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Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)

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 estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance.

The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.

wb-indicators:GOV_WGI_VA_EST

Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Dataset id
wb-indicators:GOV_WGI_VA_EST
Last verified
2026-08-16