Government Accountability Score

How strongly each country’s law opens government to the public, on a scale of 0 to 100.

144
Countries scored
54.8
Average score
5
Sections of law scored

The score is a weighted average of five sections of law, each scored 0 to 100: open records, open meetings, oversight, fiscal transparency and accessibility. Open records counts most. The score measures what the law requires, not whether government complies.

How the score is computed →

By region: Europe · Americas · Asia · Africa · Oceania · Other

Europe

European Union27 member states

The Union's own row scores EU law. Each member state below is scored on its own national law.

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
European Union — — — — 97 —

Austria (10)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Austria 43 30 80 65 67 57.9
Styria — 13 73 — — —
Tyrol — 13 73 — — —
Vienna — 13 73 — — —
Vorarlberg — 13 67 — — —
Burgenland — 13 73 — — —
Carinthia — 13 73 — — —
Lower Austria — 13 67 — — —
Salzburg — 13 73 — — —
Upper Austria — 13 67 — — —

Belgium (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Belgium 39 41 69 64 70 55.8

Bulgaria (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Bulgaria 61 51 77 74 72 67.7

Croatia (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Croatia 84 48 62 69 67 67.4

Cyprus (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Cyprus 56 33 63 73 67 59.3

Czech Republic (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Czech Republic 47 61 69 60 67 59.8

Denmark (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Denmark 43 45 62 69 73 57.2

Estonia (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Estonia 63 55 62 58 73 61.0

Finland (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Finland 71 45 60 78 67 65.4

France (14)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
France 44 46 87 62 79 62.8
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes — — 81 — — —
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté — — 81 — — —
Bretagne — — 81 — — —
Centre-Val de Loire — — 81 — — —
Corse — — 81 — — —
Grand Est — — 81 — — —
Hauts-de-France — — 81 — — —
Île-de-France — — 81 — — —
Normandie — — 81 — — —
Nouvelle-Aquitaine — — 81 — — —
Occitanie — — 81 — — —
Pays de la Loire — — 81 — — —
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur — — 81 — — —

Germany (17)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Germany 37 — 82 69 63 63.0
North Rhine-Westphalia 5 51 80 69 — 51.7
Saxony-Anhalt 5 51 80 68 — 51.4
Thuringia 5 51 80 68 — 51.4
Schleswig-Holstein 5 51 80 68 — 51.4
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 5 51 80 68 — 51.4
Saarland 5 51 80 68 — 51.4
Rhineland-Palatinate 5 51 80 68 — 51.4
Hamburg 5 51 80 68 — 51.4
Brandenburg 5 51 80 68 — 51.4
Baden-Wuerttemberg 5 48 80 68 — 50.9
Hesse 5 48 80 68 — 50.9
Bremen 5 41 80 68 — 49.7
Saxony 5 35 80 71 — 49.5
Berlin — 51 80 68 — —
Lower Saxony — 51 80 68 — —
Bavaria — 35 80 70 — —

Greece (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Greece 43 48 53 70 76 55.8

Hungary (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Hungary 56 58 80 66 67 65.9

Ireland (32)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Ireland 63 36 79 61 70 62.8
Clare — — — — 70 —
Cork — — — — 70 —
Cork County Council — — — — 70 —
Donegal — — — — 70 —
Dublin — — — — 70 —
Fingal — — — — 70 —
Galway — — — — 70 —
Kerry — — — — 70 —
Kildare — — — — 70 —
Kilkenny — — — — 70 —
Laois — — — — 70 —
Leitrim — — — — 70 —
Limerick — — — — 70 —
Longford — — — — 70 —
Louth — — — — 70 —
Mayo — — — — 70 —
Meath — — — — 70 —
Monaghan — — — — 70 —
Offaly — — — — 70 —
Roscommon — — — — 70 —
Sligo — — — — 70 —
South Dublin — — — — 70 —
Tipperary — — — — 70 —
Waterford — — — — 70 —
Westmeath — — — — 70 —
Wexford — — — — 70 —
Wicklow — — — — 70 —
Carlow — — — — 70 —
Cavan — — — — 70 —
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown — — — — 70 —
Galway County Council — — — — 70 —

