Quality of Government Basic dataset 2023 - Cross-Section
Country Code ISO
Country name ISO
Country Code QoG
Country Name QoG
3-letter Country Code
Country Code COW
Version of the Dataset
Log Settler Mortality
Member of an Alliance
Number of Alliances
The Bayesian Corruption Indicator
Global Militarization Index
Dichotomous democracy measure
Consecutive years of current regime type
Associational/Assembly Rights
Anti-Corruption Policy
Approval of Democracy
Commitment to Democratic Institutions
Conflict Intensity
Monetary and fiscal stability
Civil Rights
Democracy Status
Equal Opportunity
Economic Output Strength
Economic Performance
Free and Fair Elections
Freedom of Expression
Independent Judiciary
Economy Status
Monopoly on the Use of Force
Performance of Democratic Institutions
Political Participation
Private Property
Party System
Rule of Law
Stability of Democratic Institutions
Socio-Economic Barriers
Socio-Economic Level
Separation of Powers
Social Safety Nets
Sustainability
Welfare Regime
Central Bank Independence Extended Index
Corruption Commission Present in Constitution
Limits on Child Work in Constitution
Equality Before the Law Mentioned in Constitution
Freedom of Religion in Constitution
Status of Slavery in Constitution
Right to Strike in Constitution
Effective number of parties on the seats level
Effective number of parties on the votes level
Share of seats in parliament: agrarian
Share of seats in parliament: electoral alliance
Share of seats in parliament: communist
Share of seats in parliament: conservative
Share of seats in parliament: ethnic
Share of seats in parliament: feminist
Share of seats in parliament: green
Share of seats in parliament: liberal
Share of seats in parliament: left-socialist
Share of seats in parliament: monarchist
Share of seats in parliament: non-labelled
Share of seats in parliament: other
Share of seats in parliament: protest
Share of seats in parliament: post-communist
Share of seats in parliament: pensioners
Share of seats in parliament: personalist
Share of seats in parliament: right
Share of seats in parliament: regionalist
Share of seats in parliament: religious
Share of seats in parliament: social democratic
Type of Government
Voter turnout in election
Number of awarded contracts above EUR 130,000
Close to Political Party
Satisfaction with Democracy
State Fragility Index
Economic Globalization
Index of Globalization
Political Globalization
Social Globalization
Total Ecological Footprint of Consumption (GHA per person)
E-Government Index
Bribery depth (% of public transactions where a gift or informal payment was req
Percent of firms identifying corruption as a major constraint
Percent of firms identifying the courts system as a major constraint
Environmental Health (0-100)
Environmental Performance Index (0-100)
Subjective Happiness
Subjective Health
Religiosity
Trust in Legal System
Trust in Parliament
Trust in Political Parties
Trust in Other People
Trust in Police
Trust in Politicians
Associational and Organizational Rights
Civil Liberties
Electoral Process
Freedom of Expression and Belief
Functioning of Government
Personal Autonomy and Individual Rights
Political Rights
Freedom Status
Freedom on the Net: Score
Freedom on the Net: Status
Freedom of the Press, Score (2001-2016)
Freedom of the Press, Status (2001-2016)
Freedom to Trade Internationally (current)
Economic Freedom of the World Index (current)
Total bribery rate, total population
Fight aganist corruption: Well (% respondents)
Feel personally obliged to report corruption: agree (% respondents)
Corruption Perception-Business Executives: Most (% respondents)
Corruption Perception-Judges: Most (% respondents)
Corruption Perception-Local Gov Council: Most (% respondents)
Corruption Perception-Legislature: Most (% respondents)
Corruption Perception Change: Increase (% respondents)
Corruption Perception-Head of State: Most (% respondents)
Corruption Perception-Police: Most (% respondents)
Corruption Perception-Religious Leaders: Most (% respondents)
Corruption Perception-Tax officers: Most (% respondents)
Can people fight aganist corruption: agree (% respondents)
Is socially acceptable to report corruption: agree (% respondents)
Would spend a whole day in court to give evidence: agree (% respondents)
Political Terror Scale - Amnesty International
Political Terror Scale - Human Rights Watch
Total Data Governance Score
Women ambassadors received as share of all postings
Women ambassadors sent as share of all postings
Expenditure on recreation, culture and religion, as % of total gen. gov. exp.
