Saudi Arabia - Voice and Accountability 2009
-1.82
−0.09 from 2008
Saudi Arabia's voice and accountability was -1.82 in 2009, decreased +0.09 from -1.73 in 2008. This was the 195th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2009▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Luxembourg | 1.56 | 0.6% |
| 2nd | Switzerland | 1.55 | 2.4% |
| 3rd | Norway | 1.55 | 0.1% |
| 4th | Sweden | 1.55 | 1.7% |
| 5th | Liechtenstein | 1.55 | 17.3% |
| 6th | Denmark | 1.54 | 0.0% |
| 7th | New Zealand | 1.48 | 0.0% |
| 8th | Finland | 1.47 | 0.1% |
| 9th | Netherlands | 1.46 | -1.3% |
| 10th | Iceland | 1.42 | -0.7% |
| 11th | Canada | 1.40 | -0.4% |
| 12th | Austria | 1.39 | 2.5% |
| 13th | Australia | 1.38 | 1.1% |
| 14th | Ireland | 1.35 | -4.9% |
| 15th | Belgium | 1.35 | 1.6% |
| 16th | Germany | 1.33 | -0.1% |
| 17th | Andorra | 1.32 | -0.2% |
| 18th | United Kingdom | 1.30 | -1.3% |
| 19th | Aruba | 1.25 | 29.5% |
| 20th | Greenland | 1.25 | - |
| 21st | France | 1.24 | -4.6% |
| 22nd | St. Lucia | 1.21 | -0.7% |
| 23rd | Palau | 1.21 | -0.7% |
| 24th | San Marino | 1.18 | -0.5% |
| 25th | Spain | 1.18 | -0.7% |
| 26th | Malta | 1.15 | -7.8% |
| 27th | Marshall Islands | 1.13 | -4.7% |
| 28th | Portugal | 1.13 | -6.1% |
| 29th | Barbados | 1.13 | 19.1% |
| 30th | Uruguay | 1.11 | 4.1% |
| 31st | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.10 | 2.2% |
| 32nd | United States | 1.10 | -4.1% |
| 33rd | Nauru | 1.09 | 0.4% |
| 34th | Estonia | 1.09 | -0.6% |
| 35th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.07 | -1.1% |
| 36th | Cyprus | 1.07 | -1.5% |
| 37th | Slovenia | 1.06 | 3.7% |
| 38th | Italy | 1.03 | 0.2% |
| 39th | Czechia | 1.03 | 0.0% |
| 40th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.03 | -3.6% |
| 41st | Poland | 1.03 | 7.7% |
| 42nd | Japan | 1.02 | 7.6% |
| 43rd | Chile | 1.02 | 0.3% |
| 44th | Dominica | 1.01 | -2.1% |
| 45th | Bahamas, The | 1.01 | -10.2% |
| 46th | Costa Rica | 1.01 | 4.0% |
| 47th | American Samoa | 0.96 | -0.4% |
| 48th | Bermuda | 0.96 | -0.4% |
| 49th | Guam | 0.96 | -0.4% |
| 50th | Monaco | 0.95 | -1.7% |
| 51st | Hungary | 0.91 | -5.8% |
| 52nd | Lithuania | 0.90 | 6.2% |
| 53rd | Greece | 0.89 | -4.0% |
| 54th | Cabo Verde | 0.89 | -5.0% |
| 55th | Slovak Republic | 0.88 | -6.3% |
| 56th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.86 | -25.5% |
| 57th | Latvia | 0.85 | 8.9% |
| 58th | Grenada | 0.82 | 0.3% |
| 59th | Mauritius | 0.82 | -4.7% |
| 60th | Belize | 0.74 | 15.2% |
| 61st | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.74 | -0.3% |
| 62nd | Tuvalu | 0.74 | -7.5% |
| 63rd | Korea | 0.71 | 7.7% |
| 64th | Kiribati | 0.63 | -15.1% |
| 65th | Macao SAR, China | 0.59 | 612.4% |
| 66th | Panama | 0.59 | -1.6% |
| 67th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.59 | 2.7% |
| 68th | Jamaica | 0.58 | -0.4% |
| 69th | South Africa | 0.57 | -0.9% |
| 70th | Israel | 0.57 | -21.1% |
| 71st | Bulgaria | 0.56 | -3.0% |
| 72nd | Cayman Islands | 0.56 | -25.1% |
| 73rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.55 | 3.9% |
| 74th | Samoa | 0.54 | -6.3% |
| 75th | Brazil | 0.52 | -8.3% |
| 76th | Vanuatu | 0.51 | 5.6% |
| 77th | Ghana | 0.50 | 15.3% |