Italy (21)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Italy 57 38 68 80 67 63.4
Emilia Romagna — — 61 — — —
Friuli Venezia Giulia — — 61 — — —
Lazio — — 61 — — —
Lombardy — — 61 — — —
Marche — — 61 — — —
Molise — — 61 — — —
Piedmont — — 61 — — —
Sardinia — — 61 — — —
Sicily — — 61 — — —
Trentino Alto Adige — — 61 — — —
Tuscany — — 61 — — —
Umbria — — 61 — — —
Veneto — — 61 — — —
Abruzzo — — 61 — — —
Apulia — — 61 — — —
Basilicata — — 61 — — —
Calabria — — 61 — — —
Campania — — 61 — — —
Aosta Valley — — 61 — — —
Liguria — — 61 — — —

Latvia (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Latvia 46 55 65 73 72 61.2

Lithuania (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Lithuania 43 55 71 57 72 58.0

Luxembourg (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Luxembourg 41 36 70 56 67 53.5

Malta (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Malta 52 43 67 55 67 56.4

Netherlands (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Netherlands 55 61 65 76 70 65.0

Poland (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Poland 53 61 72 61 55 61.4

Portugal (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Portugal 49 43 63 75 80 60.7

Romania (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Romania 57 48 67 66 70 61.4

Slovakia (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Slovakia 44 55 72 66 73 60.9

Slovenia (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Slovenia 85 61 70 78 79 75.0

Spain (18)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Spain 49 42 70 74 82 62.2
Andalusia 10 42 59 — — —
Aragon 10 42 59 — — —
Asturias 5 42 59 — — —
Basque Country 5 42 59 — — —
Canary Islands 5 42 59 — — —
Cantabria 5 42 — — — —
Castilla-La Mancha 5 42 59 — — —
Castilla y Leon 5 42 55 — — —
Catalonia 5 42 59 — — —
Madrid 10 42 59 — — —
Extremadura 5 42 — — — —
Galicia 5 42 59 — — —
Balearic Islands 5 42 59 — — —
La Rioja 5 42 — — — —
Navarra 5 42 59 — — —
Murcia 10 42 — — — —
Valencian Community 5 42 59 — — —

Sweden (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Sweden 67 51 70 75 67 67.2

Europe (non EU)17 countries

EU acts the EEA Joint Committee has incorporated into the EEA Agreement apply in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, EEA members though not EU member states.

Albania (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Albania 85 33 80 52 None 60.4

Andorra (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Andorra 49 30 65 36 None 43.0

Belarus (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Belarus 25 23 35 45 None 30.4

Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Bosnia and Herzegovina 68 33 66 47 None 51.3

Iceland (1)EEA

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Iceland 43 56 69 66 None 54.3

Liechtenstein (1)EEA

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Liechtenstein 25 33 63 46 70 45.0

Moldova (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Moldova 62 50 79 61 None 59.4

Monaco (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Monaco 30 30 42 36 None 32.3

Montenegro (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Montenegro 59 33 69 69 None 55.4

North Macedonia (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
North Macedonia 73 48 72 57 None 59.0

Norway (1)EEA

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Norway 51 41 55 72 65 56.8

Russia (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Russia 65 36 69 67 None 56.8

San Marino (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
San Marino 39 30 64 35 None 40.0

Serbia (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Serbia 90 48 69 59 None 63.0

Switzerland (27)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Switzerland 51 51 61 59 88 58.5
Geneva 20 48 69 65 — 51.0
Basel-Stadt 10 50 50 63 — 42.8
Zurich 5 45 50 63 — 40.6
Bern 10 45 42 63 — 39.7
Vaud 10 55 34 63 — 39.2
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 10 55 34 59 — 38.1
Obwalden 10 53 34 59 — 37.7
Schwyz 10 53 34 59 — 37.7
Uri 10 53 34 59 — 37.7
Ticino 10 45 34 63 — 37.4
Glarus 10 50 34 59 — 37.2
Solothurn 10 45 34 62 — 37.1
St. Gallen 10 45 34 62 — 37.1
Neuchatel 10 45 34 62 — 37.1
Valais 10 45 34 62 — 37.1
Zug 10 45 34 62 — 37.1
Aargau 10 45 34 62 — 37.1
Graubuenden 10 45 34 62 — 37.1
Basel-Landschaft 10 45 34 62 — 37.1
Appenzell Innerrhoden 10 47 34 59 — 36.7
Schaffhausen 10 45 34 59 — 36.3
Jura 10 45 34 59 — 36.3
Thurgau 10 45 34 59 — 36.3
Fribourg 5 45 34 62 — 35.8
Luzern 5 45 34 62 — 35.8
Nidwalden — 53 34 59 — —

