# **Voice and Accountability**
- **Voice and Accountability** captures perceptions of the extent to which a country's **citizens** are able to **participate in selecting their government**, as well as **freedom of expression**, **freedom of association**, and a **free media**.
- **Percentile rank** indicates the country's rank among all countries covered by the aggregate indicator, with **0** corresponding to the lowest rank, and **100** to the highest rank.