| 78th | Croatia | 0.49 | 3.9% |
| 79th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.48 | 7.1% |
| 80th | Romania | 0.46 | -9.7% |
| 81st | India | 0.46 | -0.3% |
| 82nd | Suriname | 0.44 | -26.5% |
| 83rd | Botswana | 0.44 | -14.9% |
| 84th | Namibia | 0.38 | -16.7% |
| 85th | Benin | 0.34 | -0.6% |
| 86th | Serbia | 0.33 | 18.7% |
| 87th | Argentina | 0.28 | -22.0% |
| 88th | Montenegro | 0.24 | 2.5% |
| 89th | Mexico | 0.20 | 48.3% |
| 90th | North Macedonia | 0.17 | -14.1% |
| 91st | São Tomé and Principe | 0.16 | -15.5% |
| 92nd | Albania | 0.14 | -19.1% |
| 93rd | Solomon Islands | 0.14 | 574.8% |
| 94th | Mongolia | 0.13 | -53.2% |
| 95th | Timor-Leste | 0.10 | -55.0% |
| 96th | Guyana | 0.09 | -17.3% |
| 97th | Dominican Republic | 0.09 | -45.5% |
| 98th | Peru | 0.08 | -45.1% |
| 99th | Mali | 0.07 | -65.6% |
| 100th | Ukraine | 0.06 | -34.8% |
| 101st | El Salvador | 0.06 | -48.6% |
| 102nd | Seychelles | 0.04 | 877.5% |
| 103rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.01 | 134.5% |
| 104th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.00 | -79.1% |
| 105th | Indonesia | 0.00 | 91.1% |
| 106th | Papua New Guinea | -0.01 | -202.0% |
| 107th | Philippines | -0.03 | 80.0% |
| 108th | Tonga | -0.05 | -54.8% |
| 109th | Maldives | -0.05 | 83.9% |
| 110th | Türkiye | -0.06 | -34.5% |
| 111th | Lesotho | -0.08 | -26.0% |
| 112th | Mozambique | -0.11 | -57.1% |
| 113th | Kosovo | -0.12 | 62.8% |
| 114th | Paraguay | -0.13 | -16.3% |
| 115th | Malawi | -0.15 | 39.7% |
| 116th | Colombia | -0.15 | 9.9% |
| 117th | Tanzania | -0.16 | 3.6% |
| 118th | Liberia | -0.16 | 11.7% |
| 119th | Georgia | -0.19 | 26.5% |
| 120th | Singapore | -0.23 | 30.0% |
| 121st | Sierra Leone | -0.24 | -70.4% |
| 122nd | Guatemala | -0.25 | -23.9% |
| 123rd | Ecuador | -0.25 | -12.6% |
| 124th | Senegal | -0.27 | -26.0% |
| 125th | Bangladesh | -0.29 | 34.6% |
| 126th | Burkina Faso | -0.29 | -2.2% |
| 127th | Moldova | -0.30 | 3.5% |
| 128th | Zambia | -0.30 | -86.4% |
| 129th | Kenya | -0.33 | -17.5% |
| 130th | Comoros | -0.34 | -19.0% |
| 131st | Lebanon | -0.36 | 15.8% |
| 132nd | Nicaragua | -0.44 | -19.5% |
| 133rd | Nepal | -0.44 | 11.1% |
| 134th | Thailand | -0.46 | 13.9% |
| 135th | Bhutan | -0.46 | 8.6% |
| 136th | Sri Lanka | -0.48 | -3.3% |
| 137th | Kuwait | -0.48 | 10.8% |
| 138th | Malaysia | -0.50 | 10.5% |
| 139th | Uganda | -0.51 | 0.2% |
| 140th | Honduras | -0.53 | -80.9% |
| 141st | Haiti | -0.66 | -11.9% |
| 142nd | Burundi | -0.69 | -0.6% |
| 143rd | Brunei Darussalam | -0.73 | 28.2% |
| 144th | Niger | -0.74 | -67.0% |
| 145th | Morocco | -0.75 | 1.7% |
| 146th | Guinea-Bissau | -0.76 | -6.1% |
| 147th | Jordan | -0.78 | -6.4% |
| 148th | Bahrain | -0.79 | 9.0% |
| 149th | Madagascar | -0.83 | -155.0% |
| 150th | United Arab Emirates | -0.84 | 8.1% |
| 151st | Nigeria | -0.85 | -15.4% |
| 152nd | Pakistan | -0.86 | -2.1% |
| 153rd | Armenia | -0.88 | -2.2% |
| 154th | Russian Federation | -0.90 | -3.3% |
| 155th | Fiji | -0.91 | -29.2% |
| 156th | Cambodia | -0.91 | 5.9% |
| 157th | Mauritania | -0.92 | 1.9% |
| 158th | West Bank and Gaza | -0.95 | -10.6% |
| 159th | Gabon | -0.97 | -14.9% |
| 160th | Togo | -0.98 | 1.0% |