Ukraine (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Ukraine 77 46 82 67 None 64.8

United Kingdom (5)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
United Kingdom 61 — 72 67 73 67.3
England — 32 — — — —
Northern Ireland — 42 72 — — —
Scotland 69 37 72 — — —
Wales — 52 72 — — —

Americas

Antigua and Barbuda (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Antigua and Barbuda 75 30 59 47 None 50.7

Argentina (25)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Argentina 69 40 69 64 59 62.3
San Juan — — 64 — — —
Formosa — — 64 — — —
Tucumán — — 68 — — —
Salta 41 30 68 — — —
Buenos Aires Province 31 40 64 — — —
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires 45 37 64 — — —
San Luis 51 30 52 — — —
Entre Ríos 41 30 64 — — —
La Rioja 36 30 65 — — —
Santiago del Estero 35 30 64 — — —
Chaco 30 30 64 — — —
Catamarca 30 30 64 — — —
La Pampa 30 30 52 — — —
Mendoza 41 40 64 — — —
Misiones 30 30 64 — — —
Neuquén 25 30 64 — — —
Río Negro 30 30 65 — — —
Santa Fe 31 40 67 — — —
Chubut 30 30 64 — — —
Tierra del Fuego 30 30 64 — — —
Corrientes 30 30 64 — — —
Córdoba 51 40 64 — — —
Jujuy 30 30 70 — — —
Santa Cruz 51 30 52 — — —

Bahamas (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Bahamas 67 30 71 45 None 51.3

Belize (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Belize 57 30 59 43 None 45.2

Bolivia (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Bolivia 47 40 75 60 None 52.8

Brazil (28)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Brazil 72 55 70 73 40 66.5
São Paulo 27 49 70 76 — 56.4
Minas Gerais 27 49 70 76 — 56.4
Rio de Janeiro 27 49 70 75 — 56.1
Rio Grande do Sul 27 49 70 73 — 55.6
Bahia 27 49 70 71 — 55.0
Amazonas 27 49 70 71 — 55.0
Distrito Federal 27 49 70 71 — 55.0
Ceará 27 49 70 71 — 55.0
Espírito Santo 27 49 70 71 — 55.0
Goiás 27 49 70 71 — 55.0
Mato Grosso 27 49 70 71 — 55.0
Mato Grosso do Sul 27 49 70 71 — 55.0
Pernambuco 27 49 70 71 — 55.0
Pará 27 49 70 71 — 55.0
Paraná 27 49 70 71 — 55.0
Santa Catarina 27 49 70 71 — 55.0
Amapá 27 49 70 69 — 54.5
Rio Grande do Norte 27 49 70 69 — 54.5
Tocantins 27 49 70 69 — 54.5
Acre 27 49 70 69 — 54.5
Sergipe 27 49 70 69 — 54.5
Maranhão 27 49 70 69 — 54.5
Alagoas 27 49 70 69 — 54.5
Roraima 27 49 70 69 — 54.5
Piauí 27 49 70 69 — 54.5
Paraíba 27 49 70 69 — 54.5
Rondônia 27 49 70 69 — 54.5

Canada (14)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Canada 62 — 74 74 38 67.1
Newfoundland and Labrador 74 29 69 65 45 60.9
Nova Scotia 59 32 77 64 50 59.9
British Columbia 63 26 69 70 45 59.0
Quebec 10 52 69 63 76 50.6
Ontario 5 26 69 73 80 48.0
Prince Edward Island 5 24 83 64 45 46.4
Alberta 5 31 69 68 — 44.8
New Brunswick 5 35 69 64 45 44.5
Manitoba 5 32 69 65 47 44.4
Saskatchewan 5 29 69 60 41 42.2
Yukon 5 29 69 59 — 42.0
Northwest Territories 5 29 69 59 — 42.0
Nunavut 5 29 52 59 — 37.2

