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Global Benchmarking Database

Version 2.0 (N = 334)

Created: December 2014. Last updated: 15 June 2021.

Cite as: Global Benchmarking Database, v2.0, Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, University of Warwick.
Available at: www.warwick.ac.uk/globalbenchmarking/database.

Project contact: Dr Andre BroomeLink opens in a new window.


Please help us keep the Global Benchmarking Database up-to-date by submitting information on new global benchmarks.

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ADB Country Performance AssessmentLink opens in a new window

Asian Development Bank

II

28 countries

2005

Annual

ADL Global 100 Anti-Semitism IndexLink opens in a new window

Anti-Defamation League

IV

103 countries & territories

2014

2014 only

AfDB Country Policy and Institutional AssessmentLink opens in a new window

African Development Bank

II

40 countries

2004

Annual

Africa Integrity IndicatorsLink opens in a new window

Global Integrity & Mo Ibrahim Foundation

IV

54 countries

2013

Annual

Ageing Vulnerability IndexLink opens in a new window

CSIS & Watson Wyatt Worldwide

III/IV

12 countries

2003

2003 only

Aggregate Ranking of Top UniversitiesLink opens in a new window

University of New South Wales

VI

400 universities

2019

Annual

AIDS Program Effort IndexLink opens in a new window

USAID, UNAIDS, WHO & POLICY Project

I/II

54 countries

1998

2000, 2003

Aid Transparency IndexLink opens in a new window

Publish What You Fund

IV

68 donors

2010

Annual

AODP Global Climate 500 IndexLink opens in a new window

Asset Owners Disclosure Project

IV

500 asset holders

2012

Annual

Arab Democracy IndexLink opens in a new window

Arab Reform Initiative & Palestine Centre for Policy and Survey Research

IV

9 countries

2008

Biennial

Arctic Environmental Responsibility IndexLink opens in a new window

Indra Overland et al.

VI

120 companies

2021

2021 only

Assessing the Quality of OECD Countries' Responses to COVID-19Link opens in a new window

