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Following variables are used in the country information boxes:
| Name | Definition | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Total estimated population | World Bank[1] | 2011 |
| Gross Domestic Product | Gross Domestic Product | World Bank[2] | 2011 |
| Human Development Index | A composite index measuring average achievement in three basic dimensions of human development—a long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living. | UNDP[3] | 2011 |
| Global Peace Index | The world’s leading measure of global peacefulness. It gauges ongoing domestic and international conflict, safety and security in society, and militarisation in 153 countries by taking into account 23 separate indicators. | Vision of Humanity[4] | 2011 |
| Happy Planet Index | An innovative measure that shows the ecological efficiency with which human well-being is delivered around the world. It is the first ever index to combine environmental impact with well-being to measure the environmental efficiency with which country by country, people live long and happy lives. | NEF [5] | 2009 |
| Social Institutions and Gender Index | A new composite measure of gender equality, based on the OECD’s Gender, Institutions and Development Database. The SIGI introduces 12 innovative indicators on social institutions, which are grouped into 5 categories: Family Code, Physical Integrity, Son Preference, Civil Liberties and Ownership Rights. | OECD.StatExtracts[6] | 2009 |
| Environmental Performance Index | An index that ranks 163 countries on 25 performance indicators tracked across ten well-established policy categories covering both environmental public health and ecosystem vitality. | Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy, Yale University [7] | 2010 |
| Child Mortality Rate | Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year. | World Bank [8] | 2010 |
References
- ↑ Population, total. World Bank 2011
- ↑ GDP (current US$). World Bank 2011
- ↑ Human Development Index (HDI) - 2011 Rankings
- ↑ GPI Map - 2011. Vision of Humanity
- ↑ Global HPI. Happy Planet Index
- ↑ Gender, Institutions and Development Database 2009
- ↑ Environmental Performance Index 2010: Download files
- ↑ Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). World Bank 2011
