The Global Integrity Report provides a mix of qualitative and quantitative information. To encourage comparisons between our data and other international datasets, we have collected a listing of some of our favorite third-party datasets below. We encourage our readers to use this data to make comparisons to the Integrity Indicators, and to use our source data in their original research. If you have done work based on the Integrity Indicators, or are considering it, we want to hear from you.
Press Freedom Index
Assessment of how free media is at the national level. Source: Freedom House. More Recent Year Published: 2008. Year Data Gathered: 2007. Methodology: Expert Assessment, Scale from 0 (best) to 100 (worst).
Economic Freedom Index
Assesses the degree of market-oriented freedoms in a country at the national level. Source: Heritage Foundation. Most Recent Year Published: 2008. Year Data Gathered: Second half of 2006 and first half of 2007. Methodology: Composite data from various sources, Scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best).
Human Development Index
Measures achievement in three basic dimensions of human development (life expectancy, educational level, and GDP per capita) at the national level. Source: United Nations Development Programme. Most Recent Year Published: 2007. Year Data Gathered: 2005. Methodology: Composite data from various sources, Scale from 0 (worst) to 1 (best).
Bribe Payers Index
Assessment of the propensity of firms to bribe when operating abroad. Source: Transparency International. Most Recent Year Published: 2006. Year Data Gathered: 2006. Methodology: Original business firm survey, Scale from 0 (worst) to 10 (best).
Corruption Perceptions Index
Measures the perception of the level of corruption in countries at the national level. Source: Transparency International. Most Recent Year Published: 2008. Year Data Gathered: 2007 and 2008. Methodology: Composite data from various sources, Scale from 0 (worst) to 10 (best).
Open Budget Index
Assesses how open, transparent, and accessible national budgets are to their citizens. Source: International Budget Partnership. Most Recent Year Published: 2006. Year Data Gathered: 2005; Methodology: Expert Assessment, Scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best).
Failed States Index
Aggregates three types of indicators (social, political and economic) which are believed to cause state failure (e.g. massive movement of refugees, internally displaced persons creating complex humanitarian emergencies, etc.). Source: Fund for Peace. Most Recent Year Published: 2008. Year Data Gathered: 2007. Methodology: Composite data from various sources utilizing a software tool that indexes and scans international and local media reports and other public documents for keywords, low (best) to high (worst).
Worldwide Governance Indicators: Control of Corruption
Measures the extent to which public power is exercised for private gain, including both petty and grand forms of corruption, as well as "capture" of the state by elites and private interests. Source World Bank In:stitute. Most Recent Year Published: 2008. Year Data Gathered: 2007 and 2008. Methodology: Composite data from various sources, Scale from -2.5 (worst) to 2.5 (best).
Worldwide Governance Indicators: Voice and Accountability
Measures the extent to which a country's citizens are able to participate in selecting their government, as well as freedom of expression, freedom of association, and a free media. Source: World Bank Institute. Most Recent Year Published: 2008. Year Data Gathered: 2007 and 2008. Methodology: Composite data from various sources, Scale from -2.5 (worst) to 2.5 (best).
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
Gross domestic product based on purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita. Source: International Monetary Fund. Most Recent Year Published: 2008. Year Data Gathered: 2007. Methodology: Official government data.
Foreign Aid Per Capita (USD)
A measure of aid per capita, which includes both official development assistance (ODA) and official aid, and is calculated by dividing total aid by the midyear population estimate. Source: World Bank. Most Recent Year Published: 2007. Year Data Gathered: 2006. Methodology: Composite data from official government data, Scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best).
Unemployment Total (% of labor force)
A measure of the estimated unemployment rate. Source: World Bank. Most Recent Year Published: 2007. Year Data Gathered: 2005. Methodology: Official government data, Scale from 0 (best) to 100 (worst).
Gross External Debt (USD millions)
Calculation consists of all loans and other types of borrowing (such as bonds and export credits) by the debtor owed to non-residents of the economy. Source: World Bank. Most Recent Year Published: 2007. Year Data Gathered: 2005. Methodology: Composite data from official government data.
Poverty Rate
A measure of the percentage of the population living below the poverty line. Source: World Bank. Most Recent Year Published: 2007. Year Data Gathered: Latest available data from period 1990 to 2004. Methodology: Official government data, Scale from 0 (best) to 100 (worst).
Gini Index
The Gini coefficient measures income inequality at the national level. Source: World Bank. Most Recent Year Published: 2007. Year Data Gathered: unavailable. Methodology: Official government data, Scale from 0 (perfect equality) to 100 (absolute inequality).
Foreign Direct Investment, Net Inflows (as % of GDP)
Calculations based on World Bank data on foreign direct investment. Source: World Bank. Most Recent Year Published: 2007. Year Data Gathered: 2005. Methodology: Official government data, Scale from 0 (low) to 100 (high).
Life Expectancy
Annual estimate of life expectancy at birth at the national level. Source: United Nations. Most Recent Year Published: 2007. Year Data Gathered: 2006. Methodology: Official government data, Scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best).
Legatum Prosperity Index (Economic Competitiveness)
Measures factors that help to create economic growth and wealth accumulation. Source: Legatum Institute. Most Recent Year Published: 2008. Year Data Gathered: 2008. Methodology: Composite data from various sources, Scale from low (worst) to high (best).
Legatum Prosperity Index (Comparative Liveability)
Measures individual well-being of a country's citizens. Source: Legatum Institute. Most Recent Year Published: 2008. Year Data Gathered: 2008. Methodology: Composite data from various sources, Scale from low (worst) to high (best).
Religious Freedom
Assesses the degree of religious freedom at the national level in a country. Source: CIRI Human Rights Data Project. Most Recent Year Published: 2004. Year Data Gathered: 2003. Methodology: Expert assessment, 0 (government places some restrictions on religious practices) and 1 (government places no restrictions on religious practices).
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