TI96
Varti96
TI98
Sdti98
TI00
ICRG95
WBES corr
POLGCB05
BUSGCB05
PERGCB05
gdppp04 GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)
gdppp05 GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)
AJRset
GINIdk
Political System
Mean District Magnitude House
Proportional Representation
Average Age of Parties
Government Fractionalization Index
oil_gas_valuePOP_nom
oil_gas_valuePOP_2000
oil_gas_valuePOP_2009
Reference number of nation
CODING OF NATIONS
Nation name coded numerically
International abbreviation for nation
Nation name label (used for scatterplots)
Nation (used for spss mapping)
In European Social Survey
In CSES 1 Nation in Comparative Study of Electoral Systems I
In CSES 2 Nation in Comparative Study of Electoral Systems II
In World Values Survey, all waves
In World Values Survey - Wave 5 2005-7
Nation in WVS - integrated coding 2005-7
WVS nation (code for merging data with the old World values survey codes)
Nation coding for Freedom House
UNDP Natcode
UNDP Nation name
Type of democracy 2007 (from Freedom House 2008)
Type of human development, (3-cat, classified from HDI)  UNDP2008
Type of economy (3-cat level of GDP per capita in PPP 2006) (World Bank 2007)
Human development index 2005 100-pt scale (UNDP 2007)
GDP per capita ppp 2006 (World bank 2007)
Zscore:  GDP per capita ppp 2006 (World bank 2007)
Cosmopolitanism index (see Norris and Inglehart Cosmopolitan Comunications CUP 2
Region 8 categories
Region 8 categories (UNDP classification) (UNDP 2000)
Region 10 categories
Region 11 categories (UNDP classification) (UNDP 2000)
OECD member state (yes/no)
EU member state (1 yes/ 0 no)
Africa dummy
Asia dummy
Central and Eastern Europe dummy
Middle East dummy
North America dummy
South America dummy
Scandinavia dummy
Western Europe dummy
Cultural zone inglehart classification
Religious culture (classified from predominant religion, CIA world factbook)
Predominant Protestant nation dummy (CIA factbook)
Predominant Catholic nation dummy (CIA factbook)
Predominate Muslim nation dummy (CIA factbook)
predominant orthodox nation dummy (CIA factbook)
Type of secular or religious society (Norris and Inglehart WVS)
Religious Freedom index (20 pt scale) (Norris and Inglehart WVS)
Religious Freedom scale (Freedom House)
Combined 1st and 2nd official languages
Number of official languages (UNESCO)
1st official language (UNESCO)
2nd official language (UNESCO)
Other official language (UNESCO)
More than 50 languages spoken (UNESCO)
Proportion foreign born population 1990-1995 (UNESCO)
Colony of what country? (from CIA World Factbook)
Previous British colony/not (from CIA Factbook)
Year of independence (from CIA World Factbook)
Major UN peace building initiative
Classification of fragile states (3-cat) (Recoded from Stable2006)
STANDARDIZED DEMOCRACY INDICES 2000
FH Liberal Democracy standardized scale 100 pts 1975 (Freedom House)
FH Liberal Democracy standardized scale 100 pts 2000 (Freedom House)
FH Liberal Democracy standardized scale 100 pts 2006 (Freedom House)
FH Liberal Democracy standardized scale 100 pts 2007 (Freedom House)
FH Liberal Democracy Standardized scale 100 pts 2008 (Freedom House)
Vanhanen standardized scale 100 pts 2000
Cheibub standardized scale 100 pts 2000
Polity IV Constitutional Democracy standardized scale 100 pts 2000
Polity IV Constitutional Democracy standardized to 100 pts 2006 (Polity IV)
GOOD GOVERNANCE INDICATORS FROM THE WORLD BANK INSTITUTE
Kaufmann voice and accountability 1996
Kaufmann voice and accountability 1998
Kaufmann voice and accountability 2000
Kaufmann voice and accountability 2002
Kaufmann voice and accountability 2003
Kaufmann voice and accountability 2004
Kaufmann voice and accountability 2005
Kaufmann voice and accountability 2006
Kaufmann political stability 1996
Kaufmann political stability 1998
Kaufmann political stability 2000
Kaufmann political stability 2002
Kaufmann political stability 2003
Kaufmann political stability 2004
Kaufmann political stability 2005
Kaufmann political stability 2006
Kaufmann government effectiveness 1996
Kaufmann government effectiveness 1998
Kaufmann government effectiveness 2000
Kaufmann government effectiveness 2002
Kaufmann government effectiveness 2003
Kaufmann government effectiveness 2004
Kaufmann government effectiveness 2005
Kaufmann government effectiveness 2006
Kaufmann government regulatory quality 1996
Kaufmann government regulatory quality 1998
Kaufmann government regulatory quality 2000
Kaufmann government regulatory quality 2002
Kaufmann government regulatory quality 2003
Kaufmann government regulatory quality 2004
Kaufmann government regulatory quality 2005
Kaufmann government regulatory quality 2006
Kaufmann rule of law 1996
Kaufmann rule of law 1998
Kaufmann rule of law 2000
Kaufmann rule of law 2002
Kaufmann rule of law 2003
Kaufmann rule of law 2004
Kaufmann rule of law 2005
Kaufmann rule of law 2006
Kaufmann corruption 1996
Kaufmann corruption 1998
Kaufmann corruption 2000
Kaufmann corruption 2002
Kaufmann corruption 2003
Kaufmann corruption 2004
Kaufmann corruption 2005
