Indicator Descriptions
1. Governance
Indicator Name |
Indicator Description |
Indicator Source |
Freedom of the Press |
Press freedom |
Freedom House |
Government Effectiveness |
Government effectiveness, point estimate |
World Governance Indicators |
Level of Corruption |
Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) |
Transparency International |
Level of Democracy |
POLITY2 - Net Democracy/Autocracy score |
Polity IV |
Level of Participation in International Political Organisations |
Number of organizations in which the country is a member |
CIA World Factbook |
Percentage of Female Parliamentarians |
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament (%) |
World Development Indicators |
Permanence of Regime Type |
DURABLE - Number of years since last regime change |
Polity IV |
Refugees Hosted |
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum |
World Development Indicators - UNHCR |
Restrictions on Civil Liberties |
Civil Liberties Index |
Freedom House, Annual Survey of Freedom |
Restrictions on Political Rights |
Political Rights Index |
Freedom House, Annual Survey of Freedom |
Rule of Law |
Rule of law, point estimate |
World Governance Indicators |
Voice and Accountability in Decision-making |
Voice and accountability, point estimate |
World Governance Indicators |
2. Economics
Indicator Name |
Indicator Description |
Indicator Source |
Economic Growth - Percentage of GDP |
GDP Growth % |
World Development Indicators |
Economic Size - Relative - GDP per capita |
GDP per capita (constant 2005 US $) |
World Development Indicators |
Economic Size - Total - GDP |
GDP (constant 2005 US $) |
World Development Indicators |
External Debt - Percentage of GNI |
Present value of debt (% of GNI) |
World Development Indicators |
FDI - Percentage of GDP |
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) |
World Development Indicators |
Foreign Aid - Percentage of Central Government Expenditures |
Net ODA received (% of central government expenses) |
World Development Indicators |
Foreign Aid - Total per capita |
Net ODA received per capita (current US $) |
World Development Indicators |
Inflation |
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) |
World Development Indicators |
Informal Economy - Black Market |
Index of Economic Freedom |
Heritage Foundation |
Informal Economy - Ratio of PPP to GDP |
PPP (current international $)/ GDP (current US $) |
Calculated by CIFP from World Development Indicators |
Infrastructure - Reliability of Electricity Supply |
Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) |
World Development Indicators |
Infrastructure - Telephone Mainlines per capita |
Telephone mainlines (per 100 people) |
World Development Indicators |
Internet Usage per capita |
Internet users (per 100 people) |
World Development Indicators |
Paying Taxes |
Paying taxes rank |
World Bank: Ease of Doing Business indicators |
Regulatory Quality |
Regulatory quality, point estimate |
World Governance Indicators |
Remittances Received - percentage of GDP |
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP) |
World Development Indicators, Calculated by CIFP |
Reserve Holdings - Total |
Total reserves (includes gold, current US $) |
World Development Indicators |
Trade Balance - Percentage of GDP |
Current Account Balance (% of GDP) |
World Development Indicators |
Trade Openness - Percentage of GDP |
Trade (% of GDP) |
World Development Indicators |
Unemployment - Total |
Unemployment, total (% of total labour force) |
World Development Indicators |
Women in the Labour Force |
Labour force, female (% of total labour force) |
World Development Indicators |
3. Security & Crime
Indicator Name |
Indicator Description |
Indicator Source |
Conflict intensity |
Annual sum for INT (intensity) variable |
UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset |
Dependence on External Military Support |
Intervention of other states or external actors (I-12)) |
Fund for Peace (FfP) Failed States Index |
Human Rights - Empowerment |
Empowerment Rights Index |
CIRI Human Rights Index |
Human Rights - Physical Integrity |
Physical Integrity Rights Index |
CIRI Human Rights Index |
Military Expenditure - Percentage of GDP |
Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
World Development Indicators |
Political Stability |
Political stability/no violence, point estimate |
World Governance Indicators |
Refugees Produced |
Refugee population by country or territory of origin |
World Development Indicators |
Risk of Ethnic Rebellion |
Number of battle-related deaths for 'internal' and 'international internal' conflicts |
UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset |
Terrorism - Number of Fatalities |
Total number of fatalities during recorded terrorist attacks per year |
Global Terrorism Database |
Terrorism - Number of Incidents |
Total number of recorded terrorist attacks per year |
Global Terrorism Database |
4. Human Development
Indicator Name |
Indicator Description |
Indicator Source |
Access to Improved Water |
Improved water source (% of population with access) |
World Development Indicators |
Access to Sanitation |
Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access) |
World Development Indicators |
Education - Primary Completion - Female |
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) |
World Development Indicators |
Education - Primary Completion - Total |
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) |
World Development Indicators |
Education - Primary Enrolment - Total |
School enrollment, primary (% gross) |
World Development Indicators |
Education - Primary Enrolment - Ratio of Female to Male |
Ratio of female to male primary enrolment |
World Development Indicators |
Food Security |
Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population) |
FAOSTAT |
Gender Inequality |
Gender Inequality Index |
UNDP HDR |
Health Infrastructure - Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP |
Health expenditure, total (% of GDP) |
World Development Indicators |
HIV/AIDS - Percentage of Adult Females Infected |
Female adults with HIV (% of population ages 15+ with HIV) |
World Development Indicators |
HIV/AIDS - Proportion of Adult Population Infected |
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) |
World Development Indicators |
Human Development Index |
Human Development Index |
UNDP HDR |
Infant Mortality |
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) |
World Development Indicators |
Literacy - Total |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
World Development Indicators |
Literacy - Female |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) |
World Development Indicators |
5. Demography
Indicator Name |
Indicator Description |
Indicator Source |
Life Expectancy - Female |
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) |
World Development Indicators |
Life Expectancy - Total |
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) |
World Development Indicators |
Migration - Estimated Net |
Net migration per year |
World Development Indicators |
Population Density |
Population density (people per sq. km) |
World Development Indicators |
Population Growth |
Population growth (annual %) |
World Development Indicators |
Slum Population - Proportion of Population |
Slum population in urban areas/urban population |
UN Data |
Urban Growth Rate |
Urban population growth (annual %) |
World Development Indicators |
Youth Bulge |
Population ages 0-14 (% of total) |
World Development Indicators |
Population Diversity - Ethnic |
Score calculated by CIFP |
CIA World Factbook and Levinson (1998) |
Population Diversity - Religious |
Score calculated by CIFP |
CIA World Factbook and Levinson (1998) |
6. Environment
Indicator Name |
Indicator Description |
Indicator Source |
Arable/Fertile Land Availability |
Arable land (hectares per person) |
World Development Indicators |
Consumption - Commercial Energy Consumption per capita |
Commercial and public services consumption (per capita) |
IEA Energy Balances reports (OECD and non-OECD) |
Consumption - Energy Use per capita |
Energy use per capita (kt of oil equivalent) |
World Development Indicators |
Energy Intensity |
Energy use per $1,000 GDP (constant 2005 PPP) |
World Development Indicators |
Consumption - Use of Solid Fuels |
Population using solid fuels |
UN Data |
Disaster Risk |
World Risk Index |
United Nations University |
Environmental Performance |
Environmental Performance Index |
Yale Environment Performance Index |
Forest - Annual Percentage Change in Area |
Percentage annual change in area |
World Development Indicators |
Pollution - CO2 Emissions per capita |
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) |
World Development Indicators |
Pollution - CO2 Emissions per Dollar PPP |
CO2 emissions (kg per 2005 PPP $ of GDP) |
World Development Indicators |