Australia: Prosperity score 78.

6 (17th)
Prosperity over time Safety and Security

85 Natural Environment Personal Freedom

13th 13th 14th 14th 15th 16th 17th 17th 17th 17th 17th
80
75 Governance
Education
70
Prosperity score

65
60
Health Social Capital
55
50
45 Investment
40 Living Conditions Environment
35
30 Economic Quality Enterprise Conditions
25
Market Access and
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Infrastructure
Australia nth Global Rank Asia-Pacific PI Countries

Score Rank - Countries (1 to 167) 10-year Rank - Asia-Pacific (1 to 29)

Breakdown of performance 2009 10-year trend 2019 2019 rank change 2019

Prosperity score 78.9 78.6 17 4 4

Inclusive Societies 81.9 80.5 15 4 2

Safety and Security 87.3 86.1 26 8 6

Personal Freedom 84.8 85.0 14 1 2

Governance 84.6 84.5 12 - 2

Social Capital 70.9 66.5 15 5 3

Open Economies 73.8 73.3 23 6 7

Investment Environment 82.0 80.3 9 2 4

Enterprise Conditions 81.1 78.3 21 12 6

Market Access and Infrastructure 66.0 69.8 29 1 7

Economic Quality 66.1 64.9 31 10 10

Empowered People 81.1 82.1 14 3 4

Living Conditions 92.7 93.3 21 - 4

Health 80.3 81.8 18 9 5

Education 83.9 86.2 9 2 5

Natural Environment 67.6 67.0 19 4 2

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Prosperity score Countries Rank Asia-Pacific Rank Prosperity score Countries Rank Asia-Pacific Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2019 10-yr rank change 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2019 10-yr rank change 2019

Safety and Security 87.3 86.1 26 8 6 Personal Freedom 84.8 85.0 14 1 2

War and Civil Conflict 20% 97.8 99.2 4 11 3 Agency 25% 90.6 87.5 9 2 1

Terrorism 15% 99.9 95.6 87 24 15 Freedom of Assembly and Association 20% 92.8 89.5 18 5 2

Politically Related Terror and Violence 30% 90.9 87.9 43 27 6 Freedom of Speech and Access to Information 20% 90.3 85.6 20 1 2

Violent Crime 25% 69.6 71.1 25 2 6 Absence of Legal Discrimination 20% 67.5 76.3 20 6 2

Property Crime 10% 80.6 77.8 44 7 11 Social Tolerance 15% 80.3 85.7 7 3 2

Prosperity score Countries Rank Asia-Pacific Rank Prosperity score Countries Rank Asia-Pacific Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2019 10-yr rank change 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2019 10-yr rank change 2019

Governance 84.6 84.5 12 - 2 Social Capital 70.9 66.5 15 5 3

Executive Constraints 15% 85.2 85.1 13 1 2 Personal and Family Relationships 20% 83.4 83.0 20 3 5

Political Accountability 15% 94.9 96.7 3 1 1 Social Networks 20% 75.7 75.7 34 17 10

Rule of Law 15% 80.6 81.4 14 1 3 Interpersonal Trust 20% 65.0 61.6 12 3 4

Government Integrity 20% 76.9 80.6 11 2 3 Institutional Trust 20% 65.8 62.9 36 10 14

Government Effectiveness 20% 93.7 91.1 16 8 4 Civic and Social Participation 20% 64.5 49.2 28 15 7

Regulatory Quality 15% 75.7 71.2 18 6 4

Prosperity score Countries Rank Asia-Pacific Rank Prosperity score Countries Rank Asia-Pacific Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2019 10-yr rank change 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2019 10-yr rank change 2019
Investment
82.0 80.3 9 2 4 Enterprise Conditions 81.1 78.3 21 12 6
Environment
Property Rights 30% 86.2 85.0 14 3 5 Domestic Market Contestability 35% 97.6 88.1 24 14 5

Investor Protection 20% 78.4 78.3 18 2 6 Environment for Business Creation 30% 79.6 81.0 23 3 6

Contract Enforcement 20% 83.5 79.9 4 1 3 Burden of Regulation 25% 66.1 68.2 26 10 7

Financing Ecosystem 20% 87.6 83.0 12 4 4 Labour Market Flexibility 10% 65.4 60.7 65 39 14

Restrictions on International Investment 10% 62.3 65.4 64 10 8

Prosperity score Countries Rank Asia-Pacific Rank Prosperity score Countries Rank Asia-Pacific Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2019 10-yr rank change 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2019 10-yr rank change 2019
Market Access and
66.0 69.8 29 1 7 Economic Quality 66.1 64.9 31 10 10
Infrastructure
Communications 25% 74.3 83.2 21 2 6 Fiscal Sustainability 25% 72.9 69.4 21 9 7

Resources 20% 63.8 64.1 52 7 9 Macroeconomic Stability 10% 56.1 57.1 89 6 21

Transport 25% 56.1 55.7 32 - 7 Productivity and Competitiveness 30% 57.8 54.9 59 5 11

Border Administration 5% 63.1 62.3 42 4 6 Dynamism 15% 70.5 75.0 10 1 4

Open Market Scale 5% 44.6 81.3 15 39 3 Labour Force Engagement 20% 71.6 70.5 31 14 7

Import Tariff Barriers 5% 76.2 77.9 58 2 6

Market Distortions 15% 76.6 74.5 20 2 5

Prosperity score Countries Rank Asia-Pacific Rank Prosperity score Countries Rank Asia-Pacific Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2019 10-yr rank change 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2019 10-yr rank change 2019

