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Detailed Methodology

Every number used is transformed into an index ranging from 0 to 1 using the following formulafor the variable x: minmax minFor variables evolving along an exponential pattern (such as GDP or number of patents), theformula used is:

lnlnminlnmaxlnmin

The numbers used in the following formulas are not the raw variables, but the correspondingindexes.I- Quality of Life Index (QLI):

0 . 2 + 0 . 2 + 0 . 2 + 0 . 1 5 + 0 . 1 5 + 0 . 1

whereHI: Health IndexEdI: Education IndexWI: Wealth IndexDeI: Democracy IndexPI: Peace Index

EnI: Environment Index1) Health Index:For countries surveyed in mortality amenable to health care by the Commonwealth Fund:

1

2 + 1

21

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For other countries: 12 + 12 1

whereLE: life expectancy at birthAM: mortality amenable to health careIM: adjusted infant mortalityAH: access to health care (index ranging from 0.9 to 1)

2) Education Index:For countries surveyed by PISA:

23 + 13 12 + 12 For other countries:

+ adjustedwhereLR: adult literacy rateSLE: school life expectancyPISA: results of the Programme for International Student Assessment, each subject weighed 1/3

3) Wealth Index: 2 1 12

(median value of the Lorenz curve according to the Pareto distribution)

whereGDPpc: gross domestic product at purchasing power parity per capitanationranking.wordpress.com


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Gini: Gini coefficient of national income distribution4) Democracy Index:

25 1 + 25 1 + 15 1whereFHpr: Freedom House political rights scoreFHcl: Freedom House civil liberties score

FHfp: Freedom House freedom of the press score5) Peace Index:

1 where

GPI: Global Peace Index6) Environment Index:

where

EPI = Environmental Performance IndexII- National Power Index (NPI):

0.35 + 0.35 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1

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MI: Military IndexDI: Diplomacy IndexTI: Technology IndexPoI: Popularity Index1) Economy Index:

0 . 5 + 0 . 4 12 + 12 +0.1 whereGDP: gross domestic productCAB: current account balancePF: effort needed to balance the government budget and reimburse the government debt over a10 year period, as percentage of government revenueNC: number of Fortune Global 500 corporations2) Military Index:

12 + 12 + 1 where

MPP: military power projectionDI: Defense IndexNS: nuclear securitya. military power projection

0 . 7 + 0 . 3 14 +0.09 +0.06 0.7+0.3wherenationranking.wordpress.com


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CG: logistical capability for long distance military deployment, including an aircraft carrier battlegroup (takes the value 0 or 1)OT: number of continents and oceans directly accessible through the territory

OB: number of additional continents and oceans directly accessible through military bases onforeign soilb. Defense Index

13 + 23

whereMP: manpower fit for military serviceMS: military expendituresc. nuclear security

whereNP: extent of nuclear protection (index ranging from 0 to 1)NI: independence of nuclear strike force from foreign powers (index ranging from 0.2 to 1)3) Diplomacy Index

13 + 13 + 13 23 + 13 whereUN: United Nations membership (takes the value 0 or 1)SC: permanent United Nations Security Council membership (takes the value 0 or 1)

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4) Technology Index:

+ whereNP: number of patents in forceID: number of industrial designs5) Popularity Index

12 + 12 12 1 + whereODA: official development aidPP: percentage of mainly positive views in the BBC attitudes toward countries pollPN: percentage of mainly negative views in the BBC attitudes toward countries pollIII- Quality and Power Index (QPI):

whereQLI: Quality of Life IndexNPI: National Power Index

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