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

4.65

31	Democracy	4.9
30	Electoral process	6.3
12	Voting and registration rights	9
31	Candidacy procedures	7
27	Media access	5
26	Party financing	4
25	Access to information	6.0
18	Access to gov. information	7
23	Media freedom	6
25	Media pluralism	5
30	Rule of law	3.7
27	Legal certainty	5
29	Judicial review	5
25	Corruption prevention	4
28	Appointment of justices	4
30	Rule of law	3.53
29	Control of corruption	2.25
31	Civil rights	3.7
30	Civil rights	4
31	Political liberties	4
31	Non-discrimination	3

10

29	Economy/Employment	4.7
13	Budgets	6.5
13	Debt-to-GDP	8.24
7	Budgetary policy	8
8	Net debt ratio	5.73
17	Debt interest ratio	5.13
21	Soundness of banks	4.90
11	Budget consolidation	1.00
27	Taxes	4.8
2	Marginal tax burden (businesses)	7.70
19	Tax system complexity	6.80
12	Total tax rate	6.64
9	Marginal tax burden (individuals)	5.91
27	Tax policy	4
31	Tax evasion	1.00
26	Enterprises	4.7
12	Enterprise regulation	7.32
17	Enterprise policy	6
21	Energy costs for enterprises	4.10
28	Real interest rates	2.67
28	Corporate investment	1.76
31	Unit labor costs	1.00
29	Labor market	3.8
22	Low-skilled unemployment	8.09
22	Long-term unemployment	6.32
25	Youth unemployment	4.71
30	Unemployment	4.26
29	Labor market policy	3
25	Intensity of active LMP	2.83
31	Employment rate	1.00
30	Economy	3.6
25	Economic policy	5
30	Inflation	4.74
30	Competitiveness	1.59
30	Product market regulation	1.12
30	GDP per capita	1.08

10

31	Social affairs	4.4
23	Pensions	6.0
1	Public pension coverage	10.00
2	Dependency ratio	9.82
21	Senior citizen poverty	7.19
24	Pension policy	5
31	Older employment	1.00
31	Health care	5.0
1	Life expectancy-to-HC spending	10.00
28	Private-to-public HC spending	7.91
26	Health policy	5
16	Preventive HC spending	3.42
28	Spending on pharmaceuticals	2.88
31	Infant mortality	1.00
29	Integration	4.5
5	Foreign-born-to-native empl.	8.63
23	Foreign-born unemployment	5.46
23	Integration policy	4
23	Foreign-born sec. attainment	3.39
26	Foreign-born tert. attainment	2.18
31	Families	3.6
2	Fertility rate	9.64
27	Family policy	4
30	Child poverty	1.28
31	Spending on family policy	1.00
31	Child care density	1.00
31	Social inclusion	3.0
29	Gini coefficient	4.00
27	Social inclusion policy	4
26	Youth not in employ./education	2.98
30	Social/political participation	1.65
30	Poverty	1.62
31	Life satisfaction	1.00
31	Gender equality	1.00

10

31	Security	4.9
30	Internal security	5.2
3	Burglaries and robberies	9.44
28	Homicides	7.26
28	Internal security policy	5
29	Reliability of police services	3.08
30	Costs of crime	2.00
31	External security	4.6
23	External security policy	7
28	Relations with neighbors	3.25
31	Conflicts fought	1.00

10

30	Resources	3.6
23	Environment	5.3
3	Energy intensity	9.72
10	Waste management	7.67
19	Water usage	7.10
12	CO2 emissions	6.52
27	Environmental policy	4
13	Energy mix	1.89
29	R&D	2.8
26	Research and innovation policy	4
26	Public R&D spending	2.57
23	Science degrees	2.45
29	Industry R&D personnel	1.20
28	Triad Patents	1.01
31	Broadband internet access	1.00
31	Education	2.6
11	Continuing education	4.54
29	PISA results	3.48
29	Education policy	3
30	Pre-primary education	1.20
30	Upper sec. attainment	1.15
31	Tertiary 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

6.07

19	Steering capability	6.1
14	Coordination	7.6
7	Senior ministry officials	9
3	Line ministries	9
5	GO gatekeeping	9
8	Informal coordination	8
9	Line ministry civil servants	8
20	Cabinet committees	5
26	GO expertise	5
4	Capacity	7.2
2	Medium-term fiscal framework	8.50
7	Scholarly advice	7
15	Strategic planning	6
16	Communication	7.0
16	Coherent communication	7
21	Consultation	6.0
21	Negotiating public support	6
27	RIA	2.7
24	Alternative options	3
23	Needs analysis	3
27	RIA application	2

10

21	Policy implementation	6.4
21	Implementation	6.4
1	Internal auditing	10.00
6	Ministerial compliance	9
11	Government efficiency	7
19	Monitoring line ministries	7
16	Task funding	6
22	Monitoring agencies	6
26	Constitutional discretion	4
29	National standards	3

10

12	Institutional learning	6.8
13	Adaptability	7.5
7	International coordination	8
12	Domestic adaptability	7
15	Reform capacity	6.0
12	Reform capacity	6
13	Self-monitoring	6

10

22	Accountability	5.7
7	Legislature	6.5
1	Committee size	10.00
1	Number of committees	10.00
8	Pro-gvmt. committee chairs	9.37
19	Legislature’s research staff	1.80
15	Deputy expert staff	1.45
10	Citizens	6.5
6	Voter turnout	8.04
18	Policy knowledge	5
31	Oversight	6.4
1	Summoning experts	10
24	Non-majority leverage	7.63
30	Summoning ministers	7
22	Task area coincidence	7
27	Obtaining documents	7
30	Audit office	4
26	Ombuds office	2
27	Parties/Associations	5.3
16	Assoc. competence (business)	7
28	Assoc. competence (others)	5
28	Party competence	4
27	Media	3.0
20	Media reporting	6
28	Newspaper circulation	1.71
29	Quality newspapers	1.34