Living Conditions 92.7 93.3 21 - 4 Health 80.3 81.8 18 9 5

Material Resources 20% 92.6 93.5 13 3 2 Behavioural Risk Factors 10% 51.1 49.1 136 6 26

Nutrition 20% 96.8 96.4 15 - 2 Preventative Interventions 15% 89.3 90.8 29 3 8

Basic Services 10% 97.1 98.1 43 1 6 Care Systems 15% 75.7 79.3 11 7 2

Shelter 20% 98.1 99.3 1 17 1 Mental Health 10% 57.4 58.4 132 11 28

Connectedness 15% 88.8 89.4 23 4 5 Physical Health 20% 82.3 83.1 4 - 4

Protection from Harm 15% 81.3 81.9 34 6 5 Longevity 30% 94.2 96.3 5 1 3

Prosperity score Countries Rank Asia-Pacific Rank Prosperity score Countries Rank Asia-Pacific Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2019 10-yr rank change 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2019 10-yr rank change 2019

Education 83.9 86.2 9 2 5 Natural Environment 67.6 67.0 19 4 2

Pre-Primary Education 5% 51.5 86.3 33 48 6 Emissions 15% 56.6 58.1 146 3 24

Primary Education 20% 90.2 90.3 28 5 6 Exposure to Air Pollution 15% 96.3 98.0 5 3 2

Secondary Education 30% 84.2 82.6 31 13 8 Forest, Land and Soil 20% 39.8 39.7 92 1 13

Tertiary Education 20% 83.1 86.0 2 - 1 Freshwater 20% 85.6 88.8 4 1 1

Adult Skills 25% 85.6 87.4 21 10 3 Oceans 15% 79.0 65.2 15 14 2

Preservation Efforts 15% 51.3 54.3 37 1 7

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Australia: Safety and Security (26th)
Italics: Indicator contains imputed values
Value Countries Rank Value Countries Rank
Source Unit Weight Source Unit Weight
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

War and Civil Conflict (4th) 20% 97.8 99.2 15 4 Terrorism (87th) 15% 99.9 95.6 63 87
deaths deaths
Two-sided conflict deaths UCDP /1,000,000 0.5 0.0 0.0 1 1 Terrorism deaths GTD /1,000,000 2.0 0.0 0.1 1 94
population population
deaths injuries
One-sided conflict deaths UCDP /1,000,000 0.5 0.0 0.0 1 1 Terrorism injuries GTD /1,000,000 1.0 0.0 0.3 1 99
population population
incidents
coding,
Civil and ethnic war CSP
0-9
1.0 0.0 0.0 1 1 Terrorism incidents GTD /1,000,000 0.5 0.0 0.4 70 108
population
people
US $ /billion US
Conflict-driven internal displacement IDMC /1,000,000 1.0 0.0 0.0 1 1 Property cost of terrorism GTD
2010 $
1.0 0.0 0.1 1 134
population
people
Refugees (origin country) UNHCR /1,000,000 1.0 2.0 0.5 16 4
population

Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019
Politically Related Terror and
30% 90.9 87.9 16 43 Violent Crime (25th) 25% 69.6 71.1 23 25
Violence (43rd)
homicides
index,
Political terror PTS
1-5
2.0 1.0 1.3 1 36 Intentional homicides WB-DI /100,000 2.0 1.4 0.9 32 27
population

coding, expert survey,

Extrajudicial killings CIRIGHTS
0-2
1.0 2.0 1.0 1 80 Dispute settlement through violence WJP
0-1
1.0 0.8 0.7 19 23

coding,
Use of torture CIRIGHTS
0-2
1.0 1.0 2.0 18 1 Safety walking alone at night Gallup percentage 1.0 63.0 65.0 71 69

coding, index,
Disappearance cases CIRIGHTS
0-2
1.0 2.0 2.0 1 1 Physical security of women WomStat
0-4
1.0 2.0 2.0 14 10

coding,
Political imprisonment CIRIGHTS
0-2
0.5 2.0 2.0 1 1

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Property Crime (44th) 10% 80.6 77.8 37 44 #N/A #N/A ## ##

Property stolen Gallup percentage 2.0 13.0 11.0 70 61

expert survey,
Business costs of crime and violence WEF
1-7
0.5 5.6 5.1 38 43

expert survey,
Business costs of organized crime WEF
1-7
1.0 6.3 5.5 26 29

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

#N/A #N/A ## ## #N/A #N/A ## ##

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Australia: Personal Freedom (14th)
Italics: Indicator contains imputed values
Value Countries Rank Value Countries Rank
Source Unit Weight Source Unit Weight
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Freedom of Assembly and

Agency (9th) 25% 90.6 87.5 7 9 20% 92.8 89.5 13 18
Association (18th)
coding, coding,
Personal autonomy and individual rights FH
0-16
1.0 15.0 15.0 8 8 Right to associate and organise FH
0-12
1.0 12.0 12.0 1 1

expert survey, expert survey,

Due process and rights WJP
0-1
1.0 0.8 0.8 14 20 Guarantee of assembly and association WJP
0-1
1.0 0.9 0.8 9 24

coding, index,
Freedom of movement CIRIGHTS
0-4
1.0 4.0 4.0 1 1 Autonomy from the state V-DEM
0-1
1.0 0.9 0.9 25 18

