Canada - Voice and Accountability 1998
1.55
−0.01 from 1997
Canada's voice and accountability was 1.55 in 1998. This was the 4th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1998▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cayman Islands | 1.60 | -1.2% |
| 2nd | Netherlands | 1.56 | 0.3% |
| 3rd | New Zealand | 1.56 | -4.4% |
| 4th | Canada | 1.55 | -1.0% |
| 5th | Sweden | 1.54 | 1.2% |
| 6th | Andorra | 1.53 | -2.2% |
| 7th | Liechtenstein | 1.53 | -2.2% |
| 8th | Luxembourg | 1.52 | -1.6% |
| 9th | Norway | 1.49 | -4.4% |
| 10th | Denmark | 1.47 | -4.7% |
| 11th | Finland | 1.47 | -3.3% |
| 12th | Portugal | 1.43 | -4.2% |
| 13th | Iceland | 1.43 | -2.3% |
| 14th | Switzerland | 1.41 | -0.8% |
| 15th | Australia | 1.41 | -2.3% |
| 16th | Ireland | 1.36 | -1.9% |
| 17th | Austria | 1.35 | -6.5% |
| 18th | Belgium | 1.34 | -6.3% |
| 19th | United States | 1.34 | -0.9% |
| 20th | San Marino | 1.30 | 1.4% |
| 21st | Tuvalu | 1.30 | 1.4% |
| 22nd | Spain | 1.30 | -1.5% |
| 23rd | Germany | 1.29 | -2.8% |
| 24th | Barbados | 1.27 | -5.1% |
| 25th | Marshall Islands | 1.24 | 1.4% |
| 26th | Slovenia | 1.20 | -5.5% |
| 27th | United Kingdom | 1.20 | -6.1% |
| 28th | Kiribati | 1.18 | 2.1% |
| 29th | France | 1.17 | -10.6% |
| 30th | Bermuda | 1.17 | -1.2% |
| 31st | Bahamas, The | 1.16 | 5.0% |
| 32nd | Costa Rica | 1.14 | 6.1% |
| 33rd | Malta | 1.14 | -2.5% |
| 34th | Puerto Rico (US) | 1.13 | 2.5% |
| 35th | Monaco | 1.11 | 1.5% |
| 36th | Palau | 1.11 | 1.5% |
| 37th | Greece | 1.10 | 10.0% |
| 38th | Dominica | 1.09 | 5.0% |
| 39th | Poland | 1.09 | 4.3% |
| 40th | St. Lucia | 1.08 | 1.5% |
| 41st | Hungary | 1.07 | 5.4% |
| 42nd | Italy | 1.06 | -5.8% |
| 43rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.06 | 1.5% |
| 44th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.04 | 1.5% |
| 45th | Estonia | 1.03 | 11.7% |
| 46th | Mauritius | 1.01 | 18.1% |
| 47th | Nauru | 1.01 | 1.5% |
| 48th | Cyprus | 0.98 | -5.1% |
| 49th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.98 | -11.9% |
| 50th | Uruguay | 0.97 | 17.5% |
| 51st | Czechia | 0.97 | -6.5% |
| 52nd | Japan | 0.95 | -11.8% |
| 53rd | Lithuania | 0.94 | -4.2% |
| 54th | Cabo Verde | 0.93 | -0.3% |
| 55th | Belize | 0.88 | 7.0% |
| 56th | South Africa | 0.85 | 0.7% |
| 57th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.84 | 22.1% |
| 58th | Latvia | 0.83 | 14.5% |
| 59th | Solomon Islands | 0.78 | -3.7% |
| 60th | Botswana | 0.75 | -13.1% |
| 61st | Jamaica | 0.73 | 24.0% |
| 62nd | Grenada | 0.72 | 17.9% |
| 63rd | Slovak Republic | 0.71 | 10.3% |
| 64th | Samoa | 0.67 | -8.4% |
| 65th | Vanuatu | 0.64 | 1.7% |
| 66th | Korea | 0.64 | -4.4% |
| 67th | Israel | 0.62 | -12.0% |
| 68th | Chile | 0.62 | -14.4% |
| 69th | Mongolia | 0.56 | 32.0% |
| 70th | São Tomé and Principe | 0.51 | 58.1% |
| 71st | Panama | 0.51 | 291.6% |
