Germany · Voice and accountability (World Bank indicator)
Perceived ability of citizens to choose their government (electoral integrity) and hold it to account: access to information, oversight bodies, media. Aggregate estimate of perceptions (surveys, NGOs, analysts), in standard deviations: about −2.5 to +2.5, 0 = world average; higher = better.· Aggregate of perception sources (surveys, NGOs, analysts)· Comparable across countries and years, but each value carries a margin of error: small year-to-year moves are often not significant
1.54score
2025
+0.4 %vs 2024
min 1.24 2000max 1.55 2023
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Source: World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators· Data 2025
Estimate, about −2.5 to +2.5 (0 = world average)Aggregate of perception sources (surveys, NGOs, analysts)Upd. 09/2026Y-axis truncated
Highest of 19 countries · 1.54 score · World Bank 2025 — Rank on the harmonised series (World Bank), the same for every country: its value may differ from the national figure shown above.
