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

6.54

24	Democracy	6.9
17	Electoral process	8.0
20	Candidacy procedures	9
4	Media access	9
25	Voting and registration rights	8
18	Party financing	6
20	Access to information	7.0
18	Access to gov. information	7
13	Media pluralism	7
19	Media freedom	7
27	Civil rights	6.7
7	Political liberties	9
25	Civil rights	6
27	Non-discrimination	5
22	Rule of law	6.1
17	Rule of law	8.06
21	Judicial review	7
20	Control of corruption	6.23
23	Legal certainty	6
22	Corruption prevention	5
30	Appointment of justices	2

10

18	Economy/Employment	5.7
10	Labor market	7.4
3	Youth unemployment	9.47
14	Low-skilled unemployment	8.86
6	Unemployment	8.79
16	Long-term unemployment	8.18
13	Employment rate	7.63
9	Labor market policy	7
10	Intensity of active LMP	4.08
16	Economy	6.7
2	Inflation	9.80
9	Product market regulation	8.41
11	Competitiveness	7.37
20	Economic policy	6
17	GDP per capita	3.86
16	Enterprises	5.8
5	Unit labor costs	7.29
18	Enterprise regulation	6.23
17	Enterprise policy	6
19	Energy costs for enterprises	4.94
11	Real interest rates	4.68
11	Corporate investment	4.62
19	Taxes	5.5
7	Total tax rate	8.02
3	Marginal tax burden (individuals)	7.87
15	Tax evasion	7.56
24	Tax system complexity	5.69
22	Tax policy	5
29	Marginal tax burden (businesses)	1.33
29	Budgets	3.1
11	Debt interest ratio	5.63
21	Soundness of banks	4.90
23	Net debt ratio	3.66
28	Budgetary policy	3
31	Debt-to-GDP	1.00
11	Budget consolidation	1.00

10

20	Social affairs	5.9
16	Health care	7.1
3	Private-to-public HC spending	9.94
4	Infant mortality	9.53
11	Life expectancy-to-HC spending	7.56
13	Health policy	7
21	Spending on pharmaceuticals	5.31
16	Preventive HC spending	3.42
18	Social inclusion	6.1
8	Youth not in employ./education	8.13
18	Gini coefficient	7.30
12	Social inclusion policy	7
20	Life satisfaction	5.91
27	Gender equality	3.89
27	Poverty	3.40
24	Social/political participation	2.67
16	Integration	5.6
4	Foreign-born unemployment	8.35
6	Foreign-born sec. attainment	7.00
22	Foreign-born-to-native empl.	6.95
7	Foreign-born tert. attainment	6.65
23	Integration policy	4
22	Families	5.5
11	Child care density	8.68
17	Family policy	6
20	Child poverty	5.62
28	Spending on family policy	3.17
27	Fertility rate	2.64
30	Pensions	5.0
1	Public pension coverage	10.00
6	Older employment	7.38
25	Senior citizen poverty	5.77
29	Pension policy	4
31	Dependency ratio	1.00

10

21	Security	7.4
7	Internal security	8.5
1	Homicides	10.00
2	Burglaries and robberies	9.59
1	Internal security policy	9
16	Reliability of police services	8.15
26	Costs of crime	4.00
26	External security	6.3
1	Conflicts fought	10.00
23	External security policy	7
29	Relations with neighbors	1.00

10

5	Resources	6.6
9	R&D	6.7
2	Triad Patents	9.73
4	Industry R&D personnel	7.60
10	Research and innovation policy	7
16	Broadband internet access	6.06
18	Public R&D spending	4.66
14	Science degrees	3.50
8	Environment	6.6
12	Energy intensity	8.88
9	Waste management	8.00
7	Environmental policy	7
21	Water usage	6.87
16	CO2 emissions	6.11
28	Energy mix	1.19
12	Education	6.4
1	Upper sec. attainment	10.00
2	PISA results	9.02
2	Tertiary attainment	8.25
13	Education policy	6
11	Continuing education	4.54
27	Pre-primary education	2.13

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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

6.41

15	Steering capability	6.5
5	RIA	8.7
3	RIA application	9
5	Needs analysis	9
6	Alternative options	8
13	Consultation	7.0
13	Negotiating public support	7
26	Coordination	6.3
8	GO expertise	8
8	Informal coordination	8
15	Line ministries	8
24	GO gatekeeping	6
19	Line ministry civil servants	5
29	Senior ministry officials	5
26	Cabinet committees	4
22	Communication	6.0
22	Coherent communication	6
25	Capacity	4.7
15	Strategic planning	6
28	Scholarly advice	4
20	Medium-term fiscal framework	4.00

10

21	Policy implementation	6.4
21	Implementation	6.4
1	Internal auditing	10.00
5	National standards	8
14	Monitoring agencies	7
19	Monitoring line ministries	7
22	Government efficiency	6
26	Ministerial compliance	6
24	Task funding	5
26	Constitutional discretion	4

10

21	Institutional learning	6.3
17	Adaptability	7.0
7	International coordination	8
22	Domestic adaptability	6
19	Reform capacity	5.5
13	Self-monitoring	6
20	Reform capacity	5

10

14	Accountability	6.4
24	Oversight	7.5
15	Summoning ministers	9
9	Obtaining documents	9
2	Task area coincidence	9
23	Audit office	7
31	Summoning experts	7
28	Non-majority leverage	6.66
23	Ombuds office	5
3	Legislature	6.7
1	Number of committees	10.00
8	Pro-gvmt. committee chairs	9.37
26	Committee size	7.75
7	Legislature’s research staff	4.15
6	Deputy expert staff	2.35
5	Media	6.3
1	Newspaper circulation	10.00
6	Media reporting	8
31	Quality newspapers	1.00
21	Parties/Associations	6.0
13	Party competence	7
16	Assoc. competence (business)	7
30	Assoc. competence (others)	4
16	Citizens	6.0
9	Policy knowledge	7
18	Voter turnout	4.96