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1 | General explanation | All data is 2014 data unless otherwise indicated. Countries receive scores on each indicator as a fractional rank relative to all countries for which data is available (after most data is corrected for GDP, i.e. economic size of the country). The actual simple ranks per category are based on the mean fractional ranks on the 5 indicators per category (subject to maximum 2 missing values per category). The overall rank is based on the average of the category ranks.In case of equal overall ranks, the country with the lowest low score on any of the 7 categories gets pushed down. Also see the FAQ section on the www.good.country. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Variable code | Short variable name | Discription (mouse hover-over text) | Technical value label | Technical reference | Technical data treatment | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Overall_Rank | The overall rank is based on the average of the category ranks. All data is 2014 data unless otherwise indicated. | The actual overall rank based on 163 countries included in the index and mean rank score for the 7 category ranks | GCI1.1 and GCI1.2 both include 163 countries, but in GCI1.2 Afghanistan, Marshall Islands and Timor-Leste replaced GCI1.1's Saint Kitts and Nevis, Palau and Vanuatu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 | ST_Rank | Contributions to Science & Technology | Actual category rank based on 163 countries included in index and mean fractional rank score for the 5 indicators | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ST11 | International students | Number of foreign students studying in the country (according to UNESCO) relative to the size of the economy. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), http://data.uis.unesco.org/ (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | In case 2014 data for a particular country was missing, but data was available for other years, missing data was imputed based on time series analysis using SPSS TREND function. Values were then divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ST12 | Journal exports | Exports of periodicals, scientific journals and newspapers (according to ITC) relative to the size of the economy. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | In case 2014 data for a particular country was missing, but data was available for other years, missing data was imputed based on time series analysis using SPSS TREND function. Values were then divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ST13 | International publications | Number of articles published in international journals (according to SCImago) relative to the size of the economy. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from "SCImago. (2007). SJR — SCImago Journal & Country Rank. Retrieved April, 2017, from http://www.scimagojr.com (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | Countries not listed were assumed not to have contributed (i.e. missing value = 0). Values were then divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | ST14 | Nobel prizes | Accumulated Nobel prizes (up to 2014) assigned to countries based on laureates' country of birth as well as country (countries) of institutional affiliation at the time of the award, relative to the size of the economy. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data compiled from http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/lists/all/ (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | Accumulated Nobel prizes (up to 2014) are assigned to countries based on laureates' country of birth as well as country (countries) of institutional affiliation at the time of the award. Values are divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | ST15 | Patents | Number of International Patent Cooperation Treaty applications (according to WIPO) relative to the size of the economy. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from WIPO Statistics Database, http://ipstatsdb.wipo.org (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | In case 2014 data for a particular country was missing, but data was available for other years, missing data was imputed based on time series analysis using SPSS TREND function. Values were then divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | CU_Rank | Contributions to Culture | Actual category rank based on 163 countries included in index and mean fractional rank score for the 5 indicators | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | CU21 | Creative goods exports | Exports of creative goods (UNCTAD's Creative Economy Report categorisation) relative to the size of the economy. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from UNCTADstat, UNCTAD's Creative Economy Report (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | In case 2014 data for a particular country was missing, but data was available for other years, missing data was imputed based on time series analysis using SPSS TREND function. Values were then divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
13 | CU22 | Creative services exports | Exports of creative services (accoding to ITC's "trade in services" categories 10 and 11) relative to the size of the economy. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | In case 2014 data for a particular country was missing, but data was available for other years, missing data was imputed based on time series analysis using SPSS TREND function. Values were then divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | CU23 | UNESCO dues in arrears as % of contribution | UNESCO dues in arrears as percentage of contribution (negative indicator). | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data compiled from UNESCO, UNESDOC, http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002108/210825e.pdf. | Dues is arrears are divided by the annual contribution agreed and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | CU24 | Freedom of movement, i.e. visa restrictions | Number of countries and territories that citizens can enter without a visa (according to Henley & Partners). | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data sourced from The Henley & Partners Visa Restriction Index. | Data sourced in its original form, with permission. Scores were ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | CU25 | Press freedom | Freedom of the press (based on mean score for Reporters without Borders and Freedom House index as a negative indicator). | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data compiled from https://rsf.org/en/ranking and http://www.freedomhouse.org/reports#.UtQixNJDt8H. | Two index scores averaged and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | PS_Rank | Contributions to International Peace and Security | Actual category rank based on 163 countries included in index and mean fractional rank score for the 5 indicators | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | PS31 | Peacekeeping troops | Number of peacekeeping troops sent overseas for UN missions, relative to the size of the economy. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from United Nations, Peacekeeping Statistics, http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/resources/statistics/contributors_archive.shtml (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | Countries not listed were assumed not to have contributed (i.e. missing value = 0). Values were then divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