coding,
Women's agency WomStat
0-16
1.0 0.0 0.0 1 1

Freedom from arbitrary interference with expert survey,

WJP
0-1
1.0 0.9 0.8 9 14
privacy

index,
Freedom from forced labour V-DEM
0-1
1.0 0.9 0.8 26 37

index,
Government response to slavery GSI
-10-100
1.0 72.4 63.8 4 11

Satisfaction with freedom Gallup percentage 1.0 91.0 91.0 8 18

Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019
Freedom of Speech and Access Absence of Legal
20% 90.3 85.6 19 20 20% 67.5 76.3 26 20
to Information (20th) Discrimination (20th)
index, expert survey,
Press freedom from government censorship FH
0-100
1.0 22.0 22.0 26 20 Equal treatment and absence of discrimination WJP
0-1
1.0 0.6 0.7 57 31

index, expert survey,

Press freedom from physical repression RsF
0-100
1.0 15.2 15.5 24 19 Non-discriminatory civil justice WJP
0-1
0.5 0.5 0.7 84 27

expert survey, Freedom from hiring and workplace expert survey,

Freedom of opinion and expression WJP
0-1
1.0 0.9 0.8 10 18 WJP
0-1
1.0 0.7 0.7 24 24
discrimination

index, coding,
Alternative sources of information V-DEM
0-1
1.0 0.9 0.9 29 33 LGBT Rights ILGA
0-3
1.0 1.0 3.0 17 1

coding, Protection of women's workplace, education coding,

Government media censorship V-DEM
0-4
0.5 4.0 3.0 1 34 WomStat
0-8
1.0 3.0 3.0 45 40
and family rights

coding, expert survey,

Political diversity of media perspectives V-DEM
0-3
0.5 3.0 3.0 1 1 Freedom of belief and religion WJP
0-1
1.0 0.9 0.8 4 10

index,
Government religious intimidation and hostility Pew
0-1
1.0 0.0 0.2 1 66

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Social Tolerance (7th) 15% 80.3 85.7 4 7 #N/A #N/A ## ##

Perceived tolerance of ethnic minorities Gallup percentage 1.0 84.0 85.0 10 10

Perceived tolerance of LGBT individuals Gallup percentage 1.0 66.0 78.0 9 14

Perceived tolerance of immigrants Gallup percentage 1.0 86.0 87.0 3 4

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

#N/A #N/A ## ## #N/A #N/A ## ##

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Australia: Governance (12th)
Italics: Indicator contains imputed values
Value Countries Rank Value Countries Rank
Source Unit Weight Source Unit Weight
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Executive Constraints (13th) 15% 85.2 85.1 12 13 Political Accountability (3rd) 15% 94.9 96.7 4 3
Executive powers are effectively limited by the expert survey, Consensus on democracy and a market economy expert judgement,
WJP
0-3
2.0 2.6 2.5 5 7 BTI
1-10
1.0 10.0 10.0 1 1
judiciary and legislature as a goal

Government powers are subject to independent expert survey, coding,

WJP
0-3
1.0 2.2 2.4 23 20 Political participation and rights FH
1-7
0.5 1.0 1.0 1 1
and non-governmental checks
expert
expert survey,
Transition of power is subject to the law WJP
0-1
1.0 0.9 0.9 10 11 Democracy level CSP judgement, 1.0 10.0 10.0 1 1
-10-10

index, expert survey,

Military involvement in rule of law and politics FI
0-10
0.5 10.0 10.0 1 1 Complaint mechanisms WJP
0-1
1.0 0.8 0.9 4 3

Government officials are sanctioned for expert survey,

WJP
0-1
1.0 0.8 0.8 16 16
misconduct

Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Rule of Law (14th) 15% 80.6 81.4 15 14 Government Integrity (11th) 20% 76.9 80.6 13 11

expert survey, expert survey,

Judicial independence WEF
1-7
1.0 6.4 6.3 8 8 Use of public office for private gain WJP
0-4
2.0 2.6 2.5 11 17

expert survey, expert survey,

Civil justice WJP
0-6
3.0 4.3 4.5 18 13 Diversion of public funds WEF
1-7
0.5 6.1 5.7 8 14

index, expert survey,

Integrity of the legal system FI
0-10
2.0 9.2 9.2 11 10 Right to information WJP
0-1
0.5 0.7 0.7 19 22

expert survey, expert survey,

Efficiency of dispute settlement WEF
1-7
0.5 5.4 4.7 12 24 Publicised laws and government data WJP
0-1
1.0 0.6 0.9 20 1

expert survey,
Transparency of government policy WEF
1-7
0.5 5.4 5.2 9 21

index,
Budget transparency IBP
0-100
0.5 74.0 74.0 8 10

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019
Government Effectiveness
20% 93.7 91.1 8 16 Regulatory Quality (18th) 15% 75.7 71.2 12 18
(16th)
index, index,
Government quality and credibility WGI
-2.5 - +2.5
2.0 1.8 1.5 9 15 Regulatory quality WGI
-2.5 - +2.5
1.0 1.8 1.9 8 5

expert judgement, expert survey,

Prioritisation BTI
1-10
1.0 10.0 10.0 1 1 Enforcement of regulations WJP
0-1
1.0 0.8 0.7 6 26

expert survey, Efficiency of legal framework in challenging expert survey,

Efficiency of government spending WEF
1-7
0.5 4.7 3.6 17 49 WEF
1-7
1.0 4.8 4.0 19 34
regulations

expert judgement, expert survey,

Efficient use of assets BTI
1-10
1.0 10.0 10.0 1 1 Delay in administrative proceedings WJP
0-1
1.0 0.8 0.8 9 12

expert judgement,
Implementation BTI
1-10
1.0 10.0 10.0 1 1

expert judgement,
Policy learning BTI
1-10
1.0 10.0 10.0 1 1

expert judgement,
Policy coordination BTI
1-10
1.0 10.0 10.0 1 1

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

#N/A #N/A ## ## #N/A #N/A ## ##

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Australia: Social Capital (15th)
Italics: Indicator contains imputed values
Value Countries Rank Value Countries Rank
Source Unit Weight Source Unit Weight
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Personal and Family

