Survey of Mining Companies 2015 Figures and Tables

Mining Survey 2015 - Figures and Tables
Figure 1: The Position Survey Respondents Hold in Their Company, 2015

Figure 2: Company Focus as Indicated by Respondents, 2015
Table 1: Investment Attractiveness Index
Figure 3: Investment Attractiveness Index
Table 2: Policy Perception Index
Figure 4: Policy Perception Index
Table 3: Best Practices Mineral Potential Index
Figure 5: Best Practices Mineral Potential Index
Table 4: Current Mineral Potential Index
Figure 6: Current Mineral Potential Index
Figure 7: Room for Improvement
Figure 8: Investment Attractiveness Index-Canada
Figure 9: Investment Attractiveness Index-United States
Figure 10: Investment Attractiveness Index-Australia and Oceania
Figure 11: Investment Attractiveness Index-Africa
Figure 12: Investment Attractiveness Index-Argentina, and Latin America and the Caribbean Basin
Figure 13: Investment Attractiveness Index-Asia
Figure 14: Investment Attractiveness Index-Europe
Figure 15: Regional Median Investment Attractiveness Scores 2011-2015
Figure 16: Regional Median Policy Perception Index Scores 2011-2015
Table 5: Policy Perception Index with Previous Methodology
Single Factor Barriers
Figure 17: Uncertainty Concerning the Administration, Interpretation and Enforcement of Existing Regulations
Figure 18: Uncertainty Concerning Environmental Regulations
Figure 19: Regulatory Duplication and Inconsistencies
Figure 20: Legal System
Figure 21: Taxation Regime
Figure 22: Uncertainty Concerning Disputed Land Claims
Figure 23: Uncertainty Concerning Protected Areas
Figure 24: Quality of Infrastructure
Figure 25: Socioeconomic Agreements/ Community Development Conditions
Figure 26: Trade Barriers
Figure 27: Political Stability
Figure 28: Labor Regulations/Employment Agreements and Labour Militancy/Work Disruptions
Figure 29: Geological Database
Figure 30: Security
Figure 31: Availability of Labor/Skills
Additional Tables
Table A1: Mineral Potential, Assuming Current Regulation / Land Use Restrictions
Table A2: Mineral Potential, Assuming Policies Based on Best Practices
Table A3: Uncertainty Regarding the Administration, Interpretation, and Enforcement of Existing Regulations
Table A4: Uncertainty Concerning Environmental Regulations
Table A5: Regulatory Duplication and Inconsistencies (includes federal/provincial, federal/state, inter-departmental overlap, e
Table A6: Legal System (legal processes that are fair, transparent, non-corrupt, timely, efficiently administered, etc.)
Table A7: Taxation Regime (includes personal, corporate, payroll, capital, and other taxes, and complexity of tax compliance)
Table A8: Uncertainty Concerning Disputed Land Claims
Table A9: Uncertainty over which Areas will be Protected as Wilderness, Parks or Archeological Sites
Table A10: Quality of Infrastructure (includes access to roads, power availability, etc.)
Table A11: Socioeconomic Agreements/Community Development Conditions (includes local purchasing, processing requireme
Table A12:Trade Barriers—tariff and non-tariff barriers; restrictions on profit repatriation, currency restrictions, etc.
Table A13: Political Stability
Table A14: Labor Regulations/Employment Agreements and Labour Militancy/Work Disruptions
Table A15: Quality of Geological Database (includes quality and scale of maps, ease of access to information, etc.)
Table A16: Security (includes physical security due to the threat of attack by terrorists, criminals, guerrila groups, etc.)
Table A17: Availability of Labor and Skills
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Figure 1: The Position Survey Respondents Hold in Their Company, 2015
Company president 41.34%

Vice president 17.09%
Manager 16.40%
Other Senior Manageme 8.08% Other
12%
Consultant 5.31%
Other 11.78%
Consultant
5%
Other Senior Management

8% Co
Manager
16%
Vice president
17%
in Their Company, 2015
Company president
41%
Vice president
17%
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Figure 2: Company Focus as Indicated by Respondents, 2015
An explora 52.81%
A producer 7.87%
10%
A produce 20.67%
A consulti 8.54%
Other 10.11%
9%
53%
21%
8%
ndents, 2015
An exploration company
A producer company with less than US$50M
A producer company with more than US$50M
53% A consulting company
Other
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Table 1: Investment Attractiven
Score
2015 2014 2013 2012/2013 2011/2012
Alberta 69.71 74.78 78.49 71.87 75.27
British Columbia 75.71 74.27 79.02 72.32 78.27
Manitoba 75.27 84.14 79.90 73.03 80.70
New Brunswick 66.51 77.34 74.38 74.79 71.15
Newfoundland and Labrador 73.55 83.27 83.93 74.99 83.52
Canada
Northwest Territories 69.48 79.73 76.32 73.62 75.67

Nova Scotia 59.51 66.27 65.25 60.35 62.13
Nunavut 74.37 73.23 75.12 73.38 78.32
Ontario 78.02 76.05 78.13 77.73 80.39
Quebec 80.80 81.51 75.21 77.05 85.31
Saskatchewan 85.73 86.27 82.36 81.70 86.37
Yukon 79.16 83.68 81.39 84.12 88.17
Alaska 83.96 81.28 82.38 80.13 88.04
Arizona 76.33 80.59 77.42 73.46 76.89
California 59.26 61.95 58.09 51.92 56.45
Colorado 72.28 71.43 65.75 61.72 65.85
Idaho 64.44 81.33 73.44 66.47 73.84
United States
Michigan 73.10 72.44 71.89 58.10 65.95

Minnesota 74.46 76.69 66.84 60.20 65.46
Montana 68.27 73.25 68.23 64.15 68.20
Nevada 85.39 88.38 87.47 82.68 86.41
New Mexico 60.95 72.50 64.90 59.55 69.34
Utah 80.31 79.68 80.22 75.72 75.04
Washington 66.13 55.57 56.35 48.72 54.12
Wyoming 78.07 83.54 78.35 79.79 78.72
New South Wales 68.83 62.40 68.57 60.57 64.04
Northern Territory 81.90 73.89 76.49 74.48 74.56
Australia
Queensland 77.79 76.24 76.33 74.01 75.02

South Australia 79.83 79.71 75.97 74.73 81.49
Tasmania 71.34 66.43 65.71 54.40 58.82
Victoria 59.16 58.04 63.87 54.41 50.20
Western Australia 87.35 84.33 86.88 80.20 84.22
Fiji 53.87 65.70 49.69 * *
Indonesia 65.16 55.24 58.01 61.96 66.04
Malaysia** 54.44 32.47 60.12 * *
Oceania
New Caledonia** 48.14 * * * *

New Zealand 66.73 66.38 65.85 60.22 58.27
Papua New Guinea 67.15 61.92 63.64 66.62 74.41
Philippines 56.59 48.78 64.54 59.36 64.12
Ocea
Solomon Islands** 36.87 35.58 * * *
Angola** 57.22 40.73 44.74 * *
Botswana 68.32 75.10 76.21 81.92 83.65
Burkina Faso 71.88 63.80 65.16 60.08 75.64
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 59.37 58.38 54.86 50.39 62.88
Eritrea** 68.10 55.51 66.50 * *
Ethiopia 64.11 50.76 55.05 * *
Ghana 71.27 67.17 71.30 63.47 78.72
Guinea (Conakry) 38.28 55.83 53.91 40.86 55.08
Ivory Coast** 67.99 62.35 59.09 * *
Africa
Kenya** 38.43 35.24 56.16 * *

Madagascar 62.91 52.42 55.65 51.43 57.67
Mali 50.84 64.70 54.68 50.78 71.69
Morocco** 73.71 74.25 * 50.87 58.42
Mozambique** 50.69 55.91 44.72 * *
Namibia 69.78 76.37 68.97 68.30 59.19
Niger** 46.44 40.08 33.14 41.68 51.17
South Africa 58.04 56.49 61.50 53.76 59.56
Tanzania 57.46 63.82 58.40 62.53 66.16
Zambia 57.48 75.71 70.30 63.01 63.13
Zimbabwe 41.45 39.07 36.04 35.50 40.60
Catamarca 42.29 69.14 43.57 58.37 65.56
Chubut 37.75 49.94 43.40 42.50 70.73
Jujuy 49.57 58.92 46.94 51.28 54.29
La Rioja** 28.86 41.96 38.92 49.64 *
Argentina
Mendoza 38.51 38.09 44.50 45.63 48.54

Neuquen** 45.17 52.02 43.28 41.39 *
Rio Negro** 38.75 43.48 40.56 47.18 62.39
Salta 56.69 73.71 63.02 54.28 60.03
San Juan 54.97 72.78 58.57 58.44 66.76
Santa Cruz 42.59 55.81 53.94 55.75 62.63
Bolivia 44.56 44.74 42.87 35.60 42.36
Brazil 61.45 69.27 65.63 64.99 75.45
Latin America and the Caribbean Basin
Chile 79.81 81.86 82.54 78.52 85.16

Colombia 62.75 61.29 58.61 66.68 73.13
Dominican Republic** 52.89 50.40 51.50 54.42 42.38
Ecuador 45.36 46.94 40.02 41.90 50.00
French Guiana** 46.67 53.51 41.80 49.21 *
Guatemala** 41.77 38.32 47.48 41.07 51.19
Guyana 50.91 66.38 55.79 58.82 59.60
Honduras 35.36 38.08 36.72 30.24 44.61
Mexico 68.93 75.96 71.05 72.69 81.16
Nicaragua 58.38 63.28 50.32 * *
Panama 55.09 61.13 59.99 50.56 56.88
Peru 69.26 75.35 69.85 63.23 74.49
Latin Ameri
Uruguay** 39.39 54.33 31.76 * *
Venezuela 31.88 31.80 24.27 27.60 35.36
China 58.49 48.89 58.69 54.50 61.07
India 55.47 58.26 52.13 58.69 50.34
Kazakhstan** 74.66 50.84 63.45 62.50 61.27
Kyrgyzstan** 45.91 40.69 37.50 55.27 55.71
Asia
Laos** 54.44 67.06 47.22 * 57.91

Mongolia 50.03 49.22 53.25 67.04 67.18
Myanmar** 48.92 61.70 53.32 * *
Vietnam** 53.96 55.62 48.77 56.45 41.64
Bulgaria** 58.54 42.77 56.55 46.43 55.86
Finland 84.00 85.70 81.23 82.00 79.31
France 53.41 61.78 59.82 * *
Greenland 73.43 68.58 81.72 79.60 80.11
Greece 35.43 42.39 48.90 30.34 *
Ireland 85.00 80.20 76.57 65.60 73.34
Norway 70.68 67.99 70.53 69.91 64.67
Europe
Poland** 61.37 58.03 65.84 46.76 71.10

Portugal 74.40 71.51 62.84 * *
Romania** 57.76 43.98 43.58 43.94 49.31
Russia 65.86 60.14 52.35 57.20 53.64
Serbia** 63.20 58.74 63.21 67.46 *
Spain 65.41 56.75 67.01 55.69 61.02
Sweden 78.58 79.70 81.29 79.40 77.86
Turkey 64.04 56.71 72.77 76.12 73.99
Notes:
*Not Available
** Between 5 and 9 responses
vestment Attractiveness Index
Rank
2015 2014 2013 2012/2013 2011/2012
34/109 28/122 14/112 27/96 25/93
18/109 29/122 13/112 26/96 19/93
19/109 5/122 12/112 24/96 12/93
45/109 19/122 26/112 17/96 36/93
25/109 8/122 3 /112 16/96 9/93
35/109 15/122 21/112 21/96 22/93
59/109 49/122 46/112 46/96 57/93
23/109 34/122 25/112 23/96 18/93
15/109 23/122 16/112 12/96 13/93
8/109 10/122 24/112 13/96 5/93
2/109 2/122 6/112 5/96 4/93
12/109 6/122 8/112 1/96 1/93
6/109 12/122 5/112 7/96 2/93
17/109 13/122 17/112 22/96 21/93
61/109 57/122 66/112 69/96 72/93
28/109 39/122 43/112 44/96 47/93
50/109 11/122 27/112 34/96 32/93
27/109 37/122 29/112 56/96 45/93
21/109 20/122 39/112 48/96 49/93
40/109 33/122 37/112 37/96 40/93
3/109 1/122 1/112 2/96 3/93
58/109 36/122 48/112 50/96 39/93
9/109 18/122 11/112 15/96 26/93
46/109 79/122 70/112 78/96 78/93
14/109 7/122 15/112 8/96 16/93
38/109 55/122 36/112 45/96 52/93
7/109 31/122 19/112 19/96 28/93
16/109 22/122 20/112 20/96 27/93
10/109 16/122 23/112 18/96 10/93
30/109 46/122 44/112 66/96 66/93
62/109 69/122 51/112 65/96 83/93
1/109 4/122 2/112 6/96 7/93
79/109 50/122 87/112 * *
49/109 81/122 67/112 43/96 44/93
76/109 121/122 58/112 * *
88/109 * * * *
44/109 48/122 41/112 47/96 68/93
43/109 58/122 52/112 33/96 30/93
72/109 95/122 49/112 51/96 51/93
105/109 119/122 * * *
70/109 108/122 95/112 * *
39/109 27/122 22/112 4/96 8/93
29/109 53/122 47/112 49/96 23/93
60/109 67/122 75/112 75/96 54/93
41/109 80/122 40/112 * *
51/109 89/122 74/112 * *
31/109 44/122 30/112 38/96 17/93
103/109 76/122 78/112 91/96 76/93
42/109 56/122 61/112 * *
102/109 120/122 71/112 * *
54/109 84/122 73/112 70/96 70/93
83/109 51/122 76/112 73/96 35/93
24/109 30/122 * 72/96 67/93
84/109 75/122 96/112 * *
33/109 21/122 35/112 29/96 65/93
90/109 110/122 110/112 88/96 81/93
66/109 74/122 57/112 68/96 64/93
69/109 52/122 65/112 41/96 43/93
68/109 25/122 33/112 40/96 53/93
98/109 112/122 109/112 93/96 92/93
96/109 41/122 99/112 55/96 48/93
104/109 92/122 100/112 86/96 38/93
86/109 65/122 92/112 71/96 77/93
109/109 107/122 106/112 76/96 *
101/109 114/122 97/112 84/96 86/93
93/109 86/122 101/112 89/96 *
100/109 102/122 104/112 81/96 56/93
71/109 32/122 55/112 67/96 61/93
75/109 35/122 64/112 54/96 42/93
95/109 77/122 77/112 60/96 55/93
94/109 99/122 102/112 92/96 90/93
56/109 40/122 45/112 36/96 24/93
11/109 9/122 4/112 11/96 6/93
55/109 61/122 63/112 32/96 34/93
81/109 91/122 85/112 64/96 89/93
92/109 97/122 105/112 87/96 84/93
89/109 83/122 103/112 77/96 *
97/109 113/122 90/112 90/96 80/93
82/109 47/122 72/112 52/96 63/93
107/109 115/122 108/112 95/96 88/93
37/109 24/122 31/112 25/96 11/93
65/109 54/122 86/112 * *
74/109 62/122 59/112 74/96 71/93
36/109 26/122 34/112 39/96 29/93
99/109 82/122 111/112 * *
108/109 122/122 112/112 96/96 93/93
64/109 94/122 62/112 63/96 59/93
73/109 68/122 84/112 53/96 82/93
20/109 88/122 53/112 42/96 58/93
91/109 109/122 107/112 62/96 75/93
77/109 45/122 91/112 * 69/93
85/109 93/122 80/112 31/96 41/93
87/109 60/122 79/112 * *
78/109 78/122 89/112 59/96 91/93
63/109 104/122 69/112 83/96 74/93
5/109 3/122 10/112 3/96 15/93
80/109 59/122 60/112 * *
26/109 42/122 7/112 9/96 14/93
106/109 106/122 88/112 94/96 *
4/109 14/122 18/112 35/96 33/93
32/109 43/122 32/112 28/96 50/93
57/109 70/122 42/112 82/96 37/93
22/109 38/122 56/112 * *
67/109 101/122 98/112 85/96 85/93
47/109 64/122 83/112 58/96 79/93
53/109 66/122 54/112 30/96 *
48/109 72/122 38/112 61/96 60/93
13/109 17/122 9/112 10/96 20/93
52/109 73/122 28/112 14/96 31/93
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Jurisdiction Score
La Rioja 28.86
Venezuela 31.88 Western Australia
Honduras 35.36 Saskatchewan
Greece 35.43 Nevada
Solomon Island 36.87 Ireland
Finland
Chubut 37.75
Alaska
Guinea (Conakry 38.28
Northern Territory
Kenya 38.43
Quebec
Mendoza 38.51 Utah
Rio Negro 38.75 South Australia
Uruguay 39.39 Chile
Zimbabwe 41.45 Yukon
Guatemala 41.77 Sweden
Catamarca 42.29 Wyoming
Santa Cruz 42.59 Ontario
Bolivia 44.56 Queensland
Neuquen 45.17 Arizona
British Columbia
Ecuador 45.36
Manitoba
Kyrgyzstan 45.91
Kazakhstan
Niger 46.44
Minnesota
French Guiana 46.67
Portugal
New Caledonia 48.14 Nunavut
Myanmar 48.92 Morocco
Jujuy 49.57 Newfoundland and Labrador
Mongolia 50.03 Greenland
Mozambique 50.69 Michigan
Mali 50.84 Colorado
Guyana 50.91 Burkina Faso
Dominican Repu 52.89 Tasmania
France 53.41 Ghana
Norway
Fiji 53.87
Namibia
Vietnam 53.96
Alberta
Malaysia 54.44
Northwest Territories
Laos 54.44 Peru
San Juan 54.97 Mexico
Panama 55.09 New South Wales
India 55.47 Botswana
Philippines 56.59 Montana
Salta 56.69 Eritrea
Angola 57.22 Ivory Coast
Tanzania 57.46 Papua New Guinea
Zambia 57.48 New Zealand
New Brunswick
Washington
Russia
Spain
Indonesia
Eritrea
Ivory Coast
Papua New Guinea
New Zealand
New Brunswick
Romania 57.76
Washington
South Africa 58.04
Russia
Nicaragua 58.38
Spain
China 58.49 Indonesia
Bulgaria 58.54 Idaho
Victoria 59.16 Ethiopia
California 59.26 Turkey
Democratic Repu 59.37 Serbia
Nova Scotia 59.51 Madagascar
New Mexico 60.95 Colombia
Poland 61.37 0 10 20 30 40
Brazil 61.45
Colombia 62.75
Madagascar 62.91 Brazil
Serbia 63.2 Poland
Turkey 64.04 New Mexico
Ethiopia 64.11 Nova Scotia
Idaho 64.44 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Indonesia 65.16 California
Spain 65.41 Victoria
Russia 65.86 Bulgaria
Washington 66.13 China
New Brunswick 66.51 Nicaragua
South Africa
New Zealand 66.73
Romania
Papua New Gui 67.15
Zambia
Ivory Coast 67.99
Tanzania
Eritrea 68.1
Angola
Montana 68.27
Salta
Botswana 68.32
Philippines
New South Wal 68.83 India
Mexico 68.93 Panama
Peru 69.26 San Juan
Northwest Terri 69.48 Laos
Alberta 69.71 Malaysia
Namibia 69.78 Vietnam
Norway 70.68 Fiji
Ghana 71.27 France
Tasmania 71.34 Dominican Republic
Burkina Faso 71.88 Guyana
Colorado 72.28 Mali
Michigan 73.1 Mozambique
Greenland 73.43 Mongolia
Newfoundland a 73.55 Jujuy
Morocco 73.71 Myanmar
Nunavut 74.37 New Caledonia
French Guiana
Niger
Kyrgyzstan
Ecuador
Neuquen
Mongolia
Jujuy
Myanmar
New Caledonia
French Guiana
Portugal 74.4
Niger
Minnesota 74.46
Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan 74.66
Ecuador
Manitoba 75.27
Neuquen
British Columbi 75.71
Bolivia
Arizona 76.33 Santa Cruz
Queensland 77.79 Catamarca
Ontario 78.02 Guatemala
Wyoming 78.07 Zimbabwe
Sweden 78.58 Uruguay
Yukon 79.16 Rio Negro
Chile 79.81 Mendoza
South Australia 79.83 Kenya
Utah 80.31 Guinea (Conakry)
Quebec 80.8 Chubut
Northern Territ 81.9 Solomon Islands
Alaska 83.96 Greece
Finland 84 Honduras
Ireland 85 Venezuela
Nevada 85.39 La Rioja
Saskatchewan 85.73 0 10 20 30 40
Western Austral 87.35
30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
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Table 2: Policy Perception I
Score
2015 2014 2013 2012/2013 2011/2012
Alberta 92.24 93.95 97.15 94.17 92.61
Manitoba 88.90 88.84 82.89 79.07 87.06
New Brunswick 91.27 95.85 96.93 96.98 100.00
Canada

Nova Scotia 87.85 93.68 88.20 90.87 84.75
Nunavut 68.85 72.07 75.90 72.45 68.39
Ontario 79.48 76.12 79.30 81.83 83.96
Quebec 85.02 83.78 78.37 83.13 90.23
Saskatchewan 95.10 95.67 92.43 93.26 94.55
Yukon 76.66 78.70 85.13 88.79 86.39
Alaska 84.89 75.70 80.99 83.33 80.28
Arizona 87.88 84.48 88.78 81.65 83.48
California 63.48 60.36 62.57 53.30 54.77
Colorado 78.06 79.57 78.20 70.31 68.53
Idaho 86.10 83.32 85.64 82.18 81.98
United States
Michigan 87.75 80.60 86.57 77.76 81.83

Minnesota 82.30 80.72 87.67 75.50 83.29
Montana 77.58 73.63 78.78 71.89 65.50
Nevada 94.07 91.95 95.97 92.70 94.08
New Mexico 77.37 79.25 79.37 75.37 77.18
Utah 89.47 88.20 90.08 93.30 88.07
Washington 75.32 62.43 69.48 66.30 60.29
Wyoming 97.09 93.35 96.95 95.97 94.52
New South Wales 69.12 75.01 78.49 77.93 76.91
Australia
Queensland 79.19 78.10 81.40 77.02 75.50

South Australia 85.50 86.78 88.30 83.33 85.50
Tasmania 78.34 73.08 78.99 67.01 76.32
Victoria 72.91 76.09 79.64 76.03 70.51
Fiji 69.06 71.26 64.22 * *
Indonesia 40.41 34.60 35.90 36.39 39.61
Malaysia** 61.10 51.19 70.28 * *
Oceania

New Zealand 79.83 77.45 83.26 81.55 75.21
Papua New Guinea 51.96 49.81 43.37 48.06 52.44
Philippines 41.48 33.46 42.41 37.40 33.12
Ocea
Angola** 39.93 34.33 36.85 * *
Botswana 88.29 90.26 89.05 92.29 92.06
Burkina Faso 71.90 75.50 78.22 67.69 74.73
Eritrea** 73.81 59.28 72.50 * *
Ethiopia 70.27 51.89 62.56 * *
Ghana 69.09 74.93 77.60 71.67 74.92
Guinea (Conakry) 35.70 49.56 53.56 37.64 39.02
Ivory Coast** 62.84 65.87 58.40 * *
Africa
Kenya** 46.08 53.61 59.54 * *

Madagascar 52.10 51.56 49.12 41.57 51.86
Mali 60.86 65.76 57.21 54.94 72.40
Morocco** 84.27 82.13 * 77.67 71.04
Mozambique** 51.72 57.27 57.58 * *
Namibia 80.70 84.44 81.52 77.76 72.98
Niger** 30.37 50.69 54.65 51.69 42.20
South Africa 51.91 54.24 56.85 48.90 53.14
Tanzania 62.12 69.56 62.67 55.83 64.78
Zambia 62.69 75.28 72.33 67.51 66.91
Zimbabwe 24.67 13.68 17.71 10.75 6.24
Catamarca 44.35 60.35 48.24 60.43 61.63
Chubut 25.13 34.86 37.26 34.26 50.26
Jujuy 42.68 54.31 60.29 41.20 60.73
La Rioja** 22.15 37.40 39.99 40.10 *
Argentina
Mendoza 35.56 27.72 43.24 39.07 35.64

Neuquen** 25.43 49.05 49.32 49.48 *
Rio Negro** 32.58 51.70 47.92 51.96 53.70
Salta 62.30 73.28 68.08 62.20 68.25
San Juan 53.61 67.94 58.91 60.60 64.11
Santa Cruz 40.86 42.02 47.78 46.37 59.35
Bolivia 36.40 29.34 22.27 15.50 19.05
Brazil 56.57 59.17 63.65 64.98 67.75
Chile 83.50 83.16 85.89 83.80 91.03

Colombia 53.75 57.23 50.53 60.19 62.55
Ecuador 43.41 27.36 23.54 23.74 27.66
French Guiana** 52.39 58.79 67.08 67.53 *
Guatemala** 46.09 47.79 48.35 36.66 34.22
Guyana 59.76 71.45 64.40 64.54 69.83
Honduras 33.86 33.70 43.28 32.10 31.84
Mexico 71.14 72.90 71.50 73.72 76.09
Nicaragua 53.64 68.20 63.33 * *
Panama 57.72 67.32 71.23 63.40 55.95
Peru 66.80 68.37 65.29 60.57 63.22
Latin Ameri
Uruguay** 66.33 81.82 67.86 * *
Venezuela 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
China 46.22 42.73 52.30 47.74 52.01
India 47.61 60.16 55.34 43.22 24.05
Kazakhstan** 70.00 46.09 57.38 55.75 48.18
Kyrgyzstan** 30.39 31.22 23.33 31.68 37.00
Asia
Laos** 51.72 62.66 53.04 * 47.72

Mongolia 36.85 28.55 44.02 41.60 45.21
Myanmar** 17.31 47.75 40.91 * *
Vietnam** 34.91 53.54 51.06 48.12 49.56
Bulgaria** 71.35 57.44 66.44 68.09 64.65
Finland 94.83 98.74 96.81 100.00 95.63
France 70.07 79.45 78.45 * *
Greenland 83.58 79.94 86.48 88.01 85.79
Greece 38.57 60.97 39.74 38.35 *
Ireland 100.00 100.00 100.00 93.51 93.35
Norway 89.19 90.47 88.88 89.26 86.67
Europe
Poland** 78.43 74.58 78.87 64.39 75.47

Portugal 89.56 91.78 85.48 * *
Romania** 52.74 48.44 37.70 46.84 52.96
Russia 52.15 48.36 48.67 45.50 31.59
Serbia** 83.01 77.84 76.81 71.14 *
Spain 78.29 74.36 80.00 74.73 75.13
Sweden 96.45 95.74 99.65 98.00 93.04
Turkey 71.46 69.78 76.85 77.79 75.37
Notes:
*Not Available
2: Policy Perception Index
Rank
2015 2014 2013 2012/2013 2011/2012
7/109 7/122 3 /112 5/96 8/93
41/109 54/122 42/112 39/96 42/93
13/109 15/122 26/112 26/96 13/93
9/109 3/122 5/112 3/96 1/93
15/109 6/122 9/112 15/96 17/93
58/109 47/122 47/112 37/96 58/93
17/109 8/122 16/112 11/96 21/93
54/109 51/122 46/112 40/96 47/93
31/109 36/122 33/112 23/96 22/93
22/109 20/122 39/112 21/96 11/93
4/109 5/122 10/112 8/96 3/93
39/109 32/122 24/112 13/96 16/93
23/109 38/122 29/112 20/96 27/93
16/109 18/122 14/112 24/96 23/93
59/109 73/122 68/112 65/96 66/93
36/109 29/122 41/112 44/96 46/93
19/109 21/122 22/112 22/96 25/93
18/109 27/122 18/112 29/96 26/93
28/109 26/122 17/112 34/96 24/93
37/109 46/122 36/112 41/96 51/93
6/109 10/122 7/112 9/96 5/93
38/109 31/122 32/112 35/96 28/93
11/109 16/122 11/112 7/96 12/93
40/109 70/122 54/112 52/96 61/93
2/109 9/122 4/112 4/96 4/93
51/109 41/122 37/112 27/96 29/93
21/109 23/122 20/112 17/96 14/93
32/109 33/122 28/112 32/96 33/93
20/109 17/122 15/112 19/96 20/93
34/109 49/122 34/112 51/96 30/93
43/109 37/122 31/112 33/96 44/93
8/109 12/122 8/112 16/96 19/93
53/109 53/122 63/112 * *
91/109 110/122 106/112 88/96 80/93
64/109 90/122 53/112 * *
66/109 * * * *
30/109 35/122 25/112 25/96 36/93
77/109 93/122 96/112 72/96 70/93
89/109 113/122 99/112 86/96 85/93
96/109 104/122 * * *
92/109 111/122 105/112 * *
14/109 14/122 12/112 10/96 9/93
44/109 39/122 40/112 48/96 39/93
87/109 105/122 107/112 93/96 89/93
42/109 76/122 48/112 * *
48/109 87/122 69/112 * *
52/109 42/122 43/112 42/96 38/93
97/109 94/122 82/112 85/96 81/93
60/109 64/122 74/112 * *
84/109 85/122 72/112 * *
76/109 89/122 89/112 79/96 72/93
65/109 65/122 77/112 64/96 41/93
24/109 24/122 * 31/96 43/93
79/109 80/122 75/112 * *
29/109 19/122 27/112 30/96 40/93
103/109 92/122 81/112 67/96 79/93
78/109 83/122 78/112 70/96 68/93
63/109 56/122 67/112 62/96 52/93
61/109 40/122 49/112 50/96 50/93
106/109 121/122 111/112 95/96 92/93
85/109 74/122 92/112 60/96 59/93
105/109 109/122 104/112 89/96 73/93
88/109 82/122 71/112 80/96 60/93
107/109 108/122 101/112 81/96 *
98/109 117/122 98/112 83/96 83/93
104/109 95/122 88/112 69/96 *
101/109 88/122 93/112 66/96 67/93
62/109 48/122 55/112 57/96 48/93
72/109 60/122 73/112 58/96 54/93
90/109 103/122 94/112 75/96 62/93
95/109 115/122 110/112 94/96 91/93
69/109 77/122 65/112 53/96 49/93
26/109 22/122 21/112 18/96 10/93
70/109 81/122 87/112 61/96 56/93
57/109 91/122 70/112 45/96 57/93
86/109 118/122 108/112 92/96 88/93
74/109 78/122 57/112 49/96 *
83/109 98/122 91/112 87/96 84/93
67/109 52/122 62/112 54/96 45/93
100/109 112/122 97/112 90/96 86/93
47/109 50/122 50/112 38/96 31/93
71/109 59/122 66/112 * *
68/109 61/122 51/112 56/96 65/93
55/109 58/122 60/112 59/96 55/93
56/109 25/122 56/112 * *
109/109 122/122 112/112 96/96 93/93
82/109 102/122 85/112 73/96 71/93
81/109 75/122 80/112 77/96 90/93
50/109 100/122 76/112 63/96 76/93
102/109 114/122 109/112 91/96 82/93
80/109 69/122 84/112 * 77/93
94/109 116/122 95/112 78/96 78/93
108/109 99/122 100/112 * *
99/109 86/122 86/112 71/96 74/93
46/109 79/122 59/112 47/96 53/93
5/109 2/122 6/112 1/96 2/93
49/109 30/122 38/112 * *
25/109 28/122 19/112 14/96 18/93
93/109 72/122 102/112 84/96 *
1/109 1/122 1/112 6/96 6/93
12/109 13/122 13/112 12/96 15/93
33/109 43/122 35/112 55/96 34/93
10/109 11/122 23/112 * *
73/109 96/122 103/112 74/96 69/93
75/109 97/122 90/112 76/96 87/93
27/109 34/122 45/112 43/96 *
35/109 45/122 30/112 36/96 37/93
3/109 4/122 2/112 2/96 7/93
45/109 55/122 44/112 28/96 35/93
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Figure 4: Policy Perception Index
Jurisdictio PPI
Venezuela 0 Ireland
Myanmar 17.30734 Wyoming
La Rioja 22.15073 Sweden
Saskatchewan
Zimbabwe 24.66885
Finland
Chubut 25.13368 Nevada
Neuquen 25.42504 Alberta
Niger 30.37327 Western Australia
Kyrgyzstan 30.38776 New Brunswick
Rio Negro 32.58216 Portugal
Honduras 33.86207 Utah
Norway
Vietnam 34.90668
Manitoba
Mendoza 35.56049 Botswana
Guinea (Co 35.6962 Newfoundland and Labrador
Solomon Is 35.92284 Arizona
Bolivia 36.3953 Nova Scotia
Mongolia 36.85086 Michigan
Greece 38.56798 Idaho
South Australia
Angola 39.93472
Northern Territory
Indonesia 40.40579 Quebec
Santa Cruz 40.85651 Alaska
Philippines 41.48237 Morocco
Jujuy 42.68146 Greenland
Democratic42.74331 Chile
Ecuador 43.40618 Serbia
Minnesota
Catamarca 44.34949
Namibia
Kenya 46.0753 New Zealand
Guatemala 46.09254 Ontario
China 46.21832 Queensland
India 47.61139 Poland
Laos 51.71887 Tasmania
Mozambiq 51.72126 Spain
Colorado
South Afric 51.91279
Montana
Papua New 51.95801 New Mexico
Madagasca 52.09794 Yukon
Russia 52.15358 Washington
French Gui 52.38524 British Columbia
Romania 52.73521 Eritrea
Victoria
San Juan 53.61145
Burkina Faso
Nicaragua 53.63969
Turkey
Colombia 53.75443 Bulgaria
Mexico
Ethiopia
France
Kazakhstan
Eritrea
Victoria
Burkina Faso
Turkey
Bulgaria
Brazil 56.56802 Mexico
Panama 57.71679 Ethiopia
Guyana 59.76279 France
New Caled 60.36172 Kazakhstan
New South Wales
Mali 60.85829
Ghana
Malaysia 61.09643
Fiji
Tanzania 62.12449 Nunavut
Salta 62.30444 Peru
Zambia 62.68896 Uruguay
Ivory Coast 62.83899 Dominican Republic
California 63.47867 0 10 20 30 40
Northwest T64.45679
Dominican 65.54854
Uruguay 66.33239 Northwest Territories
Peru 66.79945 California
Nunavut 68.84995 Ivory Coast
Fiji 69.05775 Zambia
Ghana 69.08891 Salta
New South 69.12176 Tanzania
Kazakhstan 69.99523 Malaysia
France 70.07211 Mali
Ethiopia 70.26698
New Caledonia
Mexico 71.14434
Guyana
Bulgaria 71.35277
Panama
Turkey 71.46381
Brazil
Burkina Fa 71.89966
Colombia
Victoria 72.90674
Nicaragua
Eritrea 73.81109
San Juan
British Col 75.28287
Romania
Washingto 75.31936
French Guiana
Yukon 76.65758
Russia
New Mexic 77.36641
Montana 77.57862 Madagascar
Colorado 78.05846 Papua New Guinea
Spain 78.28587 South Africa
Tasmania 78.33754 Mozambique
Poland 78.42769 Laos
Queenslan 79.18624 India
Ontario 79.48321 China
New Zeala 79.83334 Guatemala
Namibia 80.69703 Kenya
Minnesota 82.30214 Catamarca
Serbia 83.01187 Ecuador
Chile 83.49748 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Greenland 83.57634 Jujuy
Philippines
Santa Cruz
Indonesia
Angola
Catamarca
Ecuador
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Jujuy
Morocco 84.27054 Philippines
Alaska 84.88884 Santa Cruz
Quebec 85.02389 Indonesia
Northern Te85.14705 Angola
South Austr85.50446 Greece
Idaho 86.09978 Mongolia
Michigan 87.74585 Bolivia
Nova Scoti 87.84636 Solomon Islands
Arizona 87.87985 Guinea (Conakry)
Newfoundl 88.24431 Mendoza
Botswana 88.29402 Vietnam
Manitoba 88.90399 Honduras
Norway 89.1909
Rio Negro
Utah 89.47278
Kyrgyzstan
Portugal 89.56302
Niger
New Bruns 91.26892
Neuquen
Western Au91.53012
Chubut
Alberta 92.23648
Zimbabwe
Nevada 94.06518
La Rioja
Finland 94.83135
Myanmar
Saskatche 95.10088
Venezuela
Sweden 96.44501
Wyoming 97.08562 0 10 20 30 40
Ireland 100
30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
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Table 3: Best Practices Mineral Pot
Score
2015 2014 2013 2012/2013 2011/2012
Alberta 0.55 0.62 0.66 0.57 0.64
Manitoba 0.66 0.81 0.78 0.69 0.76
New Brunswick 0.50 0.65 0.59 0.60 0.52
Canada