| 72nd | Bulgaria | 0.44 | 1.9% |
| 73rd | Benin | 0.43 | 64.3% |
| 74th | Philippines | 0.42 | 62.9% |
| 75th | India | 0.39 | -17.9% |
| 76th | Guyana | 0.39 | 53.8% |
| 77th | Romania | 0.39 | 36.3% |
| 78th | Thailand | 0.38 | 23.1% |
| 79th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.35 | 127.5% |
| 80th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.34 | 1.7% |
| 81st | Brazil | 0.33 | 37.5% |
| 82nd | Namibia | 0.33 | -33.4% |
| 83rd | Argentina | 0.31 | -21.2% |
| 84th | Macao SAR, China | 0.30 | -0.4% |
| 85th | Tonga | 0.25 | 9.9% |
| 86th | Fiji | 0.23 | 48.2% |
| 87th | Suriname | 0.17 | 286.8% |
| 88th | Madagascar | 0.15 | 229.6% |
| 89th | Seychelles | 0.13 | 5.9% |
| 90th | Ecuador | 0.11 | 763.1% |
| 91st | Singapore | 0.11 | -19.5% |
| 92nd | Nicaragua | 0.10 | 93.7% |
| 93rd | Dominican Republic | 0.09 | 64.7% |
| 94th | Moldova | 0.09 | 388.8% |
| 95th | Papua New Guinea | 0.08 | -3.9% |
| 96th | Malawi | 0.06 | 173.0% |
| 97th | Mexico | 0.06 | 248.4% |
| 98th | El Salvador | 0.04 | 142.0% |
| 99th | Senegal | 0.03 | -73.2% |
| 100th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.01 | 92.1% |
| 101st | Honduras | -0.02 | 89.9% |
| 102nd | Mali | -0.07 | -657.4% |
| 103rd | Bangladesh | -0.09 | -46.5% |
| 104th | Hong Kong SAR, China | -0.11 | -131.9% |
| 105th | Sri Lanka | -0.15 | 43.9% |
| 106th | North Macedonia | -0.16 | 58.7% |
| 107th | Mozambique | -0.16 | 42.6% |
| 108th | Ghana | -0.19 | 9.7% |
| 109th | Nepal | -0.19 | -201.3% |
| 110th | Guatemala | -0.20 | 17.1% |
| 111th | Ukraine | -0.24 | 25.9% |
| 112th | Morocco | -0.24 | 41.6% |
| 113th | Paraguay | -0.25 | -105.2% |
| 114th | Croatia | -0.29 | -81.2% |
| 115th | Kuwait | -0.30 | -22.7% |
| 116th | Armenia | -0.34 | 41.1% |
| 117th | Colombia | -0.34 | 32.6% |
| 118th | Comoros | -0.38 | 11.5% |
| 119th | Georgia | -0.39 | -16.1% |
| 120th | Albania | -0.39 | 40.2% |
| 121st | Gabon | -0.39 | -21.8% |
| 122nd | Burkina Faso | -0.40 | 25.7% |
| 123rd | Lebanon | -0.40 | -21.5% |
| 124th | Russian Federation | -0.41 | -85.0% |
| 125th | Jordan | -0.42 | -76.2% |
| 126th | Malaysia | -0.42 | -133.0% |
| 127th | Lesotho | -0.43 | 9.4% |
| 128th | Zambia | -0.48 | -44.8% |
| 129th | Tanzania | -0.52 | 19.5% |
| 130th | United Arab Emirates | -0.52 | -26.8% |
| 131st | Pakistan | -0.54 | 8.7% |
| 132nd | Montenegro | -0.59 | - |
| 133rd | Haiti | -0.61 | 10.9% |
| 134th | Türkiye | -0.62 | -374.7% |
| 135th | Peru | -0.64 | -20.6% |
| 136th | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.64 | -9.5% |
| 137th | Maldives | -0.67 | -2.1% |
| 138th | Central African Republic | -0.68 | 17.6% |
| 139th | Mauritania | -0.71 | -25.3% |
| 140th | West Bank and Gaza | -0.72 | 5.4% |
| 141st | Brunei Darussalam | -0.72 | -11.3% |
| 142nd | Kazakhstan | -0.76 | 20.8% |
| 143rd | Belarus | -0.77 | 5.7% |
| 144th | Qatar | -0.78 | -9.4% |