Economist Intelligence Unit

V

21 countries

2020

2020 only

Basel Anti-Money Laundering IndexLink opens in a new window

Basel Institute on Governance

IV

162 countries

2012

Annual

Basic Capabilities IndexLink opens in a new window

Social Watch

IV

167 countries

2004

Annual, 2004–11

Bertelsmann Transformation IndexLink opens in a new window

Bertelsmann Stiftung

IV

129 countries

2003

Biennial

Best Countries for BusinessLink opens in a new window

Forbes

V

146 countries

2006

Annual

Best Countries IndexLink opens in a new window

U.S. News

V

80 countries

2016

Annual

Best European Countries for BusinessLink opens in a new window

European Chamber

III

46 countries

2016

Annual

Better Life IndexLink opens in a new window

OECD

II

36 countries

2013

Annual

Big Mac IndexLink opens in a new window

The Economist

V

57 countries

1986

Annual

Bloomberg Covid Resilience RankingLink opens in a new window

Bloomberg

V

53 countries

2020

Monthly

Bloomberg Innovation IndexLink opens in a new window

Bloomberg

V

215 countries

2013

Annual

Bribe Payers IndexLink opens in a new window

Transparency International

IV

28 economies

1999

Every 2–4 years

Business and Labor FreedomLink opens in a new window

European Chamber

III

47 countries

2015

2015 only

Cambridge Global Risk IndexLink opens in a new window

Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies

VI

279 cities

2017

Annual

Capital Access IndexLink opens in a new window

Milken Institute

IV

122 countries

1998

Annual, 1998–2009

Child Development IndexLink opens in a new window

Save the Children UK

IV

137 countries

2008

2008 only

Child Health IndicatorLink opens in a new window

Center for International Earth Science Information Network

VI

234 countries and territories

2012

Annual

CIFP Fragility IndexLink opens in a new window

Carleton University

VI

200 countries & territories

2010

Annual, 2010–12

CIFP Governance IndexLink opens in a new window

Carleton University

VI

192 countries & territories

2007

2007 only

CIRI Human Rights DatasetLink opens in a new window

David L. Cingranelli, David L. Richards & K. Chad Clay

VI

202 countries

1981

Annual

CIVICUS Civil Society IndexLink opens in a new window

CIVICUS

IV

56 countries

2000

Irregular, 2000–11

Climate Analysis Indicators ToolLink opens in a new window

World Resources Institute

IV

185 countries

2004

Annual

Climate Change Performance IndexLink opens in a new window

Germanwatch & Climate Action Network Europe

IV

58 countries

2005

Annual

Commitment to Development IndexLink opens in a new window

Center for Global Development and Foreign Policy

IV

27 countries

2003

Annual

Commitment to Reducing Inequality IndexLink opens in a new window

Oxfam International

IV

152 countries

2017

Annual

Competitive Industrial Performance IndexLink opens in a new window

UNIDO

II

133 countries

2003

Annual

Competitiveness Improvement in EuropeLink opens in a new window

European Chamber

III

38 countries

2015

2015 only

Composite Index of National CapabilityLink opens in a new window

J. David Singer, Correlates of War project

IV/VI

193 countries

1963

Irregular

Corporate Corruption/Ethics IndicesLink opens in a new window

World Bank Institute

II

104 countries

2004

2004 only

Corporate Human Rights BenchmarkLink opens in a new window

Aviva Investors

III/IV

100 companies

2016

Annual

Corporate Tax Haven IndexLink opens in a new window

Tax Justice Network

IV

70 tax jurisdictions

2019

Biannual

Corruption Perceptions IndexLink opens in a new window

Transparency International

IV

175 countries & territories

1995

Annual

Countries at the CrossroadsLink opens in a new window

Freedom House

IV

72 countries

2004

Annual, 2004–12

Country Policy and Institutional AssessmentLink opens in a new window

World Bank

II

95 economies

1998

Annual

Country Risk AssessmentsLink opens in a new window

Coface

III

160 countries

2005

Regular updates

CPP Inclusive Growth Country IndexLink opens in a new window

Centre for Progressive Policy & the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Inclusive Growth

IV

150 countries

2019

2019 only

CSGR Globalisation IndexLink opens in a new window

CSGR

VI

208 countries & territories

2004

2004 only

CSO Sustainability IndexLink opens in a new window

USAID

I

63 countries

1997

Annual

Dashboard of SustainabilityLink opens in a new window

IISD

IV

Variable

1999

Irregular

Democracy IndexLink opens in a new window

Economist Intelligence Unit

V

167 countries

2007

Annual

Democracy RankingLink opens in a new window

Democracy Ranking Association

IV

113 countries

2008

Annual

Digital Access IndexLink opens in a new window

ITU

II

178 countries

2003

2003 only

Digital Development IndexLink opens in a new window

European Chamber

III

44 countries

2015

2015 only

Digital Economy and Society IndexLink opens in a new window

European Union

II

28 countries

2014

Annual

Digital Opportunity IndexLink opens in a new window

ITU

II

181 countries

2005

2005 & 2007 only

Disaster Risk IndexLink opens in a new window

UNDP

II

215 countries

2004

2004 & 2009 only

Ducroire/Delcredere Country RisksLink opens in a new window

Ducroire/Delcredere

III

246 countries & territories

1990

Regular updates

Ease of Doing Business RankingLink opens in a new window

IFC

II

189 countries

2003

Annual

Ecological FootprintLink opens in a new window

WWF

IV

152 countries & territories

2000

Biennial

Economic Complexity IndexLink opens in a new window

Observatory of Economic Complexity

VI

125 countries

2009

Annual, 2009–12

Economic Freedom of the WorldLink opens in a new window

Cato Institute & Fraser Institute

IV

152 countries

1996

Annual

Economic Vulnerability IndexLink opens in a new window

UNCDP

II

130 countries

1975

Triennial

Education for all Development IndexLink opens in a new window

UNESCO

II

205 countries

2002

Annual

EF English Proficiency IndexLink opens in a new window

Education First

III

63 countries

2011

Annual (coverage from 2007)

EIU Business Environment RankingsLink opens in a new window

Economist Intelligence Unit

V

82 countries

1997

Annual

Elcano Global Prescence IndexLink opens in a new window

Real Instituto Elcano

IV

110 countries

2011

Annual

EMC Global Data Protection IndexLink opens in a new window

EMC Corporation

III

18 countries

2014

Biennial

Enabling Environment IndexLink opens in a new window

CIVICUS

IV

109 countries

2013

2013 only

Enabling the Business of AgricultureLink opens in a new window

World Bank

II

61 countries

2015

Annual

Energy Productivity and Economic Prosperity IndexLink opens in a new window

Lisbon Council, Ecofys & Quintel Intelligence

III/IV

131 countries

2015

2015 only

Energy Trilemma IndexLink opens in a new window

World Energy Council

IV

130 countries

2011

Annual

Environment and Gender IndexLink opens in a new window

International Union for Conservation of Nature

IV

72 countries

2013

2013 only

Environmental Degradation IndexLink opens in a new window

Raghbendra Jha & Bhanu Murthy

VI

174 countries

2003

2004 update

Environmental Democracy IndexLink opens in a new window

The Access Initiative & World Resources Institute

IV

70 countries

2014

Biennial

Environmental Performance IndexLink opens in a new window

CIESIN & Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy

VI

178 countries

2000

Biennial

Environmental Vulnerability IndexLink opens in a new window

SOPAC & UNEP

II

235 countries & territories

1999

Irregular

e-Readiness RankingsLink opens in a new window

Economist Intelligence Unit

V

70 countries

2000

Annual, 2000–09

Ernst & Young Globalization IndexLink opens in a new window

Ernst & Young (with EIU)

