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Launch l The Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) Microdata
14 December 2012 | cross-country, financial inclusion, global index, open dataIt’s raining data. Financial inclusion data, that is. The Development Research Group has published the complete micro dataset of the Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) dataset on the Open...
Release l Global Terrorism Index
05 December 2012 | conflict, cross-country, global index, release, terrorismLONDON, 4 December 2012 – The number of terrorist incidents has increased virtually every year since 9/11 according to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), which launches today. However, terrorism...
Release l 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index
05 December 2012 | corruption, cross-country, global index, perception survey, releaseThe 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index was released in Berlin today. A growing outcry over corrupt governments forced several leaders from office last year, but as the dust has cleared it has become...
Gobal Index l Check the level of well-being and sustainability for your country!
29 November 2012 | cross-country, global index, measure progress, release, sustainability, well-beingThe new 2012 update of the Sustainable Society Index, SSI, was released on 29 November, again showing at a glance the level of wellbeing and sustainability for 151 countries. See how your country...
International: The lottery of life l Where to be born 2013
26 November 2012 | country-raking, cross-country, health, indicators, safetyWarren Buffett, probably the world’s most successful investor, has said that anything good that happened to him could be traced back to the fact that he was born in the right country, the United...
Blogspot: The Measurement Revolution has already started
06 November 2012 | blogpost, cross-country, index, indicators, sustainability, sustainable society index, well-being, well-being measurementsOver the last few years, and even more so after Rio+20, many calls have been heard for new tools to measure development towards sustainability, to measure wellbeing and happiness of people. And now...
Press Releases: Legatum Prosperity Index Extends its Reach
31 October 2012 | annual, comparative, cross-country, economy, global index, indices, press release, well-beingToday we launch the 2012 Legatum Prosperity Index™, the Legatum Institute’s unique annual assessment of global prosperity based on both material wealth and personal wellbeing. The Prosperity Index™...
Release: Education for All Global Monitoring Report
29 October 2012 | annual report, cross-country, education, mdgs, monitoring, release, unescoThis 10th edition of the EFA Global Monitoring Report could not be better timed. The third goal of Education for All is to ensure that all young people have the opportunity to acquire skills. The...
Benetech's Human Rights Data Analysis Group Publishes 2010 Analysis of Human Rights Violations in Five Counties (HRDAG, 14 Dec 2010)
14 December 2010 | chad, colombia, cross-country, dataset, guatemala, human rights, iran, liberiaAnalysis of Data from Witnesses, Governments, NGOs, and Other Sources Clarifies History and Supports Criminal Prosecutions By Ann Harrison Palo Alto, CA, December 10, 2010...
IAPA releases reports on press freedom for each country in the Americas (IFEX, 12 Nov 2010)
16 November 2010 | cross-country, latin america, press freedom, reportThis is available in: English Español (IAPA/IFEX) - Miami, November 10, 2010 - With more than 500 representatives from the media in the Americas participating, between November 5th and 9th the...