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Global Ratings
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2015 was a year when Belarus was emerging from its (self) isolation. Inorder to put the country into a wider global context Pact releases theBelarus in Global Ratings 2015 infographics report. The Report offerspolicy makers, development aid professionals and anyone interested inBelarus graphical data on the country’s international rankings, collectedfrom 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 RatingsReport, we offer, where possible, historical rankings in order to identifytrends.
С O N T E N T S
Freedoms ................................................................................... page 2
Business .................................................................................... page 5
Human Capital .......................................................................... page 7
Social Dimension .......................................................................page 10
Security ..................................................................................... page 12
F R E E D O M S
Belarus in the Freedom in the World
Freedom in the World is a yearly survey and report by the U.S.-based non-governmental organization Freedom House that measures the degree ofcivil liberties and political rights in every nation and significant disputedterritories around the world. The rating uses a scale of 1 through 7, with 1representing the highest and 7 the lowest level of freedom. Political rightsand civil liberties ratings are averaged to determine an overall status of therated counties as “Free,” “Partly Free,” or “Not Free.”source: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2015/belarus
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3
4
5
67
2012 2013 2014 2015
not free
partially free
free46%
28%26%
Global findings, 2015(195 countries)
Belarus
Belarus and neigbours, 2015
Lithuania
Ukraine
Russia
Belarus
1
3
6
6,5
Belarus in the Freedom of the Net
0
10
2030
40
50
60
70
8090
100
2012 2013 2014 2015
Belarus
6,5 6,5 6,5 6,5
69 6762 64
free
partially free
not free
43%
28%
29%
Global findings, 2015(65 countries)
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/freedom-net-2015source:
Freedom on the Net – is an annual study by US-based non-governmentalorganization Freedom House measuring the internet freedom around the globe,covering developments in 65 countries. The countries were chosen to provide arepresentative sample with regards to geographical diversity and economicdevelopment, as well as varying levels of political and media freedom. Levels ofinternet freedom are scored on a scale from 1 (most free) to 100 (least free).Depending on the basics, the nations are then classified as "Free", "Partly Free",or "Not Free".Belarus and neigbours,
2015
Ukraine
Russia
Belarus 64
62
37
page 3
Belarus in the Freedom of Press
The Freedom of the Press index is a yearly report by US-based non-governmental organization Freedom House measuring the level of freedomand editorial independence enjoyed by the press in every nation andsignificant disputed territories around the world. Levels of freedom arescored on a scale from 1 (most free) to 100 (least free). Depending on thebasics, the nations are then classified as "Free", "Partly Free", or "Not Free".
source: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/freedom-press-2015
Belarus in the Economic Freedom
0
10
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30
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50
60
70
8090100
2012 2013 2014 2015
Belarus
93
free
partially free
not free
32%
32%
36%
Global findings, 2015(199 countries)
http://www.heritage.org/index/rankingsource:
The Index of Economic Freedom is an annual index and ranking created by The HeritageFoundation and The Wall Street Journal in 1995 to measure the degree of economicfreedom in the world's nations. The Index of Economic Freedom documents the positiverelationship between economic freedom and a variety of positive social and economicgoals. Ten economic quantitative and qualitative factors are scored on a scale of 0 (leastfree) to 100 (most free). A country’s overall score is derived by averaging these teneconomic freedoms, with equal weight being given to each. Depending on the scores,the countries’ economies are then classified as "Free" (80-100), "Mostly Free" (70-79.9),"Moderately Free" (60-6.9), “Mostly Unfree" (50-59.9) and “Repressed” (0-49.9).
93 93 93
58
25
Belarus 93
Russia 83
Ukraine
Lithuania
Belarus and neigbours, 2015
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10
20
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50
6070
8090
1002012 2013 2014 2015
Belarus
49
moderatelly freemostly unfree
repressed
48 50,1 49,8
mostly free
free
3% free
17%mostly free
14% repressed
31%moderatelly free
35%mostly unfree
Global findings, 2015 (178 countries)
46,2
74,8
Belarus 49,8
Russia 52,1
Ukraine
Lithuania
Belarus and neigbours, 2015
page 4
B U S I N E S S
Belarus in the Ease of Doing Business
The Ease of Doing Business index is anindex created by the World Bank Group.Higher rankings (a low numerical value)indicate better, usually simpler, regulationsfor businesses and stronger protections ofproperty rights. Economies are ranked ontheir ease of doing business, from 1–189,with first place being the best. A highranking (a low numerical rank) means thatthe regulatory environment is conducive tobusiness operation.