III/V

60 countries

2009

Annual, 2009–12

Ethnic Fractionalization and Cultural Diversity ScoresLink opens in a new window

James Fearon

VI

160 countries

2003

2003 only

Ethnolinguistic/Religious Fractionalization and Political Instability IndicesLink opens in a new window

Anthony Annett

VI

150, 148, & 108 countries

2001

2001 only

Euro Health Consumer IndexLink opens in a new window

Health Consumer Powerhouse

III

36 countries

2006

Annual

European e-Business Readiness IndexLink opens in a new window

European Commission

II

27 countries

2004

Annual, 2004–08

European Foreign Policy ScorecardLink opens in a new window

European Council on Foreign Relations

IV

28 countries

2010

Annual

European Human Capital IndexLink opens in a new window

Lisbon Council

IV

12 countries

2006

2006–07 only

European Quality of Government IndexLink opens in a new window

QoG Institute

VI

206 regions in 24 countries

2010

Irregular

FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness IndexLink opens in a new window

OECD

II

58 countries

2003

Annual

Female Entrepreneurship IndexLink opens in a new window

Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute

IV

77 countries

2013

Annual

Financial Development IndexLink opens in a new window

World Economic Forum

II

62 countries

2008

Annual, 2008–12

Financial Secrecy IndexLink opens in a new window

Tax Justice Network

IV

82 countries & territories

2009

Biennial

Foreign Direct Investment Confidence IndexLink opens in a new window

A.T. Kearney

III

25 countries

1998

Annual

Fractionalization IndexLink opens in a new window

Alberto Alesina et al.

VI

215 countries & territories

2003

2003 only

Failed/Fragile States IndexLink opens in a new window

The Fund for Peace

IV

178 countries

2005

Annual

Financial Freedom IndexLink opens in a new window

Lucas Vincent Holding Ltd

III

198 countries

2014

Irregular

Freedom in the WorldLink opens in a new window

Freedom House

IV

195 countries & 15 territories

1972

Annual

Freedom of the PressLink opens in a new window

Freedom House

IV

197 countries & territories

2002

Annual

Freedom on the NetLink opens in a new window

Freedom House

IV

65 countries

2011

Annual

G20 e-Trade Readiness IndexLink opens in a new window

Economist Intelligence Unit

V

19 countries

2014

2014 only

Gender Development IndexLink opens in a new window

UNDP

II

187 countries

1995

Annual

Gender Equality IndexLink opens in a new window

European Institute for Gender Equality

II

28 Countries

2005

Irregular

Gender Equity IndexLink opens in a new window

Social Watch

IV

168 countries

2007

Irregular

Gender Inequality IndexLink opens in a new window

UNDP

II

187 countries

2010

Annual

Gender Social Norms IndexLink opens in a new window

UNDP

II

75 countries

2020

2020 only

GINI IndexLink opens in a new window

World Bank

II

248 countries

1912 orig.

Annual

Global AgeWatch IndexLink opens in a new window

HelpAge International

IV

96 countries

2013

Annual

Global Entrepreneurship IndexLink opens in a new window

Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute

IV

132 countries

2009

Annual

Global Accountability ScoresLink opens in a new window

One World Trust

IV

10 IGOs, 10 INGOs, & 10 TNCs

2006

Annual, 2006–08

Global Aging Preparedness IndexLink opens in a new window

CSIS

IV

20 countries

2010

2010 only

Global Atheism and Religiosity IndexLink opens in a new window

WIN/Gallup International

IV

57 countries

2012

2012 only

Global Cargo Watch ListLink opens in a new window

Joint Cargo Committee

III

54 countries

2004

Monthly

Global Cleantech Innovation IndexLink opens in a new window

Cleantech Group & WWF

III/IV

40 countries

2012

Biennial

Global Climate Risk IndexLink opens in a new window

Germanwatch

IV

183 countries

2006

Annual

Global Competitiveness IndexLink opens in a new window

World Economic Forum

II

144 economies

2004

Annual

Global Connectivity IndexLink opens in a new window

Huawei Technologies

III

50 countries

2014

Annual

Global Corruption BarometerLink opens in a new window

Transparency International

IV

107 economies

2003

Biennial

Global Creativity IndexLink opens in a new window

Martin Prosperity Institute

VI

82 countries

2011

2011 only

Global Credit SurveyLink opens in a new window

Institutional Investor

V

179 countries

2001

Annual

Global Cybersecurity IndexLink opens in a new window

ITU

II

104 countries

2014

Irregular

Global Democracy RankingLink opens in a new window

Democracy Ranking Association

IV

115 countries

2008

2008–09 & 2011–12

Global Dynamism IndexLink opens in a new window

Grant Thornton and EIU

III/V

60 economies

2012

Annual

Global E-Government SurveyLink opens in a new window

WMRC & Brown University

III/VI

196 countries

2001

2001 only

Global Energy Architecture Performance IndexLink opens in a new window

World Economic Forum (with Accenture)

II/III

125 countries

2013

Annual

Global Entrepreneurship MonitorLink opens in a new window

Babson College et al.

