Lao PDR—Voice & Accountability
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -1.63 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | -1.66 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | -1.68 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | -1.79 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | -1.82 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | -1.75 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | -1.75 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | -1.76 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | -1.75 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | -1.73 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | -1.65 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | -1.64 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | -1.68 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | -1.68 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | -1.70 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | -1.71 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | -1.72 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | -1.73 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | -1.66 | -6.7% |
| 2004 | -1.55 | +12.6% |
| 2003 | -1.78 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | -1.74 | -29.7% |
| 2000 | -1.34 |
Top Countries — Voice & Accountability
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 1.78 | 2023 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 1.69 | 2023 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 1.67 | 2023 |
| 4 | Denmark | 1.66 | 2023 |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 1.63 | 2023 |
| 6 | Finland | 1.63 | 2023 |
| 7 | Sweden | 1.57 | 2023 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 1.56 | 2023 |
| 9 | Australia | 1.51 | 2023 |
| 10 | Ireland | 1.48 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) are a research dataset summarizing the views on the quality of governance provided by a large number of enterprise, citizen and expert survey respondents in industrial and developing countries. Governance consists of the traditions and institutions by which authority in a country is exercised. This includes the process by which governments are selected, monitored and replaced; the capacity of the government to effectively formulate and implement sound policies; and the respect of citizens and the state for the institutions that govern economic and social interactions among them. The WGI measures six dimensions of governance: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption. Voice and Accountability captures perceptions of the extent to which a country's citizens are able to participate in selecting their government, as well as freedom of expression, freedom of association, and a free media. Estimate gives the country's score on the aggregate indicator, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. For each dimension of governance the following information is available in the database: estimate, percentile rank, lower bound of 90% confidence interval, upper bound of 90% confidence interval, standard error, number of sources.
Methodology
Data compiled by Worldwide Governance Indicators, World Bank (WB), uri: www.govindicators.org, note: The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) are a product of the staff of the World Bank with external contributions..