20% 83.4 83.0 23 20 Social Networks (34th) 20% 75.7 75.7 17 34
Relationships (20th)
Help from family and friends when in trouble Gallup percentage 2.0 94.0 93.0 6 12 Respect Gallup percentage 2.0 89.0 93.0 54 38

Family give positive energy Gallup percentage 1.0 72.0 73.0 65 68 Opportunity to make friends Gallup percentage 1.0 89.0 86.0 6 24

Helped another household Gallup percentage 0.5 27.0 17.0 18 64

Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Interpersonal Trust (12th) 20% 65.0 61.6 9 12 Institutional Trust (36th) 20% 65.8 62.9 26 36

Generalised interpersonal trust IVS&Bar percentage 1.0 46.1 51.8 15 11 Confidence in local police Gallup percentage 2.0 78.0 83.0 29 20

expert survey,
Helped a stranger Gallup percentage 0.5 64.0 45.0 14 106 Public trust in politicians WEF
1-7
2.0 5.1 4.6 16 22

Confidence in financial institutions and banks Gallup percentage 1.0 53.0 46.0 101 118

Confidence in judicial system and courts Gallup percentage 1.0 54.0 57.0 63 63

Confidence in national government Gallup percentage 1.0 64.0 47.0 43 96

Confidence in military Gallup percentage 0.5 87.0 89.0 20 20

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019
Civic and Social Participation
20% 64.5 49.2 13 28 #N/A #N/A ## ##
(28th)
Donated money to charity Gallup percentage 1.5 70.0 55.0 8 13

Voter turnout (Insufficient Data) 1.5

Volunteering Gallup percentage 1.0 38.0 33.0 12 13

Voiced opinion to a public official Gallup percentage 0.5 23.0 13.0 52 121

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

#N/A #N/A ## ## #N/A #N/A ## ##

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Australia: Investment Environment (9th)
Italics: Indicator contains imputed values
Value Countries Rank Value Countries Rank
Source Unit Weight Source Unit Weight
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Property Rights (14th) 30% 86.2 85.0 11 14 Investor Protection (18th) 20% 78.4 78.3 16 18

expert survey, index,

Protection of property rights WEF
1-7
1.0 6.3 6.0 13 11 Strength of insolvency framework WB-DB
0-16
1.0 11.0 11.0 39 51

expert survey,
Lawful process for expropriation WJP
0-1
1.0 0.8 0.8 9 7 Insolvency recovery rate WB-DB percentage 1.5 78.8 82.7 16 16

expert survey, expert survey,

Intellectual property protection WEF
1-7
2.0 5.9 5.8 10 15 Auditing and reporting standards WEF
1-7
2.0 6.2 6.0 3 11

index, index,
Reliability of land infrastructure administration WB-DB
0-8
1.0 7.0 7.0 24 26 Extent of shareholder governance WB-DB
0-10
1.0 6.0 6.0 46 67

index, index,
Procedures to register property WB-DB
0-100
1.0 80.0 79.0 38 55 Conflict of interest regulation WB-DB
0-10
0.5 6.0 6.0 48 55

expert survey,
Regulation of property possession and exchange BTI
1-10
1.0 10.0 10.0 1 1

Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Contract Enforcement (4th) 20% 83.5 79.9 3 4 Financing Ecosystem (12th) 20% 87.6 83.0 8 12

index,
Quality of judicial administration WB-DB
0-18
1.5 15.5 15.5 1 2 Access to finance WB-ES percentage 1.0 8.6 8.6 20 22

expert survey,
Time to resolve commercial cases WB-DB days 1.0 131.7 134.0 28 26 Financing of SMEs WEF
1-7
1.0 4.7 4.7 18 18

expert survey,
Legal costs WB-DB percentage 0.5 7.3 7.7 48 56 Venture capital availability WEF
1-7
1.0 4.4 3.6 13 36

expert survey, expert survey,

Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms WJP
0-1
1.0 0.9 0.8 1 14 Quality of banking system and capital markets BTI
1-10
1.0 10.0 10.0 1 1

branches
Commercial bank branches IMF-FAS /100,000 adult 1.0 31.7 29.6 29 21
population

expert survey,
Soundness of banks WEF
1-7
1.0 6.7 6.4 4 4

index,
Depth of credit information WB-DB
0-8
0.5 7.0 7.0 21 41

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019
Restrictions on International
10% 62.3 65.4 74 64 #N/A #N/A ## ##
Investment (64th)
expert survey,
Business impact of rules on FDI WEF
1-7
2.0 5.3 4.7 56 62

Capital controls FI percentage 1.0 23.1 46.2 101 51

Freedom to own foreign currency bank index,

FI
0-10
1.0 10.0 10.0 1 1
accounts

index,
Restrictions on financial transactions Chinn-Ito
0-1
1.0 0.7 1.0 70 1

expert survey,
Prevalence of foreign ownership of companies WEF
1-7
1.0 5.8 5.5 1 1

index,
Freedom of foreigners to visit FI
0-10
1.0 0.1 0.1 143 162

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

#N/A #N/A ## ## #N/A #N/A ## ##

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Australia: Enterprise Conditions (21st)
Italics: Indicator contains imputed values
Value Countries Rank Value Countries Rank
Source Unit Weight Source Unit Weight
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Domestic Market Environment for Business

