drawn−1.08Sao Tome and Principenot drawn0.19estimate · quintiles of the observed range−2.3−1.3−1.1−0.800.9no record
20142025
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries0.60
Western Africa16 of 16 countries−0.63
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries−0.94
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries−1.20
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries−1.43
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2025 figure−0.90

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2025 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Voice and AccountabilityWorld Bank Worldwide Governance Indicator for voice and accountability, from −2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong).
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unitestimate
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1996–2025
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 54 reported, 0 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 54 countries did so for 2025 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2025 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Voice and Accountability". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/voice-and-accountability
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=voice_accountability_estimate&year=2025&limit=100

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Voice and Accountability: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryVoice and AccountabilityPeriod
1Cabo Verde0.882025
2South Africa0.682025
3Seychelles0.682025
4Mauritius0.612025
5Botswana0.42025
6Namibia0.372025
7Ghana0.362025
8Sao Tome and Principe0.192025
9Senegal0.162025
10Lesotho0.12025
11Liberia0.022025
12Malawi-0.012025
13Gambia-0.212025
14Zambia-0.312025
15Kenya-0.332025
16Benin-0.342025
17Sierra Leone-0.472025
18Cote d'Ivoire-0.542025
19Madagascar-0.652025
20Tunisia-0.652025
21Nigeria-0.662025
22Morocco-0.692025
23Rwanda-0.762025
24Tanzania-0.792025
25Gabon-0.832025
26Mozambique-0.92025
27Mauritania-0.92025
28Angola-12025
29Uganda-1.012025
30Togo-1.042025
31Guinea-Bissau-1.082025
32Comoros-1.082025
33Algeria-1.092025
34Niger-1.142025
35Guinea-1.182025
36Burkina Faso-1.22025
37Democratic Republic of the Congo-1.22025
38Mali-1.252025
39Cameroon-1.262025
40Central African Republic-1.272025
41Ethiopia-1.282025
42Republic of the Congo-1.282025
43Zimbabwe-1.32025
44Djibouti-1.332025
45Libya-1.442025
46Eswatini-1.452025
47Chad-1.452025
48Burundi-1.542025
49Somalia-1.592025
50Egypt-1.642025
51Equatorial Guinea-1.792025
52South Sudan-1.872025
53Sudan-1.992025
54Eritrea-2.352025
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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