Metadata SGI 2011
Definition:Number of deputies from governmental parties in relation to number of deputies not in governmental parties.
Year:2008
Unit:Standardized Index
Source 1:Data collected by Bertelsmann Stiftung
Data for:AUS, AUT, BEL, CAN, CHL, CZE, DNK, FIN, FRA, DEU, GRC, HUN, ISL, IRL, ITA, JPN, KOR, LUX, MEX, NLD, NZL, NOR, POL, PRT, SVK, ESP, SWE, CHE, TUR, GBR, USA
Exceptions:AUS (2007), BEL (2007), CHL (2005), CZE (2006), DNK (2007), FIN (2007), FRA (2007), DEU (2005), GRC (2007), HUN (2006), ISL (2007), IRL (2007), JPN (2005), LUX (2004), MEX (2006), NLD (2006), NOR (2005), POL (2007), PRT (2005), SVK (2006), SWE (2006), CHE (2007), TUR (2007), GBR (2005)
Calculation
Score:Score=10-relative distance*9
Distance:Distance=(value for calculation-minimum)/(maximum-minimum)
Formula:Number of deputies from governmental parties/Current number of deputies
Metadata SGI 2009
Definition:Number of deputies from governmental parties in relation to number of deputies not in governmental parties.
Year:2004
Unit:Standardized Index
Source 1:Data collected by Bertelsmann Stiftung
Data for:AUS, AUT, BEL, CAN, CZE, DNK, FIN, FRA, DEU, GRC, HUN, ISL, IRL, ITA, JPN, KOR, LUX, MEX, NLD, NZL, NOR, POL, PRT, SVK, ESP, SWE, CHE, TUR, GBR, USA
Exceptions:AUT (2002), BEL (2003), CAN (2006), CZE (2002), DNK (2005), FIN (2003), FRA (2002), DEU (2002), HUN (2002), ISL (2003), IRL (2002), ITA (2001), JPN (2003), MEX (2003), NLD (2003), NZL (2005), NOR (2001), POL (2005), PRT (2002), SVK (2002), SWE (2002), CHE (2003), TUR (2002), GBR (2001)
Calculation
Score:Score=10-relative distance*9
Distance:Distance=(value for calculation-minimum)/(maximum-minimum)
Formula:Number of deputies from governmental parties/Current number of deputies
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To ensure comparability, observed values are transformed into SGI scores on a scale from 1 to 10. The lowest value translates into score 1, the best value into score 10. Remaining values are transformed according to the original data distribution.
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Value
Score 2011
1Mexico0.42
10.00
 
2Denmark0.56
9.73
 
3Chile0.85
9.17
 
4Canada0.87
9.13
 
5New Zealand0.91
9.05
 
6Spain0.93
9.01
 
7Czech Rep.1.00
8.88
 
8Greece1.03
8.82
 
9Sweden1.04
8.80
 
10South Korea1.05
8.78
 
11Ireland1.06
8.76
 
11Norway1.06
8.76
 
13Poland1.09
8.70
 
14Portugal1.11
8.66
 
15Netherlands1.14
8.60
 
16France1.19
8.51
 
16Hungary1.19
8.51
 
18Italy1.20
8.49
 
19UK1.21
8.47
 
20Australia1.24
8.41
 
21Slovakia1.31
8.27
 
22Austria1.44
8.02
 
22USA1.44
8.02
 
24Turkey1.64
7.63
 
25Finland1.67
7.58
 
26Luxembourg1.73
7.46
 
27Belgium1.88
7.17
 
28Japan2.14
6.66
 
29Iceland2.15
6.64
 
30Germany2.57
5.83
 
31Switzerland5.06
1.00
 
10
Question
What is the ratio of deputies from governmental to those from non-governmental parties?
Indicator Design
Values express the non-governmental deputies’ supervisory capacity by giving the ratio of deputies from governmental parties to deputies not in governmental parties. Data from different years. Source: Bertelsmann Stiftung.
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