Nova Scotia 0.41 0.48 0.50 0.40 0.47
Nunavut 0.78 0.74 0.75 0.74 0.85
Ontario 0.77 0.76 0.77 0.75 0.78
Quebec 0.78 0.80 0.73 0.73 0.82
Saskatchewan 0.80 0.80 0.76 0.74 0.81
Yukon 0.81 0.87 0.79 0.81 0.89
Alaska 0.83 0.85 0.83 0.78 0.93
Arizona 0.69 0.78 0.70 0.68 0.73
California 0.57 0.63 0.55 0.51 0.58
Colorado 0.68 0.66 0.57 0.56 0.64
Idaho 0.50 0.80 0.65 0.56 0.68
United States
Michigan 0.63 0.67 0.62 0.45 0.55

Minnesota 0.69 0.74 0.53 0.50 0.54
Montana 0.62 0.73 0.61 0.59 0.70
Nevada 0.80 0.86 0.82 0.76 0.81
New Mexico 0.50 0.68 0.55 0.49 0.64
Utah 0.74 0.74 0.74 0.64 0.66
Washington 0.60 0.51 0.48 0.37 0.50
Wyoming 0.65 0.77 0.66 0.69 0.68
New South Wales 0.69 0.54 0.62 0.49 0.55
Australia
Queensland 0.77 0.75 0.73 0.72 0.75

South Australia 0.76 0.75 0.68 0.69 0.79
Tasmania 0.67 0.62 0.57 0.46 0.47
Victoria 0.50 0.46 0.53 0.40 0.37
Fiji 0.44 0.62 0.40 * *
Indonesia 0.82 0.69 0.73 0.79 0.84
Malaysia** 0.50 0.20 0.53 * *
Oceania

New Zealand 0.58 0.59 0.54 0.46 0.47
Papua New Guinea 0.77 0.70 0.77 0.79 0.89
Philippines 0.67 0.59 0.79 0.74 0.85
Ocea
Angola** 0.69 0.45 0.50 * *
Botswana 0.55 0.65 0.68 0.75 0.78
Burkina Faso 0.72 0.56 0.56 0.55 0.76
Eritrea** 0.64 0.53 0.63 * *
Ethiopia 0.60 0.50 0.50 * *
Ghana 0.73 0.62 0.67 0.58 0.81
Guinea(Conakry) 0.40 0.60 0.54 0.43 0.66
Ivory Coast** 0.71 0.60 0.60 * *
Africa
Kenya** 0.33 0.23 0.54 * *

Madagascar 0.50 0.64 0.60 0.58 0.62
Mali 0.64 0.53 0.53 0.48 0.71
Morocco** 0.67 0.69 * 0.33 0.50
Mozambique** 0.50 0.55 0.36 * *
Namibia 0.63 0.71 0.61 0.62 0.50
Niger** 0.57 0.33 0.19 0.35 0.57
South Africa 0.62 0.58 0.65 0.57 0.64
Tanzania 0.54 0.60 0.56 0.67 0.67
Zambia 0.54 0.76 0.69 0.60 0.61
Zimbabwe 0.53 0.56 0.48 0.52 0.64
Catamarca 0.41 0.75 0.40 0.57 0.68
Chubut 0.46 0.60 0.48 0.48 0.84
Jujuy 0.54 0.62 0.38 0.58 0.50
La Rioja** 0.33 0.45 0.38 0.56 *
Argentina
Mendoza 0.41 0.45 0.45 0.50 0.57

Neuquen** 0.58 0.54 0.39 0.36 *
Rio Negro** 0.43 0.38 0.36 0.44 0.68
Salta 0.53 0.74 0.60 0.49 0.55
San Juan 0.56 0.76 0.58 0.57 0.69
Santa Cruz 0.44 0.65 0.58 0.62 0.65
Bolivia 0.50 0.55 0.57 0.49 0.58
Brazil 0.65 0.76 0.67 0.65 0.81
Chile 0.77 0.81 0.80 0.75 0.81

Colombia 0.69 0.64 0.64 0.71 0.80
Ecuador 0.47 0.60 0.51 0.54 0.65
French Guiana** 0.43 0.50 0.25 0.37 *
Guatemala** 0.39 0.32 0.47 0.44 0.63
Guyana 0.45 0.63 0.50 0.55 0.53
Honduras 0.36 0.41 0.32 0.29 0.53
Mexico 0.68 0.78 0.71 0.72 0.85
Nicaragua 0.62 0.60 0.42 * *
Panama 0.53 0.57 0.53 0.42 0.58
Peru 0.71 0.80 0.73 0.65 0.82
Latin Ameri
Uruguay** 0.21 0.36 0.08 * *
Venezuela 0.53 0.53 0.40 0.46 0.59
China 0.67 0.53 0.63 0.59 0.67
India 0.61 0.57 0.50 0.69 0.68
Kazakhstan** 0.78 0.54 0.68 0.67 0.70
Kyrgyzstan** 0.56 0.47 0.47 0.71 0.68
Asia
Laos** 0.56 0.70 0.43 * 0.65

Mongolia 0.59 0.63 0.59 0.84 0.82
Myanmar** 0.70 0.71 0.62 * *
Vietnam** 0.67 0.57 0.47 0.62 0.36
Bulgaria** 0.50 0.33 0.50 0.32 0.50
Finland 0.77 0.77 0.71 0.70 0.68
France 0.42 0.50 0.47 * *
Greenland 0.67 0.61 0.79 0.74 0.76
Greece 0.33 0.30 0.55 0.25 *
Ireland 0.75 0.67 0.61 0.47 0.60
Norway 0.58 0.53 0.58 0.57 0.50
Europe
Poland** 0.50 0.47 0.57 0.35 0.68

Portugal 0.64 0.58 0.48 * *
Romania** 0.61 0.41 0.48 0.42 0.47
Russia 0.75 0.68 0.55 0.65 0.68
Serbia** 0.50 0.46 0.54 0.65 *
Spain 0.57 0.45 0.58 0.43 0.52
Sweden 0.67 0.69 0.69 0.67 0.68
Turkey 0.59 0.48 0.70 0.75 0.73
Notes:
*Not Available
Practices Mineral Potential Index
Rank
2015 2014 2013 2012/2013 2011/2012
70/109 56/122 34/112 50/96 57/93
17/109 14/122 5/112 18/96 12/93
42/109 5/122 10/112 25/96 26/93
78/109 44/122 52/112 44/96 78/93
48/109 21/122 9/112 29/96 15/93
21/109 4/122 11/112 16/96 6/93
99/109 92/122 83/112 86/96 87/93
8/109 25/122 15/112 12/96 5/93
13/109 17/122 12/112 8/96 25/93
9/109 10/122 17/112 16/96 13/93
7/109 11/122 14/112 12/96 20/93
4/109 1/122 7/112 2/96 2/93
2/109 3/122 1/112 5/96 1/93
31/109 12/122 25/112 29/96 31/93
65/109 49/122 65/112 63/96 67/93
33/109 43/122 58/112 55/96 55/93
78/109 7/122 36/112 55/96 36/93
49/109 41/122 42/112 78/96 72/93
28/109 27/122 75/112 64/96 75/93
52/109 29/122 45/112 45/96 33/93
6/109 2/122 3/112 7/96 17/93
78/109 39/122 64/112 67/96 54/93
20/109 26/122 16/112 39/96 48/93
56/109 83/122 87/112 88/96 80/93
43/109 15/122 35/112 25/96 42/93
31/109 77/122 43/112 67/96 71/93
5/109 38/122 24/112 29/96 49/93
14/109 22/122 18/112 18/96 29/93
16/109 24/122 29/112 25/96 23/93
35/109 52/122 60/112 75/96 86/93
78/109 96/122 73/112 86/96 91/93
1/109 8/122 2/112 6/96 11/93
93/109 53/122 101/112 * *
3/109 35/122 20/112 3/96 10/93
78/109 121/122 72/112 * *
101/109 * * * *
62/109 64/122 68/112 75/96 88/93
12/109 32/122 13/112 3/96 3/93
35/109 65/122 6/112 12/96 7/93
104/109 115/122 * * *
29/109 98/122 80/112 * *
69/109 45/122 30/112 8/96 24/93
23/109 72/122 62/112 58/96 28/93
26/109 34/122 26/112 23/96 4/93
45/109 78/122 40/112 * *
56/109 88/122 78/112 * *
22/109 54/122 32/112 47/96 18/93
101/109 60/122 69/112 82/96 50/93
24/109 61/122 50/112 * *
106/109 120/122 71/112 * *
78/109 48/122 48/112 47/ 96 60/93
45/109 79/122 74/112 71/ 96 32/93
35/109 36/122 * 93/96 80/93
78/109 74/122 105/112 * *
50/109 30/122 47/112 40/ 96 80/93
63/109 113/122 111/112 91/ 96 69/93
51/109 67/122 37/112 50/ 96 56/93
71/109 62/122 63/112 32/ 96 47/93
73/109 18/122 28/112 43/ 96 62/93
77/109 71/122 85/112 62/ 96 58/93
98/109 23/122 100/112 50/ 96 39/93
90/109 58/122 88/112 71/ 96 9/93
72/109 55/122 104/112 47/ 96 80/93
106/109 99/122 103/112 55/ 96 *
100/109 101/122 95/112 64/ 96 69/93
60/109 75/122 102/112 90/ 96 *
95/109 109/122 106/112 79/ 96 42/93
76/109 28/122 49/112 67/ 96 74/93
68/109 19/122 54/112 50/ 96 35/93
93/109 46/122 57/112 40/ 96 52/93
78/109 73/122 61/112 67/ 96 66/93
44/109 20/122 33/112 35/ 96 21/93
11/109 6/122 4/112 8/ 96 18/93
29/109 47/122 38/112 21/ 96 22/93
92/109 90/122 94/112 79/ 96 93/93
89/109 59/122 77/112 60/ 96 51/93
95/109 86/122 110/112 88/ 96 *
103/109 116/122 93/112 79/ 96 59/93
91/109 50/122 79/112 58/ 96 77/93
105/109 108/122 109/112 95/ 96 76/93
34/109 13/122 22/112 18/ 96 8/93
53/109 63/122 97/112 * *
74/109 68/122 76/112 84/ 96 68/93
25/109 9/122 19/112 35/ 96 14/93
109/109 112/122 112/112 * *
75/109 80/122 99/112 75/ 96 65/93
35/109 81/122 39/112 45/ 96 46/93
55/109 69/122 82/112 25/ 96 44/93
10/109 76/122 31/112 32/ 96 33/93
66/109 95/122 92/112 21/ 96 39/93
66/109 33/122 96/112 * 53/93
59/109 51/122 51/112 1/ 96 16/93
27/109 31/122 44/112 * *
35/109 70/122 91/112 40/ 96 92/93
78/109 114/122 84/112 94/ 96 80/93
15/109 16/122 21/112 23/ 96 36/93
97/109 91/122 90/112 * *
35/109 57/122 8/112 12/ 96 27/93
106/109 119/122 66/112 96/ 96 *
17/109 42/122 46/112 73/ 96 63/93
60/109 82/122 56/112 50/ 96 80/93
78/109 94/122 59/112 91/ 96 39/93
45/109 66/122 86/112 * *
54/109 107/122 89/112 84/ 96 89/93
17/109 40/122 67/112 35/ 96 38/93
78/109 97/122 70/112 35/ 96 *
64/109 102/122 55/112 82/ 96 79/93
35/109 37/122 27/112 32/ 96 45/93
58/109 93/122 23/112 8/ 96 30/93
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Jurisdictio EncouragesNot a Detesum

Uruguay 0% 21% 21%
Western Australia
Kenya 11% 22% 33%
Alaska
La Rioja 22% 11% 33% Indonesia
Greece 8% 25% 33% Yukon
Honduras 27% 9% 36% Nevada
Solomon Is 25% 13% 38% Northern Territory
Guatemala 33% 6% 39% Saskatchewan
New Caled 20% 20% 40% Kazakhstan
Guinea(Con 30% 10% 40% Papua New Guinea
Catamarca 36% 5% 41% Quebec
Nova Scoti 13% 28% 41% Nunavut
Mendoza 24% 17% 41% Finland
Chile
France 23% 19% 42%
Ontario
Rio Negro 29% 14% 43%
Ireland
French Gui 29% 14% 43%
South Australia
Fiji 25% 19% 44% Queensland
Santa Cruz 31% 13% 44% British Columbia
Dominican 22% 22% 44% Russia
Guyana 30% 15% 45% Utah
Chubut 31% 15% 46% Ghana
Ecuador 37% 10% 47% Northwest Territories
New Bruns 22% 28% 50% Burkina Faso
Idaho 29% 21% 50% Peru
New Mexic 25% 25% 50% Ivory Coast
Victoria 30% 20% 50% Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Myanmar
Malaysia 20% 30% 50%
Minnesota
Madagasca 30% 20% 50%
Angola
Mozambiq 22% 28% 50%
New South Wales
Bolivia 43% 7% 50% Arizona
Poland 22% 28% 50% Colombia
Serbia 20% 30% 50% Colorado
Bulgaria 13% 38% 51% Vietnam
Zimbabwe 42% 11% 53% Mexico
Salta 35% 18% 53% Morocco
Panama 40% 13% 53% Philippines
Alberta 31% 23% 54% Greenland
Zambia 36% 18% 54% Tasmania
Venezuela 38% 16% 54% Sweden
China
Botswana 25% 30% 55%
Manitoba
Tanzania 22% 33% 55%
Brazil
Jujuy 42% 13% 55%
Wyoming
San Juan 35% 21% 56% Portugal
Mali
Newfoundland and Labrador
Eritrea
Michigan
Manitoba
Brazil
Wyoming
Portugal
Kyrgyzstan 50% 6% 56% Mali
Spain 36% 20% 56% Newfoundland and Labrador
California 42% 15% 57% Eritrea
Niger 43% 14% 57% Michigan
Laos 38% 19% 57% South Africa
Neuquen 50% 8% 58% Namibia
New Zeala 40% 18% 58% Montana
Mongolia 47% 12% 59% Romania
Norway 42% 17% 59% India
Nicaragua
Turkey 41% 18% 59%
Washingto 36% 24% 60% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Ethiopia 40% 20% 60%
Nicaragua 38% 23% 61%
India 43% 18% 61% Ethiopia
Romania 33% 28% 61% Washington
Montana 48% 14% 62% Turkey
Namibia 39% 23% 62% Norway
South Afric 48% 14% 62% Mongolia
Michigan 40% 23% 63% New Zealand
Eritrea 57% 7% 64% Neuquen
Newfoundl 38% 26% 64% Laos
Mali 52% 12% 64% Niger
Portugal 43% 21% 64% California
Wyoming 42% 23% 65% Spain
Kyrgyzstan
Brazil 53% 12% 65%
San Juan
Manitoba 41% 25% 66%
Jujuy
China 53% 13% 66%
Tanzania
Sweden 44% 22% 66%
Botswana
Tasmania 38% 29% 67%
Venezuela
Greenland 47% 20% 67% Zambia
Philippines 40% 27% 67% Alberta
Morocco 50% 17% 67% Panama
Mexico 52% 15% 67% Salta
Vietnam 50% 17% 67% Zimbabwe
Colorado 50% 18% 68% Bulgaria
Colombia 59% 9% 68% Serbia
Arizona 45% 24% 69% Poland
New South 47% 22% 69% Bolivia
Angola 63% 6% 69% Mozambique
Minnesota 54% 15% 69% Madagascar
Myanmar 60% 10% 70% Malaysia
Democratic 68% 2% 70% Victoria
Ivory Coast 57% 14% 71% New Mexico
Peru 55% 16% 71% Idaho
New Brunswick
Burkina Fa 56% 16% 72%
Ecuador
Chubut
Guyana
Dominican Republic
Santa Cruz
Victoria
New Mexico
Idaho
New Brunswick
Ecuador
Northwest T 52% 21% 73%
Chubut
Ghana 50% 23% 73%
Guyana
Utah 55% 19% 74%
Dominican Republic
Russia 67% 8% 75%
Santa Cruz
British Col 62% 14% 76%
Fiji
Queenslan 57% 19% 76% French Guiana
South Austr 60% 16% 76% Rio Negro
Ireland 63% 13% 76% France
Ontario 60% 17% 77% Mendoza
Chile 62% 15% 77% Nova Scotia
Finland 61% 16% 77% Catamarca
Nunavut 61% 17% 78% Guinea(Conakry)
Quebec 63% 15% 78% New Caledonia
Papua New 73% 5% 78% Guatemala
Kazakhstan 56% 22% 78% Solomon Islands
Saskatche 64% 15% 79% Honduras
Northern Te 59% 20% 79% Greece
Nevada 62% 18% 80% La Rioja
Yukon 67% 14% 81% Kenya
Indonesia 80% 2% 82% Uruguay
Alaska 72% 11% 83% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 6
Western Au 71% 14% 85%
eral Potential Index
Encourages Investment
Not a Deterrent to Investment
20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Table 4: Current Mineral Potenti
Score
2015 2014 2013 2012/2013 2011/2012
Alberta 0.56 0.53 0.64 0.56 0.60
Manitoba 0.63 0.68 0.64 0.52 0.64
New Brunswick 0.48 0.61 0.58 0.62 0.54
Canada

Nova Scotia 0.53 0.50 0.51 0.50 0.41
Nunavut 0.46 0.38 0.56 0.55 0.51
Ontario 0.53 0.53 0.54 0.59 0.56
Quebec 0.58 0.59 0.49 0.55 0.65
Saskatchewan 0.72 0.78 0.70 0.72 0.69
Yukon 0.55 0.53 0.64 0.71 0.69
Alaska 0.63 0.53 0.63 0.72 0.68
Arizona 0.54 0.57 0.58 0.60 0.51
California 0.31 0.17 0.32 0.33 0.21
Colorado 0.42 0.39 0.38 0.33 0.26
Idaho 0.37 0.42 0.53 0.52 0.36
United States
Michigan 0.60 0.57 0.55 0.43 0.43

Minnesota 0.65 0.43 0.44 0.43 0.43
Montana 0.37 0.28 0.44 0.41 0.31
Nevada 0.63 0.69 0.71 0.72 0.67
New Mexico 0.46 0.43 0.41 0.46 0.55
Utah 0.60 0.54 0.62 0.61 0.60
Washington 0.42 0.20 0.27 0.24 0.19
Wyoming 0.73 0.66 0.58 0.71 0.63
New South Wales 0.40 0.43 0.47 0.42 0.46
Australia
Queensland 0.59 0.48 0.58 0.56 0.51

South Australia 0.59 0.63 0.60 0.58 0.62
Tasmania 0.50 0.40 0.40 0.34 0.37
Victoria 0.36 0.31 0.42 0.39 0.25
Fiji 0.38 0.43 0.20 * *
Indonesia 0.29 0.22 0.23 0.25 0.29
Malaysia** 0.25 0.10 0.37 * *
Oceania

New Zealand 0.46 0.45 0.44 0.54 0.30
Papua New Guinea 0.36 0.22 0.36 0.29 0.60
Philippines 0.21 0.20 0.23 0.26 0.33
Ocea
Angola** 0.31 0.20 0.10 * *
Botswana 0.53 0.68 0.62 0.60 0.75
Burkina Faso 0.42 0.55 0.48 0.55 0.63
Eritrea** 0.50 0.32 0.33 * *
Ethiopia 0.40 0.14 0.46 * *
Ghana 0.43 0.45 0.45 0.56 0.60
Guinea(Conakry) 0.27 0.18 0.27 0.29 0.36
Ivory Coast** 0.56 0.36 0.21 * *
Africa
Kenya** 0.11 0.08 0.35 * *

Madagascar 0.40 0.30 0.20 0.12 0.38
Mali 0.30 0.20 0.24 0.33 0.55
Morocco** 0.58 0.64 * 0.40 0.50
Mozambique** 0.39 0.38 0.25 * *
Namibia 0.46 0.55 0.45 0.50 0.45
Niger** 0.14 0.14 0.13 0.40 0.38
South Africa 0.21 0.26 0.37 0.28 0.33
Tanzania 0.37 0.35 0.35 0.42 0.55
Zambia 0.40 0.53 0.47 0.38 0.47
Zimbabwe 0.21 0.12 0.15 0.10 0.21
Catamarca 0.18 0.45 0.33 0.36 0.36
Chubut 0.04 0.19 0.18 0.20 0.25
Jujuy 0.25 0.31 0.40 0.22 0.38
La Rioja** 0.00 0.25 0.27 0.18 *
Argentina
Mendoza 0.14 0.09 0.13 0.30 0.25

Neuquen** 0.08 0.23 0.21 0.32 *
Rio Negro** 0.00 0.27 0.17 0.32 0.27
Salta 0.38 0.44 0.52 0.39 0.45
San Juan 0.35 0.45 0.30 0.39 0.48
Santa Cruz 0.16 0.18 0.24 0.19 0.48
Bolivia 0.14 0.10 0.13 0.06 0.21
Brazil 0.32 0.29 0.31 0.44 0.54
Chile 0.62 0.61 0.66 0.64 0.69

Colombia 0.27 0.27 0.25 0.47 0.53
Ecuador 0.22 0.14 0.05 0.11 0.26
French Guiana** 0.29 0.38 0.33 0.32 *
Guatemala** 0.20 0.09 0.16 0.08 0.25
Guyana 0.35 0.57 0.33 0.58 0.44
Honduras 0.05 0.09 0.15 0.06 0.19
Mexico 0.48 0.51 0.46 0.53 0.58
Nicaragua 0.38 0.51 0.32 * *
Panama 0.30 0.38 0.43 0.45 0.22
Peru 0.47 0.45 0.44 0.49 0.42
Latin Ameri
Uruguay** 0.14 0.50 0.23 * *
Venezuela 0.09 0.14 0.08 0.10 0.11
China 0.23 0.09 0.16 0.30 0.30
India 0.21 0.13 0.33 0.28 0.25
Kazakhstan** 0.50 0.32 0.32 0.31 0.32
Kyrgyzstan** 0.19 0.24 0.06 0.39 0.30
Asia
Laos** 0.19 0.25 0.23 * 0.30

Mongolia 0.12 0.16 0.22 0.27 0.44
Myanmar** 0.20 0.25 0.19 * *
Vietnam** 0.17 0.32 0.28 0.27 0.30
Bulgaria** 0.38 0.22 0.30 0.36 0.23
Finland 0.70 0.79 0.63 0.74 0.59
France 0.31 0.37 0.34 * *
Greenland 0.57 0.67 0.61 0.76 0.72
Greece 0.13 0.23 0.25 0.13 *
Ireland 0.69 0.64 0.58 0.52 0.49
Norway 0.54 0.55 0.59 0.57 0.32
Europe
Poland** 0.56 0.45 0.39 0.29 0.45

