ACCOUNTABILITY
Do citizens, legislators, and social groups
provide both advice and a check on
government actions?
provide both advice and a check on
government actions?
Accountability scores are weighted composites, with each of the three individual criteria contributing one-third of the total value.
Scores and methodology
Scores and methodologyScores
undo
selection
selection
Citizens
Parliament
Intermediary organizations
8.6
1
Norway
Iceland
USA
Norway
8.3
2
Sweden
Ireland
Sweden
Sweden
7.8
3
Iceland
Norway
Finland
Finland
7.4
4
Finland
Sweden
Norway
Iceland
7.2
5
Denmark
Canada
New Zealand
Switzerland
7.0
6
Canada
Denmark
Hungary
Ireland
7.0
7
Switzerland
New Zealand
Poland
Canada
6.9
8
Ireland
Switzerland
Netherlands
Austria
6.8
9
New Zealand
Austria
Denmark
Germany
6.8
10
Germany
Finland
Germany
Denmark
6.4
11
Luxembourg
France
Czech Rep.
USA
6.4
12
Austria
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
6.3
13
Netherlands
Japan
Australia
UK
6.2
14
USA
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
5.8
15
Australia
Australia
Canada
Czech Rep.
5.7
16
UK
Italy
Slovakia
Australia
5.6
17
Japan
Netherlands
Switzerland
Spain
5.5
18
Czech Rep.
South Korea
South Korea
Portugal
5.4
19
South Korea
UK
Austria
New Zealand
5.1
20
Poland
Belgium
Iceland
Japan
5.1
21
Belgium
Czech Rep.
Mexico
South Korea
4.9
22
Slovakia
Mexico
UK
Mexico
4.9
23
Spain
Poland
Spain
Hungary
4.9
24
Hungary
Portugal
Greece
Slovakia
4.8
25
Mexico
Slovakia
Japan
Belgium
4.8
26
Portugal
Spain
Portugal
Poland
4.7
27
Italy
Turkey
Italy
Italy
4.4
28
France
USA
Ireland
Greece
4.0
29
Turkey
Hungary
Turkey
Turkey
3.6
30
Greece
Greece
France
France
avg.
Key findings Accountability
Columns are ordered by country rank, in each criterion. Click country name to create line chart. No more than two countries can be selected. "Undo selection" clears chart.