Voice and Accountability - Governance score in China

China: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 27.91 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
27.91 0-100
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
192nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
32.96 0-100
in 2014
All-time low
27.91 0-100
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

01020301996201020241996: 28.9 0-1001998: 28.6 0-1002000: 29 0-1002002: 28.2 0-1002003: 29 0-1002004: 29.6 0-1002005: 31 0-1002006: 31.5 0-1002007: 31.2 0-1002008: 30.7 0-1002009: 30.9 0-1002010: 30.7 0-1002011: 32.9 0-1002012: 31.4 0-1002013: 31.1 0-1002014: 33 0-1002015: 32.5 0-1002016: 32.5 0-1002017: 32.7 0-1002018: 31.4 0-1002019: 30.6 0-1002020: 29.9 0-1002021: 28.6 0-1002022: 28.6 0-1002023: 28 0-1002024: 27.9 0-100

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability - governance score in China is 27.91 0-100, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in China peaked at 32.96 0-100 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27.91 0-100, in 2024.

China ranks 192nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.76 0-100 28.64 0-100 28.89 0-100 2
2000s 30.12 0-100 28.23 0-100 31.47 0-100 9
2010s 31.87 0-100 30.55 0-100 32.96 0-100 10
2020s 28.59 0-100 27.91 0-100 29.86 0-100 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 189 Somalia 29.26 0-100 compare
  2. 190 Egypt 28.83 0-100 compare
  3. 191 Tajikistan 28.1 0-100 compare
  4. 193 Cambodia 27.61 0-100 compare
  5. 194 Belarus 27.26 0-100 compare
  6. 195 Yemen 27.14 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in China?
Voice and accountability - governance score in China was 27.91 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 China?
The highest recorded value was 32.96 0-100 in 2014.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 27.91 0-100 in 2024.
How does China rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
China ranks 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this China 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).