São Tomé and Principe - Voice and Accountability 2016
0.36
+0.08 from 2015
São Tomé and Principe's voice and accountability was 0.36 in 2016, increased +0.08 from 0.28 in 2015. This was the 85th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2016▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Norway | 1.67 | -1.3% |
| 2nd | Sweden | 1.57 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Denmark | 1.54 | -0.7% |
| 4th | Netherlands | 1.54 | -1.3% |
| 5th | New Zealand | 1.53 | -1.4% |
| 6th | Switzerland | 1.53 | -1.7% |
| 7th | Finland | 1.53 | -0.8% |
| 8th | Luxembourg | 1.50 | -3.0% |
| 9th | Canada | 1.45 | -1.5% |
| 10th | Belgium | 1.38 | -0.7% |
| 11th | Germany | 1.36 | -4.0% |
| 12th | Iceland | 1.36 | -1.5% |
| 13th | Australia | 1.35 | -0.1% |
| 14th | Austria | 1.34 | -3.3% |
| 15th | United Kingdom | 1.30 | -0.2% |
| 16th | Ireland | 1.29 | -3.3% |
| 17th | Aruba | 1.28 | 0.4% |
| 18th | Greenland | 1.28 | 0.4% |
| 19th | Liechtenstein | 1.25 | -9.9% |
| 20th | Palau | 1.21 | 1.0% |
| 21st | Estonia | 1.21 | 1.8% |
| 22nd | Malta | 1.20 | -0.5% |
| 23rd | Marshall Islands | 1.19 | 1.1% |
| 24th | San Marino | 1.19 | 0.1% |
| 25th | Andorra | 1.18 | -1.5% |
| 26th | Uruguay | 1.16 | 1.7% |
| 27th | Portugal | 1.16 | 2.6% |
| 28th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.15 | 1.1% |
| 29th | France | 1.14 | -5.8% |
| 30th | Costa Rica | 1.12 | -2.9% |
| 31st | United States | 1.11 | 0.1% |
| 32nd | Barbados | 1.09 | -1.0% |
| 33rd | Tuvalu | 1.08 | 1.2% |
| 34th | Cyprus | 1.05 | 1.4% |
| 35th | Spain | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 36th | Italy | 1.04 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Czechia | 1.03 | -1.7% |
| 38th | St. Lucia | 1.01 | -1.0% |
| 39th | Slovenia | 1.01 | 2.4% |
| 40th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.01 | 18.7% |
| 41st | Kiribati | 1.00 | 2.6% |
| 42nd | Lithuania | 1.00 | 2.7% |
| 43rd | Chile | 1.00 | -0.9% |
| 44th | Japan | 0.98 | -0.5% |
| 45th | Cabo Verde | 0.97 | 3.4% |
| 46th | Slovak Republic | 0.96 | -0.4% |
| 47th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.95 | -1.4% |
| 48th | Dominica | 0.90 | 2.3% |
| 49th | Bahamas, The | 0.85 | -10.5% |
| 50th | Poland | 0.84 | -18.8% |
| 51st | Latvia | 0.84 | -0.5% |
| 52nd | Monaco | 0.84 | -17.7% |
| 53rd | Mauritius | 0.82 | -1.0% |
| 54th | Grenada | 0.82 | 1.3% |
| 55th | Israel | 0.79 | 5.6% |
| 56th | Samoa | 0.77 | 5.3% |
| 57th | Jamaica | 0.68 | 11.9% |
| 58th | Greece | 0.67 | 2.7% |
| 59th | Vanuatu | 0.66 | 12.0% |
| 60th | South Africa | 0.65 | 0.0% |
| 61st | Tonga | 0.64 | -2.9% |
| 62nd | Korea | 0.64 | 1.7% |
| 63rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.63 | 6.5% |
| 64th | Ghana | 0.58 | 19.4% |
| 65th | Namibia | 0.58 | 0.6% |
| 66th | Belize | 0.57 | -1.3% |
| 67th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.56 | 16.2% |
| 68th | Romania | 0.54 | 11.3% |
| 69th | Croatia | 0.53 | -5.4% |
| 70th | Panama | 0.52 | -6.2% |
| 71st | Nauru | 0.51 | -7.1% |
| 72nd | Argentina | 0.49 | 19.8% |