Kaufmann corruption 2006
Summary good governance 2006 (Kaufmann-Kray)
Summary good governance 1996 (Kaufmann Kray)
Change in good governance 1996-2006 (Kaufmann-Kray)
TI corruption perception index 1980-1985
TI corruption perception index 1988-1992
TI corruption perception index 1996
TI corruption perception index 2001
TI corruption perception index 2002
TI corruption perception index 2003
TI corruption perception index 2004
TI corruption perception index 2005
TI corruption perception index 2006
TI corruption perception index 2007
CODING OF REGIMES BY FREEDOM HOUSE
Freedom house category of democracy 1972
Freedom house category of democracy 1973
Freedom house category of democracy 1974
Freedom house category of democracy 1975
Freedom house category of democracy 1976
Freedom house category of democracy 1977
Freedom house category of democracy 1978
Freedom house category of democracy 1979
Freedom house category of democracy 1980
Freedom house category of democracy 1981
Freedom house category of democracy 1982
Freedom house category of democracy 1983
Freedom house category of democracy 1984
Freedom house category of democracy 1985
Freedom house category of democracy 1986
Freedom house category of democracy 1987
Freedom house category of democracy 1988
Freedom house category of democracy 1989
Freedom house category of democracy 1990
Freedom house category of democracy 1991
Freedom house category of democracy 1992
Freedom house category of democracy 1993
Freedom house category of democracy 1994
Freedom house category of democracy 1995
Freedom house category of democracy 1996
Freedom house category of democracy 1997
Freedom house category of democracy 1998
Freedom house category of democracy 1999
Freedom house category of democracy 2000
Freedom house category of democracy 2001
Freedom house category of democracy 2002
Freedom house category of democracy 2003
Freedom house category of democracy 2004
Freedom House category of democracy 2005
Freedom House category of democracy 2006
Freedom House category of democracy 2007
Freedom House Category of democracy 2008
Freedom House rating of democracy 1972
Freedom House rating of democracy 1973
Freedom House rating of democracy 1974
Freedom House rating of democracy 1975
Freedom House rating of democracy 1976
Freedom House rating of democracy 1977
Freedom House rating of democracy 1978
Freedom House rating of democracy 1979
Freedom House rating of democracy 1980
Freedom House rating of democracy 1981
Freedom House rating of democracy 1982
Freedom House rating of democracy 1983
Freedom House rating of democracy 1984
Freedom House rating of democracy 1985
Freedom House rating of democracy 1986
Freedom House rating of democracy 1987
Freedom House rating of democracy 1988
Freedom House rating of democracy 1989
Freedom House rating of democracy 1990
Freedom House rating of democracy 1991
Freedom House rating of democracy 1992
Freedom House rating of democracy 1993
Freedom House rating of democracy 1994
Freedom House rating of democracy 1995
Freedom House rating of democracy 1996
Freedom House rating of democracy 1997
Freedom House rating of democracy 1998
Freedom House rating of democracy 1999
Freedom House rating of democracy 2000
Freedom House rating of democracy 2001
Freedom House rating of democracy 2002
Freedom House rating of democracy 2003
Freedom House rating of democracy 2004
Freedom House Rating of democracy 2005
Freedom House Rating of democracy 2006
Freedom House Rating of democracy 2007
Freedom House Rating of democracy 2008
Mean political rights score 1980-2008
Mean civil liberties score 1980-2008
Change in FH ratings 1970s to 2000s
Freedom house rating of democracy reversed 1975-1976
Freedom House Rating of Democracy reversed 2005
Freedom House rating of democracy reversed 2006
Freedom House rating of democracy reversed 2007
Fredom House rating of democracy reversed 2008
FH ratings mean 1970s (Freedom House)
FH ratings mean 1980s (Freedom House)
FH ratings mean 1990s (Freedom House)
FH rating mean 2000s (Freedom House)
FH ratings mean 1972-2005 (Freedom House)
FH ratings mean 1970s (reversed) (Freedom House)
Political rights 1972 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1972 (Freedom House)
Politicalrights 1973 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1973 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1974 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1974 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1975 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1975 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1976 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1976 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1977 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1977 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1978 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1978 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1979 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1979 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1980 