Portugal 0.61 0.50 0.39 * *
Romania** 0.22 0.18 0.15 0.30 0.28
Russia 0.32 0.22 0.17 0.40 0.30
Serbia** 0.42 0.46 0.33 0.50 *
Spain 0.43 0.45 0.47 0.48 0.34
Sweden 0.72 0.71 0.64 0.73 0.59
Turkey 0.39 0.41 0.53 0.57 0.50
Notes:
*Not Available
urrent Mineral Potential Index
Rank
2015 2014 2013 2012/2013 2011/2012
23/109 25/122 9/112 24/96 18/93
31/109 55/122 25/112 34/96 35/93
9/109 7/122 10/112 33/96 11/93
36/109 14/122 20/112 12/96 27/93
13/109 3/122 2/112 14/96 8/93
57/109 38/122 30/112 18/96 46/93
28/109 33/122 31/112 37/96 51/93
39/109 57/122 23/112 28/96 30/93
29/109 29/122 26/112 17/96 23/93
20/109 16/122 32/112 26/96 9/93
3/109 2/122 4/112 5/96 4/93
25/109 26/122 7/112 7/96 3/93
10/109 28/122 11/112 6/96 6/93
27/109 20/122 19/112 15/96 31/93
71/109 103/122 67/112 64/96 88/93
44/109 56/122 53/112 63/96 77/93
60/109 52/122 28/112 32/96 59/93
15/109 18/122 24/112 45/96 48/93
7/109 49/122 43/112 44/96 49/93
62/109 71/122 44/112 50/96 66/93
8/109 6/122 3/112 4/96 7/93
41/109 48/122 48/112 41/96 24/93
16/109 24/122 13/112 13/96 15/93
45/109 93/122 76/112 82/96 91/93
1/109 10/122 22/112 8/96 12/93
52/109 50/122 34/112 46/96 41/93
10/109 17/122 6/112 10/96 22/93
17/109 37/122 18/112 25/96 32/93
18/109 13/122 16/112 20/96 14/93
34/109 54/122 50/112 61/96 56/93
64/109 67/122 46/112 57/96 78/93
6/109 5/122 1/112 9/96 10/93
58/109 51/122 94/112 * *
74/109 84/122 88/112 81/96 73/93
78/109 115/122 54/112 * *
47/109 * * * *
40/109 41/122 41/112 29/96 68/93
63/109 85/122 56/112 73/96 16/93
87/109 94/122 86/112 80/96 63/93
100/109 95/122 * * *
69/109 90/122 109/112 * *
30/109 8/122 14/112 16/96 1/93
47/109 23/122 33/112 27/96 13/93
88/109 79/122 74/112 83/96 55/93
34/109 65/122 60/112 * *
50/109 107/122 38/112 * *
43/109 42/122 40/112 23/96 17/93
76/109 99/122 77/112 74/96 58/93
23/109 62/122 91/112 * *
103/109 121/122 58/112 * *
49/109 69/122 95/112 90/96 52/93
72/109 96/122 84/112 65/96 26/93
20/109 11/122 * 51/96 33/93
53/109 58/122 79/112 * *
38/109 21/122 39/112 35/96 44/93
96/109 105/122 108/112 52/96 52/93
85/109 75/122 55/112 77/96 62/93
61/109 63/122 57/112 47/96 25/93
50/109 27/122 36/112 58/96 39 /93
86/109 113/122 103/112 92/96 87 /93
93/109 44/122 64/112 60/96 57 /93
107/109 98/122 98/112 85/96 78 /93
78/109 68/122 49/112 84/96 52 /93
108/109 76/122 78/112 87/96 *
98/109 117/122 107/112 70/96 78 /93
105/109 83/122 92/112 67/96 *
108/109 73/122 99/112 66/96 75 /93
56/109 47/122 29/112 54/96 42 /93
65/109 40/122 71/112 55/96 37 /93
95/109 102/122 83/112 86/96 38 /93
97/109 116/122 106/112 96/96 89 /93
67/109 70/122 69/112 43/96 28 /93
12/109 15/122 5/112 11/96 5 /93
77/109 74/122 82/112 40/96 29 /93
82/109 111/122 85/112 49/96 92 /93
81/109 106/122 112/112 91/96 76 /93
75/109 59/122 61/112 68/96 *
89/109 118/122 102/112 94/96 78 /93
66/109 19/122 62/112 19/96 45 /93
106/109 119/122 105/112 95/96 90 /93
35/109 31/122 37/112 30/96 21 /93
55/109 32/122 66/112 * *
72/109 60/122 45/112 42/96 86 /93
37/109 46/122 42/112 38/96 50 /93
99/109 35/122 89/112 * *
104/109 108/122 110/112 93/96 93 /93
80/109 120/122 101/112 72/96 69 /93
84/109 112/122 65/112 76/96 78 /93
34/109 64/122 68/112 69/96 65 /93
91/109 80/122 111/112 56/96 72 /93
91/109 77/122 87/112 * 69 /93
102/109 104/122 90/112 79/96 47 /93
89/109 78/122 96/112 * *
94/109 66/122 75/112 78/96 69 /93
58/109 87/122 70/112 59/96 84 /93
4/109 1/122 12/112 2/96 19 /93
70/109 61/122 59/112 * *
21/109 9/122 15/112 1/96 2 /93
100/109 81/122 81/112 88/96 *
5/109 12/122 21/112 31/96 36 /93
26/109 22/122 17/112 21/96 64 /93
24/109 45/122 51/112 75/96 42 /93
14/109 36/122 52/112 * *
82/109 101/122 104/112 71/96 74 /93
68/109 88/122 100/112 53/96 67 /93
47/109 39/122 63/112 36/96 *
43/109 43/122 35/112 39/96 60 /93
2/109 4/122 8/112 3/96 20 /93
54/109 53/122 27/112 22/96 33 /93
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Figure 6: Current Mineral Potential Index
Jurisdictio EncouragesNot a DeteCurrent Practices Mineral Potential Index
La Rioja 0% 0% 0%
Rio Negro 0% 0% 0%
Chubut 0% 4% 4% Wyoming
Honduras 0% 5% 5% Sweden
Neuquen 0% 8% 8% Saskatchewan
Venezuela 6% 3% 9% Finland
Kenya 0% 11% 11% Ireland
Mongolia 0% 12% 12% Western Australia
Minnesota
Solomon Is 13% 0% 13%
Nevada
Greece 0% 13% 13%
Manitoba
Niger 14% 0% 14%
Northern Territory
Mendoza 5% 10% 14%
Alaska
Bolivia 10% 5% 14% Chile
Uruguay 0% 14% 14% Newfoundland and Labrador
Santa Cruz 6% 9% 16% Portugal
Vietnam 17% 0% 17% Michigan
Catamarca 0% 18% 18% Utah
Kyrgyzstan 13% 6% 19% Queensland
Laos 0% 19% 19% South Australia
Guatemala 10% 10% 20% Morocco
Myanmar 20% 0% 20% Quebec
Democratic 9% 11% 20% Greenland
Philippines 0% 21% 21% Ivory Coast
Alberta
Zimbabwe 16% 5% 21%
Poland
South Afric 9% 12% 21%
Yukon
India 0% 21% 21%
Norway
Dominican 11% 11% 22%
Arizona
Romania 0% 22% 22% Nova Scotia
Ecuador 7% 16% 22% Ontario
China 7% 17% 23% Botswana
Malaysia 0% 25% 25% British Columbia
Jujuy 8% 17% 25% Kazakhstan
Colombia 13% 14% 27% Eritrea
Guinea(Con 18% 9% 27% Tasmania
French Gui 14% 14% 29% Mexico
Indonesia 13% 16% 29% New Brunswick
Panama 13% 17% 30% Peru
Madagasca 10% 20% 30% Namibia
California 13% 18% 31% Nunavut
New Zealand
France 15% 15% 31%
New Mexico
Angola 13% 19% 31%
Ghana
Russia 27% 5% 32%
Spain
Colorado
Washington
Serbia
Burkina Faso
Nunavut
New Zealand
New Mexico
Ghana
Spain
Brazil 15% 18% 32%
Colorado
Guyana 10% 25% 35% Washington
San Juan 24% 12% 35% Serbia
Victoria 14% 21% 36% Burkina Faso
Papua New 23% 14% 36% New Caledonia
Montana 20% 17% 37% Mali
Tanzania 17% 20% 37% Zambia
Idaho 20% 17% 37% Ethiopia
Fiji 13% 25% 38% New South Wales
Bulgaria 13% 25% 38% Mozambique
Northwest T 22% 16% 38% Turkey
Salta 18% 21% 38% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Turkey 14% 25% 39%
Mozambiq 11% 28% 39% Nicaragua
New South 19% 21% 40% Salta
Ethiopia 10% 30% 40% Northwest Territories
Zambia 24% 16% 40% Bulgaria
Fiji
Mali 24% 17% 40%
Idaho
New Caled 17% 25% 42%
Tanzania
Montana
Serbia 17% 25% 42% Papua New Guinea
Washingto 20% 22% 42% Victoria
Colorado 16% 26% 42% San Juan
Spain 27% 16% 43% Guyana
Ghana 14% 30% 43% Brazil
New Mexic 25% 21% 46% Russia
New Zeala 24% 22% 46% Angola
Nunavut 28% 19% 46% France
Namibia 18% 29% 46% California
Madagascar
Peru 22% 25% 47%
Panama
New Bruns 26% 22% 48%
Indonesia
Mexico 27% 21% 48%
French Guiana
Tasmania 24% 26% 50% Guinea(Conakry)
Eritrea 29% 21% 50% Colombia
Kazakhstan 38% 13% 50% Jujuy
British Col 32% 19% 50% Malaysia
Botswana 20% 33% 53% China
Ontario 31% 22% 53% Ecuador
Nova Scoti 31% 22% 53% Romania
Arizona 33% 21% 54% Dominican Republic
Norway 25% 29% 54% India
South Africa
Yukon 37% 18% 55%
Zimbabwe
Poland 22% 33% 56%
Philippines
Alberta 34% 22% 56%
Myanmar
Guatemala
Laos
Kyrgyzstan
India
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Philippines
Ivory Coast 38% 19% 56% Myanmar
Greenland 27% 30% 57% Guatemala
Quebec 36% 23% 58% Laos
Morocco 50% 8% 58% Kyrgyzstan
South Austr 34% 24% 59% Catamarca
Queenslan 33% 26% 59% Vietnam
Utah 39% 21% 60% Santa Cruz
Michigan 33% 27% 60% Uruguay
Bolivia
Portugal 36% 25% 61%
Mendoza
Newfoundl 40% 21% 61%
Niger
Chile 38% 25% 62%
Greece
Alaska 51% 12% 63% Solomon Islands
Northern Te 34% 29% 63% Mongolia
Manitoba 44% 19% 63% Kenya
Nevada 41% 22% 63% Venezuela
Minnesota 54% 12% 65% Neuquen
Western Au 43% 25% 68% Honduras
Ireland 50% 19% 69% Chubut
Finland 46% 23% 70% Rio Negro
Saskatche 49% 23% 72% La Rioja
Sweden 52% 20% 72% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Wyoming 54% 19% 73%
Encourages investment
Not a Deterrent
20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Encourages investment
Not a Deterrent
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Jurisdictio Best Current Improvement

Nova Scoti 0.406 0.53125 -13%
Wyoming 0.654 0.7307692 -8% Indonesia
Poland 0.5 0.5555556 -6% Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Sweden 0.667 0.7222222 -6% Vietnam
New Caled 0.4 0.4166667 -2% Myanmar
Alberta 0.547 0.5625 -2% Neuquen
New Bruns 0.5 0.4782609 2% Mongolia
Botswana 0.55 0.525 3% Philippines
Newfoundl 0.638 0.6125 3% Venezuela
China
Manitoba 0.662 0.6323529 3%
Russia
Michigan 0.633 0.6 3%
Rio Negro
Portugal 0.643 0.6071429 4%
Niger
Minnesota 0.692 0.6538462 4%
Chubut
Norway 0.583 0.5416667 4%
Colombia
New Mexic 0.5 0.4583333 4%
Papua New Guinea
Ireland 0.75 0.6875 6% South Africa
Fiji 0.438 0.375 6% India
Uruguay 0.214 0.1428571 7% Romania
Finland 0.768 0.6964286 7% Laos
Saskatche 0.795 0.7179487 8% Kyrgyzstan
Serbia 0.5 0.4166667 8% Angola
Morocco 0.667 0.5833333 8% Bolivia
Madagasca 0.5 0.4047619 10% Northwest Territories
Guyana 0.45 0.35 10% Mali
Greenland 0.667 0.5666667 10% La Rioja
Mozambiq 0.5 0.3888889 11% Brazil
France 0.423 0.3076923 12% Honduras
New Zeala 0.58 0.46 12% Nunavut
Bulgaria 0.5 0.375 13% Zimbabwe
Guinea(Con 0.4 0.2727273 13% Burkina Faso
Idaho 0.5 0.3714286 13% Ghana
Jujuy
Spain 0.568 0.4318182 14%
New South Wales
Zambia 0.54 0.4 14%
Santa Cruz
Victoria 0.5 0.3571429 14%
Kazakhstan
Eritrea 0.643 0.5 14%
Colorado
French Gui 0.429 0.2857143 14%
Mendoza
Utah 0.742 0.5967742 15%
California
Salta 0.529 0.3823529 15% Yukon
Arizona 0.686 0.5392157 15% British Columbia
Chile 0.774 0.6226415 15% Montana
Ivory Coast 0.714 0.5625 15% Solomon Islands
Namibia 0.625 0.4642857 16% Malaysia
Ontario
Ecuador
Peru
Panama
British Columbia
Montana
Solomon Islands
Malaysia
Nevada 0.796 0.6346154 16% Ontario
Northern Te 0.797 0.6315789 17% Ecuador
Tasmania 0.667 0.5 17% Peru
Western Au 0.846 0.6764706 17% Panama
Tanzania 0.543 0.3695652 17% Nicaragua
South Austr 0.76 0.5851064 17% Catamarca
Queenslan 0.769 0.5925926 18% Kenya
Washingto 0.6 0.42 18% Dominican Republic
Guatemala 0.389 0.2 19% Greece
Mexico 0.675 0.484127 19% San Juan
Quebec 0.78 0.5833333 20% Turkey
Ethiopia 0.6 0.4 20% 0% 10% 20%
Alaska 0.833 0.6315789 20%
Turkey 0.591 0.3863636 20%
San Juan 0.559 0.3529412 21% Alaska
Greece 0.333 0.125 21% Ethiopia
Dominican 0.444 0.2222222 22% Quebec
Kenya 0.333 0.1111111 22% Mexico
Guatemala
Catamarca 0.409 0.1818182 23%
Washington
Nicaragua 0.615 0.3846154 23%
Queensland
Panama 0.533 0.3 23%
South Australia
Peru 0.709 0.4705882 24% Tanzania
Ecuador 0.467 0.2241379 24% Western Australia
Ontario 0.77 0.5255102 24% Tasmania
Malaysia 0.5 0.25 25% Northern Territory
Solomon Is 0.375 0.125 25% Nevada
Montana 0.621 0.3666667 25% Namibia
British Col 0.76 0.5039683 26% Ivory Coast
Yukon 0.808 0.55 26% Chile
California 0.565 0.3064516 26% Arizona
Salta
Mendoza 0.405 0.1428571 26%
Utah
Colorado 0.684 0.4210526 26%
French Guiana
Kazakhstan 0.778 0.5 28%
Eritrea
Santa Cruz 0.438 0.15625 28%
Victoria
New South 0.686 0.3962264 29% Zambia
Jujuy 0.542 0.25 29% Spain
Ghana 0.727 0.4318182 30% Idaho
Burkina Fa 0.719 0.4166667 30% Guinea(Conakry)
Zimbabwe 0.526 0.2105263 32% Bulgaria
Nunavut 0.78 0.4625 32% New Zealand
Honduras 0.364 0.0454545 32% France
Brazil 0.647 0.3235294 32% Mozambique
La Rioja 0.333 0 33% Greenland
Guyana
Mali 0.643 0.3 34%
Madagascar
Northwest T 0.728 0.3804348 35%
Morocco
Serbia
Saskatchewan
Finland
Uruguay
Mozambique
Greenland
Guyana
Madagascar
Morocco
Bolivia 0.5 0.1428571 36% Serbia
Angola 0.688 0.3125 38% Saskatchewan
Kyrgyzstan 0.563 0.1875 38% Finland
Laos 0.563 0.1875 38% Uruguay
Romania 0.611 0.2222222 39% Fiji
India 0.607 0.2142857 39% Ireland
South Afric 0.621 0.2121212 41% New Mexico
Papua New 0.773 0.3636364 41% Norway
Colombia 0.688 0.265625 42% Minnesota
Portugal
Chubut 0.462 0.0384615 42%
Michigan
Niger 0.571 0.1428571 43%
Manitoba
Rio Negro 0.429 0 43%
Russia 0.75 0.3181818 43% Botswana
China 0.667 0.2333333 43% New Brunswick
Venezuela 0.531 0.09375 44% Alberta
Philippines 0.667 0.2058824 46% New Caledonia
Mongolia 0.588 0.1176471 47% Sweden
Neuquen 0.583 0.0833333 50% Poland
Myanmar 0.7 0.2 50% Wyoming
Vietnam 0.667 0.1666667 50% Nova Scotia
Democratic 0.705 0.2045455 50% -20% -10% 0%
Indonesia 0.817 0.2903226 53%
Improvement
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
-10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
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Jurisdictio Investment Attractiveness

Nova Scoti 59.51
New Bruns 66.51
Saskatchewan
Northwest T 69.48
Alberta 69.71
Newfoundl 73.55 Quebec
Nunavut 74.37
Manitoba 75.27 Yukon
British Col 75.71
Ontario 78.02
Yukon 79.16 Ontario
Quebec 80.8
Saskatche 85.73 British Columbia
Manitoba
Nunavut
Alberta
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
0 10 20 30 40
dex-Canada
30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
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Jurisdictio Score Nevada

California 59.26
New Mexic 60.95 Alaska
Idaho 64.44
Washingto 66.13 Utah
Montana 68.27
Colorado 72.28
Wyoming
Michigan 73.1
Minnesota 74.46
Arizona 76.33 Arizona
Wyoming 78.07
Utah 80.31 Minnesota
Alaska 83.96
Nevada 85.39
Michigan
Colorado
Montana
Washington
Idaho
New Mexico
California
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Jurisdictio Score Western Australia

Solomon Is 36.87
New Caled 48.14 Northern Territory
Fiji 53.87
Malaysia 54.44 South Australia
Philippines 56.59
Victoria 59.16 Queensland
Indonesia 65.16
New Zeala 66.73 Tasmania
Papua New 67.15
New South 68.83 New South Wales
Tasmania 71.34
Queenslan 77.79 Papua New Guinea
South Austr 79.83
Northern Te 81.9 New Zealand
Western Au 87.35
Indonesia
Victoria
Philippines
Malaysia
Fiji
New Caledonia
Solomon Islands
0 10 20 30 40 50
tralia and Oceania
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Morocco
Jurisdictio Score
Guinea (Co 38.28 Burkina Faso
Kenya 38.43
Ghana
Zimbabwe 41.45
Niger 46.44 Namibia
Mozambiq 50.69
Botswana
Mali 50.84
Angola 57.22 Eritrea
Tanzania 57.46
Ivory Coast
Zambia 57.48
South Afric 58.04 Ethiopia
Democratic 59.37
Madagascar
Madagasca 62.91
Ethiopia 64.11 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Ivory Coast 67.99
South Africa
Eritrea 68.1
Botswana 68.32 Zambia
Namibia 69.78
Ghana 71.27 Tanzania
Burkina Fa 71.88 Angola
Morocco 73.71
Mali
Mozambique
Niger
Zimbabwe
Kenya
Guinea (Conakry)
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Chile
Jurisdictio Score Peru
La Rioja 28.86 Mexico
Venezuela 31.88 Colombia
Honduras 35.36
Brazil
Chubut 37.75
Mendoza 38.51 Nicaragua
Rio Negro 38.75 Salta
Uruguay 39.39 Panama
Guatemala 41.77
San Juan
Catamarca 42.29
Dominican Republic
Santa Cruz 42.59
Bolivia 44.56 Guyana
Neuquen 45.17 Jujuy
Ecuador 45.36 French Guiana
French Gui 46.67
Ecuador
Jujuy 49.57
Guyana 50.91 Neuquen
Dominican 52.89 Bolivia
San Juan 54.97 Santa Cruz
Panama 55.09
Catamarca
Salta 56.69
Guatemala
Nicaragua 58.38
Brazil 61.45 Uruguay
Colombia 62.75 Rio Negro
Mexico 68.93 Mendoza
Peru 69.26
Chubut
Chile 79.81
Honduras
Venezuela
La Rioja
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entina, and Latin America and the Caribbean Basin
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Jurisdictio Score
Kyrgyzstan 45.91
Myanmar 48.92
Kazakhstan
Mongolia 50.03
Vietnam 53.96
Laos 54.44
India 55.47 China
China 58.49
Kazakhstan 74.66
India
Laos
Vietnam
Mongolia
Myanmar
Kyrgyzstan
0 10 20 30 40 50
40 50 60 70 80 90 100
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Jurisdictio Score Ireland

Greece 35.43
France 53.41 Finland
Romania 57.76
Bulgaria 58.54 Sweden
Poland 61.37
Serbia 63.2 Portugal
Turkey 64.04
Spain 65.41 Greenland
Russia 65.86
Norway 70.68
Norway
Greenland 73.43
Portugal 74.4
Russia
Sweden 78.58
Finland 84
Ireland 85 Spain
Turkey
Serbia
Poland
Bulgaria
Romania
France
Greece
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Figure 15: Regional Median Investment
Region
85.0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Canada 79.4 74.2 78.3 78.5 74.8
United Sta 69.3 64.2 71.9 76.7 73.1
Australia
80.0 74.6 74.0 76.0 73.9 77.8
Oceania 65.1 61.1 61.9 55.2 55.5
Africa 61.2 52.6 56.2 57.4 58.7
Argentina
75.0 62.5 50.5 44.0 53.9 42.4
Latin Amer 56.9 52.5 50.9 57.7 51.9
Asia 57.9 57.6 52.7 53.2 54.2
Europe 71.1 65.6 65.8 60.1 65.4
70.0
65.0
60.0
55.0
50.0
45.0
40.0
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Argentina Latin American and Caribbean Asia
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2013 2014 2015
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Region 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Canada 86.2 84.3 84.0 86.3 86.4
90.0
United Sta 81.8 77.8 85.6 80.6 84.9
Australia 76.9 77.9 81.4 78.1 79.2
Oceania 46.0 42.7 53.8 49.8 56.2
Africa 65.8 55.4 58.4 58.3 61.5
Argentina 80.0 60.0 47.9 48.1 50.4 38.2
Latin Amer 62.5 62.0 63.5 59.0 55.2
Asia 47.7 45.5 51.7 46.9 41.5
Europe 75.5 74.7 78.9 77.8 78.4
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Jurisdictio EncouragesNot a DeteSum