19 | PS32 | Dues in arrears to UN peace keeping budgets as % of contribution | Dues in arrears to financial contribution to UN peacekeeping missions as percentage of contribution (negative indicator). | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data compiled from United Nations, Committee on Contributions (data reveived on request). | Dues in arrears are divided by the annual contribution agreed and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | PS33 | International violent conflict | Attributed number of casualties of international organised violence (number of casualties per conflict divided by the number of countries involved according to UCDP/PRIO) relative to the size of the economy (negative indicator). | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data compiled from UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset V4, http://www.pcr.uu.se/data/. Gleditsch, Nils Petter; Peter Wallensteen, Mikael Eriksson, Margareta Sollenberg & Håvard Strand (2002) Armed Conflict 1946–2001: A New Dataset. Journal of Peace Research 39(5): 615–637. Themnér, Lotta & Peter Wallensteen (2013) Armed Conflict, 1946-2012 Journal of Peace Research 50(4) (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | Number of casualties per conflict divided by the number of countries involved. The number of 2014 causalities per conflict in which a country is involved is totalled (and divided by GDP and ranked). | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | PS34 | Arms exports | Exports of weapons and ammunition (according to ITC) relative to the size of the economy (negative indicator). | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | In case 2014 data for a particular country was missing, but data was available for other years, missing data was imputed based on time series analysis using SPSS TREND function. Values were then divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | PS35 | Internet security | Global Cybersecurity Index score (according to ITU). | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data sourced from ITU (first edition 2014) http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Cybersecurity/Pages/GCI.aspx. | Data sourced in its original form. Values were ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
23 | WO_Rank | Contributions to World Order | Actual category rank based on 163 countries included in index and mean fractional rank score for the 5 indicators | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | WO41 | Charity giving | Percentage of population that gives to charity (according to Charities Aid Foundation) as proxy for cosmopolitan attitude. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data sourced from Charities Aid Foundation, World Giving Index, https://www.cafonline.org/about-us/publications. | Data sourced in its original form. Values were ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | WO42 | Refugees hosted | Number of refugees hosted (according to UNHCR) relative to the size of the economy. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from UNHCR Population Statistics, http://popstats.unhcr.org/Default.aspx (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | Values were divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
26 | WO43 | Refugees generated | Number of refugees overseas (according to UNHCR) relative to the size of the population (negative indicator). | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from UNHCR Population Statistics, http://popstats.unhcr.org/Default.aspx (and divided by population size according to World Bank data). | Values were divided by population size and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | WO44 | Birth rate | Population birth rate (according to World Bank as negative indicator). | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from The World Bank: Birth rate (annual %): World development Indicators. | In case 2014 data for a particular country was missing, but data was available for other years, missing data was imputed based on time series analysis using SPSS TREND function. Values were then ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | WO45 | UN Treaties signed | Number of UN treaties signed (up to 2014) as proxy for diplomatic action and peaceful conflict resolution. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data compiled from United Nations, Treaty Collection, http://treaties.un.org. | On May 15, 2000, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan sent the leaders of the Member States a letter identifying the twenty-five treaties most central to the spirit and goals of the UN Charter (see: http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/briefing/law/ilresources.htm). Since 2000, several updates and major new treaties were added, such as: The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. New York, 18 December 2002. The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. New York, 20 December 2006. The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel. New York, 8 December 2005. The United Nations Convention against Corruption. New York, 31 October 2003. The Amendment to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects. Geneva, 21 December 2001. The Amendment to Annex B of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Nairobi, 17 November 2006. This indicator counts the number of these treaties signed/acceded/succeeded/ratified (using http://treaties.un.org), with a potential high score of 31 (Annan's 25 plus 6 updates/new treaties). Recent treaties (since 2008) were not included as states need time to sign/accede. Counts were ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | PC_Rank | Contributions to Planet and Climate | Actual category rank based on 163 countries included in index and mean fractional rank score for the 5 indicators | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | PC51 | Ecological footprint (2013) | National Footprint Accounts, Ecological footprint (according to Global Footprint Network) relative to the size of the economy (negative indicator). | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from Global Footprint Network, 2017. National Footprint Accounts, 2017 Edition (2013 data). Available online at http://www.footprintnetwork.org. | Total national footprint values were divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 | PC52 | Reforestation since 1992 | Re-/De-forestation since 1992 (according to UNEP Environmental Data Explorer). | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from UNEP: The UNEP Environmental