Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Belgium

Belgium: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 83.05 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
83.05 0-100
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
13th
of 206 countries
All-time high
84.48 0-100
in 2007
All-time low
81.46 0-100
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Belgium, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 82.4 0-1001998: 81.5 0-1002000: 82.1 0-1002002: 83.3 0-1002003: 83.7 0-1002004: 82.3 0-1002005: 83.7 0-1002006: 83.6 0-1002007: 84.5 0-1002008: 83.5 0-1002009: 83.8 0-1002010: 83.5 0-1002011: 81.6 0-1002012: 81.9 0-1002013: 82.5 0-1002014: 82.5 0-1002015: 83.5 0-1002016: 83.4 0-1002017: 82.4 0-1002018: 82.9 0-1002019: 82.2 0-1002020: 83.5 0-1002021: 83.8 0-1002022: 83.8 0-1002023: 83.4 0-1002024: 83.1 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, voice and accountability - governance score in Belgium stood at 83.05 0-100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Belgium peaked at 84.48 0-100 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 81.46 0-100, in 1998.

Belgium ranks 13th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81.92 0-100 81.46 0-100 82.38 0-100 2
2000s 83.4 0-100 82.12 0-100 84.48 0-100 9
2010s 82.65 0-100 81.62 0-100 83.51 0-100 10
2020s 83.51 0-100 83.05 0-100 83.84 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 10 Germany 84.82 0-100 compare
  2. 11 Australia 83.32 0-100 compare
  3. 12 Canada 83.17 0-100 compare
  4. 14 Iceland 81.79 0-100 compare
  5. 15 Estonia 81.61 0-100 compare
  6. 16 Austria 81.45 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Belgium?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Belgium was 83.05 0-100 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 84.48 0-100 in 2007.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 81.46 0-100 in 1998.
How does Belgium rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Belgium ranks 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,259 data points, 1996–2024
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Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).