Chile (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Chile 63 45 79 76 66 67.8

Colombia (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Colombia 69 55 75 76 72 70.3

Costa Rica (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Costa Rica 47 37 84 75 None 58.4

Cuba (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Cuba — — 30 46 None —

Dominican Republic (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Dominican Republic 39 43 57 69 None 48.9

Ecuador (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Ecuador 52 52 69 67 None 56.2

El Salvador (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
El Salvador 80 43 63 69 None 60.6

Guatemala (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Guatemala 61 43 67 67 None 56.5

Guyana (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Guyana 46 30 55 — None 40.9
National — — — 51 — —

Honduras (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Honduras 56 43 70 69 None 56.5

Jamaica (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Jamaica 59 30 79 60 None 55.2

Mexico (33)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Mexico 91 40 70 82 None 68.0
Mexico City 10 58 72 66 — 51.2
Guanajuato 10 55 72 64 — 50.1
Jalisco 10 50 72 64 — 49.3
Puebla 10 50 72 64 — 49.3
Tamaulipas 10 50 72 64 — 49.3
Nuevo Leon 10 47 72 64 — 48.7
Baja California 10 45 72 64 — 48.4
Veracruz 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Baja California Sur 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Campeche 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Chihuahua 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Colima 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Durango 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
State of Mexico 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Hidalgo 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Michoacan 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Morelos 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Nayarit 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Oaxaca 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Quintana Roo 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
San Luis Potosi 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Sinaloa 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Tabasco 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Tlaxcala 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Yucatan 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Chiapas 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Queretaro 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Zacatecas 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Aguascalientes 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Sonora 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Coahuila 10 40 72 64 — 47.5
Guerrero 10 37 72 64 — 47.0

Nicaragua (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Nicaragua 74 43 64 66 None 58.6

Panama (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Panama 62 40 77 68 None 59.1

Paraguay (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Paraguay 40 43 61 70 None 50.4

Peru (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Peru 62 48 64 68 None 57.0

Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Saint Kitts and Nevis 77 30 59 47 None 51.2

Trinidad and Tobago (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Trinidad and Tobago 59 27 71 48 None 49.6

