Belarus in in Global Global Ratings Ratings Freedoms Business and Economy For Belarus internally, 6 was a year of relative political liberalization, gradual normalization of relations with the West and retention of the status quo in the economic policy. In order to put the country into a wider context, Pact releases its annual Belarus in Global Ratings 6 report. The Report offers policy makers, development aid professionals and anyone interested in Belarus graphical data on the country s international rankings, collected from various publicly available sources in five categories: Freedoms; Business & Economy; Human Capital; Social Dimension; and Security. Whenever possible, we offer historical rankings in order to identify trends, and leave it up to the reader to interpret the data. In cases where 6 data is not yet available, we provide rankings for 5. Human Capital Social Dimension Security
F R E E D O M S
Freedom in the World Freedom in the World is a yearly survey and report by the U.S.-based nongovernmental organization Freedom House that measures the degree of civil liberties and political rights in every nation and significant disputed territories around the world. The rating uses a scale of through 7, with representing the highest and 7 the lowest level of dom. Political rights and civil liberties ratings are averaged to determine an overall status of the rated counties as Free, Partly Free, or Not Free. source: https://domhouse.org/report/dom-world/6/belarus Belarus scores and status Global: status by country 7 6 6,5 6,5 6,5 6,5 not 5 4 3 partly 26% 95 countries % 2 2 3 4 5 44% Belarus and neighbors Belarus Russia Ukraine Lithuania not partly 7 6 5 4 3 2 Freedom of the Net Freedom on the Net is an annual study by US-based non-governmental organization Freedom House measuring the internet dom around the globe, covering developments in 65 countries. Levels of internet dom are scored on a scale from (most ) to (least ). Depending on the basics, the nations are then classified as "Free", "Partly Free", or "Not Free". source: https://domhouse.org/report/dom-net/6/belarus Belarus scores and status Global: status by country 70 50 0 0 67 62 64 62 3 4 5 6 not partly 26% 65 countries 43% 3% Belarus and neighbors Russia Belarus Ukraine not partly 70 50 0 0
Freedom of Press The Freedom of the Press index is a yearly report by US-based nongovernmental organization Freedom House measuring the level of dom and editorial independence enjoyed by the press in every nation and significant disputed territories around the world. Levels of dom are scored on a scale from (most ) to (least ). Depending on the basics, the nations are then classified as "Free", "Partly Free", or "Not Free". source https://domhouse.org/report/dom-press/dom-press-6 Belarus scores and status Global: status by country 70 50 0 0 93 93 93 9 2 3 4 5 not partly 36% 99 countries 3% 33% Belarus and neighbors Belarus Russia Ukraine Lithuania not partly 70 50 0 0 Economic Freedom The Index of Economic Freedom is an annual index and ranking created by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal to measure the degree of economic dom in the world's nations. The Index documents the positive relationship between economic dom and a variety of positive social and economic goals. Ten economic factors are scored on a scale of 0 (least ) to (most ). A country s overall score is derived by averaging ten economic doms, with equal weight being given to each. Depending on the scores, the countries economies are then classified as "Free" (-), "Mostly Free" (70-79.9), "Moderately Free" (-6.9), Mostly Un" (50-59.9) and Repressed (0-49.9). source http://www.heritage.org/index/ranking Belarus scores and status Global: status by country 0 0 repressed 3,6% 50 70 48 50, 49,8 48,8 3 4 5 6 mostly un moderately mostly,3% 78 countries 8,5% 2,8% 34,8% Belarus and neighbors Belarus Russia Lithuania repressed mostly un moderately mostly 0 0 50 70
B U S I N E S S
Ease of Doing Business Legatum Prosperity Belarus place 3 4 5 6 57 57 44 37 63 53 58 49 98 Belarus place 6 5 4 3 The Ease of Doing Business index is an index created by the World Bank Group. Higher rankings (a low numerical value) indicate better, usually simpler, regulations for businesses and stronger protections of property rights. Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business, from, with first place being the best. A high ranking (a low numerical rank) means that the regulatory environment is conducive to business operation. source: http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings The Legatum Prosperity Index is an annual ranking, developed by the Legatum Institute, of 49 countries. The ranking is based on a variety of factors including wealth, economic growth, education, health, personal well-being, and quality of life. The Legatum Prosperity Index is based on 89 different variables analyzed across 49 nations around the world. The 89 variables are grouped into 8 sub-indexes (economy, entrepreneurship & opportunity, governance, education, health, safety & security, personal dom, social capital), which are averaged using equal weights. source: http://www.prosperity.com/rankings
H U M A N C A P I T A L
Global Creativity Belarus place (5) 37 The Global Creativity Index (by Martin Prosperity Institute) is a broad-based measure for advanced economic growth and sustainable prosperity based on the 3Ts of economic development talent, technology, and tolerance. It rates and ranks 39 nations worldwide on each of these dimensions and on our overall measure of creativity and prosperity. source: http://martinprosperity.org/content/theglobal-creativity-index-5/ Global Innovation Belarus place 3 4 5 6 77 58 53 79 The Global Innovation Index (GII) is an annual publication which features, among others, a composite indicator that ranks countries/economies in terms of their enabling environment to innovation and their innovation outputs. The GII surveys 28 economies around the world, using 8 indicators to gauge both their innovation capabilities and measurable results. source: https://www.globalinnovationindex.org/gii- 6-report 28
S O C I A L D I M E N C I O N
Social Progress 4 5 6 Belarus place 0 0 58 66 66 50 70 0 33 The Social Progress Index measures the extent to which countries provide for the social and environmental needs of their citizens. Fifty-four indicators in the areas of basic human needs, foundations of wellbeing, and opportunity to progress show the relative performance of nations. The index is published by the nonprofit Social Progress Imperative. source: http://www.socialprogressimperative.org/global-index/
S E C U R I T Y
Global Peace The Global Peace Index is the measure of national peacefulness; it ranks 58 nations according to their absence of violence. It is the product of the Institute for Economics and Peace. source: http://static.visionofhumanity.org/ sites/default/files/gpi%6%2 0Report_2.pdf 45 Belarus place 5 Belarus score most peaceful nation 2,2 2 75 3 96 92 0 06 35 58 5 4 3 4 5 6 least peaceful nation Global Firepower Belarus place Belarus score 4 5 6 0 most firepower 0,8449 25 52 45 49 2 75 3 The Global Firepower Rating provides an analytical display of data concerning world military powers. The rating is based on a formula utilizing over 50 different factors, complied and measured against each nation. The finalized score (from 0 to 5) is recognized as power index which supplies a nation its respective positioning in the ranking. source: http://www.globalfirepower.com/countrieslisting.asp 26 5 4 least firepower
Belarus in Global Ratings