SGI – Sustainable Governance Indicators 2011

To ensure comparability, observed values are transformed into scores on a scale from 1 to 10. The lowest value translates into score 1, the best value into score 10, and remaining values are transformed according to the original data distribution.

Hierarchy tree

Score 2011

Status Index

5.70

26	Democracy	6.3
18	Electoral process	7.8
12	Voting and registration rights	9
20	Candidacy procedures	9
6	Party financing	8
27	Media access	5
22	Civil rights	7.3
7	Political liberties	9
17	Non-discrimination	7
25	Civil rights	6
29	Access to information	5.3
8	Access to gov. information	8
31	Media pluralism	4
29	Media freedom	4
27	Rule of law	4.6
10	Appointment of justices	8
21	Judicial review	7
27	Legal certainty	5
29	Rule of law	4.70
28	Corruption prevention	3
28	Control of corruption	2.35

10

30	Economy/Employment	4.5
22	Labor market	5.8
17	Low-skilled unemployment	8.67
16	Unemployment	7.22
14	Labor market policy	6
25	Long-term unemployment	5.46
26	Youth unemployment	4.68
28	Employment rate	4.40
23	Intensity of active LMP	3.00
27	Economy	5.1
15	Inflation	8.36
18	Product market regulation	6.82
25	Economic policy	5
19	GDP per capita	3.51
27	Competitiveness	1.90
25	Budgets	4.0
19	Soundness of banks	5.50
17	Net debt ratio	4.41
30	Debt-to-GDP	4.30
4	Budget consolidation	4.00
24	Budgetary policy	4
30	Debt interest ratio	1.38
29	Enterprises	4.0
25	Unit labor costs	4.40
17	Real interest rates	4.00
28	Enterprise policy	4
26	Enterprise regulation	3.92
24	Energy costs for enterprises	3.82
16	Corporate investment	3.78
30	Taxes	3.9
26	Tax system complexity	5.60
22	Marginal tax burden (individuals)	4.43
27	Tax policy	4
23	Total tax rate	3.97
24	Marginal tax burden (businesses)	2.69
29	Tax evasion	2.17

10

28	Social affairs	5.1
23	Health care	6.8
20	Private-to-public HC spending	9.30
14	Infant mortality	8.88
10	Life expectancy-to-HC spending	7.59
13	Health policy	7
20	Spending on pharmaceuticals	5.95
31	Preventive HC spending	1.00
27	Pensions	5.2
1	Public pension coverage	10.00
19	Senior citizen poverty	7.67
24	Pension policy	5
27	Older employment	2.28
30	Dependency ratio	1.70
26	Families	4.7
3	Child care density	9.94
23	Child poverty	4.90
27	Family policy	4
27	Spending on family policy	3.62
23	Fertility rate	3.00
25	Social inclusion	4.7
25	Gini coefficient	6.40
18	Poverty	5.81
21	Social inclusion policy	5
26	Gender equality	4.38
21	Youth not in employ./education	3.97
16	Social/political participation	3.60
30	Life satisfaction	1.82
30	Integration	4.3
21	Foreign-born-to-native empl.	7.10
21	Foreign-born unemployment	5.75
19	Foreign-born sec. attainment	4.03
23	Integration policy	4
29	Foreign-born tert. attainment	1.27

10

20	Security	7.6
11	External security	8.2
1	Relations with neighbors	10.00
1	External security policy	9
20	Conflicts fought	4.60
22	Internal security	7.0
11	Homicides	9.22
4	Burglaries and robberies	9.03
18	Internal security policy	7
24	Reliability of police services	5.38
25	Costs of crime	4.33

10

26	Resources	4.6
20	Environment	5.6
3	Energy intensity	9.72
7	CO2 emissions	7.34
26	Water usage	6.17
19	Waste management	5.67
20	Environmental policy	5
15	Energy mix	1.75
24	Education	4.5
10	Pre-primary education	7.19
25	PISA results	5.76
20	Education policy	5
26	Upper sec. attainment	4.08
29	Tertiary attainment	1.67
29	Continuing education	1.15
24	R&D	3.7
21	Broadband internet access	4.68
21	Public R&D spending	4.45
26	Research and innovation policy	4
23	Industry R&D personnel	2.99
19	Science degrees	2.91
20	Triad Patents	2.01

10
Management Index To ensure comparability, observed values are transformed into scores on a scale from 1 to 10. The lowest value translates into score 1, the best value into score 10, and remaining values are transformed according to the original data distribution.
# Hierarchy tree Score 2011

Management Index

5.62

27	Steering capability	5.4
25	Coordination	6.6
20	Senior ministry officials	8
18	GO gatekeeping	8
20	Informal coordination	7
16	Cabinet committees	7
23	GO expertise	6
27	Line ministries	6
27	Line ministry civil servants	4
22	Communication	6.0
22	Coherent communication	6
23	Consultation	5.0
23	Negotiating public support	5
22	Capacity	4.8
15	Strategic planning	6
14	Scholarly advice	6
26	Medium-term fiscal framework	2.50
21	RIA	4.7
21	RIA application	5
19	Needs analysis	5
21	Alternative options	4

10

25	Policy implementation	6.1
25	Implementation	6.1
1	Internal auditing	10.00
11	Government efficiency	7
24	Ministerial compliance	7
19	Constitutional discretion	5
24	Task funding	5
25	Monitoring line ministries	5
27	National standards	4
29	Monitoring agencies	4

10

29	Institutional learning	5.0
27	Adaptability	6.0
12	Domestic adaptability	7
28	International coordination	5
28	Reform capacity	4.0
29	Reform capacity	4
26	Self-monitoring	4

10

20	Accountability	5.8
25	Oversight	7.2
15	Summoning ministers	9
20	Summoning experts	9
9	Obtaining documents	9
18	Non-majority leverage	8.49
11	Task area coincidence	8
27	Audit office	5
26	Ombuds office	2
13	Citizens	6.2
9	Voter turnout	7.37
18	Policy knowledge	5
21	Parties/Associations	6.0
18	Assoc. competence (others)	6
23	Assoc. competence (business)	6
21	Party competence	6
22	Legislature	5.8
1	Number of committees	10.00
6	Pro-gvmt. committee chairs	9.60
29	Committee size	5.50
12	Legislature’s research staff	2.61
15	Deputy expert staff	1.45
25	Media	3.1
20	Media reporting	6
26	Newspaper circulation	1.96
27	Quality newspapers	1.37