| 161st | Central African Republic | -1.00 | -1.6% |
| 162nd | Qatar | -1.00 | 1.7% |
| 163rd | Gambia, The | -1.01 | -17.0% |
| 164th | Kyrgyz Republic | -1.02 | 6.6% |
| 165th | Iraq | -1.02 | 7.4% |
| 166th | Algeria | -1.04 | -6.0% |
| 167th | Cameroon | -1.04 | 2.6% |
| 168th | Côte d'Ivoire | -1.06 | 8.8% |
| 169th | Oman | -1.07 | -0.3% |
| 170th | Kazakhstan | -1.08 | 1.5% |
| 171st | Congo, Republic of | -1.10 | 4.4% |
| 172nd | Angola | -1.13 | -0.6% |
| 173rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -1.16 | 4.5% |
| 174th | Djibouti | -1.21 | -1.1% |
| 175th | Azerbaijan | -1.26 | 4.9% |
| 176th | Yemen, Republic of | -1.27 | -4.1% |
| 177th | Eswatini | -1.27 | 3.6% |
| 178th | Rwanda | -1.29 | 1.5% |
| 179th | Guinea | -1.30 | 8.7% |
| 180th | Tajikistan | -1.33 | 1.7% |
| 181st | Tunisia | -1.36 | -0.6% |
| 182nd | Afghanistan | -1.38 | -17.7% |
| 183rd | Chad | -1.40 | 3.3% |
| 184th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.41 | -1.5% |
| 185th | Viet Nam | -1.48 | 0.9% |
| 186th | Zimbabwe | -1.54 | 0.6% |
| 187th | Belarus | -1.55 | 2.9% |
| 188th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -1.58 | -0.8% |
| 189th | Sudan | -1.69 | -2.8% |
| 190th | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.69 | 1.8% |
| 191st | Lao PDR | -1.70 | 0.6% |
| 192nd | China | -1.70 | -0.1% |
| 193rd | Cuba | -1.70 | 5.4% |
| 194th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.81 | 4.6% |
| 195th | Saudi Arabia | -1.82 | -5.3% |
| 196th | Libya | -1.91 | 1.6% |
| 197th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.04 | -7.7% |
| 198th | Turkmenistan | -2.08 | 1.3% |
| 199th | Uzbekistan | -2.10 | -0.1% |
| 200th | Myanmar | -2.17 | 1.6% |
| 201st | Eritrea | -2.20 | -2.0% |
| 202nd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -2.27 | -2.0% |
FAQ
What was Saudi Arabia's voice and accountability in 2009?▾
Saudi Arabia's voice and accountability in 2009 was -1.82. This ranked 195th globally.
How did Saudi Arabia's voice and accountability change in 2009?▾
Saudi Arabia's voice and accountability decreased by 5.3% in 2009 compared to 2008.
Which country had the highest voice and accountability in 2009?▾
Luxembourg had the highest voice and accountability in 2009 at 1.56.
What is the voice and accountability of Saudi Arabia in 2009?▾
The voice and accountability of Saudi Arabia in 2009 was -1.82. This ranked 195th globally.
How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Saudi Arabia's voice and accountability?▾
Saudi Arabia's voice and accountability went from -1.73 in 2008 to -1.82 in 2009, a 5.3% decrease.
Related
2008
2010
All years
Full ranking 2009
Political Stability
Government Effectiveness
Regulatory Quality
Rule of Law
Control of Corruption
Peak: 2025
Lowest: 2011
Voice and Accountability 1990s
Voice and Accountability 2000s
Voice and Accountability 2010s
Voice and Accountability 2020s
Highest ever
Lowest ever
Average
vs Czechia
vs Japan
vs Korea
vs Estonia
G20 Voice and Accountability
BRICS+ Voice and Accountability
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Voice and Accountability
OPEC Voice and Accountability
Gulf Cooperation Council Voice and Accountability
Global Ranking