| 73rd | Cayman Islands | 0.47 | 1.2% |
| 74th | Solomon Islands | 0.47 | 64.2% |
| 75th | Brazil | 0.45 | -1.5% |
| 76th | India | 0.44 | 3.1% |
| 77th | Suriname | 0.41 | 0.9% |
| 78th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.41 | 1.8% |
| 79th | Benin | 0.41 | 38.5% |
| 80th | Botswana | 0.40 | -10.6% |
| 81st | Hungary | 0.40 | -28.2% |
| 82nd | Bulgaria | 0.40 | -7.0% |
| 83rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.38 | -26.6% |
| 84th | Senegal | 0.37 | 30.5% |
| 85th | São Tomé and Principe | 0.36 | 28.8% |
| 86th | Mongolia | 0.33 | 22.9% |
| 87th | Tunisia | 0.30 | 25.8% |
| 88th | Georgia | 0.30 | 7.7% |
| 89th | Peru | 0.27 | 18.3% |
| 90th | Guyana | 0.25 | 37.6% |
| 91st | Timor-Leste | 0.22 | 18.6% |
| 92nd | Serbia | 0.20 | -13.4% |
| 93rd | El Salvador | 0.19 | 23.9% |
| 94th | Dominican Republic | 0.18 | 17.9% |
| 95th | Albania | 0.17 | 8.9% |
| 96th | Indonesia | 0.17 | -9.2% |
| 97th | Philippines | 0.16 | 11.1% |
| 98th | Papua New Guinea | 0.16 | 253.8% |
| 99th | Seychelles | 0.16 | 101.1% |
| 100th | Colombia | 0.12 | 2,918.2% |
| 101st | Montenegro | 0.08 | -47.1% |
| 102nd | Fiji | 0.03 | 3.3% |
| 103rd | Burkina Faso | 0.01 | 111.8% |
| 104th | Ukraine | 0.00 | 102.0% |
| 105th | Lesotho | -0.01 | -111.4% |
| 106th | Moldova | -0.02 | -198.3% |
| 107th | Bhutan | -0.03 | 25.4% |
| 108th | Malawi | -0.03 | -617.7% |
| 109th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.04 | -669.6% |
| 110th | Macao SAR, China | -0.06 | 8.9% |
| 111th | Paraguay | -0.06 | 9.8% |
| 112th | Mexico | -0.07 | 10.5% |
| 113th | Sri Lanka | -0.08 | 72.6% |
| 114th | Liberia | -0.11 | 53.8% |
| 115th | Kenya | -0.11 | 22.0% |
| 116th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.13 | -33.6% |
| 117th | Kosovo | -0.15 | 1.4% |
| 118th | Singapore | -0.15 | 7.3% |
| 119th | Mali | -0.18 | 7.8% |
| 120th | Sierra Leone | -0.20 | 26.7% |
| 121st | Tanzania | -0.22 | -0.6% |
| 122nd | North Macedonia | -0.23 | -29.1% |
| 123rd | Ecuador | -0.25 | -16.7% |
| 124th | Nepal | -0.25 | 39.4% |
| 125th | Guatemala | -0.29 | 16.2% |
| 126th | Comoros | -0.29 | 0.2% |
| 127th | Zambia | -0.30 | -351.8% |
| 128th | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.31 | 23.9% |
| 129th | Madagascar | -0.32 | 16.8% |
| 130th | Nigeria | -0.32 | 14.2% |
| 131st | Malaysia | -0.42 | -6.5% |
| 132nd | Mozambique | -0.42 | -54.0% |
| 133rd | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.42 | -3.5% |
| 134th | Niger | -0.42 | -106.6% |
| 135th | Honduras | -0.44 | -3.9% |
| 136th | Lebanon | -0.52 | -12.4% |
| 137th | Togo | -0.55 | 22.1% |
| 138th | Armenia | -0.58 | -8.0% |
| 139th | Bangladesh | -0.58 | -14.1% |
| 140th | Türkiye | -0.61 | -65.1% |
| 141st | Morocco | -0.62 | 1.0% |
| 142nd | Kuwait | -0.63 | 5.3% |
| 143rd | Uganda | -0.65 | -14.1% |
| 144th | Nicaragua | -0.68 | -64.0% |
| 145th | Pakistan | -0.70 | 3.1% |
| 146th | Maldives | -0.71 | -42.1% |
| 147th | Jordan | -0.71 | 7.6% |
| 148th | Guinea-Bissau | -0.73 | 2.0% |
| 149th | Haiti | -0.76 | 4.9% |