Gender Inequality Index (0 to 1 higher disparity)
Effective Number of Electoral Parties
Electoral System Type-3 classes
Electoral System Type-11 classes
Electoral Formula used in an Electoral Tier
Global Peace Index (1-5 Less peaceful)
Colonial Origin
The Region of the Country
Open Budget Index
ICRG Indicator of Quality of Government
Parliamentary Election: Voter Turnout
Presidential Election: Voter Turnout
Business Environment
Education
Overall Governance
Human Development
Health
Infrastructure
Security and Rule of Law
Share of Women (Lower and Single Houses)
Share of Women (Upper House)
Number of COVID-19 cases reported
Number of COVID-19 deaths reported
Gini Coefficient
Real GDP per Capita
Real GDP per Capita (year 1900)
Media Bias before Election
Was More Than One Party Legal
Was Opposition Allowed
Riots and Protests after Election
Percentage of desert in 2012
Average distance to nearest ice-free coast (1000 km) in 2012
Percentage of tropical climate in 2012
The Ocean Health Index
Regime Durability
Revised Combined Polity Score
Electoral Integrity Rating
Perception of Electoral Integrity Index
Human capital index, see note hc
Population (in millions)
Inward Remittances Flow, current (nominal) US $ million
Outward Remittances Flow, current (nominal) US $ million
Press Freedom Index, 2022 methodology
Sustainable Policies: Economic Policies - Overall
Sustainable Policies: Economic Policies - Budgets
Sustainable Policies: Economic Policies - Economy
Sustainable Policies: Economic Policies - Labor Markets
Sustainable Policies: Economic Policies - Taxes
Sustainable Policies: Environmental Policies - Overall
Sustainable Policies: Environmental Policies - Environment
Sustainable Policies: Environmental Policies - Global Environmental Protection
Robust Democracy
Robust Democracy: Electoral Process
Sustainable Policies: Social Policies - Overall
Sustainable Policies: Social Policies - Education
Sustainable Policies: Social Policies - Families
Sustainable Policies: Social Policies - Global Social Inequalities
Sustainable Policies: Social Policies - Health
Sustainable Policies: Social Policies - Integration Policy
Sustainable Policies: Social Policies - Pensions
Sustainable Policies: Social Policies - Social Inclusion
Sustainable Policies: Social Policies - Safe Living Conditions
Corruption Perceptions Index
Top 10% income share
Top 1% income share
Human Development Index
Index of Democratization
Political corruption index
Deliberative democracy index
Egalitarian democracy index
Women political empowerment index
Liberal democracy index
Media corrupt
Participatory democracy index
Electoral democracy index
Global Terrorism Index
Control of Corruption, Estimate
Government Effectiveness, Estimate
Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Estimate
Rule of Law, Estimate
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age pop.)
Arable land (% of land area)
Land area (sq. km)
Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Bribery incidence (% of firms experiencing at least one bribe request)
Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)
School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in agriculture, female (% female employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in agriculture, male (% male employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in industry, female (% female employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO)
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO)
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)
Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on edu.)
Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on edu.)
Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on edu.)
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Firms with female top manager (% of firms)
Firms expected to give gifts in meetings w. tax officials (% of firms)
Forest area (% of land area)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP)
School enrollment, primary (% gross)
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)
School enrollment, secondary (% gross)
School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)
Gini index
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Internally displaced persons, new displacement-disasters (number)
Internally displaced persons, new displacement-conflict and violence (number)
Internally displaced persons, total displaced by conflict-violence (number)
Informal payments to public officials (% of firms)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Net migration
School enrollment, primary (% net)
School enrollment, secondary (% net)
Population, total
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Rural population (% of total population)
Urban population (% of total population)
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum
Refugee population by country or territory of origin
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)
Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)
CPIA social protection rating (1=low to 6=high)
CPIA transparency-accountability-corruption in public sector rating (1-6)
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Trade (% of GDP)
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO)
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO)
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force 15-24) (modeled ILO)
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force 15-24) (modeled ILO)
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force 15-24) (modeled ILO)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Innovation capability. 0-100 (best)
Electricity. 0-100 (best)
Global Competitiveness Index 4.0. 0-100 (best)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions/100 pop.
Organized crime. 1-7 (best)
Property rights. 1-7 (best)
Transport infrastructure. 0-100 (best)
Ratio of wage and salaried female workers to male workers
Healthy Life Expectancy, Total (Years)
Total population using basic sanitation services (%)
National-level average scores for subjective well-being
Absence of Corruption
Civil Justice
Civil Justice is Free of Corruption
Criminal Justice
Criminal System is Free of Corruption
Executive Branch do not use Public Office for Private Gain
Constraints on Government Powers
Judicial Branch do not use Public Office for Private Gain
Legislative branch do not use Public Office for Private Gain
Order and Security
Police and the Military do not use Public Office for Private Gain
Confidence: Armed Forces
Confidence: Churches
Confidence: The Civil Services
Confidence: The Government
Confidence: Justice System/Courts
Confidence: Labour Unions
Confidence: Parliament
Confidence: The Police
Confidence: The Political Parties
Confidence: The Press
Confidence: Television
Importance of democracy
Democraticness in own country
Belief in God
Feeling of happiness
Important in life: Religion
Post-Materialist index 12-item
Political system: Having the army rule
Political system: Having a democratic political system
Political system: Having experts make decisions
Political system: Having a strong leader
The only acceptable religion is my religion
Satisfaction with financial situation of household
State of health (subjective)