Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 34.8 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
34.8 0-100
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
173rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
41 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
27.48 0-100
in 2005
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0102030401996201020241996: 41 0-1001998: 37.2 0-1002000: 31.2 0-1002002: 28.5 0-1002003: 31.1 0-1002004: 28.1 0-1002005: 27.5 0-1002006: 29.3 0-1002007: 28.6 0-1002008: 27.9 0-1002009: 28.9 0-1002010: 30.4 0-1002011: 31.1 0-1002012: 29.9 0-1002013: 31.6 0-1002014: 32.3 0-1002015: 33.6 0-1002016: 32.4 0-1002017: 32.7 0-1002018: 35.8 0-1002019: 35 0-1002020: 36.4 0-1002021: 36.3 0-1002022: 36 0-1002023: 35.8 0-1002024: 34.8 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 Zimbabwe stood at 34.8 0-100.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Zimbabwe peaked at 41 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 27.48 0-100, in 2005.

Zimbabwe ranks 173rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.11 0-100 37.23 0-100 41 0-100 2
2000s 29 0-100 27.48 0-100 31.16 0-100 9
2010s 32.47 0-100 29.89 0-100 35.79 0-100 10
2020s 35.85 0-100 34.8 0-100 36.38 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 170 Cameroon 35.12 0-100 compare
  2. 171 Ethiopia 35.1 0-100 compare
  3. 172 Djibouti 35.06 0-100 compare
  4. 174 Haiti 34.71 0-100 compare
  5. 175 Cuba 34.65 0-100 compare
  6. 176 Central African Republic 33.9 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 Zimbabwe?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Zimbabwe was 34.8 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 Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 41 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 27.48 0-100 in 2005.
How does Zimbabwe rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Zimbabwe ranks 173rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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).