U.S. Virgin Islands—Voice & Accountability Score (0-100)
U.S. Virgin Islands's voice & accountability score (0-100) was 72.6 in 2017. This represents a -0.1% change from 2016. Over the past 14 years, the highest recorded value was 76.5 (2005) and the lowest was 65.8 (2004). Data sourced from the World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators.
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 72.6 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 72.6 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 72.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72.6 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 72.5 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 72.6 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 72.7 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 72.6 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 72.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72.7 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 72.6 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 72.7 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 76.5 | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 65.8 |
Top Countries — Voice & Accountability Score (0-100)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 91.2 | 2025 |
| 2 | Denmark | 90.5 | 2025 |
| 3 | Finland | 88.8 | 2025 |
| 4 | Sweden | 87.6 | 2025 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 87.3 | 2025 |
| 6 | Ireland | 87.1 | 2025 |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 87.1 | 2025 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 86.8 | 2025 |
| 9 | Germany | 86 | 2025 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 85.9 | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
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.
Methodology
Original contributors: Detailed documentation of the WGI, interactive tools for exploring the data, and full access to the underlying source data available at www.govindicators.org. Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025 Revision, World Bank (www.govindicators.org), Accessed on 12/15/2025. And: World Bank (2025). “The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data.” Washington, DC: World Bank Group. The 2025 revision builds upon the original WGI methodology which was introduced in 1999 and summarized by the following paper: Kaufmann, Daniel & Aart C. Kraay. (2024). “The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Methodology and 2024 Update.” Policy Research Working Paper. Washington, DC: World Bank Group.
Unit
governance score (0–100)