VI

104 economies

1999

Annual

Global Estimates of Modern SlaveryLink opens in a new window

International Labour Organisation & Walk Free Foundation

II/IV

5 regions

2017

2017 only

Global Financial Centres IndexLink opens in a new window

Z/Yen

IV

108 financial centers

2007

Biannual

Global Financial Governance and Impact ScoresLink opens in a new window

New Rules for Global Finance

IV

6 IGOs

2013

Annual

Global Firepower Military RanksLink opens in a new window

Global Firepower

IV

137 countries

2006

Irregular

Global Food IndexLink opens in a new window

Oxfam

IV

125 countries

2014

2014 only

Global Food Security IndexLink opens in a new window

Economist Intelligence Unit

V

109 countries

2012

Annual

Global Gender Gap IndexLink opens in a new window

World Economic Forum

II

142 countries

2006

Annual

Global Go To Think Tank IndexLink opens in a new window

University of Pennsylvania

VI

Over 6,500 think tanks

2008

Annual

Global Health SecurityLink opens in a new window

Nuclear Threat Initiative/Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security/EIU

IV/V/VI

195 countries

2019

2019 only

Global Hunger IndexLink opens in a new window

IFPRI

IV

120 countries

2006

Annual

Global Impunity IndexLink opens in a new window

Committee to Protect Journalists

IV

14 countries

2018

2018 only

Global Indicators of Regulatory GovernanceLink opens in a new window

World Bank

II

186 countries

2018

Annual

Global Innovation IndexLink opens in a new window

Cornell University, INSEAD, & WIPO

II/VI

143 countries

2007

Annual

Global Innovation Policy IndexLink opens in a new window

Global Trade and Innovation Policy Alliance

IV

55 countries

2012

2012 only

Global Integrity IndexLink opens in a new window

Global Integrity

IV

31 countries & territories

2004

Annual, 2004–11

Global Intellectual Property IndexLink opens in a new window

TaylorWessing & Z/Yen Group

III

36 countries

2008

Annual

Global Liveability IndexLink opens in a new window

Economist Intelligence Unit

V

140 cities

2002

Annual

Global Manufacturing Competitiveness IndexLink opens in a new window

Deloitte

III

40 countries

2010

Triennial

Global Microscope

Economist Intelligence Unit

V

55 countries

2009

Annual

Global Militarization IndexLink opens in a new window

BICC

IV

152 countries

2009

Annual

Global Monitoring ReportLink opens in a new window

World Bank & IMF (with OECD)

II

144 countries

2007

Annual

Global Natural Disasters Risk HotspotsLink opens in a new window

CHRR & World Bank

II/III

Countries & regions

2004

2004 only

Global Open Data IndexLink opens in a new window

Open Knowledge

IV

122 countries

2013

Annual

Global Opportunity IndexLink opens in a new window

Milken Institute

IV

136 countries

2013

Biennial

Global Peace IndexLink opens in a new window

IEP

IV

162 countries

2007

Annual

Global Political Risk IndexLink opens in a new window

Eurasia Group

III

24 countries

2007

Monthly

Global Real Estate Transparency IndexLink opens in a new window

JLL

III

109 countries

1999

Biennial

Global Retail Development IndexLink opens in a new window

A.T. Kearney

III

30 countries

2002

Annual

Global Right to Information RatingLink opens in a new window

Access Info Europe & CLD

IV

123 countries

2011

Annual

Global Services Location IndexLink opens in a new window

A.T. Kearney

III

51 countries

2005

Biennial or triennial

Global Slavery IndexLink opens in a new window

Walk Free Foundation

IV

167 countries

2013

Annual

Global State of Democracy IndicesLink opens in a new window

IDEA

II

155 countries

1995

Annual

Global Soft Power IndexLink opens in a new window

Brand Finance

III

60 countries

2020

Annual

Global Terrorism IndexLink opens in a new window

IEP

IV

162 countries

2014

Annual

Global Talent Competitiveness IndexLink opens in a new window

INSEAD, HCLI, & Adecco

III/VI

109 countries

2013

Annual

Global Women’s Leadership Initiative IndexLink opens in a new window

Women in Public Service Project

IV

75 countries

2017

Annual

Global Youth Wellbeing IndexLink opens in a new window

CSIS & IYF

IV

29 countries

2014

Irregular

Globalization IndexLink opens in a new window

Foreign Policy & A.T. Kearney

III/V

62 countries

2001

Annual, 2001–07

Good Country IndexLink opens in a new window

Simon Anholt & Robert Govers

IV

125 countries

2014

Irregular

Government Defence Anti-Corruption IndexLink opens in a new window

Transparency International UK

IV

114 countries

2015

2015 only

Government Transparency IndexLink opens in a new window

Our World in Data

IV

125 countries

2014

2014 only

Graft Index of Firm TransactionsLink opens in a new window

Alvaro González et al.