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1980 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1981 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1981 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1982 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1982 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1983 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1983 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1985 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1984 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1985 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1986 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1986 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1987 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1987 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1988 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1988 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1989 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1990 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1990 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1991 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1991 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1992 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1992 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1993 (Freedom House)
Civil libertoes 1993 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1994 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1994 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1995 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1995 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1996 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1996 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1997 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1997 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1998 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1998 (Freedom House)
Political rights 1999 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 1999 (Freedom House)
Political rights 2000 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 2000 (Freedom House)
Political rights 2001 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 2001 (Freedom House)
Political rights 2002 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 2002 (Freedom House)
Political rights 2003 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 2003 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties, 2004 Freedom house
Political Rights 2005(Freedom House)
Civil Liberties 2005 (Freedom House)
Political Rights 2006 (Freedom House)
Civil liberties 2006 (Freedom House)
Political Rights 2007 (Freedom House 2008)
Civil Liberties 2007 (Freedom House 2008)
FH Political Rights 7pt scale 2008 (Freedom House)
FH Civil Liberties 7pt scale 2008 (Freedom House)
MEDIA FREEDOM
Press Freedom 2004 (Reporters without borders)
Press Freedom 2004 (Reporters without Borders)
Press Freedom 2005 (Reporters without borders)
Press Freedom 2005 reversed (Reporters without Borders)
Zscore:  Press Freedom 2005 reversed (Reporters without Borders) (standardized)
Press Freedom 2004 (Low = free) (Freedom House)
Press Freedom 2005 (Low=free) (Freedom House)
Press Freedom 2006 (Low=free) (Freedom House)
Press Freedom 2004 reversed (Freedom House)
Press Freedom 2005 reversed (Freedom House)
Press Freedom 2006 reversed (Freedom House)
Zscore:  Press Freedom 2006 reversed (Freedom House) (standardized)
GLOBALIZATION INDEX AND CULTURAL TRADE
Globalization index 2005 (KOF)
Zscore:  Globalization index 2005 (KOF) (standardized)
Economic globalization 2005 (KOF 2008)
Social globalization 2005 (KOF 2008)
Political globalization 2005 (KOF 2008)
Globalization index 1972 (KOF)
Economic globalization index 1972 (KOF)
Social globalization index 1972 (KOF)
Political globalization index 1972 (KOF)
Audiovisual trade (imports+exports in current $) as % of GDP (WTO)
Trade flows 2005 (KOF 2008)
Trade restrictions 2005 (KOF 2008)
Personal contact 2005 (KOF 2008)
Information flows 2005 (KOF 2008)
Cultural proximity 2005 (KOF 2008)
Outgoing Telephone traffic 2005 (KOF 2008)
International tourism 2005 (KOF 2008)
Transfers as % of GDP 2005 (KOF 2008)
Foreign pop (as % of total pop) 2005 (KOF 2008)
International letters per capita 2005 (KOF 2008)
Internet Users per 1000 people  2005 (KOF 2008)
Cable TV per 1000 people 2005 (KOF 2008)
Trade in Newspapers 2005 (as % of GDP) (KOF 2008)
Radios per 1000 people 2005 (KOF 2008)
Cultural trade 2002 as % of GDP
CHEIBUB CLASSIFICATION
Cheibub type of regime 2000
Ceibiub type of regime with reverse coding 2000
Type of institutions Cheibub 2000
Six-fold classification of regimes Cheibub 2000
Vanhanen Index of Democratization 2000
Vanhanen Competition (% seats largest party) 2000
Vanhanen Participation (electoral turnout) 2000
POLITY CLASSIFICATIONS
Polity Combined 20-pt score 2000
Polity Combined 20-pt score with mean subs for special conditions 2000
Polity Combined 20-pt score recoded to a positive scale, 2000