Zimbabwe 0% 0% 0%
Chubut 0% 0% 0% Morocco
La Rioja 0% 0% 0% Botswana
Venezuela 0% 0% 0% Saskatchewan
Wyoming
Kyrgyzstan 0% 0% 0%
Utah
Mongolia 0% 0% 0%
Nevada
Greece 0% 7% 7% New Brunswick
Mendoza 0% 8% 8% Western Australia
Honduras 0% 8% 8% Newfoundland and Labrador
Romania 9% 0% 9% Portugal
Angola 0% 10% 10% Northern Territory
Rio Negro 0% 10% 10% Norway
Ireland
Alberta
Bolivia 0% 13% 13%
Michigan
Laos 0% 13% 13% Sweden
Neuquen 0% 14% 14% Namibia
Ecuador 9% 6% 15% Nova Scotia
Russia 8% 8% 16% Chile
Vietnam 17% 0% 17% Fiji
California 10% 8% 18% South Australia
Uruguay
Myanmar 0% 20% 20%
Finland
Indonesia 6% 15% 21%
Ethiopia
Niger 0% 22% 22% Quebec
China 6% 18% 24% Manitoba
Guinea(Con 8% 17% 25% Mexico
South Afric 2% 24% 26% Guyana
India 13% 13% 26% Eritrea
Guatemala 0% 27% 27% Greenland
Yukon
France 7% 21% 28%
Arizona
Philippines 5% 24% 29%
Burkina Faso
Kenya 0% 30% 30% Idaho
Democratic 4% 27% 31% Turkey
New South 12% 21% 33% Alaska
Malaysia 0% 33% 33% Serbia
Madagasca 8% 25% 33% Ontario
Brazil 12% 23% 35% Peru
San Juan
Colorado 12% 24% 36%
Salta
Santa Cruz 12% 24% 36%
Tasmania
Kazakhstan 0% 36% 36% Nicaragua
Jujuy 6% 31% 37% Ghana
Colombia 19% 19% 38% Mali
Zambia
Queensland
Nunavut
Poland
Tasmania
Nicaragua
Ghana
Mali
Victoria 16% 23% 39% Zambia
Montana 17% 23% 40% Queensland
French Gui 0% 40% 40% Nunavut
Poland
Mozambiq 8% 33% 41%
Dominican Republic
Bulgaria 8% 33% 41% New Zealand
New Caled 14% 29% 43% Minnesota
Catamarca 7% 36% 43% British Columbia
Spain 12% 31% 43% Papua New Guinea
Washingto 13% 33% 46% Panama
Northwest T 20% 27% 47% Tanzania
New Mexic 8% 42% 50% 0% 10% 20% 30%
Ivory Coast 17% 33% 50%
Tanzania 4% 46% 50%
Panama 13% 38% 51% Ivory Coast
Papua New 16% 36% 52% New Mexico
British Col 24% 29% 53% Northwest Territories
Minnesota 23% 31% 54% Washington
New Zeala 24% 31% 55% Spain
Dominican 0% 55% 55% Catamarca
Poland 0% 55% 55% New Caledonia
Nunavut 19% 38% 57% Bulgaria
Queenslan 26% 31% 57% Mozambique
Zambia 7% 50% 57% French Guiana
Mali 21% 38% 59% Montana
Ghana 14% 46% 60% Victoria
Nicaragua 20% 40% 60% Colombia
Tasmania 22% 39% 61% Jujuy
Salta 43% 19% 62% Kazakhstan
San Juan 33% 29% 62% Santa Cruz
Peru 19% 43% 62% Colorado
Ontario 27% 36% 63% Brazil
Serbia 38% 25% 63% Madagascar
Alaska 38% 26% 64% Malaysia
Turkey 8% 56% 64% New South Wales
Idaho 34% 32% 66% Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Burkina Fa 37% 30% 67% Kenya
Arizona 22% 45% 67% Philippines
Yukon 44% 25% 69% France
Greenland 31% 38% 69% Guatemala
Eritrea 20% 50% 70% India
Guyana 14% 57% 71% South Africa
Mexico 32% 39% 71% Guinea(Conakry)
Manitoba 54% 18% 72% China
Quebec 46% 26% 72% Niger
Ethiopia 29% 43% 72% Indonesia
Myanmar
California
Vietnam
Russia
Guinea(Conakry)
China
Niger
Indonesia
Finland 39% 35% 74% Myanmar
Uruguay 0% 75% 75% California
South Austr 53% 23% 76% Vietnam
Fiji 35% 41% 76% Russia
Chile 36% 42% 78% Ecuador
Nova Scoti 35% 45% 80% Neuquen
Namibia 33% 47% 80% Laos
Sweden 37% 43% 80% Bolivia
Michigan 25% 56% 81% Solomon Islands
Alberta 44% 39% 83% Rio Negro
Ireland 58% 27% 85% Angola
Norway 31% 54% 85% Romania
Northern Te 43% 43% 86% Honduras
Portugal 33% 53% 86% Mendoza
Newfoundl 51% 36% 87% Greece
Western Au 56% 31% 87% Mongolia
New Bruns 48% 40% 88% Kyrgyzstan
Nevada 48% 40% 88% Venezuela
Utah 44% 44% 88% La Rioja
Wyoming 71% 18% 89% Chubut
Saskatche 62% 31% 93% Zimbabwe
Botswana 58% 38% 96% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Morocco 38% 62% 100%
terpretation and Enforcement of Existing Regulations
% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Chubut 0% 0% 0%
La Rioja 0% 0% 0% Saskatchewan
Greece 0% 8% 8% Burkina Faso
Mendoza 0% 13% 13% Morocco
Ethiopia
New Caled 0% 14% 14%
Botswana
Kyrgyzstan 0% 14% 14%
Ghana
New South 3% 14% 17% Namibia
Vietnam 17% 0% 17% Manitoba
Rio Negro 0% 20% 20% Kazakhstan
French Gui 0% 20% 20% Fiji
Myanmar 0% 20% 20% New Brunswick
Romania 0% 20% 20% Mexico
Nevada
California 0% 21% 21%
Nova Scotia
Venezuela 0% 21% 21%
Zambia
Victoria 10% 13% 23% Western Australia
Panama 0% 25% 25% Mali
Ecuador 6% 21% 27% Serbia
Colorado 3% 25% 28% Guyana
Mongolia 0% 28% 28% Papua New Guinea
Neuquen 0% 29% 29% Utah
China 0% 29% 29%
Kenya
France 0% 29% 29%
Eritrea
Guatemala 10% 20% 30% Chile
Malaysia 0% 33% 33% Michigan
Honduras 0% 33% 33% Norway
British Col 9% 26% 35% Ireland
Spain 0% 35% 35% Greenland
New Mexic 8% 27% 35% Wyoming
Ivory Coast
Montana 10% 26% 36%
Alberta
Poland 0% 36% 36%
Portugal
Washingto 8% 28% 36% Dominican Republic
Nunavut 8% 29% 37% Northern Territory
New Zeala 3% 34% 37% Tanzania
Philippines 5% 32% 37% Sweden
Colombia 5% 32% 37% Salta
Santa Cruz 19% 19% 38% Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Quebec
Russia 15% 23% 38%
Angola
South Australia
India 0% 40% 40% Turkey
Tasmania 9% 32% 41% South Africa
Guinea(Con 8% 33% 41% Mozambique
Ontario
Finland
Laos
Arizona
South Australia
Turkey
South Africa
Mozambique
Brazil 2% 40% 42% Ontario
Queenslan 9% 34% 43% Finland
Niger 0% 44% 44% Laos
Arizona
Jujuy 13% 31% 44%
Yukon
Bulgaria 9% 36% 45% San Juan
Northwest T 14% 31% 45% Peru
Bolivia 5% 41% 46% Nicaragua
Minnesota 8% 38% 46% Uruguay
Catamarca 8% 38% 46% Madagascar
Alaska 18% 29% 47% Solomon Islands
Zimbabwe 4% 43% 47% 0% 10% 20% 30%
Idaho 11% 39% 50%
Madagasca 8% 42% 50% Idaho
Uruguay 13% 38% 51% Zimbabwe
Nicaragua 13% 40% 53% Alaska
Peru 14% 40% 54% Catamarca
San Juan 20% 35% 55% Minnesota
Yukon 11% 45% 56% Bolivia
Arizona 10% 46% 56% Northwest Territories
Laos 0% 56% 56% Bulgaria
Finland 16% 41% 57% Jujuy
Ontario 13% 44% 57% Niger
Mozambiq 8% 50% 58% Queensland
South Afric 10% 48% 58% Brazil
Turkey 8% 50% 58% Guinea(Conakry)
South Austr 17% 42% 59% Tasmania
Angola 10% 50% 60% India
Quebec 24% 37% 61% Indonesia
Democratic 4% 58% 62% Russia
Salta 33% 29% 62% Santa Cruz
Sweden 10% 52% 62% Colombia
Tanzania 7% 57% 64% Philippines
Northern Te 24% 40% 64% New Zealand
Dominican 9% 55% 64% Nunavut
Portugal 13% 53% 66% Washington
Alberta 25% 42% 67% Poland
Ivory Coast 17% 50% 67% Montana
Wyoming 39% 29% 68% New Mexico
Greenland 6% 63% 69% Spain
Ireland 19% 50% 69% British Columbia
Norway 0% 69% 69% Honduras
Michigan 13% 56% 69% Malaysia
Chile 14% 55% 69% Guatemala
Eritrea 30% 40% 70% France
China
Neuquen
Mongolia
Colorado
Honduras
Malaysia
Guatemala
France
Kenya 0% 70% 70% China
Newfoundl 24% 47% 71% Neuquen
Utah 21% 50% 71% Mongolia
Papua New 13% 58% 71% Colorado
Guyana 14% 57% 71% Ecuador
Serbia 14% 57% 71% Panama
Mali 24% 48% 72% Victoria
Western Au 21% 52% 73% Venezuela
Zambia 13% 60% 73% California
Nova Scoti 20% 55% 75% Romania
Nevada 23% 52% 75% Myanmar
Mexico 14% 61% 75% French Guiana
New Bruns 36% 40% 76% Rio Negro
Vietnam
Fiji 12% 65% 77%
New South Wales
Kazakhstan 10% 70% 80%
Kyrgyzstan
Manitoba 30% 50% 80%
New Caledonia
Namibia 32% 48% 80%
Mendoza
Ghana 11% 70% 81%
Greece
La Rioja
Ethiopia 7% 79% 86%
Chubut
Morocco 38% 50% 88%
Burkina Fa 26% 63% 89% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Saskatche 39% 55% 94%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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La Rioja 0% 0% 0%
Myanmar 0% 0% 0% Ireland
Greece 0% 0% 0% Morocco
Romania 0% 0% 0% Norway
Portugal
Chubut 0% 7% 7%
Western Australia
Rio Negro 10% 0% 10%
Sweden
French Gui 0% 11% 11% Burkina Faso
Venezuela 0% 11% 11% Greenland
Mongolia 0% 11% 11% Fiji
Neuquen 0% 14% 14% Alberta
Zimbabwe 0% 17% 17% Finland
Vietnam 0% 17% 17% Chile
Botswana
Tasmania
Angola 0% 20% 20%
Manitoba
Honduras 0% 20% 20% Saskatchewan
Indonesia 0% 21% 21% Serbia
Mendoza 0% 21% 21% Nevada
India 0% 21% 21% Northern Territory
Catamarca 8% 15% 23% Wyoming
Santa Cruz 6% 18% 24% Namibia
Eritrea
China 0% 24% 24%
Guinea(Con 0% 25% 25%
South Australia
Niger 0% 25% 25% Dominican Republic
Bulgaria 9% 18% 27% Malaysia
Democratic 0% 28% 28% Utah
Kyrgyzstan 0% 29% 29% Nova Scotia
California 6% 23% 29% Ethiopia
Ecuador 3% 26% 29% Mexico
Mali
Bolivia 0% 30% 30%
Papua New Guinea
Guatemala 10% 20% 30%
Alaska
Minnesota 8% 23% 31% Ghana
Russia 8% 23% 31% Quebec
Colorado 5% 28% 33% Yukon
Kenya 0% 33% 33% New Brunswick
Brazil 5% 28% 33% Arizona
Laos 0% 33% 33% Tanzania
Kazakhstan
New South 7% 28% 35%
Mozambique
France 7% 29% 36%
New Zealand
Turkey 0% 36% 36% Ontario
Montana 6% 32% 38% Michigan
Colombia 12% 26% 38% Idaho
Zambia
Spain
Guyana
Salta
New Zealand
Ontario
Michigan
Idaho
Uruguay 13% 25% 38% Zambia
Nicaragua 8% 31% 39% Spain
Nunavut 4% 36% 40% Guyana
Salta
Washingto 8% 32% 40%
Ivory Coast
Jujuy 7% 33% 40% Solomon Islands
San Juan 15% 25% 40% Victoria
Panama 7% 33% 40% Queensland
Poland 0% 40% 40% Peru
Northwest T 8% 35% 43% British Columbia
New Mexic 8% 35% 43% Madagascar
New Caled 0% 43% 43% 0% 10% 20% 30%
British Col 10% 36% 46% South Africa
Peru 11% 35% 46% New Caledonia
Queenslan 11% 36% 47% New Mexico
Victoria 16% 31% 47% Northwest Territories
Solomon Is 0% 50% 50% Poland
Ivory Coast 30% 20% 50% Panama
Salta 20% 30% 50% San Juan
Guyana 17% 33% 50% Jujuy
Spain 4% 46% 50% Washington
Zambia 7% 45% 52% Nunavut
Idaho 8% 45% 53% Nicaragua
Ontario 8% 46% 54% Colombia
New Zeala 17% 38% 55% Montana
Mozambiq 0% 55% 55% Turkey
Kazakhstan 11% 44% 55% France
Tanzania 0% 56% 56% New South Wales
Arizona 12% 46% 58% Laos
New Bruns 18% 41% 59% Brazil
Yukon 16% 43% 59% Kenya
Quebec 20% 39% 59% Colorado
Ghana 13% 46% 59% Russia
Alaska 20% 41% 61% Minnesota
Papua New 8% 56% 64% Guatemala
Mali 19% 46% 65% Bolivia
Mexico 14% 51% 65% Ecuador
Ethiopia 8% 58% 66% California
Nova Scoti 11% 56% 67% Kyrgyzstan
Utah 15% 52% 67% Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Malaysia 0% 67% 67% Bulgaria
Dominican 11% 56% 67% Niger
South Austr 19% 49% 68% Guinea(Conakry)
China
Santa Cruz
Catamarca
India
Bulgaria
Niger
Guinea(Conakry)
Newfoundl 17% 52% 69% China
Eritrea 30% 40% 70% Santa Cruz
Namibia 17% 53% 70% Catamarca
Wyoming 25% 46% 71% India
Northern Te 19% 52% 71% Mendoza
Nevada 24% 48% 72% Indonesia
Serbia 29% 43% 72% Honduras
Saskatche 29% 44% 73% Angola
Manitoba 24% 50% 74% Philippines
Tasmania 13% 61% 74% Vietnam
Botswana 39% 35% 74% Zimbabwe
Chile 22% 52% 74% Neuquen
Finland 27% 47% 74% Mongolia
Alberta 26% 49% 75% Venezuela
Fiji 19% 56% 75% French Guiana
Greenland 21% 57% 78% Rio Negro
Burkina Fa 13% 65% 78% Chubut
Sweden 15% 63% 78% Romania
Greece
Myanmar
La Rioja
Norway 0% 82% 82%
Morocco 0% 88% 88% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Ireland 40% 48% 88%
% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Niger 0% 0% 0%
La Rioja 0% 0% 0% Saskatchewan
Honduras 0% 0% 0% Western Australia
Kyrgyzstan 0% 0% 0% Manitoba
Alberta
Myanmar 0% 0% 0%
South Australia
Greece 0% 0% 0%
Northern Territory
Romania 0% 0% 0% Newfoundland and Labrador
Indonesia 0% 3% 3% Nevada
Bolivia 4% 0% 4% New Zealand
Venezuela 0% 5% 5% Wyoming
Chubut 0% 7% 7% New Brunswick
Democratic 0% 8% 8% Greenland
Finland
Mendoza 0% 9% 9%
Yukon
Norway
Angola 0% 10% 10% Quebec
Laos 0% 11% 11% Ireland
Mongolia 0% 11% 11% Nova Scotia
China 0% 12% 12% Ontario
Solomon Is 0% 13% 13% Botswana
Zimbabwe 0% 13% 13% Tasmania
British Columbia
Neuquen 0% 14% 14%
Portugal
Michigan
Vietnam 0% 17% 17% Sweden
Santa Cruz 6% 12% 18% Queensland
Guatemala 0% 18% 18% Arizona
Rio Negro 10% 10% 20% Chile
India 7% 13% 20% Victoria
Kenya 0% 22% 22% Utah
Alaska
Guyana 15% 8% 23%
Russia 0% 23% 23%
Namibia
Ecuador 3% 21% 24% Nunavut
Madagasca 0% 25% 25% Idaho
Tanzania 0% 26% 26% Serbia
Ivory Coast 9% 18% 27% Eritrea
Bulgaria 0% 27% 27% Colorado
Brazil 5% 23% 28% Minnesota
New Mexico
Kazakhstan
Uruguay
Papua New 8% 24% 32% Morocco
South Afric 5% 27% 32% Ethiopia
Mali 0% 33% 33% New South Wales
Montana
New Caledonia
Washington
Burkina Faso
Uruguay
Morocco
Ethiopia
New South Wales
Colombia 8% 25% 33% Montana
Dominican 11% 22% 33% New Caledonia
Jujuy 7% 27% 34% Washington
Burkina Faso
Panama 7% 27% 34%
Peru
Fiji 18% 18% 36% Spain
Mozambiq 9% 27% 36% Poland
Catamarca 0% 36% 36% France
Turkey 5% 36% 41% Malaysia
Ghana 0% 42% 42% San Juan
Zambia 3% 40% 43% California
Salta 20% 25% 45% 0% 10% 20% 30%
Mexico 7% 39% 46%
San Juan 10% 38% 48% Mexico
Malaysia 0% 50% 50% Salta
France 7% 43% 50% Zambia
Poland 0% 50% 50% Ghana
Spain 20% 32% 52% Turkey
Peru 10% 44% 54% Catamarca
Burkina Fa 8% 48% 56% Mozambique
Washingto 24% 32% 56% Fiji
New Caled 14% 43% 57% Panama
Montana 23% 35% 58% Jujuy
New South 24% 37% 61% Dominican Republic
Ethiopia 8% 54% 62% Colombia
Morocco 0% 63% 63% Mali
Uruguay 13% 50% 63% South Africa
Kazakhstan 0% 63% 63% Papua New Guinea
New Mexic 23% 42% 65% French Guiana
Minnesota 31% 38% 69% Nicaragua
Colorado 25% 45% 70% Brazil
Eritrea 20% 50% 70% Bulgaria
Serbia 14% 57% 71% Ivory Coast
Idaho 31% 41% 72% Tanzania
Nunavut 30% 43% 73% Madagascar
Namibia 23% 50% 73% Ecuador
Northwest T 36% 38% 74% Russia
Alaska 39% 36% 75% Guyana
Utah 30% 45% 75% Kenya
Victoria 41% 34% 75% India
Chile 26% 52% 78% Rio Negro
Arizona 36% 43% 79% Guatemala
Queenslan 38% 41% 79% Santa Cruz
Sweden 38% 41% 79% Vietnam
Michigan 40% 40% 80% Guinea(Conakry)
Neuquen
Zimbabwe
Solomon Islands
China
Guatemala
Santa Cruz
Vietnam
Guinea(Conakry)
Portugal 33% 47% 80% Neuquen
British Col 40% 41% 81% Zimbabwe
Tasmania 43% 39% 82% Solomon Islands
Ontario 36% 47% 83% Mongolia
Nova Scoti 47% 37% 84% Laos
Quebec 40% 44% 84% Philippines
Norway 38% 46% 84% Mendoza
Yukon 41% 45% 86% Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Finland 45% 42% 87% Chubut
Greenland 27% 60% 87% Venezuela
New Bruns 46% 42% 88% Bolivia
Wyoming 46% 43% 89% Indonesia
New Zeala 38% 52% 90% Romania
Nevada 42% 49% 91% Greece
Newfoundl 55% 36% 91% Myanmar
Northern Te 51% 40% 91% Kyrgyzstan
South Austr 45% 47% 92% Honduras
Alberta 57% 37% 94% La Rioja
Manitoba 42% 53% 95% Niger
Western Au 54% 41% 95% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Saskatche 47% 49% 96%
% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Neuquen 0% 0% 0%
Myanmar 0% 0% 0% Norway
Greece 0% 0% 0% Botswana
Venezuela 0% 6% 6% Sweden
Wyoming
Mendoza 0% 9% 9%
Ireland
Honduras 0% 9% 9%
New Brunswick
Ecuador 0% 10% 10% Fiji
La Rioja 0% 11% 11% Greenland
Rio Negro 0% 11% 11% Morocco
China 0% 13% 13% Yukon
Chubut 0% 14% 14% Alberta
Kyrgyzstan 0% 14% 14% Serbia
Alaska
Bolivia 10% 5% 15%
Nevada
San Juan 11% 5% 16%
Utah
Russia 0% 17% 17% Portugal
Catamarca 0% 18% 18% Saskatchewan
Santa Cruz 6% 13% 19% Idaho
Romania 0% 22% 22% Nova Scotia
Mongolia 0% 24% 24% Manitoba
Solomon Is 0% 25% 25% Turkey
Bulgaria
Angola 0% 25% 25%
New Zealand
Poland
Niger 0% 25% 25% Finland
Zimbabwe 5% 20% 25% Minnesota
Guatemala 0% 27% 27% Newfoundland and Labrador
Uruguay 14% 14% 28% Michigan
Philippines 0% 29% 29% Arizona
Mozambiq 10% 20% 30% British Columbia
Namibia
Jujuy 8% 23% 31%
Colorado
Ontario
Zambia 0% 33% 33% New Mexico
Vietnam 0% 33% 33% Northern Territory
Democratic 0% 35% 35% Quebec
Papua New 9% 27% 36% Spain
Brazil 11% 26% 37% Western Australia
Eritrea 0% 38% 38% Northwest Territories
Washington
Salta 11% 28% 39%
South Australia
Chile
Panama 7% 36% 43% Madagascar
Kazakhstan 0% 43% 43% Ethiopia
South Afric 3% 41% 44% Nunavut
Nicaragua
Montana
Burkina Faso
Queensland
Chile
Madagascar
Ethiopia
Nunavut
Kenya 0% 44% 44% Nicaragua
Dominican 11% 33% 44% Montana
French Gui 0% 44% 44% Burkina Faso
Queensland
Colombia 12% 33% 45%
Mali
India 0% 46% 46% New Caledonia
Tanzania 0% 48% 48% Ghana
Malaysia 33% 17% 50% Tasmania
Guyana 8% 42% 50% California
Laos 0% 50% 50% Peru
Victoria 3% 48% 51% New South Wales
Mexico 6% 45% 51% 0% 10% 20% 30%
France 15% 38% 53%
New South 4% 50% 54%
Peru 10% 46% 56% France
California 12% 45% 57% Mexico
Tasmania 5% 52% 57% Victoria
Ghana 4% 54% 58% Laos
New Caled 0% 60% 60% Guyana
Mali 8% 52% 60% Malaysia
Queenslan 9% 52% 61% Tanzania
Burkina Fa 13% 48% 61% India
Montana 14% 48% 62% Colombia
Nicaragua 8% 54% 62% French Guiana
Nunavut 19% 44% 63% Dominican Republic
Ethiopia 0% 64% 64% Kenya
Madagasca 0% 64% 64% South Africa
Chile 21% 43% 64% Kazakhstan
South Austr 12% 55% 67% Panama
Washingto 8% 60% 68% Ivory Coast
Northwest T 20% 50% 70% Salta
Western Au 12% 58% 70% Eritrea
Spain 9% 61% 70% Brazil
Quebec 26% 45% 71% Papua New Guinea
Northern Te 12% 59% 71% Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
New Mexic 4% 67% 71% Vietnam
Ontario 19% 54% 73% Zambia
Colorado 19% 54% 73% Indonesia
Namibia 7% 66% 73% Jujuy
British Col 20% 54% 74% Mozambique
Arizona 17% 57% 74% Philippines
Newfoundl 12% 63% 75% Guatemala
Minnesota 25% 50% 75% Zimbabwe
Finland 25% 50% 75% Niger
Poland 0% 75% 75% Guinea(Conakry)
Angola
Solomon Islands
Mongolia
Romania
Guatemala
Zimbabwe
Niger
Guinea(Conakry)
New Zeala 8% 68% 76% Angola
Bulgaria 38% 38% 76% Solomon Islands
Turkey 5% 71% 76% Mongolia
Manitoba 22% 56% 78% Romania
Nova Scoti 17% 61% 78% Santa Cruz
Idaho 16% 62% 78% Catamarca
Saskatche 34% 46% 80% Russia
Portugal 20% 60% 80% San Juan
Utah 26% 55% 81% Bolivia
Nevada 25% 57% 82% Kyrgyzstan
Alaska 33% 50% 83% Chubut
Serbia 33% 50% 83% China
Yukon 23% 61% 84% La Rioja
Morocco 43% 43% 86% Ecuador
Greenland 20% 67% 87% Honduras
Fiji 19% 69% 88% Mendoza
New Bruns 17% 71% 88% Venezuela
Greece
Ireland 38% 50% 88%
Myanmar
Wyoming 31% 58% 89%
Neuquen
Sweden 33% 56% 89%
Botswana 18% 73% 91% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Norway 8% 83% 91%
% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Bolivia 9% 5% 14%
Kyrgyzstan 14% 0% 14% Ireland
Zimbabwe 0% 15% 15% Greenland
Neuquen 0% 17% 17% Nevada
Botswana
Myanmar 0% 20% 20%
Wyoming
Kenya 0% 22% 22%
Nova Scotia
Rio Negro 11% 11% 22% Idaho
British Col 8% 15% 23% Alaska
Philippines 0% 24% 24% Arizona
Venezuela 6% 19% 25% Spain
Yukon 6% 21% 27% Portugal
Indonesia 0% 27% 27% Finland
Montana
Catamarca 0% 27% 27%
Utah
Poland
Chubut 0% 29% 29% Chile
Greece 0% 30% 30% Minnesota
Guatemala 10% 20% 30% Sweden
India 0% 31% 31% Burkina Faso
Papua New 5% 27% 32% Eritrea
Tanzania 0% 32% 32% Washington
Colorado
Mendoza 5% 27% 32%
New Brunswick
Angola 0% 33% 33%
Namibia
La Rioja 0% 33% 33% Mali
Ecuador 10% 23% 33% French Guiana
China 0% 33% 33% Malaysia
Guinea(Con 0% 36% 36% Serbia
Madagasca 0% 36% 36% California
Honduras 9% 27% 36% Saskatchewan
New Mexico
Brazil 8% 28% 36%
Ethiopia
San Juan 16% 21% 37%
Ontario 9% 29% 38% Zambia
Solomon Is 0% 38% 38% Niger
Santa Cruz 19% 19% 38% Turkey
Nicaragua 15% 23% 38% Norway
Bulgaria 13% 25% 38% France
Colombia 12% 27% 39% New Zealand
Ghana
New Caled 20% 20% 40%
Quebec
Mozambiq 0% 40% 40%
Nunavut
Panama 20% 20% 40% Uruguay
Guyana 25% 17% 42% Morocco
Democratic 0% 43% 43% Alberta
Western Australia
Romania
Northern Territory
South Australia
Nunavut
Uruguay
Morocco
Alberta
Kazakhstan 29% 14% 43% Western Australia
New South 4% 40% 44% Romania
Fiji 13% 31% 44% Northern Territory
South Australia
Dominican Republic
Peru 6% 38% 44% Manitoba
Queenslan 7% 38% 45% Michigan
South Afric 3% 43% 46% Russia
Jujuy 8% 38% 46% Vietnam
Mongolia 0% 47% 47% Laos
Tasmania 5% 43% 48% Mexico
Victoria 7% 43% 50% 0% 10% 20% 30%
Salta 22% 28% 50%
Mexico 6% 44% 50%
Laos 0% 50% 50% Salta
Vietnam 17% 33% 50% Victoria
Russia 17% 33% 50% Tasmania
Michigan 27% 27% 54% Mongolia
Manitoba 19% 36% 55% Jujuy
Dominican 22% 33% 55% South Africa
South Austr 9% 47% 56% Queensland
Northern Te 7% 49% 56% Peru
Romania 0% 56% 56% Ivory Coast
Western Au 10% 47% 57% Fiji
Alberta 24% 33% 57% New South Wales
Morocco 14% 43% 57% Kazakhstan
Uruguay 14% 43% 57% Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Quebec 21% 38% 59% Panama
Ghana 4% 57% 61% Mozambique
New Zeala 8% 54% 62% New Caledonia
France 8% 54% 62% Colombia
Norway 31% 31% 62% Bulgaria
Turkey 10% 52% 62% Nicaragua
Niger 25% 38% 63% Santa Cruz
Zambia 4% 59% 63% Solomon Islands
Newfoundl 15% 49% 64% Ontario
Ethiopia 9% 55% 64% San Juan
New Mexic 8% 58% 66% Brazil
California 21% 45% 66% Madagascar
Serbia 33% 33% 66% Guinea(Conakry)
Malaysia 0% 67% 67% China
French Gui 11% 56% 67% Ecuador
Mali 8% 60% 68% La Rioja
Namibia 21% 48% 69% Angola
Mendoza
Tanzania
Papua New Guinea
India
China
Ecuador
La Rioja
Angola
New Bruns 17% 52% 69% Mendoza
Colorado 27% 43% 70% Tanzania
Washingto 24% 48% 72% Papua New Guinea
Eritrea 29% 43% 72% India
Burkina Fa 26% 48% 74% Guatemala
Sweden 30% 44% 74% Greece
Minnesota 33% 42% 75% Chubut
Chile 21% 54% 75% Northwest Territories
Poland 13% 63% 76% Catamarca
Utah 23% 55% 78% Indonesia
Montana 17% 62% 79% Yukon
Finland 38% 41% 79% Venezuela
Portugal 27% 53% 80% Philippines
Spain 9% 73% 82% British Columbia
Arizona 28% 54% 82% Rio Negro
Alaska 50% 33% 83% Kenya
Idaho 27% 57% 84% Myanmar
Nova Scoti 17% 67% 84% Neuquen
Zimbabwe
Wyoming 27% 58% 85%
Kyrgyzstan
Bolivia
Nevada 30% 56% 86%
Greenland 20% 67% 87% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Ireland 54% 38% 92%
% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Greece 0% 9% 9%
Solomon Is 0% 13% 13% Eritrea
French Gui 0% 13% 13% Morocco
Neuquen 0% 17% 17% Burkina Faso
Mali
Botswana
Bulgaria 0% 25% 25%
Serbia
Chubut 0% 29% 29% Mozambique
British Col 4% 26% 30% Kenya
Nicaragua 15% 15% 30% Ivory Coast
Minnesota 8% 23% 31% Turkey
Victoria 7% 24% 31% Poland
Venezuela 6% 25% 31% Kazakhstan
Ireland
Bolivia 18% 14% 32%
Ghana
Nunavut 7% 26% 33%
New Caled 0% 33% 33% Chile
La Rioja 0% 33% 33% Namibia
Rio Negro 0% 33% 33% Zambia
Panama 13% 20% 33% Ethiopia
Mendoza 4% 30% 34% Sweden
Colorado 8% 26% 34% Dominican Republic
Greenland
Uruguay 17% 17% 34%
Nova Scotia
Vietnam 17% 17% 34%
Western Australia
Queenslan 9% 26% 35% Saskatchewan
Brazil 0% 35% 35% Guinea(Conakry)
Honduras 9% 27% 36% Alberta
India 7% 29% 36% Spain
New Zeala 4% 33% 37% Papua New Guinea
Ecuador 10% 27% 37% Finland
South Africa
Yukon 0% 38% 38%
Laos
Tasmania 0% 38% 38% Angola
Jujuy 8% 31% 39% Wyoming
Colombia 15% 24% 39% Manitoba
France 8% 31% 39% Tanzania
Guatemala 10% 30% 40% Nevada
Myanmar 0% 40% 40% New Brunswick
San Juan
Portugal
Washingto 4% 40% 44%
Guyana
New South 4% 40% 44% Fiji
Santa Cruz 13% 31% 44% Mexico
Romania 11% 33% 44% Madagascar
Norway
Alaska
Quebec
Philippines
Guyana
Fiji
Mexico
Madagascar
Catamarca 0% 45% 45% Norway
Salta 17% 28% 45% Alaska
Idaho 5% 41% 46% Quebec
Philippines
New Mexic 5% 41% 46%
Arizona
Northern Te 3% 43% 46% Niger
China 13% 33% 46% Indonesia
Mongolia 0% 47% 47% Russia
Montana 7% 40% 47% Zimbabwe
Ontario 5% 44% 49% Malaysia
Peru 4% 45% 49% South Australia
Michigan 29% 21% 50% 0% 10% 20% 30%
Utah 16% 34% 50%
South Austr 6% 44% 50%
Malaysia 0% 50% 50% Utah
Zimbabwe 10% 40% 50% Michigan
Russia 25% 25% 50% Peru
Indonesia 3% 48% 51% Ontario
Niger 13% 38% 51% Montana
Arizona 8% 45% 53% Mongolia
Philippines 11% 42% 53% China
Quebec 11% 43% 54% Northern Territory
Alaska 17% 37% 54% New Mexico
Norway 0% 54% 54% Idaho
Madagasca 0% 55% 55% Salta
Mexico 9% 48% 57% Catamarca
Fiji 19% 38% 57% Romania
Guyana 25% 33% 58% Santa Cruz
Portugal 13% 47% 60% New South Wales
San Juan 5% 55% 60% Washington
Nevada 11% 51% 62% Myanmar
Tanzania 4% 58% 62% Guatemala
Manitoba 6% 57% 63% France
Wyoming 26% 37% 63% Colombia
Angola 13% 50% 63% Jujuy
Laos 13% 50% 63% Tasmania
Newfoundl 7% 56% 63% California
South Afric 11% 53% 64% Yukon
Finland 14% 50% 64% Ecuador
Papua New 0% 65% 65% New Zealand
Spain 4% 61% 65% India
Alberta 24% 42% 66% Honduras
Guinea(Con 8% 58% 66% Brazil
Saskatche 10% 56% 66% Queensland
Western Au 11% 55% 66% Vietnam
Uruguay
Colorado
Mendoza
Panama
Honduras
Brazil
Queensland
Vietnam
Nova Scoti 6% 61% 67% Uruguay
Greenland 7% 60% 67% Colorado
Dominican 11% 56% 67% Mendoza
Sweden 11% 56% 67% Panama
Ethiopia 20% 50% 70% Rio Negro
Zambia 15% 56% 71% La Rioja
Namibia 34% 38% 72% New Caledonia
Chile 12% 60% 72% Nunavut
Democratic 13% 61% 74% Bolivia
Ghana 4% 70% 74% Venezuela
Ireland 22% 52% 74% Victoria
Kazakhstan 25% 50% 75% Minnesota
Poland 0% 75% 75% Nicaragua
Turkey 19% 57% 76% British Columbia
Ivory Coast 22% 56% 78% Chubut
Kenya 0% 78% 78% Bulgaria
Mozambiq 30% 50% 80% Northwest Territories
Serbia 0% 80% 80% Neuquen
Botswana 23% 59% 82% French Guiana
Mali 24% 64% 88% Solomon Islands
Burkina Fa 23% 73% 96% Greece
Morocco 17% 83% 100% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Eritrea 25% 75% 100%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Solomon Is 0% 0% 0%
Vietnam 0% 0% 0% New Brunswick
Mongolia 0% 6% 6% Utah
Guinea(Con 0% 8% 8% Montana
Serbia
Guyana 0% 8% 8%
Nova Scotia
Papua New 0% 9% 9%
Finland
Philippines 0% 11% 11% Nevada
French Gui 0% 11% 11% Ireland
China 6% 6% 12% New Mexico
Nunavut 5% 7% 12% Idaho
Indonesia 0% 13% 13% Colorado
Democratic 0% 13% 13% Arizona
Portugal
New Zealand
Laos 0% 13% 13%
Sweden
Northwest T 7% 9% 16% Norway
Madagasca 0% 18% 18% Washington
Bolivia 5% 14% 19% Minnesota
Zimbabwe 0% 20% 20% New South Wales
Myanmar 0% 20% 20% Spain
Romania
Greenland 0% 20% 20%
Poland
Angola 0% 22% 22%
Morocco
Kenya 0% 22% 22% Turkey
India 8% 15% 23% California
Mali 0% 24% 24% Alberta
Niger 0% 25% 25% Neuquen
Russia 0% 25% 25% Saskatchewan
Queensland
Yukon 8% 18% 26%
Michigan
Victoria
Zambia 7% 22% 29% Quebec
Mozambiq 0% 30% 30% Tasmania
Tanzania 4% 27% 31% Bulgaria
Alaska 15% 18% 33% Western Australia
Dominican 22% 11% 33% Manitoba
Panama 20% 13% 33% British Columbia
Ontario
San Juan 15% 20% 35%
South Australia
Ghana 0% 36% 36%
Honduras 18% 18% 36% Mexico
Nicaragua 7% 29% 36% Kazakhstan
Burkina Fa 0% 39% 39% Chile
Botswana
Greece
Northern Territory
Ethiopia
Mexico
Kazakhstan
Chile
Mendoza 13% 26% 39% Botswana
Ivory Coast 10% 30% 40% Greece
Brazil 3% 37% 40% Northern Territory
Ethiopia
Colombia 9% 31% 40%
Uruguay
Fiji 12% 29% 41% Salta
Catamarca 17% 25% 42% Rio Negro
Ecuador 30% 13% 43% Chubut
La Rioja 11% 33% 44% New Caledonia
Santa Cruz 13% 31% 44% Malaysia
Namibia 17% 28% 45% South Africa
Jujuy 15% 31% 46% 0% 10% 20% 30%
Peru 4% 42% 46%
Malaysia 17% 33% 50% Peru
New Caled 33% 17% 50% Jujuy
Chubut 15% 38% 53% Namibia
Rio Negro 22% 33% 55% Santa Cruz
Salta 17% 39% 56% La Rioja
Uruguay 43% 14% 57% Ecuador
Ethiopia 8% 50% 58% Catamarca
Northern Te 12% 46% 58% Fiji
Greece 17% 42% 59% Colombia
Botswana 27% 32% 59% Brazil
Chile 12% 49% 61% Ivory Coast
Kazakhstan 0% 63% 63% Mendoza
Mexico 13% 52% 65% Burkina Faso
Newfoundl 28% 40% 68% Nicaragua
South Austr 16% 52% 68% Honduras
Ontario 20% 51% 71% Ghana
British Col 37% 38% 75% San Juan
Manitoba 25% 50% 75% Panama
Western Au 24% 51% 75% Dominican Republic
Bulgaria 25% 50% 75% Alaska
Tasmania 14% 62% 76% Tanzania
Quebec 39% 39% 78% Mozambique
Victoria 38% 41% 79% Zambia
Michigan 33% 47% 80% Guatemala
Queenslan 25% 57% 82% Yukon
Saskatche 34% 49% 83% Russia
Neuquen 17% 67% 84% Niger
France 46% 38% 84% Eritrea
Alberta 61% 24% 85% Mali
California 29% 56% 85% India
Turkey 33% 52% 85% Kenya
Morocco 29% 57% 86% Angola
Greenland
Myanmar
Zimbabwe
Venezuela
Mali
India
Kenya
Angola
Poland 25% 63% 88% Greenland
Romania 25% 63% 88% Myanmar
Spain 58% 33% 91% Zimbabwe
New South 40% 51% 91% Venezuela
Wyoming 44% 48% 92% Bolivia
Minnesota 38% 54% 92% Madagascar
Washingto 28% 64% 92% Northwest Territories
Norway 46% 46% 92% Laos
Sweden 61% 32% 93% Kyrgyzstan
New Zeala 37% 56% 93% Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Portugal 53% 40% 93% Indonesia
Arizona 45% 49% 94% Nunavut
Colorado 46% 49% 95% China
Idaho 42% 53% 95% French Guiana
New Mexic 42% 54% 96% Philippines
Ireland 67% 29% 96% Papua New Guinea
Nevada 40% 57% 97% Guyana
Finland 66% 31% 97% Guinea(Conakry)
Nova Scoti 33% 67% 100% Mongolia
Serbia 33% 67% 100% Vietnam
Montana 37% 63% 100% Solomon Islands
Utah 44% 56% 100% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
New Bruns 46% 54% 100%
% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Solomon Is 0% 0% 0%
Niger 0% 0% 0% Norway
Myanmar 0% 0% 0% Finland
Philippines 0% 11% 11% Ireland
Portugal
Venezuela 0% 13% 13%
Nevada
Wyoming
Bolivia 5% 10% 15% Arizona
Indonesia 3% 13% 16% Saskatchewan
Honduras 0% 18% 18% Western Australia
Papua New 5% 14% 19% Utah
New Caled 0% 20% 20% Michigan
Guatemala 0% 20% 20% Sweden
Serbia
Panama 0% 20% 20%
Montana
Zimbabwe 0% 22% 22% New Brunswick
La Rioja 0% 22% 22% Colorado
Dominican 0% 22% 22% Nova Scotia
Democratic 5% 18% 23% Tasmania
South Afric 3% 21% 24% Northern Territory
Ivory Coast 0% 25% 25% Spain
Queensland
Rio Negro 0% 25% 25%
New Mexico
Mongolia 0% 25% 25% New Zealand
Guinea(Con 0% 27% 27% Victoria
Nicaragua 0% 27% 27% Alaska
Greece 9% 18% 27% France
Tanzania 0% 29% 29% Washington
Ecuador 7% 23% 30% Manitoba
Mozambiq 0% 33% 33% Poland
South Australia
Minnesota
Jujuy 0% 33% 33% Quebec
Neuquen 0% 33% 33% Alberta
Vietnam 0% 33% 33% Botswana
Colombia 3% 31% 34% New South Wales
Peru 4% 31% 35% Chile
Mali 0% 36% 36% Newfoundland and Labrador
Zambia 0% 36% 36% Romania
Morocco
Mendoza 0% 36% 36%
Turkey
China 7% 29% 36% California
Santa Cruz 6% 31% 37% Greenland
Laos 0% 38% 38% Ontario
Bulgaria 25% 13% 38% British Columbia
Ethiopia
Salta
Kazakhstan
Yukon
California
Greenland
Ontario
British Columbia
Chubut 8% 31% 39% Ethiopia
Russia 17% 25% 42% Salta
Kazakhstan
Yukon
Nunavut 5% 38% 43%
Guyana
Angola 0% 43% 43% India
Eritrea 0% 43% 43% San Juan
Uruguay 14% 29% 43% Namibia
Brazil 6% 39% 45% French Guiana
Burkina Fa 5% 42% 47% Fiji
Ghana 0% 48% 48% Mexico
Malaysia 0% 50% 50% 0% 10% 20% 30%
Mexico 6% 44% 50%
Fiji 13% 38% 51% Madagascar
French Gui 13% 38% 51% Malaysia
Namibia 14% 39% 53% Ghana
San Juan 0% 53% 53% Burkina Faso
India 0% 54% 54% Brazil
Guyana 0% 55% 55% Uruguay
Yukon 7% 50% 57% Eritrea
Kazakhstan 14% 43% 57% Angola
Salta 12% 47% 59% Nunavut
Ethiopia 0% 60% 60% Northwest Territories
British Col 14% 46% 60% Russia
Ontario 13% 49% 62% Chubut
Greenland 14% 50% 64% Bulgaria
California 10% 55% 65% Laos
Turkey 5% 60% 65% Santa Cruz
Morocco 0% 67% 67% China
Romania 11% 56% 67% Mendoza
Newfoundl 18% 51% 69% Zambia
Chile 8% 62% 70% Mali
New South 11% 60% 71% Peru
Botswana 14% 57% 71% Colombia
Alberta 36% 36% 72% Vietnam
Quebec 17% 55% 72% Neuquen
Minnesota 8% 67% 75% Jujuy
South Austr 23% 52% 75% Catamarca
Poland 25% 50% 75% Mozambique
Manitoba 26% 50% 76% Ecuador
Washingto 12% 64% 76% Tanzania
France 31% 46% 77% Greece
Alaska 21% 57% 78% Nicaragua
Victoria 10% 69% 79% Guinea(Conakry)
New Zeala 8% 72% 80% Mongolia
Rio Negro
Ivory Coast
South Africa
Greece
Nicaragua
Guinea(Conakry)
Mongolia
New Mexic 13% 67% 80% Rio Negro
Queenslan 15% 65% 80% Ivory Coast
Spain 20% 60% 80% South Africa
Northern Te 18% 63% 81% Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Tasmania 14% 67% 81% Dominican Republic
Nova Scoti 13% 69% 82% La Rioja
Colorado 16% 66% 82% Zimbabwe
New Bruns 22% 61% 83% Kenya
Idaho 24% 59% 83% Panama
Montana 14% 69% 83% Guatemala
Serbia 17% 67% 84% New Caledonia
Sweden 56% 28% 84% Papua New Guinea
Michigan 13% 73% 86% Honduras
Western Au 22% 64% 86% Bolivia
Saskatche 23% 64% 87% Kyrgyzstan
Arizona 22% 65% 87% Venezuela
Wyoming 32% 60% 92% Philippines
Myanmar
Nevada 21% 72% 93%
Niger
Solomon Islands
Ireland 43% 52% 95%
Finland 46% 50% 96% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Norway 50% 50% 100%
/ Community Development Conditions
% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Niger 0% 0% 0%
Neuquen 0% 0% 0% Greenland
Rio Negro 0% 0% 0% France
Western Australia
China 0% 0% 0%
Victoria
Myanmar 0% 0% 0%
New Zealand
Vietnam 0% 0% 0% New South Wales
Jujuy 0% 8% 8% Sweden
San Juan 0% 11% 11% Finland
Venezuela 0% 12% 12% New Mexico
Santa Cruz 0% 13% 13% Yukon
Indonesia 0% 14% 14% Tasmania
South Australia
Chubut 0% 15% 15%
Nevada
Mendoza 0% 18% 18%
New Brunswick
Ecuador 0% 21% 21% Arizona
Zimbabwe 0% 22% 22% Idaho
La Rioja 0% 22% 22% Alaska
Solomon Is 0% 25% 25% Nova Scotia
Guinea(Con 0% 25% 25% Michigan
Russia 0% 25% 25% Portugal
Utah
Montana
Bolivia 5% 21% 26%
Washington
Salta 0% 29% 29% Northern Territory
Kyrgyzstan 0% 29% 29% Saskatchewan
Laos 0% 29% 29% Minnesota
Mongolia 0% 35% 35% California
Honduras 0% 36% 36% Manitoba
Angola 0% 38% 38% Ireland
British Columbia
Alberta
Brazil 3% 35% 38%
Quebec
India 0% 38% 38% Nunavut
Democratic 9% 32% 41% Wyoming
Kazakhstan 14% 29% 43% Ontario
Mozambiq 0% 44% 44% Colorado
Guyana 0% 45% 45% Newfoundland and Labrador
Papua New 5% 41% 46% Spain
Queensland
Tanzania 0% 46% 46%
Chile
Namibia
Fiji 7% 43% 50% Botswana
Malaysia 17% 33% 50% Morocco
New Caled 0% 50% 50% Northwest Territories
Romania
Poland
Peru
Panama
Namibia
Botswana
Morocco
Madagasca 0% 50% 50% Romania
Zambia 0% 50% 50% Poland
Guatemala 10% 40% 50% Peru
Panama
Bulgaria 13% 38% 51%
Burkina Faso
Greece 0% 55% 55% Turkey
Ethiopia 0% 56% 56% Colombia
Kenya 0% 56% 56% Eritrea
French Gui 14% 43% 57% Ghana
Ivory Coast 29% 29% 58% Mexico
Uruguay 29% 29% 58% Dominican Republic
Serbia 0% 60% 60% 0% 10% 20% 30%
Mali 0% 64% 64%
Mexico 11% 59% 70% Mali
Ghana 0% 71% 71% Serbia
Eritrea 29% 43% 72% Uruguay
Colombia 16% 56% 72% Ivory Coast
Turkey 5% 67% 72% French Guiana
Burkina Fa 6% 67% 73% Kenya
Panama 20% 53% 73% Ethiopia
Peru 19% 54% 73% Greece
Poland 0% 75% 75% Bulgaria
Romania 11% 67% 78% Guatemala
Northwest T 36% 44% 80% Zambia
Morocco 20% 60% 80% Madagascar
Botswana 19% 62% 81% New Caledonia
Namibia 15% 67% 82% Malaysia
Chile 26% 56% 82% Fiji
Queenslan 24% 61% 85% Nicaragua
Spain 29% 57% 86% Tanzania
Newfoundl 28% 59% 87% Papua New Guinea
Colorado 38% 49% 87% Guyana
Ontario 26% 62% 88% Mozambique
Wyoming 44% 44% 88% Kazakhstan
Nunavut 34% 54% 88% Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Quebec 29% 60% 89% India
Alberta 50% 41% 91% Brazil
British Col 33% 58% 91% South Africa
Manitoba 27% 64% 91% Honduras
California 26% 65% 91% Mongolia
Minnesota 36% 55% 91% Laos
Northern Te 34% 58% 92% Salta
Washingto 24% 68% 92% Bolivia
Philippines
Russia
Guinea(Conakry)
Solomon Islands
Laos
Kyrgyzstan
Salta
Bolivia
Montana 31% 62% 93% Philippines
Utah 33% 60% 93% Russia
Portugal 43% 50% 93% Guinea(Conakry)
Michigan 40% 53% 93% Solomon Islands
Nova Scoti 31% 63% 94% La Rioja
Alaska 46% 48% 94% Zimbabwe
Idaho 42% 52% 94% Ecuador
Arizona 39% 55% 94% Mendoza
New Bruns 30% 65% 95% Chubut
South Austr 23% 72% 95% Santa Cruz
Tasmania 20% 75% 95% Venezuela
Yukon 39% 56% 95% San Juan
New Mexic 29% 67% 96% Jujuy
Finland 52% 44% 96% Vietnam
Sweden 58% 38% 96% Myanmar
New South 28% 68% 96% China
New Zeala 28% 68% 96% Rio Negro
Neuquen
Victoria 31% 66% 97%
Catamarca
Niger
France 23% 77% 100%
Greenland 36% 64% 100% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Norway 50% 50% 100%
% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Solomon Is 0% 0% 0%
Guinea(Con 0% 0% 0% Nova Scotia
Niger 0% 0% 0% Nevada
Zimbabwe 0% 0% 0% Saskatchewan
Manitoba
La Rioja 0% 0% 0%
Ireland
Venezuela 0% 0% 0%
Finland
Kyrgyzstan 0% 0% 0% Wyoming
Myanmar 0% 0% 0% Utah
Burkina Fa 0% 5% 5% Newfoundland and Labrador
Democratic 5% 0% 5% Western Australia
Mali 0% 5% 5% Arizona
Greece 0% 8% 8% New Zealand
Minnesota
Michigan
Norway
Kenya 0% 11% 11% South Australia
Romania 0% 11% 11% Northern Territory
Rio Negro 0% 13% 13% New Brunswick
Mongolia 0% 13% 13% Botswana
Angola 0% 14% 14% Sweden
Chubut 0% 15% 15% Poland
Montana
Neuquen 0% 17% 17%
Ontario
Mendoza 5% 14% 19%
Uruguay
Bolivia 5% 14% 19% Idaho
Madagasca 0% 20% 20% Alaska
Philippines 5% 16% 21% Yukon
Mozambiq 0% 22% 22% Morocco
Brazil 3% 19% 22% Colorado
Indonesia 0% 25% 25% Greenland
Queensland
British Columbia
Russia 0% 25% 25%
Chile
Papua New 0% 26% 26% France
Santa Cruz 13% 13% 26% New South Wales
South Afric 3% 24% 27% Nunavut
Honduras 9% 18% 27% Namibia
Ecuador 3% 27% 30% Victoria
Quebec
Washington
Guyana 18% 18% 36%
Ethiopia
French Gui 13% 25% 38% Northwest Territories
San Juan 17% 22% 39% Alberta
Zambia 8% 32% 40% Serbia
Vietnam
New Caledonia
Malaysia
Panama
Ethiopia
Alberta
Serbia
China 20% 20% 40% Vietnam
Fiji 18% 24% 42% New Caledonia
Jujuy 0% 42% 42% Malaysia
Panama
Eritrea 0% 43% 43%
New Mexico
Turkey 5% 38% 43% Spain
Colombia 13% 34% 47% Kazakhstan
Salta 24% 24% 48% Portugal
Tanzania 8% 42% 50% Bulgaria
Nicaragua 17% 33% 50% Mexico
Peru 12% 38% 50% California
India 21% 29% 50% 0% 10% 20% 30%
Ghana 5% 50% 55%
Mexico 11% 50% 61% Ghana
Bulgaria 25% 38% 63% India
Portugal 43% 21% 64% Peru
Kazakhstan 22% 44% 66% Nicaragua
Spain 33% 33% 66% Tanzania
New Mexic 42% 25% 67% Salta
Panama 20% 47% 67% Colombia
Malaysia 0% 67% 67% Turkey
New Caled 50% 17% 67% Eritrea
Vietnam 17% 50% 67% Jujuy
Serbia 0% 67% 67% Fiji
Alberta 42% 27% 69% China
Northwest T 37% 33% 70% Zambia
Ethiopia 10% 60% 70% San Juan
Washingto 52% 20% 72% French Guiana
Quebec 40% 33% 73% Guyana
Victoria 45% 28% 73% Dominican Republic
Namibia 32% 43% 75% Ecuador
Nunavut 39% 37% 76% Honduras
Tasmania 38% 38% 76% South Africa
New South 46% 31% 77% Laos
France 31% 46% 77% Santa Cruz
Chile 35% 43% 78% Papua New Guinea
British Col 47% 33% 80% Russia
Queenslan 36% 44% 80% Catamarca
Greenland 53% 27% 80% Indonesia
Colorado 46% 36% 82% Brazil
Morocco 33% 50% 83% Mozambique
Yukon 47% 37% 84% Philippines
Alaska 55% 29% 84% Madagascar
Idaho 51% 34% 85% Bolivia
Uruguay 29% 57% 86% Mendoza
Neuquen
Chubut
Angola
Mongolia
Philippines
Madagascar
Bolivia
Mendoza
Ontario 41% 45% 86% Neuquen
Montana 47% 40% 87% Chubut
Poland 38% 50% 88% Angola
Sweden 65% 23% 88% Mongolia
Botswana 48% 43% 91% Rio Negro
New Bruns 52% 39% 91% Romania
Northern Te 50% 42% 92% Kenya
South Austr 47% 45% 92% Ivory Coast
Norway 67% 25% 92% Guatemala
Michigan 60% 33% 93% Greece
Minnesota 62% 31% 93% Mali
New Zeala 58% 35% 93% Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Arizona 47% 47% 94% Burkina Faso
Western Au 64% 30% 94% Myanmar
Newfoundl 45% 50% 95% Kyrgyzstan
Utah 48% 48% 96% Venezuela
Wyoming 69% 27% 96% La Rioja
Finland 71% 25% 96% Zimbabwe
Ireland 75% 21% 96% Niger
Manitoba 56% 41% 97% Guinea(Conakry)
Saskatche 49% 49% 98% Solomon Islands
Nevada 53% 46% 99% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Nova Scoti 44% 56% 100%
% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Bolivia 0% 0% 0%
Venezuela 0% 6% 6% Minnesota
Greece 0% 9% 9% Norway
Michigan
La Rioja 0% 11% 11%
Poland
Idaho
Kyrgyzstan 14% 0% 14% Utah
Zimbabwe 0% 16% 16% Nevada
Honduras 0% 18% 18% New Brunswick
Myanmar 0% 20% 20% Nova Scotia
Dominican 11% 11% 22% Montana
Mendoza 5% 18% 23% Greenland
Alaska
Ecuador 10% 13% 23%
Wyoming
New Mexico
Guinea(Con 0% 25% 25% Arizona
Rio Negro 0% 25% 25% Saskatchewan
Santa Cruz 6% 19% 25% Sweden
French Gui 0% 25% 25% Manitoba
Angola 14% 14% 28% Alberta
San Juan 11% 17% 28% Finland
Colorado
Brazil 0% 28% 28%
Washington
Niger 0% 29% 29%
Ireland
Chubut 0% 31% 31% Ontario
Indonesia 0% 33% 33% Yukon
New Caled 0% 33% 33% California
Mozambiq 0% 33% 33% Turkey
Catamarca 0% 33% 33% Ethiopia
Neuquen 0% 33% 33% Bulgaria
Western Australia
Zambia 4% 32% 36%
Quebec
Philippines 11% 26% 37% Nunavut
Democratic 5% 32% 37% British Columbia
Peru 6% 32% 38% Northern Territory
Nicaragua 8% 31% 39% Portugal
India 8% 31% 39% Eritrea
France 8% 31% 39% Ghana
South Australia
Papua New 0% 41% 41%
Queensland
Jujuy 0% 42% 42%
Ivory Coast 22% 22% 44% Serbia
Colombia 6% 39% 45% Morocco
Guyana 18% 27% 45% New Zealand
Salta 12% 35% 47% Malaysia
Botswana
Spain
Burkina Faso
Fiji
Serbia
Morocco
New Zealand
Malaysia
Panama 20% 27% 47% Botswana
Tanzania 8% 42% 50% Spain
Burkina Faso
China 7% 43% 50%
Fiji
Vietnam 17% 33% 50%
New South Wales
Russia 17% 33% 50% Chile
Victoria 14% 38% 52% Madagascar
Mexico 6% 47% 53% Mali
Mongolia 0% 53% 53% Kazakhstan
Namibia 18% 36% 54% Laos
Kenya 0% 56% 56% Uruguay
Romania 0% 56% 56% 0% 10% 20% 30%
Tasmania 5% 52% 57%
Uruguay 14% 43% 57%
Kazakhstan 29% 29% 58% Romania
Mali 9% 50% 59% Kenya
Madagasca 10% 50% 60% Namibia
Chile 17% 43% 60% Mongolia
New South 9% 53% 62% Mexico
Fiji 13% 50% 63% Victoria
Burkina Fa 16% 47% 63% Russia
Spain 23% 41% 64% Vietnam
Malaysia 0% 67% 67% Tanzania
New Zeala 21% 46% 67% Panama
Morocco 0% 67% 67% Salta
Serbia 0% 67% 67% Guyana
Northwest T 24% 44% 68% Colombia
Queenslan 13% 56% 69% Ivory Coast
South Austr 17% 52% 69% Jujuy
Ghana 5% 64% 69% Papua New Guinea
Portugal 21% 50% 71% India
Northern Te 16% 55% 71% Nicaragua
British Col 24% 49% 73% Peru
Nunavut 24% 49% 73% Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Western Au 22% 53% 75% Zambia
Newfoundl 28% 48% 76% Guatemala
Bulgaria 13% 63% 76% Neuquen
Ethiopia 0% 78% 78% Catamarca
Turkey 20% 60% 80% Mozambique
California 29% 52% 81% New Caledonia
Yukon 25% 58% 83% Indonesia
Ontario 27% 56% 83% Chubut
Niger
Brazil
San Juan
Angola
Mozambique
New Caledonia
Indonesia
Chubut
Ireland 29% 54% 83% Niger
Washingto 36% 48% 84% Brazil
Colorado 32% 53% 85% San Juan
Finland 46% 39% 85% Angola
Alberta 45% 42% 87% French Guiana
Manitoba 24% 65% 89% Santa Cruz
Sweden 52% 37% 89% Rio Negro
Saskatche 28% 62% 90% Guinea(Conakry)
Arizona 41% 51% 92% Solomon Islands
New Mexic 29% 63% 92% Ecuador
Wyoming 46% 46% 92% Mendoza
Alaska 46% 47% 93% Dominican Republic
Greenland 33% 60% 93% Myanmar
Montana 38% 55% 93% Honduras
Nova Scoti 19% 75% 94% Zimbabwe
Nevada 35% 61% 96% South Africa
Utah 33% 63% 96% La Rioja
Idaho 39% 58% 97% Greece
Poland 12% 88% 100% Venezuela
Michigan 40% 60% 100% Bolivia
Norway 42% 58% 100% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Minnesota 58% 42% 100%
ements and Labour Militancy/Work Disruptions
% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Niger 0% 0% 0%
Myanmar 0% 0% 0% Sweden
Guyana 0% 10% 10% Finland
Angola 0% 13% 13% Western Australia
Northern Territory
Laos 0% 13% 13%
Tasmania
Vietnam 17% 0% 17%
Ontario
Democratic 0% 18% 18% New Brunswick
Guinea(Con 0% 18% 18% Michigan
Honduras 0% 18% 18% South Australia
China 0% 20% 20% Queensland
Kenya 0% 22% 22% Saskatchewan
Philippines 0% 24% 24% Manitoba
Ireland
Quebec
Zimbabwe 0% 26% 26%
Dominican 13% 13% 26% British Columbia
Catamarca 9% 18% 27% Yukon
Venezuela 0% 27% 27% New South Wales
Rio Negro 0% 29% 29% Arizona
Bolivia 5% 24% 29% Alberta
Uruguay 0% 29% 29% New Mexico
Wyoming
Minnesota
Chubut 8% 23% 31%
Norway
Papua New 0% 32% 32% Alaska
Mozambiq 0% 33% 33% Chile
Jujuy 8% 25% 33% New Zealand
La Rioja 0% 33% 33% Washington
Nicaragua 0% 33% 33% Nova Scotia
Panama 13% 20% 33% Greenland
Nevada
Montana
Mongolia 0% 35% 35%
Victoria
Fiji 12% 24% 36% Idaho
Santa Cruz 6% 31% 37% Portugal
Madagasca 10% 30% 40% Utah
San Juan 6% 35% 41% Colorado
Russia 0% 42% 42% Peru
Ethiopia 0% 44% 44% Namibia
Spain
Romania 0% 44% 44%
Ecuador 3% 43% 46%
Mexico
India 0% 46% 46% France
Salta 12% 35% 47% California
Brazil 3% 44% 47% Nunavut
Botswana
New Caledonia
Ghana
Bulgaria
Mexico
France
California
Nunavut
Mali 0% 48% 48% Botswana
Mendoza 0% 48% 48% New Caledonia
Solomon Is 0% 50% 50% Ghana
Bulgaria
South Africa
Morocco 0% 50% 50% Turkey
Neuquen 0% 50% 50% Zambia
Guatemala 10% 40% 50% Malaysia
Poland 25% 25% 50% French Guiana
Serbia 17% 33% 50% Kazakhstan
Colombia 9% 44% 53% Tanzania
Greece 9% 45% 54% 0% 10% 20% 30%
Eritrea 0% 57% 57%
Tanzania 9% 48% 57%
Kazakhstan 14% 43% 57% Eritrea
French Gui 29% 29% 58% Greece
Malaysia 0% 60% 60% Colombia
Zambia 4% 56% 60% Serbia
Turkey 5% 55% 60% Poland
South Afric 18% 45% 63% Guatemala
Bulgaria 25% 38% 63% Neuquen
Ghana 5% 59% 64% Morocco
New Caled 33% 33% 66% Burkina Faso
Botswana 10% 60% 70% Solomon Islands
Nunavut 27% 49% 76% Mendoza
California 29% 48% 77% Mali
France 46% 31% 77% Brazil
Mexico 35% 44% 79% Salta
Northwest T 37% 43% 80% India
Spain 30% 50% 80% Ecuador
Namibia 33% 48% 81% Romania
Peru 31% 50% 81% Ethiopia
Colorado 50% 34% 84% Russia
Utah 39% 45% 84% San Juan
Portugal 29% 57% 86% Madagascar
Idaho 49% 37% 86% Santa Cruz
Victoria 50% 36% 86% Fiji
Montana 47% 40% 87% Mongolia
Greenland 47% 40% 87% Panama
Nova Scoti 38% 50% 88% Nicaragua
Washingto 40% 48% 88% La Rioja
New Zeala 40% 48% 88% Jujuy
Chile 31% 58% 89% Mozambique
Alaska 49% 40% 89% Papua New Guinea
Norway 58% 33% 91% Chubut
Kyrgyzstan
Uruguay
Bolivia
Rio Negro
Jujuy
Mozambique
Papua New Guinea
Chubut
Minnesota 69% 23% 92% Kyrgyzstan
Wyoming 50% 42% 92% Uruguay
New Mexic 46% 46% 92% Bolivia
New South 62% 32% 94% Catamarca
Yukon 51% 44% 95% Dominican Republic
British Col 65% 31% 96% Zimbabwe
Newfoundl 63% 33% 96% Ivory Coast
Ireland 79% 17% 96% Kenya
Queenslan 62% 36% 98% Guinea(Conakry)
South Austr 85% 13% 98% Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Michigan 27% 73% 100% Vietnam
New Bruns 43% 57% 100% Laos
Ontario 54% 46% 100% Angola
Tasmania 67% 33% 100% Guyana
Northern Te 68% 32% 100% Myanmar
Western Au 76% 24% 100% Niger
Finland 78% 22% 100% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Sweden 78% 22% 100%
% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Kenya 0% 0% 0% Portugal
Niger 0% 0% 0% Greenland
Papua New 0% 9% 9% Norway
Sweden
Democratic 0% 9% 9%
Finland
Guinea(Con 0% 9% 9%
Western Australia
Guatemala 0% 10% 10% Victoria
Colombia 3% 9% 12% Northern Territory
Solomon Is 0% 13% 13% Poland
Angola 0% 13% 13% New Zealand
Ivory Coast 13% 0% 13% Yukon
Minnesota
Arizona
Mali 0% 14% 14%
Saskatchewan
Mexico 3% 13% 16% New Mexico
Indonesia 0% 17% 17% Alberta
Honduras 0% 18% 18% Utah
Myanmar 0% 20% 20% Washington
Zimbabwe 0% 21% 21% Idaho
Burkina Fa 0% 22% 22% Manitoba
Michigan
France
Bolivia 5% 24% 29%
Nova Scotia
Mozambiq 0% 33% 33% Botswana
Peru 7% 26% 33% New Caledonia
Russia 17% 17% 34% Malaysia
Brazil 12% 26% 38% Nevada
Laos 13% 25% 38% South Australia
Tanzania 13% 26% 39% Queensland
Quebec
Nunavut
Guyana 0% 40% 40% Colorado
Turkey 14% 27% 41% Alaska
India 14% 29% 43% Ontario
Nicaragua 8% 38% 46% Ireland
Mongolia 12% 35% 47% Montana
Ecuador 13% 40% 53% Northwest Territories
Panama 13% 40% 53% Newfoundland and Labrador
Spain
Rio Negro 14% 43% 57%
Tasmania
Santa Cruz 19% 38% 57% New South Wales
China 14% 43% 57% New Brunswick
Zambia 8% 52% 60% British Columbia
Ethiopia 20% 40% 60% California
Chile
Bulgaria
Salta
French Guiana
New South Wales
New Brunswick
British Columbia
California
Kazakhstan 25% 38% 63% Chile
Ghana 0% 64% 64% Bulgaria
Salta
San Juan 18% 47% 65%
French Guiana
Uruguay 33% 33% 66%
Namibia
La Rioja 11% 56% 67% Eritrea
Neuquen 17% 50% 67% Morocco
Dominican 0% 67% 67% Serbia
Romania 11% 56% 67% Vietnam
Fiji 18% 53% 71% Chubut
Mendoza 10% 62% 72% Greece
Catamarca 18% 55% 73% 0% 10% 20% 30%
Jujuy 17% 58% 75%
Greece 33% 42% 75%
Chubut 8% 69% 77% Jujuy
Vietnam 50% 33% 83% Catamarca
Serbia 33% 50% 83% Mendoza
Morocco 17% 67% 84% Fiji
Eritrea 14% 71% 85% Romania
Namibia 39% 46% 85% Dominican Republic
French Gui 29% 57% 86% Neuquen
Salta 29% 59% 88% La Rioja
Bulgaria 25% 63% 88% Uruguay
Chile 38% 52% 90% San Juan
California 52% 42% 94% Ghana
British Col 69% 26% 95% Kazakhstan
New Bruns 65% 30% 95% Ethiopia
New South 70% 25% 95% Zambia
Tasmania 71% 24% 95% China
Spain 68% 27% 95% Santa Cruz
Newfoundl 73% 23% 96% Rio Negro
Northwest T 59% 37% 96% Panama
Montana 63% 33% 96% Ecuador
Ireland 87% 9% 96% Mongolia
Ontario 64% 33% 97% Nicaragua
Alaska 67% 30% 97% India
Colorado 68% 29% 97% Turkey
Quebec 68% 30% 98% Madagascar
Queenslan 71% 27% 98% Tanzania
South Austr 77% 21% 98% Laos
Nevada 62% 37% 99% Brazil
Malaysia 0% 100% 100% Russia
New Caled 33% 67% 100% Peru
Botswana 50% 50% 100% Mozambique
Nova Scoti 56% 44% 100% Bolivia
South Africa
Burkina Faso
Zimbabwe
Myanmar
Russia
Peru
Mozambique
Bolivia
France 58% 42% 100% South Africa
Michigan 60% 40% 100% Burkina Faso
Manitoba 62% 38% 100% Zimbabwe
Idaho 63% 37% 100% Myanmar
Washingto 64% 36% 100% Honduras
Alberta 66% 34% 100% Mexico
New Mexic 67% 33% 100% Mali
Minnesota 69% 31% 100% Ivory Coast
Wyoming 69% 31% 100% Angola
Yukon 70% 30% 100% Solomon Islands
New Zeala 76% 24% 100% Colombia
Poland 78% 22% 100% Guatemala
Northern Te 79% 21% 100% Guinea(Conakry)
Victoria 79% 21% 100% Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Western Au 82% 18% 100% Papua New Guinea
Finland 89% 11% 100% Niger
Sweden 89% 11% 100% Kenya
Norway 92% 8% 100% Philippines
Greenland 93% 7% 100% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Solomon Is 0% 0% 0%
Honduras 0% 10% 10% Sweden
Mozambiq 0% 11% 11% Wyoming
Angola 0% 13% 13% Minnesota
Venezuela 0% 13% 13% New Brunswick
Utah
Laos 13% 0% 13%
Victoria
Niger 0% 14% 14%
Montana
Poland
Vietnam 0% 17% 17% Morocco
Papua New 0% 18% 18% Western Australia
Democratic 0% 18% 18% New South Wales
Guinea(Con 0% 18% 18% Nevada
Myanmar 0% 20% 20% Queensland
Greece 8% 17% 25% Ontario
Mongolia 0% 29% 29% Alberta
Madagasca 10% 20% 30% British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Chubut 8% 23% 31%
South Australia
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Ecuador 10% 24% 34% Arizona
Panama 7% 27% 34% France
Burkina Fa 6% 29% 35% Finland
Bolivia 10% 25% 35% Michigan
Fiji 12% 24% 36% New Zealand
Zimbabwe 11% 26% 37% New Mexico
Ivory Coast 13% 25% 38% Northern Territory
Ethiopia 10% 30% 40% Washington
Greenland 13% 27% 40% Colorado
Chile
Ireland
Nunavut 15% 27% 42%
Bulgaria
Manitoba
China 14% 29% 43% California
Kyrgyzstan 0% 43% 43% Tasmania
Zambia 12% 32% 44% Portugal
La Rioja 0% 44% 44% Peru
Dominican 11% 33% 44% Newfoundland and Labrador
Romania 22% 22% 44% Serbia
Malaysia 17% 33% 50% Mexico
Mali 0% 50% 50% Alaska
Turkey
Spain
Yukon
Uruguay
Brazil
Serbia
Norway
Mexico
Alaska
Turkey
Jujuy 8% 42% 50%
Spain
Neuquen 0% 50% 50%
Yukon
Guyana 10% 40% 50%
Uruguay
Namibia 7% 44% 51% Brazil
Mendoza 0% 52% 52% Ghana
Colombia 10% 42% 52% Eritrea
San Juan 12% 41% 53% New Caledonia
Russia 18% 36% 54% Salta
Northwest T 13% 43% 56% Kazakhstan
Santa Cruz 6% 50% 56% Tanzania
South Afric 15% 42% 57% India
Rio Negro 14% 43% 57% 0% 10% 20% 30%
India 14% 43% 57%
Tanzania 14% 45% 59% French Guiana
Kazakhstan 25% 38% 63% Rio Negro
Salta 6% 59% 65% South Africa
New Caled 33% 33% 66% Santa Cruz
Eritrea 17% 50% 67% Northwest Territories
Ghana 5% 62% 67% Russia
Brazil 24% 44% 68% San Juan
Uruguay 14% 57% 71% Colombia
Yukon 27% 47% 74% Mendoza
Namibia
Spain 36% 41% 77%
Guyana
Turkey 45% 32% 77%
Neuquen
Alaska 39% 39% 78%
Jujuy
Mexico 37% 44% 81%
Mali
Norway 27% 55% 82%
Malaysia
Serbia 33% 50% 83% Catamarca
Newfoundl 56% 28% 84% Romania
Peru 39% 45% 84% Dominican Republic
Portugal 29% 57% 86% La Rioja
Tasmania 38% 48% 86% Zambia
California 33% 53% 86% Kyrgyzstan
Bulgaria 25% 63% 88% Botswana
Ireland 75% 13% 88% Nunavut
Chile 55% 34% 89% Philippines
Colorado 50% 42% 92% Greenland
Washingto 44% 48% 92% Ethiopia
Northern Te 47% 45% 92% Ivory Coast
New Mexic 46% 46% 92% Zimbabwe
New Zeala 36% 56% 92% Fiji
Michigan 33% 60% 93% Bolivia
Burkina Faso
Finland 64% 29% 93%
Panama
Ecuador
Guatemala
Indonesia
Chubut
Zimbabwe
Fiji
Bolivia
Burkina Faso
Panama
France 31% 62% 93%
Ecuador
Arizona 51% 43% 94%
Guatemala
Nova Scoti 38% 56% 94%
Indonesia
Quebec 55% 39% 94%
Chubut
South Austr 54% 40% 94% Madagascar
Saskatche 51% 44% 95% Mongolia
British Col 48% 48% 96% Greece
Alberta 53% 44% 97% Kenya
Ontario 49% 48% 97% Myanmar
Idaho 43% 54% 97% Guinea(Conakry)
Queenslan 54% 43% 97% Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Nevada 55% 43% 98% Papua New Guinea
New South 53% 45% 98% Vietnam
Western Au 63% 36% 99% Nicaragua
Morocco 33% 67% 100% Niger
Poland 33% 67% 100% Laos
Montana 43% 57% 100% Venezuela
Victoria 46% 54% 100% Angola
Utah 48% 52% 100% Mozambique
Honduras
New Bruns 50% 50% 100%
Solomon Islands
Minnesota 54% 46% 100%
Wyoming 54% 46% 100% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Sweden 67% 33% 100%
% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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Table 5: Policy Perception Index with Previo
Score
2015 2014 2013 2012/2013 2011/2012
Alberta 90.39 94.67 93.43 92.64 91.54
Manitoba 78.09 85.63 74.04 73.35 74.61
New Brunswick 78.15 89.81 90.01 90.84 95.01
Canada