II

33 countries

2007

2007 only

GreendexLink opens in a new window

National Geographic & GlobeScan

III/V

18 countries

2008

Biennial

Green Growth IndicatorsLink opens in a new window

OECD

II

46 countries

2011

Triennial

Happiness IndexLink opens in a new window

Ruut Veenhoven

VI

90 countries

2004

2004 only

Happy Planet IndexLink opens in a new window

New Economics Foundation

IV

151 countries

2006

Triennial

Hays Global Skills IndexLink opens in a new window

Hays

III

31 countries

2012

Annual

Health System Attainment and Performance IndicesLink opens in a new window

WHO

II

191 countries

2000

2000 only

High Tech IndicatorsLink opens in a new window

Alan L. Porter et al.

VI

33 countries

1987

Triennial, 1987–2008

Human (In)Security IndexLink opens in a new window

Sascha Werthes, Corinne Heaven & Sven Vollnhals

VI

183 countries

2011

2011 only

Human Assets IndexLink opens in a new window

UNCDP

II

130 countries

1970

Triennial

Human Capital IndexLink opens in a new window

World Bank

II

157 countries

2018

Annual

Human Development IndexLink opens in a new window

UNDP

II

187 countries

1990

Annual

Human Freedom IndexLink opens in a new window

Cato Institute

IV

152 countries

2015

Annual

Human Freedom IndexLink opens in a new window

UNDP

II

88 countries

1991

1991 only

Human Opportunity IndexLink opens in a new window

World Bank

II

19 countries

2008

2008 only

Human Rights Measurement InitiativeLink opens in a new window

Human Rights Measurement Initiative

IV

Variable countries

2017

Annual

Human Security IndexLink opens in a new window

David A. Hastings

IV

232 countries

2008

Irregular

Humanitarian Response IndexLink opens in a new window

DARA International

IV

23 countries

2007

Annual, 2007–11

Ibrahim Index of African GovernanceLink opens in a new window

Mo Ibrahim Foundation

IV

52 countries

2000

Annual

ICT Development IndexLink opens in a new window

ITU

II

157 countries

2008

Annual

IDA Country Performance RatingsLink opens in a new window

IDA

II

77 countries

1977

Annual

IDA Resource Allocation IndexLink opens in a new window

IDA

II

80 countries & territories

2005

Annual, 2005–12

IDA Special Allocation IndexLink opens in a new window

IDA

II

8 countries

2011

2011 only

Inclusive Green Growth IndexLink opens in a new window

Asian Development Bank

II

25 economies

2018

2018 only

Index of Cognitive Skills and Educational AttainmentLink opens in a new window

Economist Intelligence Unit

V

40 countries & territories

2012

Biennial

Index of Constructive External EngagementLink opens in a new window

CGD

IV

21 countries

2013

2013 only

Index of Economic FreedomLink opens in a new window

Heritage Foundation & Wall Street Journal

IV/V

178 countries

1995

Annual

Index of Freedom in the WorldLink opens in a new window

Fraser Institute, Liberales Institut, Cato Institute

IV

123 countries

2012

2008 only

Index of Human InsecurityLink opens in a new window

Global Environmental Change and Human Security

VI

All countries

2000

2000 only

Index of Human ProgressLink opens in a new window

Fraser Institute

IV

128 countries

2001

2001 only

Index of Knowledge SocietiesLink opens in a new window

UNPAN

II

45 countries

2005

2005 only

Index of National PowerLink opens in a new window

National Power Project

IV

187 countries

2014

2014 only

Index of Social Vulnerability to Climate Change for AfricaLink opens in a new window

Katharine Vincent

VI

49 countries

2004

2004 only

Index of State Weakness in the Developing WorldLink opens in a new window

Brookings Institution

IV

141 countries

2008

2008 only

Indicador de Riesgo País Alternativo (Alternative Country Risk Index)Link opens in a new window

Development, Economy, Ecology, Equity - CLAES

IV

18 countries

2004

2004 only

Inequality-adjusted Human Development IndexLink opens in a new window

UNDP

II

151 countries

2010

Annual

Innovation Capacity IndexLink opens in a new window

Augusto López-Claros & Yasmina N. Mata

VI

130 countries

2009–10

2009–10, 2010–11

Innovation Union ScoreboardLink opens in a new window

European Union

II

34 countries

2000

Annual

International Digital Economy and Society IndexLink opens in a new window

European Union

II

45 countries

2018

2018 only

International Energy Efficiency ScorecardLink opens in a new window

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

IV

23 countries

2012

Biennial

International Energy Security Risk IndexLink opens in a new window

U.S. Chamber of Commerce / Institute for 21st Century Energy

III

75 countries

2012

Annual

International Index of Bribery for News CoverageLink opens in a new window

Institute for Public Relations

IV

66 countries

2003

2003 only

International Property Rights IndexLink opens in a new window

Americans for Tax Reform Foundation / Property Rights Alliance

IV

129 countries

2007

Annual

Investment and Performance in the Knowledge Based EconomyLink opens in a new window