United States (104)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Illinois 95 57 89 87 51 81.9
California 90 71 73 90 56 79.9
Michigan 82 56 86 82 72 78.1
Pennsylvania 95 49 73 84 — 77.8
Colorado 95 49 77 81 72 77.6
Texas 90 63 63 89 62 76.2
New York 88 50 73 91 53 76.0
Massachusetts 87 47 79 82 72 76.0
Utah 92 49 73 80 — 75.8
New Jersey 90 42 77 82 72 75.5
Vermont 87 67 68 77 — 75.4
Washington 87 44 73 89 65 75.2
New Mexico 92 45 73 80 — 75.1
Virginia 90 60 65 81 56 73.8
Georgia 92 42 63 85 — 73.2
Louisiana 92 49 71 78 53 73.0
Hawaii 62 73 80 75 — 72.6
Missouri 87 34 73 81 — 72.2
United States 55 38 83 96 76 71.5
Tennessee 92 40 63 78 — 70.9
Connecticut 87 39 75 77 51 70.8
District of Columbia 77 52 69 79 66 70.5
Oregon 62 56 73 88 62 70.5
Alaska 62 64 77 76 — 70.4
South Dakota 87 52 60 74 — 69.7
Rhode Island 83 37 69 78 — 69.7
Florida 70 47 65 88 — 69.5
Arizona 72 52 69 80 62 69.2
Kentucky 77 42 73 79 53 69.0
Minnesota 72 42 69 83 62 68.4
Delaware 57 66 73 73 — 67.5
Nebraska 62 47 73 80 — 67.4
Nevada 62 63 63 79 — 67.1
Maryland 77 44 60 80 62 66.9
Alabama 67 49 72 72 — 66.6
Maine 72 43 65 78 — 66.6
South Carolina 67 47 67 79 62 66.4
North Carolina 62 32 73 89 56 66.4
North Dakota 67 37 73 77 — 66.2
Mississippi 52 53 73 80 — 65.8
Ohio 60 29 73 87 65 65.6
Wisconsin 67 34 67 83 59 65.1
Indiana 62 52 59 78 72 64.4
West Virginia 67 48 60 76 — 64.2
Montana 52 65 60 78 — 63.7
Wyoming 68 37 63 76 — 63.4
Kansas 67 34 63 78 — 63.1
New Hampshire 72 37 60 74 — 63.1
Idaho 57 51 60 79 — 62.8
Arkansas 62 38 63 79 — 62.8
Iowa 48 39 73 80 — 62.2
Oklahoma 48 39 73 78 — 61.7
OK-OKLAHOMA-CITY — — 22 — — —
PA-PHILADELPHIA — — 67 — — —
PA-PITTSBURGH — — 67 — — —
Marin County — — 65 — — —
Sacramento County — — 45 — — —
San Diego County — — 53 — — —
City and County of San Francisco — — 67 — — —
Santa Clara County — — 60 — — —
Sonoma County — — 64 — — —
City of Boise — — 22 — — —
Oklahoma City — — 22 — — —
City of Pittsburgh — — 67 — — —
King County — — 65 — — —
Athens Clarke — — 53 — — —
Baltimore County — — 53 — — —
U.S. Virgin Islands 62 — 66 — — —
American Samoa 48 — 36 — — —
Guam 85 — 67 — — —
Cook County — — 71 — — —
Anne Arundel County — — 55 — — —
Calvert County — — 53 — — —
Charles County — — 47 — — —
Frederick County — — 47 — — —
Garrett County — — 55 — — —
Harford County — — 55 — — —
Howard County — — 55 — — —
Montgomery County — — 53 — — —
Northern Mariana Islands 82 — 67 — — —
City of Los Angeles — — 63 — — —
Carroll County — — 48 — — —
Prince George's County — — 55 — — —
Talbot County — — 53 — — —
Washington County — — 53 — — —
Wicomico County — — 42 — — —
Worcester County — — 53 — — —
Athens-Clarke County — — 53 — — —
Baltimore County — — 53 — — —
Orange County — — 34 — — —
Santa Cruz County — — 58 — — —
Pima County — — 7 — — —
City and County of Denver — — 50 — — —
Bernalillo County — — 32 — — —
Clark County — — 43 — — —
Cuyahoga County — — 59 — — —
City of Chicago — — 71 — — —
ID-BOISE — — 22 — — —
Los Angeles — — 63 — — —
United States (Federal) 55 38 — — — —
New York City — — 57 — — —
City of Philadelphia — — 67 — — —
Puerto Rico 49 — 83 — — —
Los Angeles County — — 65 — — —

Uruguay (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Uruguay 61 40 67 74 None 57.7

Venezuela (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Venezuela 41 40 78 62 None 52.6

Asia

Afghanistan (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Afghanistan 93 32 33 — None 49.3
National — — — 45 — —

Armenia (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Armenia 68 50 69 52 None 56.0

Azerbaijan (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Azerbaijan 63 36 59 50 None 49.4

Bangladesh (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Bangladesh 73 45 59 — None 54.5
National — — — 53 — —

China (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
China 50 23 63 — None 43.5
National — — — 49 — —

Georgia (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Georgia 62 55 79 62 None 60.5