35% 97.6 88.1 10 24 30% 79.6 81.0 20 23
Contestability (24th) Creation (23rd)
expert survey, expert survey,
Market-based competition BTI
1-10
1.0 10.0 10.0 1 1 Private companies are protected and permitted BTI
1-10
1.0 10.0 10.0 1 1

expert survey, index,

Anti-monopoly policy BTI
1-10
1.0 10.0 10.0 1 1 Ease of starting a business WB-DB
0-100
1.0 96.5 96.5 3 7

expert survey, expert survey,

Extent of market dominance WEF
1-7
1.0 5.3 4.3 12 35 State of cluster development WEF
1-7
1.0 4.0 4.2 39 42

Labour skill a business constraint WB-ES percentage 0.5 17.8 17.8 68 67

expert survey,
Availability of skilled workers WEF
1-7
0.5 4.8 4.8 26 26

Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019
Labour Market Flexibility
Burden of Regulation (26th) 25% 66.1 68.2 16 26 10% 65.4 60.7 26 65
(65th)
expert survey, expert survey,
Burden of government regulation WEF
1-7
1.0 3.0 3.3 112 102 Cooperation in labour-employer relations WEF
1-7
1.0 4.7 4.4 44 71

expert survey,
Time spent complying with regulations WB-ES percentage 1.0 3.9 3.9 41 34 Flexibility of hiring practices WEF
1-7
0.5 4.0 3.3 74 134

Number of tax payments WB-DB number per year 1.0 12.0 11.0 34 58 Redundancy costs WEF weeks 0.5 4.0 12.0 5 51

index,
Time spent filing taxes WB-DB hours per year 1.0 107.0 105.0 18 20 Flexibility of employment contracts WB-DB
0-1
1.0 0.8 1.0 30 1

index, expert survey,

Burden of obtaining a building permit WB-DB
0-100
1.0 80.8 81.7 12 18 Flexibility of wage determination WEF
1-7
1.0 4.8 4.5 112 129

index,
Building quality control index WB-DB
0-15
0.5 14.0 14.0 3 4

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

#N/A #N/A ## ## #N/A #N/A ## ##

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

#N/A #N/A ## ## #N/A #N/A ## ##

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Australia: Market Access and Infrastructure (29th)
Italics: Indicator contains imputed values
Value Countries Rank Value Countries Rank
Source Unit Weight Source Unit Weight
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Communications (21st) 25% 74.3 83.2 19 21 Resources (52nd) 20% 63.8 64.1 45 52

kilowatts per
International internet bandwidth ITU kilobits per capita 1.0 21.2 57.2 27 48 Installed electric capacity UNESD
capita
1.5 2.5 2.6 10 14

index, index,
2G, 3G and 4G network coverage GSMA
0-100
2.0 96.3 98.2 14 27 Ease of establishing an electricity connection WB-DB
0-100
1.0 80.6 80.6 40 65

number /100 index,

Fixed broadband subscriptions ITU
population
1.0 19.0 32.4 25 22 Reliability of electricity supply WB-DB
0-7
1.0 6.0 6.0 24 32

USD per
Internet usage ITU percentage 1.0 69.5 86.5 18 22 Gross fixed water assets IBNET
population served
1.0 0.0 0.0 142 142

litres per capita

Water production IBNET
per day
0.5 368.3 368.3 38 38

expert survey,
Reliability of water supply WEF
1-7
1.0 6.4 6.4 23 23

Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Transport (32nd) 25% 56.1 55.7 32 32 Border Administration (42nd) 5% 63.1 62.3 38 42

index, survey,
Logistics performance WB-LPI
1-5
1.5 3.8 3.8 15 18 Efficiency of customs clearance process WB-LPI
1-5
1.5 3.6 3.5 17 22

index, Time to comply with border regulations and

Airport connectivity WEF
0-100
2.0 28.0 25.2 14 15 WB-DB hours 1.0 20.8 21.5 52 57
procedures

expert survey, Cost to comply with border regulations and

Efficiency of seaport services WEF
1-7
2.0 4.6 4.7 48 35 WB-DB USD (current) 0.5 409.5 417.3 134 133
procedures
index,
Liner shipping connectivity UNCTAD rebased to 100 in 0.5 38.2 31.0 33 74
2004

expert survey,
Quality of roads WEF
1-7
1.0 4.8 4.8 35 35

km per 100 sq km
Road density FAO
of land area
0.5 10.6 10.6 119 121

km per sq km of
Rail density UIC
land area
0.5 0.0 0.0 117 116

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Open Market Scale (15th) 5% 44.6 81.3 54 15 Import Tariff Barriers (58th) 5% 76.2 77.9 56 58
Domestic and international market access for percentage of
WTO
global GDP
1.5 27.9 53.8 48 1 Share of imports free from tariff duties WEF percentage 1.5 58.2 57.9 79 86
goods

Domestic and international market access for percentage of

WTO
global GDP
2.0 27.8 53.8 35 1 Average applied tariff rate WEF percentage 2.0 2.5 2.1 36 36
services