European Commission

II

26 countries

2002

Infrequent

Inward FDI Performance and Potential IndicesLink opens in a new window

UNCTAD

II

141 economies

1988

Annual

IT Industry Competitiveness IndexLink opens in a new window

Economist Intelligence Unit

V

66 countries

2007

Annual, 2007–11

ITUC Global Rights IndexLink opens in a new window

International Confederation of Trade Unions

IV

139 countries

2014

Annual

IUU Fishing IndexLink opens in a new window

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime & Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management

III/IV

152 countries

2019

2019 only

KidsRights IndexLink opens in a new window

KidsRights Foundation

IV

165 countries

2013

Annual

KOF Index of GlobalizationLink opens in a new window

EHT Zurich

IV

207 countries

2002

Annual

Latin American Index of Budget TransparencyLink opens in a new window

DFID

I

12 countries

2001

Irregular

Legatum Prosperity IndexLink opens in a new window

Legatum Institute

IV

142 countries

2010

Annual

LGBT Military IndexLink opens in a new window

Hague Centre for Strategic Studies

IV

103 countries

2014

2014 only

Linaburg-Maduell Transparency IndexLink opens in a new window

Carl Linaburg & Michael Maduell

IV

53 sovereign wealth funds

2008

Quarterly

Lisbon ScorecardLink opens in a new window

Centre for European Reform

IV

27 countries

2001

Annual, 2001–10

Living Planet IndexLink opens in a new window

WWF

IV

3,038 vertebrate species

1998

Biennial

Logistics Performance IndexLink opens in a new window

World Bank

II

160 countries

2007

Biennial

Maritime Security IndexLink opens in a new window

Stable Seas

IV

71 countries

2018

Annual

Market Potential IndexLink opens in a new window

Michigan State University-IBC

VI

87 countries

1996

Annual

MCC Country ScorecardsLink opens in a new window

MCC

I

83 countries

2004

Annual

Media Literacy IndexLink opens in a new window

Open Society Institute

IV

35 countries

2017

Annual

Media Sustainability IndexLink opens in a new window

IREX (with USAID)

I/IV

83 countries

2001

Annual

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall - Health RankingsLink opens in a new window

The Commonwealth Fund

IV

11 countries

2004

Irregular

Mothers’ IndexLink opens in a new window

Save the Children

IV

119 countries

2004

2004 only

Multiculturalism Policy IndexLink opens in a new window

Queen's University

VI

21 countries

2006

2006 only

Multidimensional Poverty Index
Link opens in a new window

UNDP

II

91 countries

1997

Annual

National Biodiversity IndexLink opens in a new window

UNEP, Convention on Biological Diversity

II

191 countries

2001

Annual

National Cyber Security IndexLink opens in a new window

e-Governance Academy

IV

100 countries

2017

2017, 2018

Nation Brands IndexLink opens in a new window

Brand Finance

III

100 countries

2015

Annual

Nations in TransitLink opens in a new window

Freedom House

IV

29 countries

1995

Annual

Natural Resources Management IndexLink opens in a new window

Center for International Earth Science Information Network

VI

234 countries and territories

2006

Annual, 2006–11

Natural Resource Protection IndicatorLink opens in a new window

Center for International Earth Science Information Network

VI

234 countries and territories

2012

Annual

Networked Readiness IndexLink opens in a new window

World Economic Forum & INSEAD (Cornell University)

