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The Democracy Index (DI) is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a UK-based company. The Economist Intelligence Unit (The EIU) is the research and analysis division of The Economist Group, the sister company to The Economist newspaper. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index provides a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwide…
The Democracy Index (DI) is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a UK-based company. The Economist Intelligence Unit (The EIU) is the research and analysis division of The Economist Group, the sister company to The Economist newspaper. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index provides a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwide…
Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. Corruption Perception Index (CPI) ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and businesspeople, uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean. Since its inception in 1995, the…
Top Universities of the world 2019 This is the current World University Rankings by The Times Higher Education. This ranking uses more than a dozen indicators to evaluate the institutions’ real activities for more comprehensive comparison. The most important indicators are Teaching and Research. 453 Views
Henley Passport Index For some people, a passport is a portal to the world. For others, it is a barrier to the travel freedom they seek. The Henley Passport Index is a measure of global access, showing a ranking of passports and travel freedom over the last 14 years. The Henley Passport Index is based…
Global Peace Index (GPI) Global Peace Index (GPI) measures the relative position of nations’ and regions’ peacefulness. The GPI ranks 172 independent states and territories (99.7 per cent of the world’s population) according to their levels of peacefulness. The GPI is a report produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) and developed in…
Freedom in the World 2019 Freedom in the World has recorded global declines in political rights and civil liberties for an alarming 13 consecutive years, from 2005 to 2018. The global average score has declined each year, and countries with net score declines have consistently outnumbered those with net improvements. A total of 68 countries suffered…
The Press Freedom Index The Press Freedom Index is an annual ranking of countries compiled and published by Reporters Without Borders based upon the organisation’s own assessment of the countries’ press freedom records in the previous year. Source: Reporters without borders 467 Views