B E L A R U S in Global Ratings 205 was a year when was emerging from its (self) isolation. In order to put the country into a wider global context Pact releases the in Global Ratings 205 infographics report. The Report offers policy makers, development aid professionals and anyone interested in 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. While we leave it to the reader to interpret the data in the Global Ratings Report, we offer, where possible, historical rankings in order to identify trends.
С O N T E N T S Freedoms... page 2 Business... page 5 Human Capital... page 7 Social Dimension...page 0 Security... page 2
F R E E D O M S
in the Freedom in the World 7 6,5 6,5 6,5 6,5 not free 6 26% 28% 5 partially free 4 3 2 free 46% 202 203 204 205 Global findings, 205 (95 countries) Lithuania Ukraine 3 Russia 6 6,5 and neigbours, 205 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 freedom. 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://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/205/belarus in the Freedom of the Net 00 90 80 70 69 67 not free 62 29% 64 60 50 partially free 40 43% 30 20 free 0 0 202 203 204 205 Ukraine 37 Russia 62 64 and neigbours, 205 28% Global findings, 205 (65 countries) Freedom on the Net is an annual study by US-based non-governmental organization Freedom House measuring the internet freedom around the globe, covering developments in 65 countries. The countries were chosen to provide a representative sample with regards to geographical diversity and economic development, as well as varying levels of political and media freedom. Levels of internet freedom are scored on a scale from (most free) to 00 (least free). Depending on the basics, the nations are then classified as "Free", "Partly Free", or "Not Free". source: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/freedom-net-205 page 3
in the Freedom of Press 00 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 0 0 93 93 93 93 202 203 204 205 Lithuania Ukraine 25 58 Russia 83 93 and neigbours, 205 not free partially free free 32% 32% 36% Global findings, 205 (99 countries) The Freedom of the Press index is a yearly report by US-based nongovernmental organization Freedom House measuring the level of freedom and editorial independence enjoyed by the press in every nation and significant disputed territories around the world. Levels of freedom are scored on a scale from (most free) to 00 (least free). Depending on the basics, the nations are then classified as "Free", "Partly Free", or "Not Free". source: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/freedom-press-205 in the Economic Freedom 0 0 20 repressed 7% 3% free mostly free 4% repressed 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 49 48 50, 49,8 mostly unfree moderatelly free mostly free free 3% 35% moderatelly free mostly unfree 00 202 203 204 205 Global findings, 205 (78 countries) Lithuania 74,8 Russia 52, 49,8 Ukraine 46,2 and neigbours, 205 The Index of Economic Freedom is an annual index and ranking created by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal in 995 to measure the degree of economic freedom in the world's nations. The Index of Economic Freedom documents the positive relationship between economic freedom and a variety of positive social and economic goals. Ten economic quantitative and qualitative factors are scored on a scale of 0 (least free) to 00 (most free). A country s overall score is derived by averaging these ten economic freedoms, with equal weight being given to each. Depending on the scores, the countries economies are then classified as "Free" (80-00), "Mostly Free" (70-79.9), "Moderately Free" (60-6.9), Mostly Unfree" (50-59.9) and Repressed (0-49.9). source: http://www.heritage.org/index/ranking page 4
B U S I N E S S
in the Ease of Doing Business 20 ( 44) Singapore 69 40 57 57 203 204 44 60 202 80 205 00 20 40 60 80 89 Eritrea 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 89, 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 in the Legatum Prosperity 54 202 58 20 53 203 63 204 205 Norway 40 ( 63) 60 80 00 20 Central African Republic 42 The Legatum Prosperity Index is an annual ranking, developed by the Legatum Institute, of 42 countries. The ranking is based on a variety of factors including wealth, economic growth, education, health, personal well-being, and quality of life. The 204 Legatum Prosperity Index is based on 89 different variables analyzed across 42 nations around the world. The 89 variables are grouped into 8 sub-indexes (economy, entrepreneurship & opportunity, governance, education, health, safety & security, personal freedom, social capital), which are averaged using equal weights. source: http://www.prosperity.com/#!/ranking page 6
H U M A N C A P I T A L
in the Human Development : 0,798 (score) 0,80 53 Global findings 204 26% 30% 54 26% : 50 (place) 50 30% 0,70 05 2% 202 203 49 2% 204 0,55 23% 23% 0 - very high human dev-t 43 88 - high - medium - low The Human Development Index is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income indices used to rank 88 countries into four tiers of human development. It was created by Indian economist Amartya Sen and Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq in 990, and was published by the United Nations Development Programme. source: http://hdr.undp.org/en/composite/trends in the Global Creativity Australia ( 37) 35 Lithuania ( 5) Iraq 70 05 39 Russia Ukraine ( 38) ( 45) 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/media/global-creativity-index-205.pdf page 8
in the Global Innovation 77 58 53 203 204 205 Lithuania ( 38) ( 53) 35 70 05 4 Swizerland Russia ( 48) Ukraine ( 64) Sudan 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 43 economies around the world, using 8 indicators to gauge both their innovation capabilities and measurable results. source: https://www.globalinnovationindex.org/content/page/gii-home page 9
S O C I A L D I M E N S I O N
in the Social Progress 58 66 204 205 Lithuania ( 35) ( 66) 35 70 05 33 Norway Ukraine ( 6) Russia ( 7) CAR 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/data/spi#data_table/countries/spi/dim,dim2, dim3 page
S E C U R I T Y
in Global Peace most peasfull nation 09 202 96 92 0 203 204 205 2 3 4 (score: 2,75) least peasfull nation 5 The Global Peace Index is the measure of national peacefulness; it ranks 62 nations according to their absence of violence. It is the product of the Institute for Economics and Peace source: http://economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/205/06/global-peace-index- Report-205_0.pdf in Global Firepower most firepower 0 52 45 2 3 (score:,923) 204 205 4 least firepower 5 The Global Firepower Rating provides an analytical display of data concerning world military powers. Over 00 countries military powers are considered. 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/countries-listing.asp page 3
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