India (31)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
India 84 55 85 56 85 72.6
Meghalaya 41 45 63 — — —
Manipur 41 45 63 — — —
Mizoram 41 45 63 — — —
Nagaland 41 45 63 — — —
Odisha 41 45 63 — — —
Punjab 41 45 63 — — —
Rajasthan 41 45 63 — — —
Sikkim 41 45 63 — — —
Tamil Nadu 41 39 63 — — —
Telangana 41 50 63 — — —
Uttar Pradesh 41 45 63 — — —
Tripura 41 45 63 — — —
Andhra Pradesh 41 45 63 — — —
Arunachal Pradesh 41 45 63 — — —
Assam 41 45 63 — — —
Bihar 41 45 63 — — —
Chhattisgarh 41 45 63 — — —
Delhi 41 45 63 — — —
Goa 41 45 63 — — —
Gujarat 41 45 63 — — —
Himachal Pradesh 41 45 63 — — —
Haryana 41 45 63 — — —
Jharkhand 41 45 63 — — —
Jammu and Kashmir 41 45 — — — —
Karnataka 41 45 63 — — —
Kerala 41 45 63 — — —
Puducherry 41 45 — — — —
Madhya Pradesh 41 45 63 — — —
West Bengal 41 45 63 — — —
Maharashtra 41 45 63 — — —

Indonesia (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Indonesia 67 36 69 — None 54.1
National — — — 69 — —

Iran (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Iran 47 23 59 51 None 43.6

Israel (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Israel 53 43 69 63 87 60.7

Japan (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Japan 51 47 64 — 62 55.8
National — — — 59 — —

Jordan (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Jordan 37 33 59 57 None 44.3

Kazakhstan (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Kazakhstan 40 36 66 61 None 48.3

Kuwait (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Kuwait 36 33 59 58 None 44.3

Kyrgyzstan (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Kyrgyzstan 69 36 64 50 None 52.2

Lebanon (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Lebanon 48 33 53 53 None 44.4

Maldives (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Maldives 76 42 71 — None 59.0
National — — — 52 — —

Mongolia (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Mongolia 58 36 71 — None 51.8
National — — — 60 — —

Nepal (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Nepal 75 45 71 — None 59.4
National — — — 52 — —

Pakistan (7)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Pakistan 72 42 65 — None 55.6
National — — — 51 — —
Islamabad 20 42 — — — —
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 91 42 — — — —
Punjab 15 42 — — — —
Sindh 68 42 — — — —
Balochistan 10 42 — — — —

Philippines (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Philippines 31 46 66 — None 43.2
National — — — 69 — —

Qatar (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Qatar 29 23 43 51 None 35.0

Saudi Arabia (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Saudi Arabia 35 23 48 53 None 38.3

South Korea (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
South Korea 65 56 73 — 62 65.5
National — — — 75 — —

Sri Lanka (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Sri Lanka 87 42 75 — None 64.1
National — — — 52 — —

Tajikistan (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Tajikistan 33 26 58 46 None 39.1

Thailand (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Thailand 50 36 74 — None 50.1
National — — — 52 — —

Timor-Leste (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Timor-Leste 33 42 61 — None 41.3
National — — — 52 — —

Turkey (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Turkey 49 46 72 63 59 58.8

United Arab Emirates (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
United Arab Emirates 39 23 26 51 None 33.1

Uzbekistan (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Uzbekistan 36 46 58 49 None 43.8

Vietnam (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Vietnam 51 29 59 — None 43.7
National — — — 54 — —

Yemen (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Yemen 70 23 22 50 None 39.5

Africa

Angola (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Angola 50 36 69 — None 48.4
National — — — 47 — —

Benin (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Benin 35 36 69 — None 43.4
National — — — 53 — —

Burkina Faso (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Burkina Faso 53 36 69 — None 49.4
National — — — 51 — —

Cabo Verde (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Cabo Verde 33 39 69 — None 43.4
National — — — 49 — —

Côte d'Ivoire (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Côte d'Ivoire 58 36 69 — None 51.1
National — — — 55 — —

Ethiopia (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Ethiopia 73 33 69 — None 55.4
National — — — 47 — —

Gambia (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Gambia 85 39 66 — None 59.7
National — — — 51 — —

Ghana (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Ghana 65 42 74 66 None 58.9

Guinea (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Guinea 57 36 69 — None 50.7
National — — — 49 — —

Kenya (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Kenya 75 52 71 66 None 62.2

Liberia (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Liberia 82 39 66 — None 58.7
National — — — 49 — —

Malawi (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Malawi 69 33 69 — None 54.1
National — — — 48 — —

Morocco (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Morocco 49 56 69 55 None 53.0

