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

6.59

17	Democracy	7.5
16	Electoral process	8.3
20	Candidacy procedures	9
12	Voting and registration rights	9
15	Media access	8
14	Party financing	7
12	Civil rights	8.0
7	Political liberties	9
10	Civil rights	8
17	Non-discrimination	7
16	Access to information	7.3
4	Media pluralism	9
18	Access to gov. information	7
23	Media freedom	6
21	Rule of law	6.6
10	Appointment of justices	8
21	Judicial review	7
19	Legal certainty	7
22	Rule of law	6.75
17	Corruption prevention	6
22	Control of corruption	5.64

10

25	Economy/Employment	5.1
18	Economy	6.2
3	Inflation	9.47
12	Economic policy	7
19	Product market regulation	6.53
24	Competitiveness	3.13
25	GDP per capita	2.23
24	Labor market	5.4
18	Low-skilled unemployment	8.62
16	Employment rate	6.67
19	Youth unemployment	6.26
25	Unemployment	6.07
22	Labor market policy	5
28	Long-term unemployment	4.70
22	Intensity of active LMP	3.04
24	Taxes	5.1
9	Tax evasion	7.93
20	Tax system complexity	6.76
12	Marginal tax burden (individuals)	5.67
17	Total tax rate	5.65
17	Marginal tax burden (businesses)	4.56
27	Tax policy	4
22	Enterprises	5.0
7	Enterprise regulation	8.18
17	Energy costs for enterprises	5.54
23	Enterprise policy	5
23	Unit labor costs	4.78
12	Corporate investment	4.36
29	Real interest rates	2.61
25	Budgets	4.0
26	Debt-to-GDP	6.46
18	Soundness of banks	6.10
24	Budgetary policy	4
27	Debt interest ratio	3.25
26	Net debt ratio	2.84
11	Budget consolidation	1.00

10

24	Social affairs	5.5
20	Health care	6.9
22	Private-to-public HC spending	9.14
10	Infant mortality	9.11
9	Life expectancy-to-HC spending	8.17
13	Health policy	7
24	Spending on pharmaceuticals	4.68
25	Preventive HC spending	2.75
10	Integration	6.6
7	Foreign-born-to-native empl.	8.16
5	Integration policy	8
10	Foreign-born unemployment	7.68
20	Foreign-born tert. attainment	3.42
28	Foreign-born sec. attainment	1.92
29	Pensions	5.1
1	Public pension coverage	10.00
22	Senior citizen poverty	6.88
19	Older employment	4.68
29	Pension policy	4
24	Dependency ratio	3.42
25	Families	4.8
16	Child care density	7.71
23	Family policy	5
25	Child poverty	4.46
25	Spending on family policy	3.66
27	Fertility rate	2.64
28	Social inclusion	3.8
15	Gender equality	6.30
22	Poverty	4.78
28	Gini coefficient	4.30
27	Social inclusion policy	4
27	Life satisfaction	2.91
27	Youth not in employ./education	2.88
31	Social/political participation	1.00

10

9	Security	8.2
6	External security	8.6
1	Relations with neighbors	10.00
6	Conflicts fought	8.20
11	External security policy	8
15	Internal security	7.9
22	Homicides	8.73
15	Burglaries and robberies	8.11
9	Internal security policy	8
8	Costs of crime	8.00
22	Reliability of police services	6.31

10

23	Resources	5.0
12	Environment	6.2
9	Energy intensity	9.16
9	CO2 emissions	7.14
14	Waste management	7.00
12	Environmental policy	6
27	Water usage	5.69
10	Energy mix	2.86
21	R&D	4.6
17	Research and innovation policy	6
18	Public R&D spending	4.66
9	Science degrees	4.63
23	Broadband internet access	3.85
26	Industry R&D personnel	2.07
26	Triad Patents	1.06
26	Education	4.1
23	PISA results	6.02
17	Pre-primary education	5.74
20	Education policy	5
27	Continuing education	1.95
27	Tertiary attainment	1.70
31	Upper sec. attainment	1.00

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

5.76

21	Steering capability	5.9
8	Communication	8.0
8	Coherent communication	8
22	Coordination	6.7
4	Cabinet committees	9
8	Informal coordination	8
25	Senior ministry officials	7
14	GO expertise	7
22	GO gatekeeping	7
20	Line ministries	7
31	Line ministry civil servants	2
23	Consultation	5.0
23	Negotiating public support	5
20	RIA	5.0
16	Alternative options	5
19	Needs analysis	5
21	RIA application	5
25	Capacity	4.7
15	Strategic planning	6
14	Scholarly advice	6
30	Medium-term fiscal framework	2.00

10

18	Policy implementation	6.6
18	Implementation	6.6
1	Internal auditing	10.00
6	Ministerial compliance	9
12	Monitoring line ministries	8
14	Monitoring agencies	7
22	Government efficiency	6
19	National standards	6
24	Task funding	5
19	Constitutional discretion	5

10

12	Institutional learning	6.8
17	Adaptability	7.0
19	International coordination	7
12	Domestic adaptability	7
9	Reform capacity	6.5
8	Self-monitoring	7
12	Reform capacity	6

10

27	Accountability	5.1
25	Oversight	7.2
15	Summoning ministers	9
20	Summoning experts	9
14	Non-majority leverage	8.66
21	Obtaining documents	8
22	Task area coincidence	7
27	Audit office	5
24	Ombuds office	4
9	Legislature	6.4
1	Committee size	10.00
1	Number of committees	10.00
7	Pro-gvmt. committee chairs	9.40
20	Legislature’s research staff	1.75
28	Deputy expert staff	1.00
24	Parties/Associations	5.7
21	Party competence	6
18	Assoc. competence (others)	6
27	Assoc. competence (business)	5
27	Citizens	4.2
23	Voter turnout	4.37
28	Policy knowledge	4
27	Media	3.0
20	Media reporting	6
23	Quality newspapers	1.64
29	Newspaper circulation	1.22