Nova Scotia 70.88 84.47 71.52 81.77 77.06
Nunavut 57.85 63.97 60.42 59.89 58.51
Ontario 67.05 72.35 73.14 78.33 79.44
Quebec 82.12 83.64 75.60 81.93 88.96
Saskatchewan 86.00 89.65 82.32 81.57 88.88
Yukon 66.01 70.40 76.38 83.81 82.98
Alaska 83.90 71.69 75.60 75.52 67.48
Arizona 78.42 71.68 76.20 64.17 65.51
California 56.56 56.31 51.24 45.29 45.81
Colorado 70.81 71.19 64.80 61.92 60.48
Idaho 75.32 67.35 70.02 61.63 66.81
United States
Michigan 79.82 66.05 77.76 62.25 72.15

Minnesota 77.49 79.06 79.27 58.07 72.57
Montana 68.35 59.47 66.00 55.88 54.03
Nevada 85.20 79.89 87.72 85.29 84.53
New Mexico 62.05 63.15 64.50 56.23 54.03
Utah 81.69 80.00 78.06 83.81 72.92
Washington 64.51 44.37 49.80 55.67 55.13
Wyoming 93.10 87.89 92.59 90.06 89.55
New South Wales 58.22 67.00 64.68 56.36 62.44
Australia
Queensland 66.19 66.13 74.34 62.83 65.51

South Australia 75.08 76.09 82.92 75.46 75.29
Tasmania 58.10 70.20 73.38 54.05 64.77
Victoria 65.88 59.74 68.82 65.99 52.11
Fiji 59.59 53.01 30.96 * *
Indonesia 12.02 15.83 15.30 9.38 13.48
Malaysia** 17.27 5.23 37.32 * *
Oceania

New Zealand 64.77 65.47 81.00 65.07 65.71
Papua New Guinea 25.97 16.17 24.66 26.15 34.27
Philippines 17.89 5.23 9.48 14.01 13.02
Ocea
Angola** 12.46 38.57 10.68 * *
Botswana 76.75 81.36 74.16 78.07 76.87
Burkina Faso 46.69 64.52 58.87 45.98 57.49
Eritrea** 44.79 37.15 50.05 * *
Ethiopia 33.30 13.15 27.84 * *
Ghana 26.39 57.97 60.60 48.15 52.88
Guinea (Conakry) 8.94 31.97 28.20 26.35 16.62
Ivory Coast** 50.59 49.02 14.88 * *
Africa
Kenya** 0.00 20.03 27.24 * *

Madagascar 17.63 34.07 15.60 16.55 41.96
Mali 30.78 49.36 36.30 24.95 52.88
Morocco** 48.41 57.20 * 65.60 60.30
Mozambique** 19.24 33.41 29.94 * *
Namibia 66.01 75.25 68.35 63.67 51.58
Niger** 10.43 41.79 31.80 32.19 30.68
South Africa 38.41 44.47 39.78 34.97 44.53
Tanzania 21.76 54.66 42.96 28.02 38.82
Zambia 31.82 52.35 48.00 41.69 46.08
Zimbabwe 10.98 9.51 14.58 13.44 21.77
Catamarca 20.53 54.05 16.62 56.87 39.03
Chubut 13.32 30.93 18.24 25.99 24.64
Jujuy 32.75 60.65 43.20 34.49 20.08
La Rioja** 4.69 37.49 10.26 26.49 *
Argentina
Mendoza 13.25 22.61 14.16 36.15 22.24