II/VI

148 economies

2001

Annual

NTI Nuclear Materials Security IndexLink opens in a new window

Nuclear Threat Initiative & EIU

IV

25 countries, 151 countries

2012

Biennial

Observer Human Rights IndexLink opens in a new window

The Guardian

V

100 countries

1999

1999 only

OECD Country Risk ClassificationsLink opens in a new window

OECD

II

201 countries, 9 regional financial institutions

1999

Annual

OECD Progress ReportLink opens in a new window

Transparency International

IV

39 countries

2005

Annual

Opacity IndexLink opens in a new window

Milken Institute

IV

48 countries

2001

Annual, 2001–09

Open Budget IndexLink opens in a new window

International Budget Partnership

IV

100 countries

2006

Biennial

Open Data BarometerLink opens in a new window

World Wide Web Foundation

IV

92 countries

2013

Annual

Organised Crime IndexLink opens in a new window

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime

IV

44 countries

2019

2019 only

Passport IndexLink opens in a new window

Arton Capital

III

188 countries & territories

2015

Rolling

Peace and Conflict Instability LedgerLink opens in a new window

CIDCM

VI

163 countries

2001

Biennial

Pension Sustainability IndexLink opens in a new window

Allianz

III

40 countries

2009

Every 2–3 years

Pinkerton Risk IndexLink opens in a new window

Pinkerton

III

162 countries

2016

Annual

Political Freedom IndexLink opens in a new window

UNDP

II

104 countries

1992

1992 only

Political Instability IndexLink opens in a new window

Economist Intelligence Unit

V

205 countries

2007

Biennial, 2007–09

Political Risk MapLink opens in a new window

AON

III

163 economies

2006

Annual

Political Terror ScaleLink opens in a new window

Reed M. Wood & Mark Gibney

VI

189 countries

Early 1980s

Annual

Polity IVLink opens in a new window

Center for Systemic Peace

IV

167 countries

1970s

Annual

Pollution-Sensitive Human Development IndexLink opens in a new window

M.C. Lasso de la Vega & A.M. Urrutia

VI

165 countries

2001

2001 only

Programme for International Student AssessmentLink opens in a new window

OECD

II

65 countries & economies

2000

Triennial

Progress in International Reading Literacy StudyLink opens in a new window

IEA

IV/VI

49 countries

2001

Every 5 years

Pro-Poor Policy IndexLink opens in a new window

UNDP

II

15 countries

2005

2005 only

Quality of Life IndexLink opens in a new window

Economist Intelligence Unit

V

111 countries

2005

2005 only

Quality of Living RankingsLink opens in a new window

Mercer

III

223 cities

2007

Annual

Quality of Official Development AssistanceLink opens in a new window

Center for Global Development

IV

35 donor countries & over 100 aid agencies

2010

Biennial

Real-time Air Quality IndexLink opens in a new window

aqicn.org

IV

Numerous cities

2007

Regular updates

Regional Entrepreneurship and Development IndexLink opens in a new window

European Commission

II

125 regions

2013

2013 only

Religious Diversity IndexLink opens in a new window

Pew Research Center

IV

232 countries & territories

2014

2014 only

Reproductive Risk IndexLink opens in a new window

Population Action International

IV

130 countries

2001

Irregular

Resilience IndexLink opens in a new window

FM Global

III

130 countries & territories

2012

Annual

Resource Governance IndexLink opens in a new window

Natural Resource Governance Institute

IV

58 countries

2013

2013 only

Resource Nationalism IndexLink opens in a new window

Verisk Maplecroft

III

198 countries

2019

Annual

Responsible Competitiveness IndexLink opens in a new window

AccountAbility

III

51 countries

2003

2003 only

Rule of Law DashboardLink opens in a new window

Lisbon Council

IV

27 countries

2020

2020 only

Rule of Law IndexLink opens in a new window

World Justice Project

IV

102 countries

2011

Annual

Science and Technology IndicatorsLink opens in a new window

European Commission

II

15 countries

2001

Annual, 2001–03

Scope and Flexibility of Exceptions to Exclusive Rights IndexLink opens in a new window

Lisbon Council

IV

8 countries

2015

2015 only

SDG Gender IndexLink opens in a new window

Equal Measures 2030

IV

129 countries

2019

Annual

SDG IndexLink opens in a new window

SDSN/Bertelsmann Stiftung

IV

193 countries

2015

Annual

Single Market ScoreboardLink opens in a new window

European Commission

II

31 countries

1997

Semiannual

Social Institutions and Gender IndexLink opens in a new window

OECD

II

108 countries

2009

2009, 2012, 2014

Social Progress IndexLink opens in a new window

Social Progress Imperative

IV

132 countries

2013

Annual

Social Watch ScorecardLink opens in a new window

Social Watch

IV

210 countries & territories

1999

Annual, 1999–2006

Soft Power SurveyLink opens in a new window

 