Polity Democracy 10-pt score 2000
Polity Autocracy 10-pt score 2000
Number of years since the last regime transition (3pt or greater) Polity 2000
Regulation of executive recruitment Polity 2000
Competitiveness of executive recruitment Polity 2000
Openness of executive recruitment Polity 2000
Executive constraints Polity 2000
Regulation of participation Polity 2000
Competitiveness of participation Polity 2000
Executive recruitment (combined XRReg, XRComp, XROpen) Polity 2000
Political competition (ParReg+ParComp) Polity 2000
Regime polity score prior to regime change Polity 2000
Change in the mean Autocracy-Democracy index 1960s-1990s Polity
MEDIA ACCESS
ITU Total Population 2007
ITU Population Density Per sq km 2007
ITU Total GDP (US$) 2006
ITU Per Capita GDP (US$) 2006
CLASSIFICATIONS OF ETHNIC PLURALISM
Ethnic factionlization (combined linguistic and racial) (alesina 2002)
Linguistic fractionalization (alesina 2002)
Religious fractionalization (alesina 2002)
Type of plural society (categorized from Alesina)
Type of linguistic pluralism (categorized from Alesina)
Type of religious pluralism (categorized from Alesina)
Type of linguistic-racial pluralism
PREG  Ethno-Political fractionalization (Posner)
Ethnolinguistic fractionalization (Posner)
Fearon (ELF weighted for linguistic similarities) (Posner)
Ethnic fractionalization in Africa Roeder (Posner)
Ethnic fractionalization in Africa Bah (Posner)
Social Diversity Index, primary data source 2001 (Okediji 2005)
CLASSIFICATION OF ELECTORAL SYSTEM
Electoral family (4-major categories) (IDEA 2004)
Type of electoral system (9-minor categories) (IDEA 2004)
Electoral family (4-major categories) (IDEA 1997)
Type of electoral system (9-minor categories)(IDEA 1997)
Electoral Family (5-major categories) 2004
Majoritarian electoral system 2005 (dummy)
Combined electoral system 2005 (dummy)
Combined Independent Electoral System 2005 (dummy)
Combined Dependent Electoral System 2005 (dummy)
PR electoral system 2005 (dummy)
Open or closed party lists (Richard Rose Encyclopedia of elections, CQ Press)
Index of proportionality (Richard Rose Encyclopedia of elections, CQ Press)
Mean district magnitude (Richard Rose Encyclopedia of Elections, CQ Press)
Number of seats in the lower house of parliament (Richard Rose Encyclopedia of E
Number of seats in the lower house of parliament, 2003 (InterParliamentary Union
Average population size per representative
GENDER POLITICAL REPRESENTATION
Percentage of women in lower house of parliament,1990 (IPU 2004)
Percentage women in lower house of parliament, 2000 (IPU 2000)
Percentage of women in lower house of parliament, 2003 (IPU 2003)
Percentage of women in lower house of parliament, 2004 (IPU 2004)
Percentage of women in the Lower House of parliament, 2005 (IPU 2005)
Percentage of women in the Lower House of Parliament, 2008 (IPU)
Change in % of women 1990 to 2008
Rank in % of women in parliament, 2000 (InterParliamentary Union)
number of women in the lower house, 2000 (InterParliamentary Union)
number of women in lower house, 2003 (InterParliamentary Union)
Year women were first enfranchised (Inter-Parliamentary Union)
Categorized length of women's enfranchisement
Support for women in politics (WVS 1995-2005)
Women in government at ministerial level (as %of total) 2001 (UNDP 2004)
Women in government at ministerial level (as % of total) 2005 (UNDP 2007)
Woman president or premier, 2006
Reserved seats used for women (dummy yes=1, 0=no)
Proportion of any reserved seats for women (quotasproject)
Legal quotas used for women (dummy yes=1, 0=no) (quotasproject)
Proportion of any legal gender quota for women (quotasproject)
Voluntary quota used by at least one party
Any fast-track gender policies used (4 categories)
Legislative incumbency return rate (Matland and Studlar)
Gender-related development index (GDI) Rank 2002 (UNDP 2004)
Gender-related development index (GDI) Value (%) 2002 (UNDP 2004)
Gender-related development index (GDI) value 2005 (UNDP 2007)
Gender empowerment measure 2000 (UNDP)
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) Value (UNDP 2004)
Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value 2005 (UNDP 2007)
Turnout - mean vote/vap 1950s (International IDEA)
Turnout - mean vote/vap 1970s (idea)
Turnout - mean vote/vap 1990s (idea)
Turnout - change vote/vap 1950s-90s (idea)
Turnout - change vote/vap 1970s-90s (idea)
Total votes cast during 1990s (idea)
Registered votes during 1990s (idea)
Votes cast/registered votes during 1990s (idea)
Voter age pop during 1990s (idea)
Vote/vap during 1990s (idea)
invalid votes during 1990s (idea)
Minimum voting age
Compulsory voting used
% contact with elected representative (CSES Wave I)
% know at least one candidate (CSES Wave I)
party first, % vote in elections during the 1990s (idea)
mean vote/reg 1945-99 (idea)
mean vote/vap 1945-99 (idea)
number of elections 1945-1999 (idea)
no competitive elections 1945-1999 (idea)
Country included in IDEA Campaign Spending Database
Is there a system for the regulation of political finance?