Neuquen** 6.78 40.74 15.96 59.25 *
Rio Negro** 21.03 51.46 20.70 57.91 25.66
Salta 59.95 78.51 62.70 59.67 43.91
San Juan 47.61 68.87 49.62 53.28 38.95
Santa Cruz 44.81 30.76 26.04 32.66 35.69
Bolivia 33.05 20.13 16.50 13.79 8.14
Brazil 33.48 33.01 39.12 38.19 43.29
Chile 69.40 72.23 70.86 67.67 75.30

Colombia 47.43 41.99 31.86 34.41 37.99
Ecuador 36.45 24.86 18.72 18.97 13.14
French Guiana** 25.29 33.53 66.96 64.59 *
Guatemala** 26.09 27.08 18.06 13.80 2.92
Guyana 42.69 50.87 37.80 32.89 44.67
Honduras 12.89 4.29 16.08 17.94 1.69
Mexico 51.05 52.02 56.52 57.28 58.79
Nicaragua 37.75 42.77 27.00 * *
Panama 45.09 44.43 47.64 35.75 16.88
Peru 48.58 53.88 48.48 42.05 43.37
Latin Ameri
Uruguay** 57.31 58.20 26.34 * *
Venezuela 4.75 15.35 6.48 11.83 10.91
China 24.05 20.73 21.30 28.51 43.08
India 23.79 47.45 40.02 21.10 12.41
Kazakhstan** 48.91 42.39 22.08 23.27 17.03
Kyrgyzstan** 17.64 28.07 5.34 13.39 13.09
Asia
Laos** 17.02 20.04 17.52 * 18.33

Mongolia 2.16 17.11 16.14 17.94 19.53
Myanmar** 0.00 47.06 37.86 * *
Vietnam** 34.05 26.04 44.34 11.64 14.39
Bulgaria** 51.93 25.93 55.86 53.58 50.58
Finland 92.97 94.67 94.33 95.53 92.36
France 55.22 63.59 76.93 * *
Greenland 68.35 66.52 75.30 79.88 78.16
Greece 16.03 35.45 21.30 15.55 *
Ireland 95.69 95.99 93.38 89.71 82.98
Norway 68.30 76.93 84.96 82.40 71.98
Europe
Poland** 36.45 40.56 44.70 42.71 51.24

Portugal 78.59 63.54 61.32 * *
Romania** 24.24 19.37 22.86 16.17 17.99
Russia 38.06 30.49 19.44 28.11 24.56
Serbia** 55.70 24.05 48.54 49.94 *
Spain 57.91 33.13 59.04 54.55 57.56
Sweden 88.91 92.51 95.17 93.63 85.48
Turkey 47.73 44.15 65.16 49.71 40.99
Notes:
*Not Available
ception Index with Previous Methodology
Rank
2015 2014 2013 2012/2013 2011/2012
4/109 2/122 3 /112 3/96 3/93
23/109 42/122 32/112 31/96 31/93
17/109 9/122 26/112 21/96 20/93
16/109 5/122 7/112 4/96 1/93
13/109 7/122 9/112 18/96 16/93
38/109 38/122 47/112 29/96 48/93
24/109 11/122 29/112 12/96 15/93
44/109 37/122 44/112 37/96 36/93
30/109 21/122 28/112 16/96 13/93
10/109 12/122 21/112 11/96 5/93
6/109 6/122 12/112 13/96 6/93
32/109 26/122 19/112 8/96 10/93
8/109 23/122 22/112 19/96 25/93
15/109 24/122 20/112 28/96 29/93
46/109 49/122 51/112 56/96 51/93
25/109 25/122 38/112 34/96 33/93
20/109 30/122 31/112 35/96 26/93
12/109 34/122 17/112 33/96 23/93
18/109 16/122 15/112 40/96 22/93
28/109 45/122 36/112 46/96 40/93
7/109 15/122 8/112 7/96 8/93
37/109 41/122 40/112 45/96 41/93
11/109 14/122 16/112 9/96 21/93
36/109 68/122 53/112 47/96 39/93
2/109 8/122 5/112 5/96 4/93
41/109 31/122 39/112 44/96 32/93
22/109 28/122 13/112 22/96 11/93
31/109 33/122 24/112 32/96 28/93
21/109 19/122 11/112 20/96 19/93
42/109 27/122 27/112 49/96 30/93
34/109 44/122 33/112 24/96 44/93
9/109 10/122 6/112 15/96 12/93
40/109 53/122 73/112 * *
99/109 112/122 104/112 96/96 85/93
92/109 120/122 69/112 * *
69/109 * * * *
35/109 35/122 14/112 26/96 27/93
79/109 111/122 84/112 77/96 66/93
89/109 121/122 110/112 88/96 88/93
107/109 104/122 * * *
98/109 78/122 108/112 * *
19/109 13/122 25/112 17/96 17/93
58/109 36/122 46/112 55/96 38/93
88/109 94/122 85/112 93/96 76/93
61/109 81/122 52/112 * *
72/109 114/122 78/112 * *
77/109 47/122 43/112 54/96 43/93
102/109 88/122 77/112 76/96 83/93
51/109 61/122 105/112 * *
107/109 107/122 79/112 * *
91/109 83/122 103/112 85/96 59/93
76/109 60/122 70/112 79/96 42/93
54/109 48/122 * 25/96 34/93
87/109 85/122 76/112 * *
33/109 20/122 34/112 30/96 45/93
101/109 75/122 72/112 70/96 68/93
64/109 66/122 64/112 64/96 54/93
84/109 50/122 62/112 74/96 63/93
75/109 54/122 57/112 59/96 50/93
100/109 118/122 106/112 91/96 74/93
86/109 51/122 98/112 43/96 61/93
95/109 89/122 93/112 78/96 70/93
74/109 43/122 61/112 65/96 75/93
105/109 79/122 109/112 75/96 *
96/109 101/122 107/112 62/96 73/93
103/109 76/122 102/112 39/96 *
85/109 58/122 90/112 41/96 69/93
39/109 17/122 41/112 38/96 55/93
56/109 29/122 54/112 51/96 62/93
60/109 91/122 83/112 68/96 65/93
73/109 105/122 99/112 90/96 91/93
71/109 87/122 65/112 61/96 57/93
26/109 22/122 30/112 23/96 18/93
57/109 74/122 71/112 66/96 64/93
62/109 109/122 97/112 60/96 67/93
67/109 99/122 92/112 82/96 86/93
80/109 84/122 35/112 27/96 *
78/109 95/122 94/112 89/96 92/93
63/109 59/122 68/112 67/96 53/93
97/109 122/122 101/112 83/96 93/93
50/109 56/122 48/112 42/96 35/93
66/109 72/122 80/112 * *
59/109 67/122 58/112 63/96 82/93
53/109 52/122 56/112 58/96 56/93
45/109 46/122 82/112 * *
104/109 113/122 111/112 94/96 90/93
82/109 103/122 88/112 72/96 58/93
83/109 63/122 63/112 81/96 89/93
52/109 73/122 87/112 80/96 81/93
90/109 93/122 112/112 92/96 87/93
93/109 106/122 95/112 * 79/93
106/109 110/122 100/112 84/96 78/93
107/109 64/122 67/112 * *
70/109 97/122 60/112 95/96 84/93
49/109 98/122 49/112 50/96 47/93
3/109 2/122 2/112 1/96 2/93
48/109 39/122 18/112 * *
27/109 32/122 23/112 14/96 14/93
94/109 82/122 89/112 87/96 *
1/109 1/122 4/112 6/96 9/93
29/109 18/122 10/112 10/96 24/93
68/109 77/122 59/112 57/96 46/93
14/109 40/122 42/112 * *
81/109 108/122 86/112 86/96 80/93
65/109 92/122 91/112 73/96 71/93
47/109 100/122 55/112 52/96 *
43/109 86/122 45/112 48/96 37/93
5/109 4/122 1/112 2/96 7/93
55/109 69/122 37/112 53/96 60/93
Back to Index Table A1: Mineral Potential, Assuming Current Regulation / Land Use Restrictions
1: Encourages investment 2: Not a deterrent to investment
3: Mild deterrent to investment 4: Strong deterrent to investment
5: Would not pursue investment due to this factor
Response 1 2 3 4
Alberta 34% 44% 19% 3%
British Columbia 32% 37% 23% 6%
Manitoba 44% 38% 18% 0%
New Brunswick 26% 43% 26% 4%
Newfoundland and Labrador 40% 43% 13% 5%
Canada
Northwest Territories 22% 33% 30% 11%

Nova Scotia 31% 44% 6% 13%
Nunavut 28% 38% 25% 8%
Ontario 31% 44% 20% 4%
Quebec 36% 45% 15% 4%
Saskatchewan 49% 46% 5% 0%
Yukon 37% 37% 22% 3%
Alaska 51% 25% 18% 7%
Arizona 33% 41% 20% 4%
California 13% 35% 26% 16%
Colorado 16% 53% 18% 8%
Idaho 20% 34% 37% 9%
United States
Michigan 33% 53% 7% 7%

Minnesota 54% 23% 23% 0%
Montana 20% 33% 27% 17%
Nevada 41% 45% 13% 1%
New Mexico 25% 42% 25% 4%
Utah 39% 42% 13% 3%
Washington 20% 44% 12% 16%
Wyoming 54% 38% 8% 0%
New South Wales 19% 42% 19% 11%
Northern Territory 34% 58% 8% 0%
Australia
Queensland 33% 52% 15% 0%

South Australia 34% 49% 15% 2%
Tasmania 24% 52% 24% 0%
Victoria 14% 43% 25% 18%
Western Australia 43% 50% 7% 0%
Fiji 13% 50% 38% 0%
Indonesia 13% 32% 29% 19%
Malaysia 0% 50% 33% 17%
Oceania
New Caledonia 17% 50% 33% 0%

New Zealand 24% 44% 32% 0%
Papua New Guinea 23% 27% 41% 9%
Philippines 0% 41% 35% 24%
Ocea
Solomon Islands 13% 0% 63% 13%
Angola 13% 38% 38% 13%
Botswana 20% 65% 15% 0%
Burkina Faso 22% 39% 22% 17%
Democratic Republic of Congo (D 9% 23% 45% 9%
Eritrea 29% 43% 14% 14%
Ethiopia 10% 60% 10% 10%
Ghana 14% 59% 23% 5%
Guinea(Conakry) 18% 18% 45% 9%
Ivory Coast 38% 38% 0% 25%
Africa
Kenya 0% 22% 44% 33%

Madagascar 10% 40% 40% 10%
Mali 24% 33% 14% 24%
Morocco 50% 17% 33% 0%
Mozambique 11% 56% 11% 22%
Namibia 18% 57% 25% 0%
Niger 14% 0% 14% 57%
South Africa 9% 24% 33% 21%
Tanzania 17% 39% 35% 9%
Zambia 24% 32% 28% 12%
Zimbabwe 16% 11% 16% 47%
Catamarca 0% 36% 36% 9%
Chubut 0% 8% 23% 23%
Jujuy 8% 33% 25% 8%
La Rioja 0% 0% 44% 33%
Argentina
Mendoza 5% 19% 29% 19%

Neuquen 0% 17% 33% 0%
Rio Negro 0% 0% 57% 0%
Salta 18% 41% 24% 6%
San Juan 24% 24% 24% 6%
Santa Cruz 6% 19% 31% 19%
Bolivia 10% 10% 38% 38%
Brazil 15% 35% 41% 6%
Chile 38% 49% 13% 0%

Colombia 13% 28% 41% 13%
Dominican Republic 11% 22% 56% 11%
Ecuador 7% 31% 21% 34%
French Guiana 14% 29% 29% 29%
Guatemala 10% 20% 40% 20%
Guyana 10% 50% 10% 20%
Honduras 0% 9% 36% 55%
Mexico 27% 43% 21% 8%
Nicaragua 15% 46% 15% 15%
Panama 13% 33% 40% 13%
Peru 22% 50% 25% 3%
Latin Ameri
Uruguay 0% 29% 57% 0%
Venezuela 6% 6% 13% 19%
China 7% 33% 27% 27%
India 0% 43% 36% 14%
Kazakhstan 38% 25% 25% 13%
Kyrgyzstan 13% 13% 25% 25%
Asia
Laos 0% 38% 50% 13%

Mongolia 0% 24% 29% 35%
Myanmar 20% 0% 40% 20%
Vietnam 17% 0% 33% 33%
Bulgaria 13% 50% 38% 0%
Finland 46% 46% 7% 0%
France 15% 31% 31% 15%
Greenland 27% 60% 13% 0%
Greece 0% 25% 42% 25%
Ireland 50% 38% 8% 4%
Norway 25% 58% 8% 8%
Europe
Poland 22% 67% 11% 0%

Portugal 36% 50% 7% 7%
Romania 0% 44% 22% 22%
Russia 27% 9% 45% 9%
Serbia 17% 50% 33% 0%
Spain 27% 32% 23% 18%
Sweden 52% 41% 7% 0%
Turkey 14% 50% 23% 14%
d Use Restrictions
rent to investment
rrent to investment
or
5
0%
2%
0%
0%
0%
4%
6%
3%
1%
0%
0%
2%
0%
2%
10%
5%
0%
0%
0%
3%
0%
4%
3%
8%
0%
9%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
6%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
13%
0%
0%
0%
14%
0%
10%
0%
9%
0%
0%
0%
5%
0%
0%
0%
14%
12%
0%
4%
11%
18%
46%
25%
22%
29%
50%
43%
12%
24%
25%
5%
3%
0%
6%
0%
7%
0%
10%
10%
0%
2%
8%
0%
0%
14%
56%
7%
7%
0%
25%
0%
12%
20%
17%
0%
0%
8%
0%
8%
0%
0%
0%
0%
11%
9%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Table A2: Mineral Potential, Assuming Policies Based on Best Practices (i.e.
world class regulatory environment, highly competitive taxation, no political
risk or uncertainty, and a fully stable mining regime)
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Response 1 2 3 4 5
Alberta 31% 47% 19% 0% 3%
British Columbia 62% 27% 8% 2% 0%
Manitoba 41% 50% 9% 0% 0%
New Brunswick 22% 57% 17% 4% 0%
Newfoundland and L 38% 53% 10% 0% 0%
Canada
Northwest Territorie 52% 41% 4% 2% 0%

Nova Scotia 13% 56% 31% 0% 0%
Nunavut 61% 34% 0% 5% 0%
Ontario 60% 34% 5% 1% 0%
Quebec 63% 30% 7% 0% 0%
Saskatchewan 64% 31% 5% 0% 0%
Yukon 67% 28% 3% 2% 0%
Alaska 72% 23% 2% 2% 2%
Arizona 45% 47% 8% 0% 0%
California 42% 29% 23% 3% 3%
Colorado 50% 37% 13% 0% 0%
Idaho 29% 43% 29% 0% 0%
United States
Michigan 40% 47% 7% 7% 0%

Minnesota 54% 31% 15% 0% 0%
Montana 48% 28% 21% 3% 0%
Nevada 62% 36% 3% 0% 0%
New Mexico 25% 50% 25% 0% 0%
Utah 55% 39% 6% 0% 0%
Washington 36% 48% 12% 4% 0%
Wyoming 42% 46% 12% 0% 0%
New South Wales 47% 43% 6% 4% 0%
Northern Territory 59% 41% 0% 0% 0%
Australia
Queensland 57% 39% 4% 0% 0%

South Australia 60% 31% 8% 0% 0%
Tasmania 38% 57% 5% 0% 0%
Victoria 30% 41% 26% 4% 0%
Western Australia 71% 28% 1% 0% 0%
Fiji 25% 38% 38% 0% 0%
Indonesia 80% 3% 7% 7% 3%
Malaysia 20% 60% 0% 20% 0%
Oceania
New Caledonia 20% 40% 40% 0% 0%

New Zealand 40% 36% 20% 4% 0%
Papua New Guinea 73% 9% 9% 9% 0%
Oceania
Philippines 40% 53% 7% 0% 0%
Solomon Islands 25% 25% 50% 0% 0%
Angola 63% 13% 0% 13% 13%
Botswana 25% 60% 10% 5% 0%
Burkina Faso 56% 31% 6% 6% 0%
Democratic Republic 68% 5% 14% 5% 9%
Eritrea 57% 14% 14% 14% 0%
Ethiopia 40% 40% 10% 10% 0%
Ghana 50% 45% 5% 0% 0%
Guinea(Conakry) 30% 20% 40% 0% 10%
Ivory Coast 57% 29% 0% 14% 0%
Africa
Kenya 11% 44% 11% 33% 0%

Madagascar 30% 40% 20% 10% 0%
Mali 52% 24% 5% 14% 5%
Morocco 50% 33% 0% 17% 0%
Mozambique 22% 56% 0% 22% 0%
Namibia 39% 46% 14% 0% 0%
Niger 43% 29% 0% 29% 0%
South Africa 48% 27% 9% 12% 3%
Tanzania 22% 65% 9% 4% 0%
Zambia 36% 36% 20% 8% 0%
Zimbabwe 42% 21% 16% 16% 5%
Catamarca 36% 9% 36% 0% 18%
Chubut 31% 31% 15% 8% 15%
Jujuy 42% 25% 17% 0% 17%
La Rioja 22% 22% 33% 0% 22%
Argentina
Mendoza 24% 33% 33% 0% 10%

Neuquen 50% 17% 0% 0% 33%
Rio Negro 29% 29% 14% 0% 29%
Salta 35% 35% 18% 6% 6%
San Juan 35% 41% 12% 0% 12%
Santa Cruz 31% 25% 13% 13% 19%
Bolivia 43% 14% 14% 24% 5%
Brazil 53% 24% 21% 3% 0%
Chile 62% 30% 8% 0% 0%

Colombia 59% 19% 16% 3% 3%
Dominican Republic 22% 44% 22% 11% 0%
Ecuador 37% 20% 23% 17% 3%
French Guiana 29% 29% 14% 29% 0%
Guatemala 33% 11% 33% 22% 0%
Guyana 30% 30% 20% 20% 0%
Honduras 27% 18% 27% 18% 9%
Mexico 52% 30% 14% 3% 0%
Nicaragua 38% 46% 15% 0% 0%
Panama 40% 27% 20% 13% 0%
Latin America
Peru 55% 31% 12% 1% 0%
Uruguay 0% 43% 57% 0% 0%
Venezuela 38% 31% 13% 13% 6%
China 53% 27% 20% 0% 0%
India 43% 36% 21% 0% 0%
Kazakhstan 56% 44% 0% 0% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 50% 13% 25% 13% 0%
Asia
Laos 38% 38% 25% 0% 0%

Mongolia 47% 24% 18% 12% 0%
Myanmar 60% 20% 0% 0% 20%
Vietnam 50% 33% 17% 0% 0%
Bulgaria 13% 75% 13% 0% 0%
Finland 61% 32% 7% 0% 0%
France 23% 38% 23% 15% 0%
Greenland 47% 40% 13% 0% 0%
Greece 8% 50% 25% 17% 0%
Ireland 63% 25% 8% 4% 0%
Norway 42% 33% 17% 8% 0%
Europe
Poland 22% 56% 22% 0% 0%

Portugal 43% 43% 7% 7% 0%
Romania 33% 56% 0% 11% 0%
Russia 67% 17% 8% 8% 0%
Serbia 20% 60% 20% 0% 0%
Spain 36% 41% 18% 5% 0%
Sweden 44% 44% 11% 0% 0%
Turkey 41% 36% 14% 9% 0%
Table A3: Uncertainty Regarding the Administration, Interpretation, and
Back to Index Enforcement of Existing Regulations
Response 1 2 3 4 5
Alberta 44% 39% 6% 8% 3%
Manitoba 54% 18% 21% 8% 0%
New Brunswick 48% 40% 8% 4% 0%
Canada

Nova Scotia 35% 45% 15% 0% 5%
Nunavut 19% 38% 30% 13% 0%
Ontario 27% 36% 20% 15% 2%
Quebec 46% 26% 22% 3% 3%
Yukon 44% 25% 20% 9% 2%
Alaska 38% 26% 16% 20% 0%
Arizona 22% 45% 26% 7% 0%
California 10% 8% 26% 41% 15%
Colorado 12% 24% 46% 15% 2%
Idaho 34% 32% 26% 8% 0%
United States
Michigan 25% 56% 13% 6% 0%

Minnesota 23% 31% 31% 15% 0%
Montana 17% 23% 23% 27% 10%
Nevada 48% 40% 10% 1% 0%
New Mexico 8% 42% 19% 23% 8%
Utah 44% 44% 9% 0% 3%
Washington 13% 33% 17% 33% 4%
Wyoming 71% 18% 7% 4% 0%
New South Wales 12% 21% 30% 25% 12%
Australia
Queensland 26% 31% 33% 10% 0%

Tasmania 22% 39% 26% 13% 0%
Victoria 16% 23% 29% 26% 6%
Fiji 35% 41% 18% 6% 0%
Indonesia 6% 15% 18% 44% 18%
Malaysia 0% 33% 50% 17% 0%
Oceania
New Caledonia 14% 29% 43% 14% 0%

New Zealand 24% 31% 28% 14% 3%
Philippines 5% 24% 19% 33% 19%
Ocea
Angola 0% 10% 30% 40% 20%
Botswana 58% 38% 4% 0% 0%
Burkina Faso 37% 30% 26% 7% 0%
Eritrea 20% 50% 10% 10% 10%
Ethiopia 29% 43% 14% 7% 7%
Ghana 14% 46% 32% 7% 0%
Guinea(Conakry) 8% 17% 25% 42% 8%
Ivory Coast 17% 33% 33% 17% 0%
Africa
Kenya 0% 30% 30% 10% 30%

Madagascar 8% 25% 25% 42% 0%
Mali 21% 38% 28% 10% 3%
Morocco 38% 63% 0% 0% 0%
Mozambique 8% 33% 50% 8% 0%
Namibia 33% 47% 13% 7% 0%
Niger 0% 22% 11% 56% 11%
South Africa 2% 24% 32% 27% 15%
Tanzania 4% 46% 36% 14% 0%
Zambia 7% 50% 27% 17% 0%
Zimbabwe 0% 0% 17% 43% 39%
Catamarca 7% 36% 36% 14% 7%
Chubut 0% 0% 13% 40% 47%
Jujuy 6% 31% 38% 6% 19%
La Rioja 0% 0% 11% 67% 22%
Argentina
Mendoza 0% 8% 32% 36% 24%

Neuquen 0% 14% 29% 29% 29%
Rio Negro 0% 10% 40% 30% 20%
Salta 43% 19% 29% 0% 10%
San Juan 33% 29% 19% 10% 10%
Santa Cruz 12% 24% 18% 35% 12%
Bolivia 0% 13% 38% 33% 17%
Brazil 12% 23% 37% 23% 5%
Chile 36% 42% 19% 3% 0%

Colombia 19% 19% 35% 14% 14%
Ecuador 9% 6% 40% 37% 9%
French Guiana 0% 40% 20% 30% 10%
Guatemala 0% 27% 45% 18% 9%
Guyana 14% 57% 21% 7% 0%
Honduras 0% 8% 42% 42% 8%
Mexico 32% 39% 21% 6% 1%
Nicaragua 20% 40% 27% 13% 0%
Panama 13% 38% 44% 6% 0%
Peru 19% 43% 32% 7% 0%
Latin Ameri
Uruguay 0% 75% 13% 0% 13%
Venezuela 0% 0% 16% 16% 68%
China 6% 18% 18% 53% 6%
India 13% 13% 33% 27% 13%
Kazakhstan 0% 36% 27% 36% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 0% 0% 25% 38% 38%
Asia
Laos 0% 13% 38% 50% 0%

Mongolia 0% 0% 22% 61% 17%
Myanmar 0% 20% 20% 40% 20%
Vietnam 17% 0% 0% 50% 33%
Bulgaria 8% 33% 58% 0% 0%
Finland 39% 35% 19% 0% 6%
France 7% 21% 36% 14% 21%
Greenland 31% 38% 31% 0% 0%
Greece 0% 7% 29% 50% 14%
Ireland 58% 27% 12% 4% 0%
Norway 31% 54% 8% 0% 8%
Europe
Poland 0% 55% 36% 9% 0%

Portugal 33% 53% 13% 0% 0%
Romania 9% 0% 36% 36% 18%
Russia 8% 8% 31% 31% 23%
Serbia 38% 25% 25% 13% 0%
Spain 12% 31% 38% 19% 0%
Sweden 37% 43% 17% 3% 0%
Turkey 8% 56% 20% 16% 0%
Back to Index Table A4: Uncertainty Concerning Environmental Regulations
Response 1 2 3 4 5
Alberta 25% 42% 17% 14% 3%
Manitoba 30% 50% 20% 0% 0%
New Brunswick 36% 40% 12% 12% 0%
Canada

Nova Scotia 20% 55% 15% 5% 5%
Nunavut 8% 29% 44% 17% 2%
Ontario 13% 44% 25% 14% 4%
Quebec 24% 37% 25% 8% 5%
Yukon 11% 45% 27% 14% 3%
Alaska 18% 29% 31% 23% 0%
Arizona 10% 46% 37% 7% 0%
California 0% 21% 26% 33% 21%
Colorado 3% 25% 45% 15% 13%
Idaho 11% 39% 34% 16% 0%
United States
Michigan 13% 56% 19% 13% 0%

Minnesota 8% 38% 23% 31% 0%
Montana 10% 26% 29% 19% 16%
Nevada 23% 52% 24% 1% 0%
New Mexico 8% 27% 46% 12% 8%
Utah 21% 50% 26% 0% 3%
Washington 8% 28% 32% 20% 12%
Wyoming 39% 29% 32% 0% 0%
New South Wales 3% 14% 36% 33% 14%
Australia
Queensland 9% 34% 41% 14% 2%

Tasmania 9% 32% 27% 27% 5%
Victoria 10% 13% 35% 32% 10%
Fiji 12% 65% 12% 12% 0%
Indonesia 6% 33% 39% 18% 3%
Malaysia 0% 33% 50% 17% 0%
Oceania
New Caledonia 0% 14% 57% 29% 0%

New Zealand 3% 34% 24% 34% 3%
Philippines 5% 32% 37% 16% 11%
Angola 10% 50% 30% 10% 0%
Botswana 38% 46% 17% 0% 0%
Burkina Faso 26% 63% 11% 0% 0%
Eritrea 30% 40% 20% 10% 0%
Ethiopia 7% 79% 7% 0% 7%
Ghana 11% 70% 15% 4% 0%
Guinea(Conakry) 8% 33% 33% 17% 8%
Ivory Coast 17% 50% 25% 0% 8%
Africa
Kenya 0% 70% 10% 10% 10%

Madagascar 8% 42% 50% 0% 0%
Mali 24% 48% 21% 3% 3%
Morocco 38% 50% 13% 0% 0%
Mozambique 8% 50% 42% 0% 0%
Namibia 32% 48% 16% 3% 0%
Niger 0% 44% 44% 11% 0%
South Africa 10% 48% 29% 14% 0%
Tanzania 7% 57% 36% 0% 0%
Zambia 13% 60% 27% 0% 0%
Zimbabwe 4% 43% 26% 17% 9%
Catamarca 8% 38% 38% 8% 8%
Chubut 0% 0% 21% 36% 43%
Jujuy 13% 31% 31% 13% 13%
La Rioja 0% 0% 33% 33% 33%
Argentina
Mendoza 0% 13% 42% 21% 25%

Neuquen 0% 29% 14% 14% 43%
Rio Negro 0% 20% 40% 20% 20%
Salta 33% 29% 24% 5% 10%
San Juan 20% 35% 30% 5% 10%
Santa Cruz 19% 19% 38% 13% 13%
Bolivia 5% 41% 32% 14% 9%
Brazil 2% 40% 40% 14% 2%
Chile 14% 55% 23% 8% 0%

Colombia 5% 32% 43% 14% 5%
Ecuador 6% 21% 38% 32% 3%
French Guiana 0% 20% 40% 30% 10%
Guatemala 10% 20% 30% 40% 0%
Guyana 14% 57% 21% 7% 0%
Honduras 0% 33% 33% 25% 8%
Mexico 14% 61% 20% 3% 1%
Nicaragua 13% 40% 20% 20% 7%
Panama 0% 25% 56% 19% 0%
Peru 14% 40% 34% 12% 0%
Uruguay 13% 38% 25% 13% 13%
Latin Am
Venezuela 0% 21% 16% 16% 47%
China 0% 29% 65% 0% 6%
India 0% 40% 47% 13% 0%
Kazakhstan 10% 70% 10% 10% 0%
Asia Kyrgyzstan 0% 14% 43% 29% 14%
Laos 0% 56% 22% 22% 0%
Mongolia 0% 28% 33% 33% 6%
Myanmar 0% 20% 20% 60% 0%
Vietnam 17% 0% 17% 50% 17%
Bulgaria 9% 36% 55% 0% 0%
Finland 16% 41% 28% 13% 3%
France 0% 29% 36% 21% 14%
Greenland 6% 63% 19% 13% 0%
Greece 0% 8% 31% 38% 23%
Ireland 19% 50% 27% 4% 0%
Norway 0% 69% 23% 8% 0%
Europe
Poland 0% 36% 45% 18% 0%

Portugal 13% 53% 27% 7% 0%
Romania 0% 20% 40% 20% 20%
Russia 15% 23% 38% 15% 8%
Serbia 14% 57% 29% 0% 0%
Spain 0% 35% 46% 15% 4%
Sweden 10% 52% 31% 7% 0%
Turkey 8% 50% 38% 4% 0%
Table A5: Regulatory Duplication and Inconsistencies (includes
Back to Index federal/provincial, federal/state, inter-departmental overlap, etc,)
Response 1 2 3 4 5
Alberta 26% 49% 14% 11% 0%
Manitoba 24% 50% 21% 5% 0%
New Brunswick 18% 41% 32% 9% 0%
Canada

Nova Scotia 11% 56% 28% 0% 6%
Nunavut 4% 36% 40% 20% 0%
Ontario 8% 46% 30% 14% 1%
Quebec 20% 39% 31% 8% 2%
Yukon 16% 43% 29% 10% 3%
Alaska 20% 41% 18% 20% 2%
Arizona 12% 46% 37% 5% 0%
California 6% 23% 31% 17% 23%
Colorado 5% 28% 55% 3% 10%
Idaho 8% 45% 29% 18% 0%
United States
Michigan 20% 33% 40% 7% 0%

Minnesota 8% 23% 31% 38% 0%
Montana 6% 32% 29% 19% 13%
Nevada 24% 48% 27% 1% 0%
New Mexico 8% 35% 38% 12% 8%
Utah 15% 52% 30% 0% 3%
Washington 8% 32% 24% 24% 12%
Wyoming 25% 46% 29% 0% 0%
New South Wales 7% 28% 29% 24% 12%
Australia
Queensland 11% 36% 38% 13% 2%

Tasmania 13% 61% 17% 9% 0%
Victoria 16% 31% 34% 6% 13%
Fiji 19% 56% 6% 19% 0%
Indonesia 0% 21% 24% 38% 18%
Malaysia 0% 67% 0% 33% 0%
Oceania
New Caledonia 0% 43% 29% 29% 0%

New Zealand 17% 38% 24% 17% 3%
Philippines 0% 20% 45% 20% 15%
Ocea
Angola 0% 20% 30% 40% 10%
Botswana 39% 35% 26% 0% 0%
Burkina Faso 13% 65% 22% 0% 0%
Eritrea 30% 40% 20% 10% 0%
Ethiopia 8% 58% 17% 17% 0%
Ghana 13% 46% 33% 8% 0%
Guinea(Conakry) 0% 25% 33% 33% 8%
Ivory Coast 30% 20% 40% 10% 0%
Africa
Kenya 0% 33% 33% 11% 22%

Madagascar 9% 36% 27% 27% 0%
Mali 19% 46% 19% 12% 4%
Morocco 0% 88% 13% 0% 0%
Mozambique 0% 55% 27% 18% 0%
Namibia 17% 53% 27% 3% 0%
Niger 0% 25% 50% 25% 0%
South Africa 2% 41% 32% 24% 0%
Tanzania 0% 56% 36% 8% 0%
Zambia 7% 45% 28% 21% 0%
Zimbabwe 0% 17% 17% 48% 17%
Catamarca 8% 15% 46% 23% 8%
Chubut 0% 7% 20% 47% 27%
Jujuy 7% 33% 20% 27% 13%
La Rioja 0% 0% 11% 56% 33%
Argentina
Mendoza 0% 21% 29% 29% 21%

