Perspectives and Measurement

Definition

Indicator

↑ = High is better

↓ = Low is better

Political

1.1 Deaths from internal conflict

Number of battle deaths from internal conflict between at least one government armed forces (2017).

Scale 1-5

1.2 Military expenditure

Cash outlays of central or federal government to meet the costs of national armed forces (2017).

Scale 1-5

1.3 Corruption perception index

A ranking of countries according to the extent to which corruption is believed to exist (2017).

Scale 0-100

1.4 Global competitiveness index

Competitiveness along various pillars (2017).

Scale 1-7

1.5 Ease of doing business index

Ease of doing business index (2017).

Ranking of world country

1.6 Women in government

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (2017).

%

Economic

2.1 GNP per capita

Gross National Product (US Constant 2016) divided per capita.

$

2.2 GNI per capita

Gross National Income per capita Atlas method (Current US 2017).

$

2.3 Broad money

Broad money (% of GNP 2017).

%

2.4 Unemployment

Unemployment, total (% of labor force 2017).

%

2.5 Exports of G & S

Exports of goods and services (% of GNP 2017).

%

Sociological

3.1 Life expectancy, female

Life expectancy at birth, female (years 2017).

Number of years

3.2 Life expectancy, male

Life expectancy at birth, male (years 2017).

Number of years

3.3 Analphabetism

Percentage of analphabetism (2015).

%

3.4 School life

School life expectancy (2017).

Number of years

3.5 Urban population

Percentage of urban population (2017).

%

3.6 Adolescent fertility

Number of births per 1000 women ages 15 - 19 (2017).

Number

3.7 Homicides

Intentional homicide refers to death deliberately inflicted on a person by another person (2017).

Scale 1-5

Technological

4.1 Academic papers

Number of scientific published papers per 1M population (2017).

Number