| 145th | Yemen, Republic of | -0.78 | -14.1% |
| 146th | Zimbabwe | -0.79 | -29.1% |
| 147th | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.81 | -2.8% |
| 148th | Cambodia | -0.82 | -8.8% |
| 149th | Tunisia | -0.82 | -37.4% |
| 150th | Uganda | -0.86 | 4.0% |
| 151st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.86 | 9.9% |
| 152nd | Kenya | -0.87 | -32.9% |
| 153rd | Oman | -0.89 | -24.2% |
| 154th | Liberia | -0.89 | 37.8% |
| 155th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.91 | -8.0% |
| 156th | Gambia, The | -0.92 | 28.2% |
| 157th | Guinea-Bissau | -0.94 | 3.0% |
| 158th | Chad | -0.97 | 2.2% |
| 159th | Serbia | -0.97 | 19.9% |
| 160th | Djibouti | -0.99 | -12.6% |
| 161st | Azerbaijan | -1.02 | 8.8% |
| 162nd | Indonesia | -1.02 | -10.9% |
| 163rd | Cameroon | -1.06 | -13.3% |
| 164th | Bahrain | -1.07 | -48.2% |
| 165th | Nigeria | -1.08 | 30.5% |
| 166th | Bhutan | -1.10 | -15.3% |
| 167th | Guinea | -1.11 | 9.7% |
| 168th | Togo | -1.12 | -14.1% |
| 169th | Sierra Leone | -1.13 | -92.7% |
| 170th | Eritrea | -1.23 | 9.7% |
| 171st | Eswatini | -1.24 | 6.8% |
| 172nd | Algeria | -1.24 | -6.7% |
| 173rd | Kosovo | -1.27 | 25.4% |
| 174th | Niger | -1.29 | 14.1% |
| 175th | Lao PDR | -1.31 | -15.4% |
| 176th | Viet Nam | -1.35 | -23.9% |
| 177th | Rwanda | -1.41 | 10.6% |
| 178th | Angola | -1.41 | 10.5% |
| 179th | China | -1.44 | -5.6% |
| 180th | Burundi | -1.44 | 6.9% |
| 181st | Congo, Republic of | -1.47 | -77.1% |
| 182nd | Tajikistan | -1.51 | 8.5% |
| 183rd | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.56 | -11.1% |
| 184th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.56 | -2.4% |
| 185th | Cuba | -1.58 | -11.2% |
| 186th | Saudi Arabia | -1.62 | -7.9% |
| 187th | Turkmenistan | -1.66 | -5.0% |
| 188th | Libya | -1.68 | -12.1% |
| 189th | Timor-Leste | -1.70 | 1.3% |
| 190th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.73 | -8.0% |
| 191st | Uzbekistan | -1.76 | -9.9% |
| 192nd | Sudan | -1.81 | 2.5% |
| 193rd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -1.82 | 3.9% |
| 194th | Myanmar | -1.92 | -1.5% |
| 195th | Iraq | -1.94 | 0.7% |
| 196th | Afghanistan | -2.04 | -6.9% |
| 197th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -2.07 | -7.5% |
FAQ
What was Canada's voice and accountability in 1998?▾
Canada's voice and accountability in 1998 was 1.55. This ranked 4th globally.
How did Canada's voice and accountability change in 1998?▾
Canada's voice and accountability decreased by 1.0% in 1998 compared to 1997.
Which country had the highest voice and accountability in 1998?▾
Cayman Islands had the highest voice and accountability in 1998 at 1.60.
What is the voice and accountability of Canada in 1998?▾
The voice and accountability of Canada in 1998 was 1.55. This ranked 4th globally.
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