Data Explorer, as compiled from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - FAOStat . United Nations Environment Programme. http://ede.grid.unep.ch (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | The forest area in 2014 was compared to 1992 and % growth or decline values were ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | PC53 | Hazardous pesticides exports | Hazardous pesticides exports (according to UNEP Environmental Data Explorer) relative to the size of the economy (negative indicator). | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from UNEP: The UNEP Environmental Data Explorer, as compiled from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - FAOStat . United Nations Environment Programme. http://ede.grid.unep.ch (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | In case 2014 data for a particular country was missing, but data was available for other years, missing data was imputed based on time series analysis using SPSS TREND function. Values were then divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
33 | PC54 | CO2 emissions (2013) | CO2 emissions (according to World Bank) relative to the size of the economy (negative indicator). | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from The World Bank: CO2 emissions (kt): Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States. World Development Indicators (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | Values were divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | PC55 | Ozone | Consumption of ozone-depleting substances - all (according to UNEP Environmental Data Explorer) relative to the size of the economy (negative indicator). | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from UNEP: The UNEP Environmental Data Explorer, as compiled from United Nations Envrionment Programme . United Nations Environment Programme. http://ede.grid.unep.ch (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | In case 2014 data for a particular country was missing, but data was available for other years, missing data was imputed based on time series analysis using SPSS TREND function. Values were then divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
35 | PE_Rank | Contributions to Prosperity and Equality | Actual category rank based on 163 countries included in index and mean fractional rank score for the 5 indicators | |||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | PE61 | Open trading | Trading across borders (open trading performance compared to best practice; i.e. IFC distance to frontier) | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from The World Bank: Distance to Frontier Score: Doing Business Indicators, http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/distance-to-frontier. | Data sourced in its original form. Scores were ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | PE62 | UN volunteers abroad | Number of aid workers and volunteers sent overseas (according to UNV) relative to the size of the economy. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from UNV, Annual report, https://www.unv.org/about-unv (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | Countries not listed were assumed not to have contributed (i.e. missing value = 0). Values were then divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
38 | PE63 | Fairtrade market size | Fairtrade market size (according to Fairtrade International) relative to the size of the economy. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from Fairtrade International, Annual Review, https://www.fairtrade.net/about-fairtrade/annual-reports.html (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | Values were divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
39 | PE64 | FDI outflows | FDI outflow (according to UNCTAD) relative to the size of the economy. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from UNCTADstat. | In case 2014 data for a particular country was missing, but data was available for other years, missing data was imputed based on time series analysis using SPSS TREND function. Values were then ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
40 | PE65 | Development assistance | Development cooperation contributions (aid according to OECD) relative to the size of the economy. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from OECD.Stat, DAC and Non-DAC Gross ODA Disbursements, http://stats.oecd.org" (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | Values were divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | HW_Rank | Contributions to Health and Wellbeing | Actual category rank based on 163 countries included in index and mean fractional rank score for the 5 indicators | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | HW71 | Food aid | Food aid funding (according to WFP) relative to the size of the economy. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from World Food Programme http://www1.wfp.org/funding-and-donors (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | Countries not listed were assumed not to have contributed (i.e. missing value = 0). Values were then divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
43 | HW72 | Pharmaceutical exports | Exports of pharmaceuticals (according to ITC) relative to the size of the economy. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | In case 2014 data for a particular country was missing, but data was available for other years, missing data was imputed based on time series analysis using SPSS TREND function. Values were then divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
44 | HW73 | Voluntary excess donations to the WHO | Voluntary excess contributions to World Health Organisation relative to the size of the economy. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from World Health Organisation, http://www.who.int/about/finances-accountability/budget/previous_biennium/en/ (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | Countries not listed were assumed not to have contributed (i.e. missing value = 0). Values were then divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
45 | HW74 | Humanitarian aid donations | Humanitarian aid contributions (according to UNOCHA) relative to the size of the economy. | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data adapted from UNOCHA, Financial Tracking Service (FTS), http://fts.unocha.org (and divided by GDP according to World Bank data). | Values were divided by GDP and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
46 | HW75 | International Health Regulations Compliance | International Health Regulations Compliance (according to WHO). | Fractional rank for all countries with available indicator data | Data compiled from World Health Organisation's Global Health Observatory data repository, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.IHR00ALLN?lang=en. | Average compliance on all health regulation capacities was calculated and ranked. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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