Neuquen 0% 14% 29% 29% 29%
Rio Negro 10% 0% 40% 30% 20%
Salta 20% 30% 30% 10% 10%
San Juan 15% 25% 35% 15% 10%
Santa Cruz 6% 18% 24% 35% 18%
Bolivia 0% 30% 26% 35% 9%
Brazil 5% 28% 43% 23% 3%
Chile 22% 52% 20% 7% 0%

Colombia 12% 26% 32% 24% 6%
Ecuador 3% 26% 29% 35% 6%
French Guiana 0% 11% 44% 33% 11%
Guatemala 10% 20% 30% 40% 0%
Guyana 17% 33% 33% 17% 0%
Honduras 0% 20% 30% 40% 10%
Mexico 14% 51% 29% 4% 1%
Nicaragua 8% 31% 38% 15% 8%
Panama 7% 33% 33% 27% 0%
Peru 11% 35% 37% 17% 0%
Latin Ameri
Uruguay 13% 25% 50% 0% 13%
Venezuela 0% 11% 16% 21% 53%
China 0% 24% 29% 35% 12%
India 0% 21% 0% 57% 21%
Kazakhstan 11% 44% 33% 11% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 0% 29% 14% 43% 14%
Asia
Laos 0% 33% 33% 33% 0%

Mongolia 0% 11% 28% 50% 11%
Myanmar 0% 0% 40% 40% 20%
Vietnam 0% 17% 0% 50% 33%
Bulgaria 9% 18% 64% 9% 0%
Finland 27% 47% 17% 7% 3%
France 7% 29% 36% 14% 14%
Greenland 21% 57% 21% 0% 0%
Greece 0% 0% 23% 62% 15%
Ireland 40% 48% 12% 0% 0%
Norway 0% 82% 9% 0% 9%
Europe
Poland 0% 40% 40% 20% 0%

Portugal 13% 67% 20% 0% 0%
Romania 0% 0% 80% 10% 10%
Russia 8% 23% 46% 15% 8%
Serbia 29% 43% 29% 0% 0%
Spain 4% 46% 29% 17% 4%
Sweden 15% 63% 22% 0% 0%
Turkey 0% 36% 55% 9% 0%
Table A6: Legal System (legal processes that are fair, transparent, non-
Back to Index corrupt, timely, efficiently administered, etc.)
Response 1 2 3 4 5
Alberta 57% 37% 3% 0% 3%
Manitoba 42% 53% 5% 0% 0%
Canada

Nova Scotia 47% 37% 0% 11% 5%
Nunavut 30% 43% 22% 2% 2%
Ontario 36% 47% 12% 5% 1%
Quebec 40% 44% 11% 3% 2%
Yukon 41% 45% 11% 2% 2%
Alaska 39% 36% 18% 7% 0%
Arizona 36% 43% 19% 2% 0%
California 16% 32% 24% 16% 11%
Colorado 25% 45% 28% 0% 3%
Idaho 31% 41% 21% 8% 0%
United States
Michigan 40% 40% 20% 0% 0%

Minnesota 31% 38% 31% 0% 0%
Montana 23% 35% 26% 13% 3%
Nevada 42% 49% 8% 1% 0%
New Mexico 23% 42% 19% 12% 4%
Utah 30% 45% 21% 0% 3%
Washington 24% 32% 20% 16% 8%
Wyoming 46% 43% 11% 0% 0%
New South Wales 24% 37% 10% 17% 12%
Australia
Queensland 38% 41% 13% 8% 0%

Tasmania 43% 39% 9% 4% 4%
Victoria 41% 34% 16% 3% 6%
Fiji 18% 18% 53% 12% 0%
Indonesia 0% 3% 29% 47% 21%
Malaysia 0% 50% 0% 50% 0%
Oceania
New Caledonia 14% 43% 43% 0% 0%

New Zealand 38% 52% 10% 0% 0%
Philippines 0% 10% 48% 24% 19%
Ocea
Angola 0% 10% 30% 40% 20%
Botswana 43% 39% 17% 0% 0%
Burkina Faso 8% 48% 32% 8% 4%
Eritrea 20% 50% 20% 0% 10%
Ethiopia 8% 54% 23% 15% 0%
Ghana 0% 42% 35% 23% 0%
Guinea(Conakry) 0% 17% 33% 25% 25%
Ivory Coast 9% 18% 45% 18% 9%
Africa
Kenya 0% 22% 33% 11% 33%

Madagascar 0% 25% 42% 33% 0%
Mali 0% 33% 37% 22% 7%
Morocco 0% 63% 38% 0% 0%
Mozambique 9% 27% 18% 45% 0%
Namibia 23% 50% 23% 3% 0%
Niger 0% 0% 13% 75% 13%
South Africa 5% 27% 37% 24% 7%
Tanzania 0% 26% 48% 26% 0%
Zambia 3% 40% 43% 10% 3%
Zimbabwe 0% 13% 13% 30% 43%
Catamarca 0% 36% 29% 21% 14%
Chubut 0% 7% 20% 40% 33%
Jujuy 7% 27% 33% 13% 20%
La Rioja 0% 0% 11% 56% 33%
Argentina
Mendoza 0% 9% 52% 17% 22%

Neuquen 0% 14% 43% 0% 43%
Rio Negro 10% 10% 30% 30% 20%
Salta 20% 25% 45% 0% 10%
San Juan 10% 38% 33% 5% 14%
Santa Cruz 6% 12% 41% 24% 18%
Bolivia 4% 0% 42% 38% 17%
Brazil 5% 23% 41% 26% 5%
Chile 26% 52% 18% 3% 0%

Colombia 8% 25% 33% 22% 11%
Ecuador 3% 21% 18% 41% 18%
French Guiana 0% 30% 50% 10% 10%
Guatemala 0% 18% 27% 45% 9%
Guyana 15% 8% 62% 8% 8%
Honduras 0% 0% 45% 45% 9%
Mexico 7% 39% 42% 10% 1%
Nicaragua 7% 21% 50% 14% 7%
Panama 7% 27% 47% 20% 0%
Peru 10% 44% 29% 18% 0%
Latin Ameri
Uruguay 13% 50% 13% 13% 13%
Venezuela 0% 5% 11% 16% 68%
China 0% 12% 24% 53% 12%
India 7% 13% 40% 33% 7%
Kazakhstan 0% 63% 25% 0% 13%
Kyrgyzstan 0% 0% 25% 25% 50%
Asia
Laos 0% 11% 56% 33% 0%

Mongolia 0% 11% 39% 28% 22%
Myanmar 0% 0% 0% 80% 20%
Vietnam 0% 17% 17% 33% 33%
Bulgaria 0% 27% 45% 27% 0%
Finland 45% 42% 10% 3% 0%
France 7% 43% 29% 7% 14%
Greenland 27% 60% 13% 0% 0%
Greece 0% 0% 58% 25% 17%
Ireland 48% 36% 8% 8% 0%
Norway 38% 46% 8% 0% 8%
Europe
Poland 0% 50% 30% 20% 0%

Portugal 33% 47% 20% 0% 0%
Romania 0% 0% 30% 50% 20%
Russia 0% 23% 23% 23% 31%
Serbia 14% 57% 29% 0% 0%
Spain 20% 32% 36% 12% 0%
Sweden 38% 41% 21% 0% 0%
Turkey 5% 36% 50% 5% 5%
Table A7: Taxation Regime (includes personal, corporate, payroll, capital, and
Back to Index other taxes, and complexity of tax compliance)
Response 1 2 3 4 5
Alberta 48% 36% 12% 0% 3%
Manitoba 22% 56% 17% 6% 0%
Canada

Nova Scotia 17% 61% 17% 0% 6%
Nunavut 19% 44% 33% 5% 0%
Ontario 19% 54% 22% 3% 1%
Quebec 26% 45% 22% 7% 0%
Yukon 23% 61% 16% 0% 0%
Alaska 33% 50% 16% 2% 0%
Arizona 17% 57% 23% 2% 2%
California 12% 45% 18% 15% 9%
Colorado 19% 54% 19% 5% 3%
Idaho 16% 62% 16% 5% 0%
United States
Michigan 27% 47% 20% 7% 0%

Minnesota 25% 50% 8% 17% 0%
Montana 14% 48% 24% 14% 0%
Nevada 25% 57% 17% 1% 0%
New Mexico 4% 67% 17% 8% 4%
Utah 26% 55% 19% 0% 0%
Washington 8% 60% 32% 0% 0%
Wyoming 31% 58% 12% 0% 0%
Australia
Queensland 9% 52% 36% 4% 0%

Tasmania 5% 52% 38% 5% 0%
Victoria 3% 48% 38% 10% 0%
Fiji 19% 69% 13% 0% 0%
Indonesia 0% 33% 47% 20% 0%
Malaysia 33% 17% 17% 33% 0%
Oceania
New Caledonia 0% 60% 20% 20% 0%

New Zealand 8% 68% 24% 0% 0%
Philippines 0% 29% 53% 12% 6%
Ocea
Angola 0% 25% 50% 25% 0%
Botswana 18% 73% 5% 5% 0%
Burkina Faso 13% 48% 35% 4% 0%
Eritrea 0% 38% 38% 25% 0%
Ethiopia 0% 64% 18% 9% 9%
Ghana 4% 54% 38% 4% 0%
Guinea(Conakry) 0% 25% 50% 17% 8%
Ivory Coast 20% 20% 50% 10% 0%
Africa
Kenya 0% 44% 11% 22% 22%

Madagascar 0% 64% 27% 9% 0%
Mali 8% 52% 32% 4% 4%
Morocco 43% 43% 14% 0% 0%
Mozambique 10% 20% 40% 30% 0%
Namibia 7% 66% 24% 3% 0%
Niger 0% 25% 38% 25% 13%
South Africa 3% 41% 32% 24% 0%
Tanzania 0% 48% 36% 12% 4%
Zambia 0% 33% 41% 26% 0%
Zimbabwe 5% 20% 20% 35% 20%
Catamarca 0% 18% 45% 9% 27%
Chubut 0% 14% 29% 36% 21%
Jujuy 8% 23% 31% 8% 31%
La Rioja 0% 11% 22% 44% 22%
Argentina
Mendoza 0% 9% 50% 23% 18%

Neuquen 0% 0% 17% 33% 50%
Rio Negro 0% 11% 44% 22% 22%
Salta 11% 28% 33% 17% 11%
San Juan 11% 5% 58% 11% 16%
Santa Cruz 6% 13% 19% 31% 31%
Bolivia 10% 5% 29% 38% 19%
Brazil 11% 26% 45% 18% 0%
Chile 21% 43% 32% 4% 0%

Colombia 12% 33% 30% 18% 6%
Ecuador 0% 10% 39% 35% 16%
French Guiana 0% 44% 44% 11% 0%
Guatemala 0% 27% 64% 9% 0%
Guyana 8% 42% 42% 8% 0%
Honduras 0% 9% 55% 36% 0%
Mexico 6% 45% 36% 12% 0%
Nicaragua 8% 54% 23% 8% 8%
Panama 7% 36% 50% 7% 0%
Peru 10% 46% 41% 3% 0%
Latin Ameri
Uruguay 14% 14% 57% 0% 14%
Venezuela 0% 6% 6% 31% 56%
China 0% 13% 67% 20% 0%
India 0% 46% 23% 31% 0%
Kazakhstan 0% 43% 43% 14% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 0% 14% 43% 29% 14%
Asia
Laos 0% 50% 50% 0% 0%

Mongolia 0% 24% 35% 35% 6%
Myanmar 0% 0% 60% 40% 0%
Vietnam 0% 33% 0% 33% 33%
Bulgaria 38% 38% 25% 0% 0%
Finland 25% 50% 25% 0% 0%
France 15% 38% 31% 15% 0%
Greenland 20% 67% 7% 7% 0%
Greece 0% 0% 73% 27% 0%
Ireland 38% 50% 8% 4% 0%
Norway 8% 83% 8% 0% 0%
Europe
Poland 0% 75% 25% 0% 0%

Portugal 20% 60% 20% 0% 0%
Romania 0% 22% 56% 11% 11%
Russia 0% 17% 42% 33% 8%
Serbia 33% 50% 17% 0% 0%
Spain 9% 61% 26% 4% 0%
Sweden 33% 56% 11% 0% 0%
Turkey 5% 71% 10% 10% 5%
Back to Index Table A8: Uncertainty Concerning Disputed Land Claims
Response 1 2 3 4 5
Alberta 24% 33% 33% 6% 3%
Manitoba 19% 36% 31% 14% 0%
New Brunswick 17% 52% 26% 4% 0%
Canada

Nova Scotia 17% 67% 17% 0% 0%
Nunavut 16% 42% 28% 9% 5%
Ontario 9% 29% 34% 24% 4%
Quebec 21% 38% 33% 7% 1%
Yukon 6% 21% 44% 26% 3%
Alaska 50% 33% 8% 8% 0%
Arizona 28% 54% 9% 7% 2%
California 21% 45% 21% 9% 3%
Colorado 27% 43% 19% 8% 3%
Idaho 27% 57% 8% 8% 0%
United States
Michigan 27% 27% 47% 0% 0%

Minnesota 33% 42% 8% 17% 0%
Montana 17% 62% 14% 7% 0%
Nevada 30% 56% 10% 4% 0%
New Mexico 8% 58% 25% 4% 4%
Utah 23% 55% 13% 6% 3%
Washington 24% 48% 24% 4% 0%
Wyoming 27% 58% 12% 4% 0%
New South Wales 4% 40% 28% 21% 8%
Australia
Queensland 7% 38% 38% 18% 0%

Tasmania 5% 43% 52% 0% 0%
Victoria 7% 43% 36% 11% 4%
Fiji 13% 31% 31% 19% 6%
Indonesia 0% 27% 20% 43% 10%
Malaysia 0% 67% 17% 17% 0%
Oceania
New Caledonia 20% 20% 20% 40% 0%

New Zealand 8% 54% 23% 15% 0%
Philippines 0% 24% 47% 18% 12%
Angola 0% 33% 33% 22% 11%
Botswana 36% 50% 9% 5% 0%
Burkina Faso 26% 48% 26% 0% 0%
Eritrea 29% 43% 29% 0% 0%
Ethiopia 9% 55% 27% 9% 0%
Ghana 4% 57% 35% 4% 0%
Guinea(Conakry) 0% 36% 18% 27% 18%
Ivory Coast 0% 44% 56% 0% 0%
Africa
Kenya 0% 22% 44% 22% 11%

Madagascar 0% 36% 27% 36% 0%
Mali 8% 60% 28% 0% 4%
Morocco 14% 43% 29% 14% 0%
Mozambique 0% 40% 30% 30% 0%
Namibia 21% 48% 24% 7% 0%
Niger 25% 38% 0% 38% 0%
South Africa 3% 43% 27% 19% 8%
Tanzania 0% 32% 60% 8% 0%
Zambia 4% 59% 30% 7% 0%
Zimbabwe 0% 15% 25% 35% 25%
Catamarca 0% 27% 55% 9% 9%
Chubut 0% 29% 43% 7% 21%
Jujuy 8% 38% 23% 8% 23%
La Rioja 0% 33% 22% 33% 11%
Argentina
Mendoza 5% 27% 41% 14% 14%

Neuquen 0% 17% 50% 0% 33%
Rio Negro 11% 11% 44% 22% 11%
Salta 22% 28% 33% 6% 11%
San Juan 16% 21% 53% 0% 11%
Santa Cruz 19% 19% 31% 19% 13%
Bolivia 9% 5% 32% 45% 9%
Brazil 8% 28% 50% 14% 0%
Chile 21% 54% 20% 4% 2%

Colombia 12% 27% 27% 27% 6%
Ecuador 10% 23% 20% 37% 10%
French Guiana 11% 56% 33% 0% 0%
Guatemala 10% 20% 40% 30% 0%
Guyana 25% 17% 33% 25% 0%
Honduras 9% 27% 27% 27% 9%
Mexico 6% 44% 39% 11% 0%
Nicaragua 15% 23% 31% 23% 8%
Panama 20% 20% 13% 47% 0%
Peru 6% 38% 38% 16% 3%
Uruguay 14% 43% 29% 14% 0%
Latin Am
Venezuela 6% 19% 6% 19% 50%
China 0% 33% 33% 27% 7%
India 0% 31% 0% 54% 15%
Kazakhstan 29% 14% 43% 14% 0%
Laos 0% 50% 13% 25% 13%
Mongolia 0% 47% 12% 35% 6%
Myanmar 0% 20% 20% 40% 20%
Vietnam 17% 33% 0% 33% 17%
Bulgaria 13% 25% 63% 0% 0%
Finland 38% 41% 10% 7% 3%
France 8% 54% 31% 8% 0%
Greenland 20% 67% 13% 0% 0%
Greece 0% 30% 40% 30% 0%
Ireland 54% 38% 0% 8% 0%
Norway 31% 31% 31% 0% 8%
Europe
Poland 13% 63% 25% 0% 0%

Portugal 27% 53% 13% 7% 0%
Romania 0% 56% 11% 33% 0%
Russia 17% 33% 25% 25% 0%
Serbia 33% 33% 33% 0% 0%
Spain 9% 73% 14% 5% 0%
Sweden 30% 44% 26% 0% 0%
Turkey 10% 52% 24% 10% 5%
Table A9: Uncertainty over which Areas will be Protected as Wilderness,
Back to Index Parks or Archeological Sites
Response 1 2 3 4 5
Alberta 24% 42% 24% 6% 3%
Manitoba 6% 57% 26% 11% 0%
Canada

Nova Scotia 6% 61% 28% 6% 0%
Nunavut 7% 26% 40% 26% 0%
Ontario 5% 44% 34% 17% 1%
Quebec 11% 43% 31% 11% 3%
Yukon 0% 38% 34% 26% 2%
Alaska 17% 37% 27% 17% 3%
Arizona 8% 45% 32% 15% 0%
California 6% 32% 26% 21% 15%
Colorado 8% 26% 39% 18% 8%
Idaho 5% 41% 35% 19% 0%
United States
Michigan 29% 21% 29% 21% 0%

Minnesota 8% 23% 31% 31% 8%
Montana 7% 40% 23% 23% 7%
Nevada 11% 51% 34% 4% 0%
New Mexico 5% 41% 27% 23% 5%
Utah 16% 34% 38% 9% 3%
Washington 4% 40% 20% 28% 8%
Wyoming 26% 37% 30% 7% 0%
New South Wales 4% 40% 29% 20% 7%
Australia
Queensland 9% 26% 53% 11% 2%

Tasmania 0% 38% 43% 19% 0%
Victoria 7% 24% 38% 31% 0%
Fiji 19% 38% 31% 13% 0%
Indonesia 3% 48% 23% 19% 6%
Malaysia 0% 50% 33% 17% 0%
Oceania
New Caledonia 0% 33% 33% 33% 0%

New Zealand 4% 33% 44% 19% 0%
Philippines 11% 42% 26% 16% 5%
Ocea
Angola 13% 50% 13% 25% 0%
Botswana 23% 59% 18% 0% 0%
Burkina Faso 23% 73% 5% 0% 0%
Eritrea 25% 75% 0% 0% 0%
Ethiopia 20% 50% 30% 0% 0%
Ghana 4% 70% 22% 4% 0%
Guinea(Conakry) 8% 58% 25% 8% 0%
Ivory Coast 22% 56% 22% 0% 0%
Africa
Kenya 0% 78% 22% 0% 0%

Madagascar 0% 55% 36% 9% 0%
Mali 24% 64% 4% 4% 4%
Morocco 17% 83% 0% 0% 0%
Mozambique 30% 50% 20% 0% 0%
Namibia 34% 38% 28% 0% 0%
Niger 13% 38% 25% 25% 0%
South Africa 11% 53% 33% 3% 0%
Tanzania 4% 58% 38% 0% 0%
Zambia 15% 56% 26% 4% 0%
Zimbabwe 10% 40% 25% 15% 10%
Catamarca 0% 45% 45% 0% 9%
Chubut 0% 29% 36% 7% 29%
Jujuy 8% 31% 23% 23% 15%
La Rioja 0% 33% 22% 22% 22%
Argentina
Mendoza 4% 30% 30% 17% 17%

Neuquen 0% 17% 33% 17% 33%
Rio Negro 0% 33% 22% 22% 22%
Salta 17% 28% 39% 6% 11%
San Juan 5% 55% 25% 5% 10%
Santa Cruz 13% 31% 25% 19% 13%
Bolivia 18% 14% 45% 18% 5%
Brazil 0% 35% 54% 11% 0%
Chile 12% 60% 25% 2% 2%

Colombia 15% 24% 30% 24% 6%
Ecuador 10% 27% 33% 30% 0%
French Guiana 0% 13% 38% 50% 0%
Guatemala 10% 30% 30% 30% 0%
Guyana 25% 33% 25% 17% 0%
Honduras 9% 27% 27% 27% 9%
Mexico 9% 48% 30% 13% 0%
Nicaragua 15% 15% 46% 15% 8%
Panama 13% 20% 20% 40% 7%
Peru 4% 45% 38% 10% 3%
Latin Ameri
Uruguay 17% 17% 50% 17% 0%
Venezuela 6% 25% 6% 25% 38%
China 13% 33% 53% 0% 0%
India 7% 29% 57% 7% 0%
Kazakhstan 25% 50% 25% 0% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 14% 29% 29% 14% 14%
Asia
Laos 13% 50% 25% 13% 0%

Mongolia 0% 47% 18% 24% 12%
Myanmar 0% 40% 20% 20% 20%
Vietnam 17% 17% 17% 50% 0%
Bulgaria 0% 25% 63% 13% 0%
Finland 14% 50% 21% 11% 4%
France 8% 31% 46% 8% 8%
Greenland 7% 60% 27% 7% 0%
Greece 0% 9% 55% 27% 9%
Ireland 22% 52% 26% 0% 0%
Norway 0% 54% 31% 8% 8%
Europe
Poland 0% 75% 25% 0% 0%

Portugal 13% 47% 27% 13% 0%
Romania 11% 33% 44% 11% 0%
Russia 25% 25% 50% 0% 0%
Serbia 0% 80% 20% 0% 0%
Spain 4% 61% 26% 9% 0%
Sweden 11% 56% 22% 11% 0%
Turkey 19% 57% 14% 5% 5%
Table A10: Quality of Infrastructure (includes access to roads, power
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Response 1 2 3 4 5
Alberta 61% 24% 15% 0% 0%
Manitoba 25% 50% 25% 0% 0%
Canada

Nova Scotia 33% 67% 0% 0% 0%
Nunavut 5% 7% 30% 58% 0%
Ontario 20% 51% 21% 8% 0%
Quebec 39% 39% 19% 3% 0%
Yukon 8% 18% 50% 23% 2%
Alaska 15% 18% 43% 22% 2%
Arizona 45% 49% 4% 0% 2%
California 29% 56% 6% 6% 3%
Colorado 46% 49% 3% 3% 0%
Idaho 42% 53% 5% 0% 0%
United States
Michigan 33% 47% 20% 0% 0%

Minnesota 38% 54% 8% 0% 0%
Montana 37% 63% 0% 0% 0%
Nevada 40% 57% 2% 0% 0%
New Mexico 42% 54% 4% 0% 0%
Utah 44% 56% 0% 0% 0%
Washington 28% 64% 8% 0% 0%
Wyoming 44% 48% 7% 0% 0%
Australia
Queensland 25% 57% 16% 2% 0%

Tasmania 14% 62% 24% 0% 0%
Victoria 38% 41% 17% 3% 0%
Fiji 12% 29% 47% 12% 0%
Indonesia 0% 13% 61% 26% 0%
Malaysia 17% 33% 33% 17% 0%
Oceania
New Caledonia 33% 17% 33% 17% 0%

New Zealand 37% 56% 7% 0% 0%
Philippines 0% 11% 58% 26% 5%
Ocea
Angola 0% 22% 33% 33% 11%
Botswana 27% 32% 32% 9% 0%
Burkina Faso 0% 39% 48% 13% 0%
Eritrea 0% 25% 63% 13% 0%
Ethiopia 8% 50% 42% 0% 0%
Ghana 0% 36% 52% 12% 0%
Ivory Coast 10% 30% 50% 10% 0%
Africa
Kenya 0% 22% 56% 22% 0%

Madagascar 0% 18% 27% 45% 9%
Mali 0% 24% 44% 28% 4%
Morocco 29% 57% 0% 14% 0%
Mozambique 0% 30% 20% 30% 20%
Namibia 17% 28% 38% 17% 0%
Niger 0% 25% 0% 75% 0%
South Africa 11% 36% 22% 25% 6%
Tanzania 4% 27% 54% 15% 0%
Zambia 7% 22% 44% 22% 4%
Zimbabwe 0% 20% 30% 35% 15%
Catamarca 17% 25% 42% 17% 0%
Chubut 15% 38% 31% 15% 0%
Jujuy 15% 31% 38% 15% 0%
La Rioja 11% 33% 33% 22% 0%
Argentina
Mendoza 13% 26% 48% 13% 0%

Neuquen 17% 67% 17% 0% 0%
Rio Negro 22% 33% 22% 22% 0%
Salta 17% 39% 33% 11% 0%
San Juan 15% 20% 50% 15% 0%
Santa Cruz 13% 31% 38% 19% 0%
Bolivia 5% 14% 57% 24% 0%
Brazil 3% 37% 53% 8% 0%
Chile 12% 49% 30% 9% 0%

Colombia 9% 31% 38% 22% 0%
Ecuador 30% 13% 37% 20% 0%
French Guiana 0% 11% 56% 33% 0%
Guatemala 9% 18% 55% 18% 0%
Guyana 0% 8% 25% 58% 8%
Honduras 18% 18% 27% 36% 0%
Mexico 13% 52% 33% 3% 0%
Nicaragua 7% 29% 43% 21% 0%
Panama 20% 13% 53% 13% 0%
Peru 4% 42% 46% 7% 0%
Latin Ameri
Uruguay 43% 14% 43% 0% 0%
Venezuela 0% 19% 25% 19% 38%
China 6% 6% 56% 31% 0%
India 8% 15% 31% 31% 15%
Kazakhstan 0% 63% 25% 13% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 0% 13% 50% 25% 13%
Asia
Laos 0% 13% 25% 63% 0%

Mongolia 0% 6% 24% 59% 12%
Myanmar 0% 20% 20% 20% 40%
Vietnam 0% 0% 33% 50% 17%
Bulgaria 25% 50% 25% 0% 0%
Finland 66% 31% 3% 0% 0%
France 46% 38% 15% 0% 0%
Greenland 0% 20% 27% 53% 0%
Greece 17% 42% 42% 0% 0%
Ireland 67% 29% 4% 0% 0%
Norway 46% 46% 8% 0% 0%
Europe
Poland 25% 63% 13% 0% 0%

Portugal 53% 40% 7% 0% 0%
Romania 25% 63% 13% 0% 0%
Russia 0% 25% 67% 8% 0%
Serbia 33% 67% 0% 0% 0%
Spain 58% 33% 8% 0% 0%
Sweden 61% 32% 7% 0% 0%
Turkey 33% 52% 10% 5% 0%
Table A11: Socioeconomic Agreements/Community Development Conditions
(includes local purchasing, processing requirements or supplying social
Back to Index infrastructure such as schools or hospitals, etc,)
Response 1 2 3 4 5
Alberta 36% 36% 24% 3% 0%
Manitoba 26% 50% 18% 6% 0%
New Brunswick 22% 61% 17% 0% 0%
Canada

Nova Scotia 13% 69% 19% 0% 0%
Nunavut 5% 38% 45% 13% 0%
Ontario 13% 49% 28% 9% 1%
Quebec 17% 55% 20% 6% 2%
Yukon 7% 50% 36% 7% 0%
Alaska 21% 57% 21% 0% 0%
Arizona 22% 65% 10% 2% 2%
California 10% 55% 23% 10% 3%
Colorado 16% 66% 16% 3% 0%
Idaho 24% 59% 18% 0% 0%
United States
Michigan 13% 73% 13% 0% 0%

Minnesota 8% 67% 25% 0% 0%
Montana 14% 69% 17% 0% 0%
Nevada 21% 72% 8% 0% 0%
New Mexico 13% 67% 17% 4% 0%
Utah 24% 62% 10% 0% 3%
Washington 12% 64% 16% 8% 0%
Wyoming 32% 60% 8% 0% 0%
New South Wales 11% 60% 11% 15% 2%
Australia
Queensland 15% 65% 19% 2% 0%

Tasmania 14% 67% 14% 5% 0%
Victoria 10% 69% 10% 10% 0%
Fiji 13% 38% 31% 19% 0%
Indonesia 3% 13% 53% 27% 3%
Malaysia 0% 50% 33% 17% 0%
Oceania
New Caledonia 0% 20% 40% 40% 0%

New Zealand 8% 72% 16% 4% 0%
Oceania
Philippines 0% 11% 56% 22% 11%
Angola 0% 43% 43% 0% 14%
Botswana 14% 57% 29% 0% 0%
Burkina Faso 5% 42% 53% 0% 0%
Eritrea 0% 43% 57% 0% 0%
Ethiopia 0% 60% 30% 10% 0%
Ghana 0% 48% 38% 14% 0%
Guinea(Conakry) 0% 27% 27% 36% 9%
Ivory Coast 0% 25% 63% 13% 0%
Africa
Kenya 0% 22% 56% 22% 0%

Madagascar 0% 50% 20% 30% 0%
Mali 0% 36% 50% 9% 5%
Morocco 0% 67% 33% 0% 0%
Mozambique 0% 33% 33% 33% 0%
Namibia 14% 39% 43% 4% 0%
Niger 0% 0% 33% 67% 0%
South Africa 3% 21% 44% 21% 12%
Tanzania 0% 29% 54% 17% 0%
Zambia 0% 36% 40% 20% 4%
Zimbabwe 0% 22% 28% 28% 22%
Catamarca 0% 33% 42% 8% 17%
Chubut 8% 31% 15% 23% 23%
Jujuy 0% 33% 42% 8% 17%
La Rioja 0% 22% 22% 33% 22%
Argentina
Mendoza 0% 36% 27% 18% 18%

Neuquen 0% 33% 33% 0% 33%
Rio Negro 0% 25% 38% 25% 13%
Salta 12% 47% 24% 6% 12%
San Juan 0% 53% 24% 6% 18%
Santa Cruz 6% 31% 25% 19% 19%
Bolivia 5% 10% 29% 48% 10%
Brazil 6% 39% 50% 6% 0%
Chile 8% 62% 28% 2% 0%

Colombia 3% 31% 47% 16% 3%
Ecuador 7% 23% 30% 33% 7%
French Guiana 13% 38% 38% 13% 0%
Guatemala 0% 20% 40% 40% 0%
Guyana 0% 55% 36% 9% 0%
Honduras 0% 18% 18% 45% 18%
Mexico 6% 44% 39% 11% 0%
Nicaragua 0% 27% 55% 18% 0%
Panama 0% 20% 53% 27% 0%
Latin America
Peru 4% 31% 39% 25% 0%
Uruguay 14% 29% 29% 14% 14%
Venezuela 0% 13% 6% 38% 44%
China 7% 29% 29% 36% 0%
India 0% 54% 23% 23% 0%
Kazakhstan 14% 43% 14% 29% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 14% 0% 29% 43% 14%
Asia
Laos 0% 38% 38% 25% 0%

Mongolia 0% 25% 38% 31% 6%
Myanmar 0% 0% 60% 20% 20%
Vietnam 0% 33% 33% 33% 0%
Bulgaria 25% 13% 63% 0% 0%
Finland 46% 50% 4% 0% 0%
France 31% 46% 23% 0% 0%
Greenland 14% 50% 36% 0% 0%
Greece 9% 18% 55% 18% 0%
Ireland 43% 52% 4% 0% 0%
Norway 50% 50% 0% 0% 0%
Europe
Poland 25% 50% 25% 0% 0%

Portugal 36% 57% 7% 0% 0%
Romania 11% 56% 22% 11% 0%
Russia 17% 25% 42% 17% 0%
Serbia 17% 67% 17% 0% 0%
Spain 20% 60% 20% 0% 0%
Sweden 56% 28% 16% 0% 0%
Turkey 5% 60% 25% 10% 0%
Table A12:Trade Barriers—tariff and non-tariff barriers; restrictions on profit
Back to Index repatriation, currency restrictions, etc.
Response 1 2 3 4 5
Alberta 50% 41% 9% 0% 0%
Manitoba 27% 64% 9% 0% 0%
Canada