Institute for Government & Monocle

IV/V

40 countries

2010

Annual

Sovereign RatingsLink opens in a new window

DBRS

III

55 countries

1976

Rolling

Sovereign RatingsLink opens in a new window

Fitch Ratings

III

108 countries

1924

Rolling

Sovereign RatingsLink opens in a new window

Moody’s Investors Service

III

133 countries

1909

Rolling

Sovereign RatingsLink opens in a new window

Standard & Poor's

III

127 countries & territories

1916

Rolling

Space Competitiveness IndexLink opens in a new window

Futron

III

15 countries & regions

2008

Annual

Startup Nation ScoreboardLink opens in a new window

Lisbon Council

IV

28 countries

2016

2016 only

State Fragility IndexLink opens in a new window

Center for Systemic Peace

IV

167 countries

2007

Irregular

Strictness of Employment ProtectionLink opens in a new window

OECD

II

45 countries

1999

Annual

Sustainable Governance IndicatorsLink opens in a new window

Bertelsmann Stiftung

IV

41 countries

2009

Every 2–3 years

Sustainable Society IndexLink opens in a new window

Sustainable Society Foundation

IV

151 countries

2006

Biennial

Tax Attractiveness IndexLink opens in a new window

Sara Keller & Deborah Schanz

VI

100 countries

2013

2013 only

Tax Misery & Reform Index

Forbes

V

65 countries

2005

Annual, 2005–09

Technology Achievement IndexLink opens in a new window

UNDP

II

72 countries

2002

2002 only

Telefónica Index on Digital LifeLink opens in a new window

Telefónica

IV

34 countries

2016

2016 only

Terrorism and Political Violence MapLink opens in a new window

AON

III

200 countries & territories

2004

Annual

Trade and Development IndexLink opens in a new window

UNCTAD

II

123 countries

2005

2005, 2007 only

Trade Openness IndexLink opens in a new window

European Chamber

III

43 countries

2015

2015 only

Trafficking in Persons ReportLink opens in a new window

US Department of State

I

204 countries

2001

Annual

Transition IndicatorsLink opens in a new window

EBRD

II

29 countries

1994

Annual

Transnationality Index of Host EconomiesLink opens in a new window

UNCTAD

II

74 countries

2003

2003, 2005 only

Travel & Tourism Competitiveness IndexLink opens in a new window

World Economic Forum

II

140 countries

2007

Biennial

Trends in International Mathematics and Science StudyLink opens in a new window

IEA

IV/VI

63 countries

1995

Quadrennial

UNCTAD FDI Contribution IndexLink opens in a new window

UNCTAD

II

79 countries

2012

Annual

UNCTAD B2C E-commerce IndexLink opens in a new window

UNCTAD

II

152 countries

2015

Annual

UN E-Government Development IndexLink opens in a new window

UNPACS

II

193 countries

2003

Biennial

UN E-Participation IndexLink opens in a new window

UNPACS

II

193 countries

2003

Biennial

University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation IndexLink opens in a new window

University of Notre Dame

VI

180 countries

1995

Annual

U.S. Chamber International IP IndexLink opens in a new window

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

III

38 economies

2013

Annual

Visa Restrictions IndexLink opens in a new window

Henley & Partners

III

199 countries

2006

Annual

Water Poverty IndexLink opens in a new window

Peter Lawrence, Jeremy Meigh & Caroline Sullivan

VI

147 countries

2002

2002 only

Wealth of Nations (Triangle) IndexLink opens in a new window

Money Matters Institute/Global Horizon Fund

IV

70 countries

1996

Biannual, 1996–2005

Web IndexLink opens in a new window

World Wide Web Foundation

IV

86 countries

2007

Annual

Welfare IndexLink opens in a new window

Statistics Sweden

I

27 countries

2004

2004 only

Wellbeing IndicesLink opens in a new window

Robert Prescott-Allen

VI

180 countries

2001

2001 only

WeltRisikoIndexLink opens in a new window

Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft – Gemeinsam für Menschen in Not e.V.

IV/VI

181 countries

2011

Annual

Where-to-be-born IndexLink opens in a new window

Economist Intelligence Unit

V

80 countries & territories

1988

Irregular

WJP Rule of Law IndexLink opens in a new window

World Justice Project

IV

99 countries

2010

Annual

Women, Business and the Law IndexLink opens in a new window

World Bank

II

187 economies

2019

2019 only

Women’s Economic Opportunity IndexLink opens in a new window

Economist Intelligence Unit

V

128 countries

2010

Biennial

Women's Rights in the Middle East and North AfricaLink opens in a new window

Freedom House

IV

18 countries & territories

2005

Last in 2010

World Competitiveness ScoreboardLink opens in a new window

IMD World Competitiveness Center

IV

60 countries

1989

Annual

World Democracy AuditLink opens in a new window

World Audit

IV

150 countries

1997

Annual

World Health Report – Health System RankingsLink opens in a new window

World Health Organization

II

191 countries

2000

2000 only

World Giving IndexLink opens in a new window

Charities Aid Foundation

IV

135 countries

2010

Annual

World Governance AssessmentLink opens in a new window

Overseas Development Institute

IV

10 countries

2000

2000–02, 2005–07

World Happiness RankingLink opens in a new window

SDSN

II/VI

156 countries

2012

Annual

World Index of Moral FreedomLink opens in a new window

Foundation for the Advancement of Liberty

IV

160 countries

2016

Biennial

World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers RankingsLink opens in a new window

US Department of State

I

170 countries

1971

Irregular

World Misery IndexLink opens in a new window

Steve H. Hanke

IV

108 countries

2011

Annual

World Press Freedom IndexLink opens in a new window

Reporters Without Borders

IV

180 countries

2002

Annual

WorldPR Global Leadership RankingLink opens in a new window

Patrick Robertson/WorldPR

IV

213 countries & territories

2013

Annual

World Risk IndexLink opens in a new window

Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft (Alliance Development Works)

IV

171 countries

2011

Annual

World Watch ListLink opens in a new window

Open Doors

IV

50 countries

2002

Annual

Worldwide Governance IndicatorsLink opens in a new window

World Bank Institute

II

215 economies

1996

Annual