Is there a ceiling on contributions to political parties?
Is there a ban on certain types of donations to political parties?
Are there provisions for disclosure of contributions to political parties?
Is there a ceiling on party election expenditures?
Are there provisions for disclosure of expenditures by political parties?
Do political parties receive direct public funding?
Do political parties receive indirect public funding?
Summary party regulation
LIJPHART CLASSIFICATIONS
Lijphart's category of electoral democracy 1945-1990s
Lijphart's index executive-parties dimension (Lijphart 1999)
Lijphart's index for federal-unitary dimension (Lijphart 1999)
Lijphart's index for disproportionality (Lijphart 1999)
Lijphart's index for enpp (Lijphart 1999)
Effective number of parliamentary parties, june 2000 (Agora)
Total number of parliamentary parties, june 2000 (Agora)
Type of party system (classified from ENPP June 2000)
TYPOLOGY OF EXECUTIVES
Classification of executive (formal HoG Banks)
Parliamentary monarchies
Presidential republics
Ruling monarchies
Military states
Type of Civilian or Military Regime (Banks)
Formal Head of State (Banks)
Type of Effective Executive (Banks)
Type of executive - presidential or parliamentary
Type of unitary-federal state  (Norris 'Driving Democracy')
Type of federalism (Watts)
Federalism index (Gerring-Thacker)
Fiscal decentralization 68 nations (Schneider)
Fiscal Decentralization (World Bank)
Decentralization (Dawn Brancati)
Administrative decentralization 68 nations (Schneider)
Political decentralization 68 nations (Schneider)
Data on conflict from Oslo
Location of conflict (2000)
Number of conflicts (2000)
Extrasystemic armed conflict (state and non-state group outside its territory eg
Interstate armed conflict (between two or more states) 2000
Internal armed conflict (civil war between state and group within its territory,
Internationalized internal armed conflict (civil war between state and grou with
Minor conflict (25-999 deaths per year) 2000
Major conflict (1000+ deaths per year) 2000
Conflict lagged by one year (Banks)
Internal armed conflict lagged by one year (Oslo)
Physical Integrity Rights Index (CIRI)
Physical integrity index lagged one year (CIRI)
Disappearance (CIRI)
Extrajudicial killing (CIRI)
Political Imprisonment (CIRI)
Torture (CIRI)
Empowerment Rights Index (CIRI)
Freedom of Association (CIRI)
Freedom of Movement (CIRI)
Freedom of Speech (CIRI)
Political Participation Rights (CIRI)
Freedom of Religion (CIRI)
Worker's Rights (CIRI)
Women's Economic Rights (CIRI)
Women's Political Rights (CIRI)
Women's Social Rights (CIRI)
SOCIAL INDICATORS
Population, 1900
Population, 1970
Population, 2000 (World Bank 2002)
Population, 2002 (World Bank 2002)
Population, 2003 (World Bank 2004)
Population 2004 (world bank 2007)
Population 2005 (world bank 2007)
Population 2006 (world bank 2007)
Annual population growth Rate 1975-2002 (UNDP 2004)
Annual population growth Rate 2002-2015 (UNDP 2004)
Urban population (% of total) 1975 (UNDP 2004)
Urban population (% of total) 1998 (UNDP 2000)
Urban population (% of total) 2002 (UNDP 2004)
Urban population (% of total) 2003 (World Bank 2004)
Urban population (% of total) 2004 (world bank 2007)
Urban population (% of total) 2005 (world bank 2007)
Urban population (% of total) 2006 (world bank 2007)
Urban population (% of total) 2015 (UNDP 2004)
Rural population (% of total) 2002 (World Bank 2002)
Rural population (% of total population) 2003 (WB 2004)
Rural population (as % of total population) 2004 (world bank 2007)
Rural population (as % of total population) 2005 (world bank 2007)
Rural population (as % of total population) 2006 (world bank 2007)
Population ages 0-14 (% of total) (world bank 2002)