| 150th | Guinea | -0.76 | 11.3% |
| 151st | Mauritania | -0.77 | 12.8% |
| 152nd | Myanmar | -0.80 | 34.7% |
| 153rd | Algeria | -0.86 | -1.6% |
| 154th | Brunei Darussalam | -0.90 | -19.4% |
| 155th | Gabon | -0.97 | -8.3% |
| 156th | Iraq | -1.02 | 10.0% |
| 157th | Thailand | -1.02 | -5.6% |
| 158th | Cameroon | -1.03 | -8.0% |
| 159th | Afghanistan | -1.04 | 7.1% |
| 160th | United Arab Emirates | -1.05 | 5.6% |
| 161st | Oman | -1.05 | 0.7% |
| 162nd | Central African Republic | -1.08 | 11.7% |
| 163rd | West Bank and Gaza | -1.09 | -11.0% |
| 164th | Cambodia | -1.11 | 1.5% |
| 165th | Russian Federation | -1.13 | -4.0% |
| 166th | Angola | -1.14 | 3.1% |
| 167th | Qatar | -1.15 | -0.5% |
| 168th | Rwanda | -1.15 | -1.6% |
| 169th | Congo, Republic of | -1.16 | -14.2% |
| 170th | Zimbabwe | -1.18 | -1.1% |
| 171st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -1.20 | -1.2% |
| 172nd | Kazakhstan | -1.21 | -3.6% |
| 173rd | Gambia, The | -1.26 | 13.6% |
| 174th | Belarus | -1.34 | 8.6% |
| 175th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -1.34 | 11.3% |
| 176th | Chad | -1.36 | -2.1% |
| 177th | Djibouti | -1.37 | 3.0% |
| 178th | Bahrain | -1.37 | -4.5% |
| 179th | Viet Nam | -1.37 | -1.1% |
| 180th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.41 | -8.3% |
| 181st | Libya | -1.43 | -6.6% |
| 182nd | Eswatini | -1.43 | -2.8% |
| 183rd | Burundi | -1.56 | -22.3% |
| 184th | China | -1.56 | 6.1% |
| 185th | Cuba | -1.56 | -0.1% |
| 186th | Azerbaijan | -1.56 | -0.5% |
| 187th | Tajikistan | -1.69 | -7.7% |
| 188th | Yemen, Republic of | -1.69 | -10.9% |
| 189th | Saudi Arabia | -1.73 | 6.3% |
| 190th | Lao PDR | -1.76 | -0.3% |
| 191st | South Sudan | -1.80 | -12.7% |
| 192nd | Sudan | -1.83 | -2.9% |
| 193rd | Uzbekistan | -1.89 | 3.5% |
| 194th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -1.91 | 4.6% |
| 195th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.95 | 2.6% |
| 196th | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.99 | -3.4% |
| 197th | Eritrea | -2.17 | -3.0% |
| 198th | Turkmenistan | -2.17 | 3.0% |
| 199th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -2.18 | 1.0% |
FAQ
What was São Tomé and Principe's voice and accountability in 2016?▾
São Tomé and Principe's voice and accountability in 2016 was 0.36. This ranked 85th globally.
How did São Tomé and Principe's voice and accountability change in 2016?▾
São Tomé and Principe's voice and accountability increased by 28.8% in 2016 compared to 2015.
Which country had the highest voice and accountability in 2016?▾
Norway had the highest voice and accountability in 2016 at 1.67.
What is the voice and accountability of São Tomé and Principe in 2016?▾
The voice and accountability of São Tomé and Principe in 2016 was 0.36. This ranked 85th globally.
How does 2016 compare to 2015 for São Tomé and Principe's voice and accountability?▾
São Tomé and Principe's voice and accountability went from 0.28 in 2015 to 0.36 in 2016, a 28.8% increase.
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