Quality of Government Basic dataset 2020 - Cross-Section
Country Code
Country Name
3-letter Country Code
Country Code COW
Country Code World Bank
Version of the Dataset
Log Settler Mortality
Member of an Alliance
Number of Alliances
The Bayesian Corruption Indicator
Threatened Species: Total
Global Militarization Index
Official Religion
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
Market 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
Comparative Abortion Index 2 (0 to 1)
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
Freedom of Assembly and Association
Freedom of Domestic Movement
Freedom of Foreign Movement
Independence of the Judiciary
Physical Integrity Rights
Political Imprisonment
Freedom of Speech
Torture
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 130,000 EUR
Close to Political Party
Satisfaction with Democracy
State Fragility Index
Total Ecological Footprint of Consumption (GHA per person)
E-Government Index
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
External Intervention
Fragile States Index
Human Flight and Brain Drain
Human Rights and Rule of Law
Public Services
Refugees and IDPs
Security Apparatus
State Legitimacy
Uneven Economic Development
Associational and Organizational Rights
Civil Liberties
Electoral Process
Freedom of Expression and Belief
Functioning of Government
Level of Democracy (Freedom House/Imputed Polity)
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
Gender Inequality Index (0 to 1 higher disparity)
Effective Number of Electoral Parties
Electoral System Type-3 classes
Electoral System Type-11 classes
PR Type
Global Peace Index (1-5 Less peaceful)
Economic Freedom Index
Financial Freedom
Investment Freedom
Labor Freedom
Property Rights
Colonial Origin
The Region of the Country
Regime Type
Regime Type (simplified)
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
National Security
Participation and Human Rights
Safety and Rule of Law
Welfare
Trade Openness (index)
Share of Women (Lower and Single Houses)
Share of Women (Upper House)
Gini Coefficient
Latitude
Legal Origin
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 desert in 2012
Average distance to nearest ice-free coast (1000 km) in 2012
Percentage 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)
Closed Public Administration
Impartial Public Administration
Professional Public Administration
Gas production value in 2014 dollars
Oil production value in 2014 dollars
Press Freedom Index
Policy Performance: Economic Policies - Overall
Policy Performance: Economic Policies - Budgets
Policy Performance: Economic Policies - Economy
Policy Performance: Economic Policies - Labor Markets
Policy Performance: Economic Policies - Taxes
Policy Performance: Environmental Policies - Overall
Policy Performance: Environmental Policies - Environment
Policy Performance: Environmental Policies - Global Environmental Protection
Quality of Democracy
Quality of Democracy: Electoral Process
Policy Performance: Social Policies - Overall
Policy Performance: Social Policies - Education
Policy Performance: Social Policies - Families
Policy Performance: Social Policies - Global Social Inequalities
Policy Performance: Social Policies - Health
Policy Performance: Social Policies - Integration Policy
Policy Performance: Social Policies - Pensions
Policy Performance: Social Policies - Social Inclusion
Policy Performance: 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
Right to Strike, government
Right to Strike, market
Union Density Rate
Coordination of wage-setting
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.)
Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use)
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)
Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total)
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total)
Electricity production from nuclear sources (% of total)
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)
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)
Children in employment, total (% of children ages 7-14)
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)
Energy imports, net (% of energy use)
Ease of doing business index (1=most business-friendly regulations)
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)
Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$)
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 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 (World Bank estimate)
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Internally displaced persons, new displacement-disasters (number)
Internally displaced persons, new displacement-conflict & violence (number)
Internally displaced persons, total displaced by conflict-violence (number)
International migrant stock (% of population)
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)
Presence of peace keepers (number)
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)
Poverty gap at USD 1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at national poverty lines (%)
Rural poverty gap at national poverty lines (%)
Urban poverty gap at national poverty lines (%)
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 (%)
Cool Water Index
Healthy Life Expectancy, Total
Total population using basic sanitation services (%)
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
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)