Trade-weighted average tariff faced in index,

WEF percentage 0.5 5.2 4.7 162 148 Complexity of tariffs WEF
1-7
0.3 6.4 6.8 50 7
destination markets

index,
Margin of preference in destination markets WEF
1-100
0.5 1.0 5.7 165 164

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Market Distortions (20th) 15% 76.6 74.5 22 20 #N/A #N/A ## ##

expert survey,
Extent of liberalisation of foreign trade BTI
1-10
1.0 10.0 10.0 1 1

expert survey,
Prevalence of non-tariff barriers WEF
1-7
1.0 5.4 5.1 22 15

Non-tariff measures UNCTAD number 0.3 1,815.0 1,815.0 162 162

expert survey,
Distortive effect of taxes and subsidies WEF
1-7
1.0 4.4 4.4 32 32

percentage of
Energy subsidies IMF
GDP
0.3 1.6 2.0 37 50

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Australia: Economic Quality (31st)
Italics: Indicator contains imputed values
Value Countries Rank Value Countries Rank
Source Unit Weight Source Unit Weight
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Macroeconomic Stability
Fiscal Sustainability (21st) 25% 72.9 69.4 12 21 10% 56.1 57.1 83 89
(89th)
Government debt IMF percentage 1.5 16.7 41.0 24 55 GDP per capita growth WB-DI percentage 1.0 2.3 1.0 120 114

score,
Country credit rating TE
0-100
0.5 100.0 100.0 1 1 Inflation volatility IMF percentage 1.0 3.2 1.7 38 64

Country risk premium AD percentage 1.5 0.0 0.0 1 1

Gross savings WB-DI percentage 1.0 22.0 21.5 84 87

Government budget balance IMF-WEO percentage 1.0 -4.5 -1.5 91 61

Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019
Productivity and
30% 57.8 54.9 54 59 Dynamism (10th) 15% 70.5 75.0 11 10
Competitiveness (59th)
number /100
Labour productivity ILO 2011 US $ PPP 1.0 85,011.0 92,936.0 23 22 New business density WB-ES working age 1.0 9.7 15.5 11 8
population
applications
index,
Economic complexity ECI
-3-3
1.5 -0.2 -0.6 79 111 Patent applications WIPO /1,000,000 0.5 575.8 474.0 26 29
population

index, expert survey,

Export quality IMF
0-1.2
1.0 0.9 0.9 34 42 Capacity to attract talented people WEF
1-7
1.0 4.7 4.7 17 17

High-tech manufactured exports UN-Com percentage 1.0 2.1 2.2 74 65

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019
Labour Force Engagement
20% 71.6 70.5 17 31 #N/A #N/A ## ##
(31st)
Labour force participation ILO percentage 1.0 76.5 77.6 33 31

Female labour force participation ILO percentage 0.5 70.0 72.5 37 34

Waged and salaried workers ILO percentage 1.5 81.8 83.1 46 46

Unemployment ILO percentage 1.0 4.2 5.4 61 82

Youth unemployment ILO percentage 0.5 8.8 12.2 58 84

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

#N/A #N/A ## ## #N/A #N/A ## ##

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Australia: Living Conditions (21st)
Italics: Indicator contains imputed values
Value Countries Rank Value Countries Rank
Source Unit Weight Source Unit Weight
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Material Resources (13th) 20% 92.6 93.5 16 13 Nutrition (15th) 20% 96.8 96.4 15 15

Poverty rate at national poverty lines WB-DI percentage 0.5 14.0 12.1 48 43 Availability of adequate food Gallup percentage 1.0 10.5 11.8 32 24

Poverty rate at $1.90 a day WB-DI percentage 1.0 0.7 0.7 56 57 Prevalence of undernourishment FAO percentage 1.0 2.5 2.5 1 1

Poverty rate at $3.20 a day WB-DI percentage 1.0 0.7 1.0 37 44 Prevalence of wasting in children under-5 WB-DI percentage 1.0 0.0 0.0 1 1

Poverty rate at $5.50 a day WB-DI percentage 1.0 1.0 1.2 22 25 Prevalence of stunting in children under-5 WB-DI percentage 1.0 2.0 2.0 29 30

Households with a refrigerator GDL percentage 1.0 100.0 100.0 1 1

Ability to source emergency funds WB-GFI percentage 1.0 20.4 18.9 18 15

Ability to live on household income Gallup percentage 1.0 82.4 85.0 15 14

Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Basic Services (43rd) 10% 97.1 98.1 42 43 Shelter (1st) 20% 98.1 99.3 18 1

Access to electricity WB-DI percentage 1.0 100.0 100.0 1 1 Availability of adequate shelter Gallup percentage 1.0 5.7 2.5 21 1

Access to basic water services JMP percentage 1.0 99.8 100.0 27 28 Housing deprivation OPHI percentage 1.0 0.0 0.0 1 1

Access to clean fuels and technologies for

Access to piped water JMP percentage 1.0 86.5 91.2 62 66 WB-DI percentage 1.0 100.0 100.0 1 1
cooking

DALYs /100,000
Access to basic sanitation services JMP percentage 1.0 100.0 100.0 1 1 Indoor air quality IHME
population
1.0 2.9 2.0 9 11

DALYs /100,000
Unsafe water, sanitation or hygiene IHME
population
1.0 10.5 10.4 22 22

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Connectedness (23rd) 15% 88.8 89.4 19 23 Protection from Harm (34th) 15% 81.3 81.9 28 34

DALYs /100,000
Access to a bank account WB-GFI percentage 1.0 99.0 100.0 4 1 Death and injury from road traffic accidents GBD
population
1.0 606.6 529.7 36 36

DALYs /100,000
Use of digital payments WB-GFI percentage 1.0 94.9 95.9 12 14 Death and injury from forces of nature IHME
population
0.5 1.7 2.4 66 102

DALYs /100,000
Access to a cellphone GDL percentage 1.0 100.0 100.0 1 1 Unintentional death and injury GBD
population
0.5 1,431.8 1,429.9 86 105

deaths /100,000
Rural access to roads RAI percentage 0.5 92.1 92.1 26 26 Occupational mortality ILO labour force 0.5 1.8 1.8 14 14
population

