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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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not free

partially free

free46%

28%26%

Global findings, 2015(195 countries)

Belarus

Belarus and neigbours, 2015

Lithuania

Ukraine

Russia

Belarus

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3

6

6,5

Belarus in the Freedom of the Net

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Belarus

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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

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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

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Belarus

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free

partially free

not free

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32%

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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).

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Belarus 93

Russia 83

Ukraine

Lithuania

Belarus and neigbours, 2015

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repressed

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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

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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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Belarus (place: 44)

1Singapore

Eritrea

Belarus

place:69

place: 57

place: 57

place: 44

2012 2013 2014 2015

source:

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1Norway

Central AfricanRepublic

Belarus (place: 63)

Belarus

place: 63

2012 2013 2014 2015

place: 53

place: 54 place:

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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

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Global findings 2014Belarus: 0,798 (score)

Belarus: 50 (place)

2012 2013 2014

Belarusplace:

50place:

53place:

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- 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

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Belarus(place: 37)

Australia Iraq

Ukraine(place: 45)

Lithuania(place: 51)

Russia(place: 38)

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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

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S O C I A

S ID I M E N

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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

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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

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nation

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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

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Belarus(score: 1,1923)

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