Nova Scotia 31% 63% 6% 0% 0%
Nunavut 34% 54% 12% 0% 0%
Ontario 26% 62% 10% 2% 0%
Quebec 29% 60% 8% 2% 0%
Yukon 39% 56% 5% 0% 0%
Alaska 46% 48% 4% 2% 0%
Arizona 39% 55% 4% 0% 2%
California 26% 65% 3% 3% 3%
Colorado 38% 49% 14% 0% 0%
Idaho 42% 52% 6% 0% 0%
United States
Michigan 40% 53% 7% 0% 0%

Minnesota 36% 55% 9% 0% 0%
Montana 31% 62% 7% 0% 0%
Nevada 32% 63% 5% 0% 0%
New Mexico 29% 67% 4% 0% 0%
Utah 33% 60% 7% 0% 0%
Washington 24% 68% 8% 0% 0%
Wyoming 44% 44% 12% 0% 0%
Australia
Queensland 24% 61% 11% 4% 0%

Tasmania 20% 75% 5% 0% 0%
Victoria 31% 66% 3% 0% 0%
Fiji 7% 43% 43% 0% 7%
Indonesia 0% 14% 48% 28% 10%
Malaysia 17% 33% 33% 17% 0%
Oceania
New Caledonia 0% 50% 33% 17% 0%

New Zealand 28% 68% 4% 0% 0%
Philippines 5% 21% 47% 21% 5%
Ocea
Angola 0% 38% 25% 25% 13%
Botswana 19% 62% 14% 5% 0%
Burkina Faso 6% 67% 22% 6% 0%
Eritrea 29% 43% 14% 14% 0%
Ethiopia 0% 56% 22% 11% 11%
Ghana 0% 71% 29% 0% 0%
Ivory Coast 29% 29% 29% 14% 0%
Africa
Kenya 0% 56% 33% 0% 11%

Madagascar 0% 50% 30% 20% 0%
Mali 0% 64% 27% 5% 5%
Morocco 20% 60% 20% 0% 0%
Mozambique 0% 44% 22% 33% 0%
Namibia 15% 67% 15% 4% 0%
Niger 0% 0% 29% 71% 0%
South Africa 6% 32% 38% 24% 0%
Tanzania 0% 46% 46% 4% 4%
Zambia 0% 50% 33% 17% 0%
Zimbabwe 0% 22% 28% 22% 28%
Catamarca 0% 0% 27% 45% 27%
Chubut 0% 15% 23% 23% 38%
Jujuy 0% 8% 17% 33% 42%
La Rioja 0% 22% 22% 33% 22%
Argentina
Mendoza 0% 18% 23% 32% 27%

Neuquen 0% 0% 33% 17% 50%
Rio Negro 0% 0% 25% 50% 25%
Salta 0% 29% 35% 18% 18%
San Juan 0% 11% 17% 44% 28%
Santa Cruz 0% 13% 13% 38% 38%
Bolivia 5% 21% 37% 37% 0%
Brazil 3% 35% 44% 18% 0%
Chile 26% 56% 17% 2% 0%

Colombia 16% 56% 19% 6% 3%
Ecuador 0% 21% 45% 31% 3%
French Guiana 14% 43% 29% 14% 0%
Guatemala 10% 40% 40% 10% 0%
Guyana 0% 45% 45% 9% 0%
Honduras 0% 36% 36% 18% 9%
Mexico 11% 59% 29% 2% 0%
Nicaragua 0% 46% 46% 0% 8%
Panama 20% 53% 27% 0% 0%
Peru 19% 54% 24% 3% 0%
Latin Ameri
Uruguay 29% 29% 43% 0% 0%
Venezuela 0% 12% 6% 18% 65%
China 0% 0% 47% 40% 13%
India 0% 38% 23% 38% 0%
Kazakhstan 14% 29% 43% 14% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 0% 29% 29% 43% 0%
Asia
Laos 0% 29% 57% 14% 0%

Mongolia 0% 35% 29% 35% 0%
Myanmar 0% 0% 20% 60% 20%
Vietnam 0% 0% 50% 33% 17%
Bulgaria 13% 38% 50% 0% 0%
Finland 52% 44% 4% 0% 0%
France 23% 77% 0% 0% 0%
Greenland 36% 64% 0% 0% 0%
Greece 0% 55% 27% 18% 0%
Ireland 48% 43% 4% 4% 0%
Norway 50% 50% 0% 0% 0%
Europe
Poland 0% 75% 25% 0% 0%

Portugal 43% 50% 7% 0% 0%
Romania 11% 67% 11% 0% 11%
Russia 0% 25% 25% 42% 8%
Serbia 0% 60% 40% 0% 0%
Spain 29% 57% 10% 5% 0%
Sweden 58% 38% 4% 0% 0%
Turkey 5% 67% 19% 10% 0%
Back to Index Table A13: Political Stability
Response 1 2 3 4 5
Alberta 42% 27% 18% 12% 0%
Manitoba 56% 41% 3% 0% 0%
Canada

Nova Scotia 44% 56% 0% 0% 0%
Nunavut 39% 37% 22% 2% 0%
Ontario 41% 45% 8% 4% 1%
Quebec 40% 33% 22% 4% 1%
Yukon 47% 37% 13% 3% 0%
Alaska 55% 29% 9% 7% 0%
Arizona 47% 47% 6% 0% 0%
California 34% 22% 28% 6% 9%
Colorado 46% 36% 18% 0% 0%
Idaho 51% 34% 14% 0% 0%
United States
Michigan 60% 33% 7% 0% 0%

Minnesota 62% 31% 8% 0% 0%
Montana 47% 40% 13% 0% 0%
Nevada 53% 46% 1% 0% 0%
New Mexico 42% 25% 33% 0% 0%
Utah 48% 48% 0% 0% 3%
Washington 52% 20% 20% 4% 4%
Wyoming 69% 27% 4% 0% 0%
Australia
Queensland 36% 44% 16% 2% 2%

Tasmania 38% 38% 24% 0% 0%
Victoria 45% 28% 21% 7% 0%
Fiji 18% 24% 29% 24% 6%
Indonesia 0% 25% 38% 38% 0%
Malaysia 0% 67% 0% 33% 0%
Oceania
New Caledonia 50% 17% 0% 33% 0%

New Zealand 58% 35% 4% 4% 0%
Philippines 5% 16% 37% 32% 11%
Angola 0% 14% 43% 29% 14%
Botswana 48% 43% 10% 0% 0%
Burkina Faso 0% 5% 42% 53% 0%
Eritrea 0% 43% 43% 14% 0%
Ethiopia 10% 60% 30% 0% 0%
Ghana 5% 50% 45% 0% 0%
Guinea(Conakry) 0% 0% 33% 50% 17%
Ivory Coast 11% 0% 56% 33% 0%
Africa
Kenya 0% 11% 56% 22% 11%

Madagascar 0% 20% 30% 50% 0%
Mali 0% 5% 59% 27% 9%
Morocco 33% 50% 17% 0% 0%
Mozambique 0% 22% 33% 33% 11%
Namibia 32% 43% 21% 4% 0%
Niger 0% 0% 14% 43% 43%
South Africa 3% 24% 29% 38% 6%
Tanzania 8% 42% 42% 8% 0%
Zambia 8% 32% 36% 24% 0%
Zimbabwe 0% 0% 21% 37% 42%
Catamarca 0% 25% 33% 17% 25%
Chubut 0% 15% 15% 38% 31%
Jujuy 0% 42% 17% 17% 25%
La Rioja 0% 0% 11% 56% 33%
Argentina
Mendoza 5% 14% 27% 32% 23%

Neuquen 0% 17% 33% 0% 50%
Rio Negro 0% 13% 38% 25% 25%
Salta 24% 24% 29% 12% 12%
San Juan 17% 22% 22% 11% 28%
Santa Cruz 13% 13% 38% 13% 25%
Bolivia 5% 14% 29% 38% 14%
Brazil 3% 19% 58% 19% 0%
Chile 35% 43% 20% 2% 0%

Colombia 13% 34% 28% 16% 9%
Ecuador 3% 27% 30% 33% 7%
French Guiana 13% 25% 50% 13% 0%
Guatemala 10% 0% 50% 40% 0%
Guyana 18% 18% 55% 9% 0%
Honduras 9% 18% 18% 55% 0%
Mexico 11% 50% 30% 6% 3%
Nicaragua 17% 33% 33% 8% 8%
Panama 20% 47% 33% 0% 0%
Peru 12% 38% 39% 12% 0%
Uruguay 29% 57% 14% 0% 0%
Latin Am
Venezuela 0% 0% 12% 18% 71%
China 20% 20% 33% 27% 0%
India 21% 29% 36% 14% 0%
Kazakhstan 22% 44% 22% 11% 0%
Laos 13% 13% 75% 0% 0%
Mongolia 0% 13% 25% 44% 19%
Myanmar 0% 0% 20% 40% 40%
Vietnam 17% 50% 17% 17% 0%
Bulgaria 25% 38% 25% 13% 0%
Finland 71% 25% 4% 0% 0%
France 31% 46% 15% 0% 8%
Greenland 53% 27% 20% 0% 0%
Greece 0% 8% 25% 58% 8%
Ireland 75% 21% 0% 4% 0%
Norway 67% 25% 0% 0% 8%
Europe
Poland 38% 50% 13% 0% 0%

Portugal 43% 21% 36% 0% 0%
Romania 0% 11% 56% 11% 22%
Russia 0% 25% 33% 25% 17%
Serbia 0% 67% 33% 0% 0%
Spain 33% 33% 24% 10% 0%
Sweden 65% 23% 12% 0% 0%
Turkey 5% 38% 38% 19% 0%
Table A14: Labor Regulations/Employment Agreements and Labour
Back to Index Militancy/Work Disruptions
Response 1 2 3 4 5
Alberta 45% 42% 12% 0% 0%
Manitoba 24% 65% 12% 0% 0%
Canada

Nova Scotia 19% 75% 6% 0% 0%
Nunavut 24% 49% 22% 5% 0%
Ontario 27% 56% 14% 3% 0%
Quebec 24% 49% 21% 6% 0%
Yukon 25% 58% 15% 2% 0%
Alaska 46% 47% 2% 5% 0%
Arizona 41% 51% 4% 2% 2%
California 29% 52% 6% 6% 6%
Colorado 32% 53% 11% 3% 3%
Idaho 39% 58% 3% 0% 0%
United States
Michigan 40% 60% 0% 0% 0%

Minnesota 58% 42% 0% 0% 0%
Montana 38% 55% 7% 0% 0%
Nevada 35% 61% 4% 0% 0%
New Mexico 29% 63% 4% 4% 0%
Utah 33% 63% 3% 0% 0%
Washington 36% 48% 12% 0% 4%
Wyoming 46% 46% 8% 0% 0%
Australia
Queensland 13% 56% 24% 6% 2%

Tasmania 5% 52% 43% 0% 0%
Victoria 14% 38% 34% 7% 7%
Fiji 13% 50% 31% 6% 0%
Indonesia 0% 33% 50% 17% 0%
Malaysia 0% 67% 17% 17% 0%
Oceania
New Caledonia 0% 33% 33% 33% 0%

New Zealand 21% 46% 33% 0% 0%
Philippines 11% 26% 37% 21% 5%
Ocea
Angola 14% 14% 29% 29% 14%
Botswana 25% 40% 25% 10% 0%
Burkina Faso 16% 47% 32% 5% 0%
Eritrea 0% 71% 29% 0% 0%
Ethiopia 0% 78% 22% 0% 0%
Ghana 5% 64% 23% 9% 0%
Guinea(Conakry) 0% 25% 42% 25% 8%
Ivory Coast 22% 22% 33% 22% 0%
Africa
Kenya 0% 56% 44% 0% 0%

Madagascar 10% 50% 20% 20% 0%
Mali 9% 50% 27% 9% 5%
Morocco 0% 67% 17% 17% 0%
Mozambique 0% 33% 33% 33% 0%
Namibia 18% 36% 39% 7% 0%
Niger 0% 29% 14% 57% 0%
South Africa 3% 9% 26% 35% 26%
Tanzania 8% 42% 46% 4% 0%
Zambia 4% 32% 52% 12% 0%
Zimbabwe 0% 16% 21% 42% 21%
Catamarca 0% 33% 33% 25% 8%
Chubut 0% 31% 8% 46% 15%
Jujuy 0% 42% 8% 33% 17%
La Rioja 0% 11% 33% 44% 11%
Argentina
Mendoza 5% 18% 32% 36% 9%

Neuquen 0% 33% 17% 17% 33%
Rio Negro 0% 25% 25% 38% 13%
Salta 12% 35% 35% 6% 12%
San Juan 11% 17% 50% 11% 11%
Santa Cruz 6% 19% 19% 38% 19%
Bolivia 0% 0% 38% 57% 5%
Brazil 0% 28% 61% 11% 0%
Chile 17% 43% 31% 9% 0%

Colombia 6% 39% 39% 13% 3%
Ecuador 10% 13% 40% 37% 0%
French Guiana 0% 25% 63% 0% 13%
Guatemala 0% 33% 33% 33% 0%
Guyana 18% 27% 45% 0% 9%
Honduras 0% 18% 36% 45% 0%
Mexico 6% 47% 41% 6% 0%
Nicaragua 8% 31% 38% 15% 8%
Panama 20% 27% 53% 0% 0%
Peru 6% 32% 44% 16% 1%
Latin Ameri
Uruguay 14% 43% 43% 0% 0%
Venezuela 0% 6% 13% 19% 63%
China 7% 43% 36% 14% 0%
India 8% 31% 31% 31% 0%
Kazakhstan 29% 29% 29% 14% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 14% 0% 57% 29% 0%
Asia
Laos 14% 43% 43% 0% 0%

Mongolia 0% 53% 35% 12% 0%
Myanmar 0% 20% 40% 20% 20%
Vietnam 17% 33% 33% 17% 0%
Bulgaria 13% 63% 25% 0% 0%
Finland 46% 39% 14% 0% 0%
France 8% 31% 46% 15% 0%
Greenland 33% 60% 7% 0% 0%
Greece 0% 9% 64% 18% 9%
Ireland 29% 54% 13% 4% 0%
Norway 42% 58% 0% 0% 0%
Europe
Poland 13% 88% 0% 0% 0%

Portugal 21% 50% 29% 0% 0%
Romania 0% 56% 44% 0% 0%
Russia 17% 33% 50% 0% 0%
Serbia 0% 67% 33% 0% 0%
Spain 23% 41% 32% 0% 5%
Sweden 52% 37% 11% 0% 0%
Turkey 20% 60% 15% 5% 0%
Table A15: Quality of Geological Database (includes quality and scale of
Back to Index maps, ease of access to information, etc.)
Response 1 2 3 4 5
Alberta 58% 35% 6% 0% 0%
Manitoba 45% 52% 3% 0% 0%
Canada

Nova Scotia 38% 50% 6% 6% 0%
Nunavut 27% 49% 17% 7% 0%
Ontario 54% 46% 0% 0% 0%
Quebec 63% 33% 4% 0% 0%
Yukon 51% 44% 3% 2% 0%
Alaska 49% 40% 9% 2% 0%
Arizona 59% 35% 6% 0% 0%
California 29% 48% 10% 10% 3%
Colorado 50% 34% 11% 3% 3%
Idaho 49% 37% 14% 0% 0%
United States
Michigan 27% 73% 0% 0% 0%

Minnesota 69% 23% 8% 0% 0%
Montana 47% 40% 10% 3% 0%
Nevada 52% 35% 8% 4% 1%
New Mexico 46% 46% 4% 4% 0%
Utah 39% 45% 6% 6% 3%
Washington 40% 48% 8% 4% 0%
Wyoming 50% 42% 4% 4% 0%
Australia
Queensland 62% 36% 2% 0% 0%

Tasmania 67% 33% 0% 0% 0%
Victoria 50% 36% 7% 7% 0%
Fiji 12% 24% 47% 18% 0%
Indonesia 7% 27% 53% 13% 0%
Malaysia 0% 60% 20% 20% 0%
Oceania
New Caledonia 33% 33% 33% 0% 0%

New Zealand 40% 48% 12% 0% 0%
Philippines 0% 24% 65% 12% 0%
Ocea
Angola 0% 13% 50% 38% 0%
Botswana 10% 60% 25% 5% 0%
Burkina Faso 0% 50% 39% 11% 0%
Eritrea 0% 57% 29% 14% 0%
Ethiopia 0% 44% 44% 11% 0%
Ghana 5% 59% 32% 5% 0%
Guinea(Conakry) 0% 18% 36% 36% 9%
Ivory Coast 0% 25% 63% 13% 0%
Africa
Kenya 0% 22% 56% 22% 0%

Madagascar 10% 30% 20% 40% 0%
Mali 0% 48% 29% 19% 5%
Morocco 0% 50% 50% 0% 0%
Mozambique 0% 33% 33% 33% 0%
Namibia 33% 48% 11% 7% 0%
Niger 0% 0% 14% 86% 0%
South Africa 18% 45% 33% 3% 0%
Tanzania 9% 48% 39% 4% 0%
Zambia 4% 56% 32% 8% 0%
Zimbabwe 0% 26% 32% 32% 11%
Catamarca 9% 18% 27% 36% 9%
Chubut 8% 23% 38% 23% 8%
Jujuy 8% 25% 33% 17% 17%
La Rioja 0% 33% 22% 22% 22%
Argentina
Mendoza 0% 48% 33% 10% 10%

Neuquen 0% 50% 17% 17% 17%
Rio Negro 0% 29% 14% 43% 14%
Salta 12% 35% 29% 18% 6%
San Juan 6% 35% 41% 6% 12%
Santa Cruz 6% 31% 38% 19% 6%
Bolivia 5% 24% 48% 24% 0%
Brazil 3% 44% 47% 6% 0%
Chile 31% 58% 12% 0% 0%

Colombia 9% 44% 28% 13% 6%
Ecuador 3% 43% 30% 23% 0%
French Guiana 29% 29% 29% 14% 0%
Guatemala 10% 40% 10% 40% 0%
Guyana 0% 10% 40% 50% 0%
Honduras 0% 18% 36% 45% 0%
Mexico 35% 44% 19% 2% 0%
Nicaragua 0% 33% 42% 25% 0%
Panama 13% 20% 53% 7% 7%
Peru 31% 50% 19% 0% 0%
Latin Ameri
Uruguay 0% 29% 71% 0% 0%
Venezuela 0% 27% 20% 27% 27%
China 0% 20% 33% 47% 0%
India 0% 46% 31% 23% 0%
Kazakhstan 14% 43% 43% 0% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 0% 29% 43% 29% 0%
Asia
Laos 0% 13% 88% 0% 0%

Mongolia 0% 35% 35% 29% 0%
Myanmar 0% 0% 40% 40% 20%
Vietnam 17% 0% 33% 50% 0%
Bulgaria 25% 38% 38% 0% 0%
Finland 78% 22% 0% 0% 0%
France 46% 31% 23% 0% 0%
Greenland 47% 40% 13% 0% 0%
Greece 9% 45% 27% 18% 0%
Ireland 79% 17% 4% 0% 0%
Norway 58% 33% 8% 0% 0%
Europe
Poland 25% 25% 50% 0% 0%

Portugal 29% 57% 14% 0% 0%
Romania 0% 44% 44% 11% 0%
Russia 0% 42% 42% 17% 0%
Serbia 17% 33% 50% 0% 0%
Spain 30% 50% 20% 0% 0%
Sweden 78% 22% 0% 0% 0%
Turkey 5% 55% 32% 9% 0%
Table A16: Security (includes physical security due to the threat of attack by
Back to Index terrorists, criminals, guerrila groups, etc.)
Response 1 2 3 4 5
Alberta 66% 34% 0% 0% 0%
Manitoba 62% 38% 0% 0% 0%
Canada

Nova Scotia 56% 44% 0% 0% 0%
Nunavut 55% 43% 3% 0% 0%
Ontario 64% 33% 0% 3% 0%
Quebec 68% 30% 2% 0% 0%
Yukon 70% 30% 0% 0% 0%
Alaska 67% 30% 4% 0% 0%
Arizona 69% 31% 0% 0% 0%
California 52% 42% 3% 3% 0%
Colorado 68% 29% 0% 3% 0%
Idaho 63% 37% 0% 0% 0%
United States
Michigan 60% 40% 0% 0% 0%

Minnesota 69% 31% 0% 0% 0%
Montana 63% 33% 0% 3% 0%
Nevada 62% 37% 1% 0% 0%
New Mexico 67% 33% 0% 0% 0%
Utah 65% 35% 0% 0% 0%
Washington 64% 36% 0% 0% 0%
Wyoming 69% 31% 0% 0% 0%
Australia
Queensland 71% 27% 2% 0% 0%

Tasmania 71% 24% 5% 0% 0%
Victoria 79% 21% 0% 0% 0%
Fiji 18% 53% 29% 0% 0%
Indonesia 0% 17% 57% 27% 0%
Malaysia 0% 100% 0% 0% 0%
Oceania
New Caledonia 33% 67% 0% 0% 0%

New Zealand 76% 24% 0% 0% 0%
Philippines 0% 0% 38% 63% 0%
Ocea
Angola 0% 13% 50% 25% 13%
Botswana 50% 50% 0% 0% 0%
Burkina Faso 0% 22% 50% 28% 0%
Eritrea 14% 71% 0% 14% 0%
Ethiopia 20% 40% 40% 0% 0%
Ghana 0% 64% 32% 5% 0%
Guinea(Conakry) 0% 9% 36% 27% 27%
Ivory Coast 13% 0% 63% 25% 0%
Africa
Kenya 0% 0% 56% 44% 0%

Madagascar 0% 40% 40% 20% 0%
Mali 0% 14% 29% 33% 24%
Morocco 17% 67% 17% 0% 0%
Mozambique 0% 33% 33% 22% 11%
Namibia 39% 46% 14% 0% 0%
Niger 0% 0% 0% 57% 43%
South Africa 3% 24% 30% 33% 9%
Tanzania 13% 26% 52% 9% 0%
Zambia 8% 52% 32% 8% 0%
Zimbabwe 0% 21% 16% 37% 26%
Catamarca 18% 55% 18% 0% 9%
Chubut 8% 69% 8% 8% 8%
Jujuy 17% 58% 17% 0% 8%
La Rioja 11% 56% 22% 0% 11%
Argentina
Mendoza 10% 62% 24% 0% 5%

Neuquen 17% 50% 17% 0% 17%
Rio Negro 14% 43% 29% 0% 14%
Salta 29% 59% 6% 0% 6%
San Juan 18% 47% 29% 0% 6%
Santa Cruz 19% 38% 31% 6% 6%
Bolivia 5% 24% 43% 29% 0%
Brazil 12% 26% 47% 12% 3%
Chile 38% 52% 10% 0% 0%

Colombia 3% 9% 38% 41% 9%
Ecuador 13% 40% 40% 7% 0%
French Guiana 29% 57% 14% 0% 0%
Guatemala 0% 10% 60% 30% 0%
Guyana 0% 40% 30% 30% 0%
Honduras 0% 18% 27% 45% 9%
Mexico 3% 13% 40% 41% 3%
Nicaragua 8% 38% 31% 23% 0%
Panama 13% 40% 47% 0% 0%
Peru 7% 26% 57% 9% 0%
Latin Ameri
Uruguay 33% 33% 33% 0% 0%
Venezuela 0% 13% 0% 40% 47%
China 14% 43% 43% 0% 0%
India 14% 29% 57% 0% 0%
Kazakhstan 25% 38% 38% 0% 0%
Kyrgyzstan 0% 13% 63% 13% 13%
Asia
Laos 13% 25% 63% 0% 0%

Mongolia 12% 35% 41% 6% 6%
Myanmar 0% 20% 0% 40% 40%
Vietnam 50% 33% 0% 0% 17%
Bulgaria 25% 63% 13% 0% 0%
Finland 89% 11% 0% 0% 0%
France 58% 42% 0% 0% 0%
Greenland 93% 7% 0% 0% 0%
Greece 33% 42% 25% 0% 0%
Ireland 87% 9% 0% 4% 0%
Norway 92% 8% 0% 0% 0%
Europe
Poland 78% 22% 0% 0% 0%

Portugal 93% 7% 0% 0% 0%
Romania 11% 56% 33% 0% 0%
Russia 17% 17% 50% 17% 0%
Serbia 33% 50% 17% 0% 0%
Spain 68% 27% 5% 0% 0%
Sweden 89% 11% 0% 0% 0%
Turkey 14% 27% 45% 9% 5%
Back to Index Table A17: Availability of Labor and Skills
Response 1 2 3 4 5
Alberta 53% 44% 3% 0% 0%
Manitoba 39% 48% 12% 0% 0%
Canada

Nova Scotia 38% 56% 6% 0% 0%
Nunavut 15% 27% 41% 17% 0%
Ontario 49% 48% 2% 0% 0%
Quebec 55% 39% 6% 0% 0%
Yukon 27% 47% 22% 5% 0%
Alaska 39% 39% 21% 2% 0%
Arizona 51% 43% 4% 0% 2%
California 33% 53% 3% 3% 7%
Colorado 50% 42% 5% 0% 3%
Idaho 43% 54% 3% 0% 0%
United States
Michigan 33% 60% 7% 0% 0%

Minnesota 54% 46% 0% 0% 0%
Montana 43% 57% 0% 0% 0%
Nevada 55% 43% 3% 0% 0%
New Mexico 46% 46% 8% 0% 0%
Utah 48% 52% 0% 0% 0%
Washington 44% 48% 8% 0% 0%
Wyoming 54% 46% 0% 0% 0%
Australia
Queensland 54% 43% 4% 0% 0%

Tasmania 38% 48% 10% 5% 0%
Victoria 46% 54% 0% 0% 0%
Fiji 12% 24% 65% 0% 0%
Indonesia 3% 29% 55% 13% 0%
Malaysia 17% 33% 33% 17% 0%
Oceania
New Caledonia 33% 33% 33% 0% 0%

New Zealand 36% 56% 8% 0% 0%
Philippines 6% 35% 59% 0% 0%
Angola 0% 13% 63% 13% 13%
Botswana 11% 32% 58% 0% 0%
Burkina Faso 6% 29% 53% 12% 0%
Eritrea 17% 50% 33% 0% 0%
Ethiopia 10% 30% 50% 10% 0%
Ghana 5% 62% 19% 14% 0%
Guinea(Conakry) 0% 18% 27% 45% 9%
Ivory Coast 13% 25% 50% 13% 0%
Africa
Kenya 0% 22% 67% 11% 0%

Madagascar 10% 20% 20% 50% 0%
Mali 0% 50% 25% 20% 5%
Morocco 33% 67% 0% 0% 0%
Mozambique 0% 11% 44% 44% 0%
Namibia 7% 44% 37% 11% 0%
Niger 0% 14% 29% 57% 0%
South Africa 15% 42% 39% 3% 0%
Tanzania 14% 45% 32% 9% 0%
Zambia 12% 32% 52% 4% 0%
Zimbabwe 11% 26% 16% 37% 11%
Catamarca 9% 36% 27% 18% 9%
Chubut 8% 23% 38% 23% 8%
Jujuy 8% 42% 25% 17% 8%
La Rioja 0% 44% 33% 11% 11%
Argentina
Mendoza 0% 52% 29% 10% 10%

Neuquen 0% 50% 33% 0% 17%
Rio Negro 14% 43% 14% 14% 14%
Salta 6% 59% 12% 18% 6%
San Juan 12% 41% 35% 6% 6%
Santa Cruz 6% 50% 25% 13% 6%
Bolivia 10% 25% 40% 25% 0%
Brazil 24% 44% 32% 0% 0%
Chile 55% 34% 11% 0% 0%

Colombia 10% 42% 39% 10% 0%
Ecuador 10% 24% 45% 21% 0%
French Guiana 14% 43% 14% 29% 0%
Guatemala 0% 33% 44% 22% 0%
Guyana 10% 40% 30% 20% 0%
Honduras 0% 10% 30% 50% 10%
Mexico 37% 44% 17% 2% 0%
Nicaragua 0% 15% 62% 15% 8%
Panama 7% 27% 53% 7% 7%
Peru 39% 45% 15% 1% 0%
Uruguay 14% 57% 29% 0% 0%
Latin Am
Venezuela 0% 13% 20% 40% 27%
China 14% 29% 43% 14% 0%
India 14% 43% 36% 7% 0%
Kazakhstan 25% 38% 38% 0% 0%
Laos 13% 0% 50% 38% 0%
Mongolia 0% 29% 65% 6% 0%
Myanmar 0% 20% 20% 40% 20%
Vietnam 0% 17% 67% 17% 0%
Bulgaria 25% 63% 13% 0% 0%
Finland 64% 29% 7% 0% 0%
France 31% 62% 0% 8% 0%
Greenland 13% 27% 53% 7% 0%
Greece 8% 17% 58% 8% 8%
Ireland 75% 13% 13% 0% 0%
Norway 27% 55% 18% 0% 0%
Europe
Poland 33% 67% 0% 0% 0%

Portugal 29% 57% 14% 0% 0%
Romania 22% 22% 56% 0% 0%
Russia 18% 36% 45% 0% 0%
Serbia 33% 50% 17% 0% 0%
Spain 36% 41% 23% 0% 0%
Sweden 67% 33% 0% 0% 0%
Turkey 45% 32% 18% 5% 0%

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Figure 1: The Position Survey Respondents Hold in Their Company, 2015

Single Factor Barriers

Figure 1: The Position Survey Respondents Hold in Their Company, 2015

Company president 41.34%

Other Senior Management

Figure 2: Company Focus as Indicated by Respondents, 2015

Table 1: Investment Attractiven

Northwest Territories 69.48 79.73 76.32 73.62 75.67

Michigan 73.10 72.44 71.89 58.10 65.95

Queensland 77.79 76.24 76.33 74.01 75.02

New Caledonia** 48.14 * * * *

Kenya** 38.43 35.24 56.16 * *

Mendoza 38.51 38.09 44.50 45.63 48.54

Chile 79.81 81.86 82.54 78.52 85.16

Laos** 54.44 67.06 47.22 * 57.91

Poland** 61.37 58.03 65.84 46.76 71.10

Table 2: Policy Perception I

Northwest Territories 64.46 73.33 74.03 74.55 61.86

Michigan 87.75 80.60 86.57 77.76 81.83

Queensland 79.19 78.10 81.40 77.02 75.50

New Caledonia** 60.36 * * * *

Kenya** 46.08 53.61 59.54 * *

Mendoza 35.56 27.72 43.24 39.07 35.64

Chile 83.50 83.16 85.89 83.80 91.03

Laos** 51.72 62.66 53.04 * 47.72

Poland** 78.43 74.58 78.87 64.39 75.47

Table 3: Best Practices Mineral Pot

Northwest Territories 0.73 0.84 0.78 0.73 0.85

Michigan 0.63 0.67 0.62 0.45 0.55

Queensland 0.77 0.75 0.73 0.72 0.75

New Caledonia** 0.40 * * * *

Kenya** 0.33 0.23 0.54 * *

Mendoza 0.41 0.45 0.45 0.50 0.57

Chile 0.77 0.81 0.80 0.75 0.81

Laos** 0.56 0.70 0.43 * 0.65

Poland** 0.50 0.47 0.57 0.35 0.68

Jurisdictio EncouragesNot a Detesum

20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Table 4: Current Mineral Potenti

Northwest Territories 0.38 0.48 0.51 0.58 0.44

Michigan 0.60 0.57 0.55 0.43 0.43

Queensland 0.59 0.48 0.58 0.56 0.51

New Caledonia** 0.42 * * * *

Kenya** 0.11 0.08 0.35 * *

Mendoza 0.14 0.09 0.13 0.30 0.25

Chile 0.62 0.61 0.66 0.64 0.69

Laos** 0.19 0.25 0.23 * 0.30

Poland** 0.56 0.45 0.39 0.29 0.45

Jurisdictio Best Current Improvement

Jurisdictio Investment Attractiveness

Newfoundland and Labrador

Jurisdictio Score Nevada

Jurisdictio Score Western Australia

Jurisdictio Score Ireland

Canada United States Australia

2013 2014 2015

Australia Oceania Africa

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2013 2014 2015

tates Australia Oceania Africa

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Jurisdictio EncouragesNot a DeteSum