Satisfaction with public transportation Gallup percentage 0.5 46.6 53.5 118 110

Satisfaction with roads and highways Gallup percentage 0.5 65.4 58.1 37 66

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

#N/A #N/A ## ## #N/A #N/A ## ##

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Australia: Health (18th)
Italics: Indicator contains imputed values
Value Countries Rank Value Countries Rank
Source Unit Weight Source Unit Weight
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Behavioural Risk Factors Preventative Interventions

10% 51.1 49.1 130 136 15% 89.3 90.8 32 29
(136th) (29th)
Obesity WHO-GDO percentage 1.0 24.6 29.0 150 152 Diphtheria immunisation WHO percentage 1.0 92.0 95.0 90 60

Smoking WHO percentage 1.0 20.9 14.7 85 63 Measles immunisation WHO percentage 1.0 94.0 95.0 70 60

number /100,000
Substance use disorders GBD
population
1.0 3,035.2 3,355.5 144 153 Hepatitis immunisation WHO percentage 1.0 94.0 95.0 52 47

Contraceptive prevalence UNICEF percentage 1.0 63.1 64.7 39 43

Antenatal care coverage UNICEF percentage 1.0 98.3 98.3 46 50

index,
Existence of national screening programs WHO
0-1
0.5 1.0 1.0 1 1

Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Care Systems (11th) 15% 75.7 79.3 18 11 Mental Health (132nd) 10% 57.4 58.4 143 132

index,
Healthcare coverage ILO percentage 0.5 0.0 0.0 1 1 Emotional wellbeing Gallup
0-1
0.5 0.8 0.7 58 32

index, years /100,000

Health facilities WHO
0-0.3
1.0 0.1 0.1 46 44 Depressive disorders GBD
population
1.0 758.1 719.5 162 159

index, deaths /100,000

Health practitioners and staff WHO
0-1
1.0 0.7 0.7 9 19 Suicide WHO
population
1.0 11.0 11.7 94 116

Births attended by skilled health staff UNICEF percentage 1.0 99.1 99.7 47 37

Tuberculosis treatment coverage WHO percentage 0.5 87.0 87.0 7 6

Antiretroviral HIV therapy UNAIDS percentage 1.0 63.0 82.0 23 12

Satisfaction with healthcare Gallup percentage 1.0 78.5 85.9 21 12

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Physical Health (4th) 20% 82.3 83.1 4 4 Longevity (5th) 30% 94.2 96.3 6 5

deaths /100,000
Physical pain Gallup percentage 0.5 23.0 23.4 55 31 Maternal mortality WB-DI
live births
1.0 7.0 6.0 16 17

number /1,000
Health problems Gallup percentage 0.5 18.3 22.1 22 62 Under 5 mortality WB-DI under 5 1.0 5.4 3.5 27 16
population
number /1,000 5-
years /100,000
Communicable diseases GBD
population
2.0 176.2 179.8 1 1 5-14 mortality UN IGME 14 year-old 0.5 1.0 0.9 8 25
population

years /100,000 number /1,000

Non-communicable diseases GBD
population
0.5 6,439.0 6,406.5 40 35 15-60 mortality WB-DI
population
2.0 66.5 60.7 13 20

Raised blood pressure WHO percentage 0.5 19.0 15.2 7 6 Life expectancy at 60 WHO years 1.0 24.4 25.6 5 4

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

#N/A #N/A ## ## #N/A #N/A ## ##

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Australia: Education (9th)
Italics: Indicator contains imputed values
Value Countries Rank Value Countries Rank
Source Unit Weight Source Unit Weight
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Pre-Primary Education (33rd) 5% 51.5 86.3 81 33 Primary Education (28th) 20% 90.2 90.3 33 28

Pre-primary enrolment UNESCO percentage 1.0 51.5 86.3 81 33 Primary enrolment UNESCO percentage 1.0 96.6 96.7 40 48

Primary completion UNESCO percentage 1.0 93.9 93.9 63 65

score,
Primary education quality AltAng&Pat
0-625
0.5 511.0 511.0 22 22

Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Secondary Education (31st) 30% 84.2 82.6 18 31 Tertiary Education (2nd) 20% 83.1 86.0 2 2

Secondary school enrolment UNESCO percentage 1.0 93.8 92.7 14 30 Tertiary enrolment UNESCO percentage 1.0 119.7 113.8 1 1

Lower-secondary completion UNESCO percentage 1.0 103.9 103.9 1 1 Tertiary completion UNESCO percentage 1.0 99.1 109.2 2 1

index, index,
Access to quality education V-DEM
0-4
1.0 3.7 3.3 21 40 Average quality of higher education institutions QS, TES
0-1
0.5 1.1 1.4 5 4

score, expert survey,

Secondary education quality AltAng&Pat
0-625
2.0 504.4 509.2 31 33 Skillset of university graduates WEF
1-7
1.0 5.1 5.3 24 19

expert survey,
Quality of vocational training WEF
1-7
1.0 4.9 4.9 21 21

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Adult Skills (21st) 25% 85.6 87.4 11 21 #N/A #N/A ## ##