Mozambique (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Mozambique 40 36 71 — None 45.8
National — — — 51 — —

Namibia (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Namibia 77 39 62 — None 55.6
National — — — 51 — —

Niger (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Niger 51 36 69 — None 48.7
National — — — 49 — —

Nigeria (38)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Nigeria 59 30 71 63 None 53.9
Bauchi — 30 52 — — —
Borno — 30 52 — — —
Bayelsa — 30 52 — — —
Cross River — 30 52 — — —
Delta — 30 52 — — —
Ebonyi — 30 52 — — —
Edo — 30 52 — — —
Enugu — 30 52 — — —
FCT (Abuja) — 30 52 — — —
Imo — 30 52 — — —
Jigawa — 30 52 — — —
Kebbi — 30 52 — — —
Kaduna — 30 67 — — —
Kano — 30 52 — — —
Kogi — 30 52 — — —
Katsina — 30 52 — — —
Nasarawa — 30 52 — — —
Niger — 30 52 — — —
Ogun — 30 52 — — —
Ondo — 30 52 — — —
Osun — 30 52 — — —
Oyo — 30 52 — — —
Rivers — 30 67 — — —
Sokoto — 30 52 — — —
Taraba — 30 52 — — —
Yobe — 30 52 — — —
Zamfara — 30 52 — — —
Ekiti 50 30 52 — — —
Lagos 50 30 52 — — —
Benue — 30 52 — — —
Gombe — 30 52 — — —
Kwara — 30 52 — — —
Plateau — 30 52 — — —
Abia — 30 52 — — —
Adamawa — 30 52 — — —
Akwa Ibom — 30 52 — — —
Anambra — 30 52 — — —

Rwanda (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Rwanda 57 44 74 — None 54.2
National — — — 58 — —

Senegal (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Senegal 47 36 69 — None 47.4
National — — — 54 — —

Seychelles (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Seychelles 72 39 66 — None 55.3
National — — — 48 — —

Sierra Leone (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Sierra Leone 81 39 67 — None 58.7
National — — — 55 — —

South Africa (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
South Africa 79 58 72 69 None 65.1
Western Cape — — 57 — — —

South Sudan (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
South Sudan 81 39 66 — None 58.3
National — — — 44 — —

Sudan (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Sudan 43 33 66 — None 44.4
National — — — 45 — —

Tanzania (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Tanzania 49 42 53 64 None 48.9

Togo (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Togo 48 36 67 — None 47.0
National — — — 49 — —

Tunisia (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Tunisia 79 59 64 57 None 60.2

Uganda (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Uganda 65 39 66 73 None 58.1

Zambia (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Zambia 57 39 62 — None 48.9
National — — — 50 — —

Zimbabwe (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Zimbabwe 49 39 71 — None 49.4
National — — — 51 — —

Oceania

Australia (9)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Australia 58 — 71 69 73 66.7
Victoria 51 54 72 73 — 63.5
New South Wales 55 47 66 71 — 61.1
Australian Capital Territory 10 56 69 66 — 50.0
Queensland 5 47 69 73 — 49.0
Northern Territory 5 43 69 66 — 46.4
Tasmania 10 34 69 66 — 46.2
South Australia 5 50 63 66 — 45.9
Western Australia 0 48 69 66 — 45.9

Fiji (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Fiji 43 36 63 — None 44.0
National — — — 45 — —

New Zealand (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
New Zealand 63 45 72 75 69 65.9

Palau (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Palau 22 38 67 — None 38.8
National — — — 45 — —

Vanuatu (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Vanuatu 81 36 67 — None 58.0
National — — — 47 — —

Other

Bermuda (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Bermuda 65 36 — 65 None 51.9

Cayman Islands (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Cayman Islands 76 30 — 59 None 52.2

Cook Islands (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Cook Islands 47 36 59 — None 43.9
National — — — 44 — —

Kosovo (1)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Kosovo 70 58 69 61 None 60.1

Taiwan (2)

Jurisdiction Records Meetings Oversight Fiscal Accessibility Score
Taiwan 37 52 71 — 72 55.7
National — — — 61 — —