source:http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings
Belarus in the Legatum Prosperity
http://www.prosperity.com/#!/ranking
The Legatum Prosperity Index is an annual ranking, developed by the Legatum Institute, of 142 countries.The ranking is based on a variety of factors including wealth, economic growth, education, health,personal well-being, and quality of life. The 2014 Legatum Prosperity Index is based on 89 differentvariables analyzed across 142 nations around the world. The 89 variables are grouped into 8 sub-indexes(economy, entrepreneurship & opportunity, governance, education, health, safety & security, personalfreedom, social capital), which are averaged using equal weights.
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180189
Belarus (place: 44)
1Singapore
Eritrea
Belarus
place:69
place: 57
place: 57
place: 44
2012 2013 2014 2015
source:
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40
60
80
100
120142
1Norway
Central AfricanRepublic
Belarus (place: 63)
Belarus
place: 63
2012 2013 2014 2015
place: 53
place: 54 place:
58
page 6
H U M A N
A LC A P I T
Belarus in the Human Development
The Human Development Index is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, andincome indices used to rank 188 countries into four tiers of human development. It was createdby Indian economist Amartya Sen and Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq in 1990, and waspublished by the United Nations Development Programme.
source: http://hdr.undp.org/en/composite/trends
26% 26%
30%30%
21% 21%
23% 23%
1
0
0,55
0,70
0,80
1
49
105
143
188
Global findings 2014Belarus: 0,798 (score)
Belarus: 50 (place)
2012 2013 2014
Belarusplace:
50place:
53place:
54
- very high human dev-t - high - medium - low
The Global Creativity Index (by Martin Prosperity Institute) is a broad-based measure foradvanced economic growth and sustainable prosperity based on the 3Ts of economicdevelopment—talent, technology, and tolerance. It rates and ranks 139 nations worldwide oneach of these dimensions and on our overall measure of creativity and prosperity.source: http://martinprosperity.org/media/Global-Creativity-Index-2015.pdf
Belarus in the Global Creativity
1 13935 70 105
Belarus(place: 37)
Australia Iraq
Ukraine(place: 45)
Lithuania(place: 51)
Russia(place: 38)
page 8
Belarus in the Global Innovation
The Global Innovation Index (GII) is an annual publication which features, among others, acomposite indicator that ranks countries/economies in terms of their enabling environment toinnovation and their innovation outputs. The GII surveys 143 economies around the world,using 81 indicators–to gauge both their innovation capabilities and measurable results.
source: https://www.globalinnovationindex.org/content/page/GII-Home
1 14135 70 105
Belarus(place: 53)
Swizerland SudanUkraine
(place: 64)
Lithuania(place: 38)
Russia(place: 48)
place:77
place:58
place:53
Belarus
201520142013
page 9
S O C I A
S ID I M E N
L
O N
The Social Progress Index measures the extent to which countries provide for the social andenvironmental 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 ofnations. The index is published by the nonprofit Social Progress Imperative.
source: http://www.socialprogressimperative.org/data/spi#data_table/countries/spi/dim1,dim2,dim3
Belarus in the Social Progress
1 13335 70 105
Belarus(place: 66)
Norway CARUkraine
(place: 61)
Lithuania(place: 35)
Russia(place: 71)
Belarus
20152014
place: 66
place: 58
page 11
I TS E C U R Y
The Global Peace Index is the measure of national peacefulness; it ranks 162 nationsaccording to their ‘absence of violence’. It is the product of the Institute for Economics andPeacesource: http://economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Global-Peace-Index-
Report-2015_0.pdf
Belarus in Global Peace
Belarus
2012
place: 110
place: 109
2013 2014 2015
place: 96
place: 92
mostpeasfull
nation
least peasfull
nation
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5
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Belarus(score: 2,175)
The Global Firepower Rating provides an analytical display of data concerning world militarypowers. Over 100 countries’ military powers are considered. The rating is based on a formulautilizing over 50 different factors, complied and measured against each nation. The finalizedscore (from 0 to 5) is recognized as ‘power index’ which supplies a nation its respectivepositioning in the ranking.
source: http://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-listing.asp
Belarus
2014
place: 45
place: 52
2015
Belarus in Global Firepower
mostfirepower
least firepower
0
5
3
2
4
Belarus(score: 1,1923)
1
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