Adult literacy UNESCO percentage 1.0 100.0 100.0 1 1

index,
Education level of adult population BL
0-1
1.0 0.7 0.7 14 32

Women's average years in school IHME years 1.0 13.7 14.5 23 20

index,
Education inequality Cas&Dom
0-1
0.5 0.1 0.1 8 9

expert survey,
Digital skills among population WEF
1-7
0.5 5.2 5.1 19 23

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

#N/A #N/A ## ## #N/A #N/A ## ##

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Australia: Natural Environment (19th)
Italics: Indicator contains imputed values
Value Countries Rank Value Countries Rank
Source Unit Weight Source Unit Weight
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Emissions (146th) 15% 56.6 58.1 149 146 Exposure to Air Pollution (5th) 15% 96.3 98.0 2 5

index,
CO2 emissions CDIAC
0-1
2.0 0.5 0.6 144 139 Exposure to fine particulate matter EPI percentage 2.0 0.0 0.0 1 1

index, DALYs /100,000

SO2 emissions EDGAR
0-1
1.0 0.6 0.7 138 136 Health impact of air pollution IHME
population
2.0 315.8 237.4 6 7

index,
NOx emissions EDGAR
0-1
1.0 0.5 0.5 146 144 Satisfaction with air quality Gallup percentage 0.5 88.6 91.0 14 10

index,
Black carbon emissions EDGAR
0-1
1.0 0.7 0.7 82 91

index,
Methane emissions EDGAR
0-1
1.0 0.5 0.5 145 146

Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Forest, Land and Soil (92nd) 20% 39.8 39.7 93 92 Freshwater (4th) 20% 85.6 88.8 3 4

Forest area FAO percentage 1.0 16.5 16.3 108 109 Renewable water resources FAO m^3 per person 1.0 23,488.0 20,123.0 36 36

index,
Flood occurrence WRI
0-5
1.0 2.7 2.7 70 70 Wastewater treatment EPI percentage 1.0 95.0 100.0 5 1

Zhang&David index,
Sustainable nitrogen management son 0-sqrt(2)
1.0 0.7 0.7 54 54 Freshwater withdrawal FAO percentage 1.0 4.4 3.1 63 57

Satisfaction with water quality Gallup percentage 1.0 88.3 94.8 18 7

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

Oceans (15th) 15% 79.0 65.2 1 15 Preservation Efforts (37th) 15% 51.3 54.3 38 37

Overexploitation of fish stocks EPI percentage 1.0 34.3 75.4 81 120 Terrestrial protected areas WDPA percentage 1.0 17.0 19.3 76 62

index,
Stability of marine biodiversity EPI
0-100
1.0 100.0 100.0 1 1 Marine protected areas WDPA percentage 1.0 40.7 40.6 3 4

index,
Clean ocean water OHI
0-100
1.0 78.5 78.4 7 7 Long term management of forest areas FAO percentage 1.0 20.0 21.3 119 120

index,
Protection for biodiverse areas UN-WCMC
0-1
1.0 40.5 51.5 87 71

index,
Pesticide regulation EPI
0-25
1.0 19.0 19.0 97 103

Satisfaction with preservation efforts Gallup percentage 1.0 52.6 54.4 69 73

Source Unit Unit Value Countries Rank Source Unit Weight Value Countries Rank
2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019 2009 10-yr trend 2019 2009 2019

#N/A #N/A ## ## #N/A #N/A ## ##

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Glossary

Source Code Source Name

AD Aswath Damodaran
AltAng&Pat
BL Barro and Lee dataset
BTI Bertelsmann Stiftung Transformation Index
CDIAC Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
CIRIGHTS CIRIGHTS Dataset
CSP Center for Systemic Peace
Cas&Dom Castello-Climent and Domenech (2012)
Chinn-Ito Chinn-Ito Index
ECI Economic Complexity Index
EDGAR Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research
EPI Yale and Columbia Universities (Environmental Performance Index)
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN - AQUASTAT
FH Freedom House
FI Fraser Institute
GBD Global Burden of Disease study
GDL Global Data Lab
GSI Global Slavery Index
GSMA Groupe Spéciale Mobile Association
GTD Global Terrorism Database
Gallup Gallup
IBNET International Benchmarking Network for Water and Sanitation Utilities
IBP International Budget Partnership
IDEA International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
IDMC Internal Displacement Monitoring Center
IHME Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
ILGA International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
ILO International Labour Organization
IMF International Monetary Fund
IMF-FAS International Monetary Fund Financial Access Survey
IMF-WEO International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook
ITU International Telecommunications Union
IVS&Bar Integrated Values Survey, Afrobarometer, Arab Barometer, and Latinobarómetro
JMP WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation
OHI Ocean Health Index
OPHI Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
PTS Amnesty International & US State Department Political Terror Scale
Pew Pew Research Center
QS QS World University Rankings
RAI Rural Access Index
RsF Reporters Without Borders
TE Trading Economics
TES TES University Rankings
UCDP Uppsala Conflict Data Program
UIC International Union of Railways
UN IGME United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation
UN-Com United Nations Comtrade Database
UN-WCMC UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre
UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS
UNCTAD United Nations Trade Data
UNESCO UNESCO Institute for Statistics
UNESD United Nations Energy Statistics Database
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
V-DEM Varieties of Democracy
WB-DB World Bank Doing Business Index
WB-DI World Bank World Development Indicators
WB-ES World Bank Enterprise Surveys
WB-GFI World Bank Global Financial Inclusion
WB-LPI World Bank Logistics Performance Index
WDPA World Database on Protected Areas
WEF World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index
WGI Worldwide Governance Indicators
WHO World Health Organisation
WHO-GDO World Health Organisation (Global Dementia Observatory)
WIPO World Intellectual Property Organisation
WJP World Justice Project (Rule of Law Index)
WRI World Resources Institute
WTO World Trade Organisation
WomStat The WomanStats Project
Zhang&Davidson Xin Zhang and Eric Davidson (2016)

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