Population ages 0-14 (% of total) 2003 (WB 2004)
Population ages 0-14 (% of total) 2004 (world bank 2007)
Population ages 0-14 (% of total) 2005 (world bank 2007)
Population ages 0-14 (% of total) 2006 (world bank 2007)
Population ages 15-64 (% of total) 2003 (world bank 2007)
Population ages 15-64 (% of total) 2004 (world bank 2007)
Population ages 15-64 (% of total) 2005 (world bank 2007)
Population ages 15-64 (% of total) 2006 (world bank 2007)
Population ages 65 and above (% of total) (world bank 2002)
Population ages 65 and above (% of total) 2003 (WB 2004)
Population ages 65 and above (% of total) 2004 (world bank 2007)
Population ages 65 and above (% of total) 2005 (world bank 2007)
Population ages 65 and above (% of total) 2006 (world bank 2007)
Dependency ratio (%), 1997
Dependency ratio (%), 2015
Human development index, 1975 (undp)
Human development index, 1980 (undp)
Human development index, 1985 (undp)
Human development index, 1990 (undp)
Human development index 1995 (UNDP)
Human development index, 1998 (UNDP)
Human development index 2000 (UNDP 2004)
Human development index 2001 (UNDP 2003)
Human development index 2002 (UNDP 2004)
Human development index 2004 (UNDP 2007)
Infant mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) (world bank 2002)
Infant mortality rate, adult, female (per 1000 female adults) 2005 (world bank 2
Infant mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) (world bank 2002)
Infant mortality rate, adult, male (per 1000 male adults) 2005 (world bank 2007)
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 1970 (UNDP 2004)
Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 1970-1975
Infant mortality rate (0-1 year) per 1,000 live births 1990
Infant mortality rate (0-1 year) per 1,000 live births 1995
Infant mortality rate (0-1 year) per 1,000 live births 2000
inflant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 2000-2005
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 2002 (UNDP 2004)
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 2003 (WB 2004)
Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 2005 (world bank 2007)
Infant mortality rate (0-1 year) per 1,000 live births 2004
Change in infant mortality per 1000 live birth 1990-2004
Child mortality 1970
Child mortality 2000
Life expectancy at birth (in years) 1970 (UNDP)
Life expectancy at birth (in years) 1975 (UNDP 2004)
Life expectancy at birth, (in years) 1998 (UNDP)
Life expectancy at birth, (in years) 2000 (UNDP)
life expectancy at birth (in years) (UNDP 2003)
Life expectancy at birth (years) 2004 (UNDP 2007)
Life expectancy at birth (in years) 2000-2005 (UNDP 2008)
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 2002 (UNDP 2004)
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 2002 (UNDP 2004)
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65 (females % cohort) 2000-2005
Probability at birth of surviving to age 65 (males % cohort) 2000-2005
Total fertility rate per woman, 1970-1975
Total fertility rate per woman, 2000 (World Bank 2002)
Total fertility rate per woman, 2000-2005
Contraceptive prevalence rate (%) 1995-2005 (UNDP 2004)
Contraceptive prevalence rate (%), 1990-98
Births to mothers under 20 (%), 1991-97
Divorces (as % of marriages), 1996
Doctors (per 100,000 people), 1993
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary schools (%) 2
AIDS/HIV cases (per 100,000 people), 1997
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population aged 15-49) 2003 (WB 2004)
Female administrators and managers (as % of total)
Female professional and technical workers  (as % of total)
Female unpaid family workers (as % of total), 1990-97
Female adult literacy, rate (%), 1997 (UNESCO)
Female adult literacy rate, 2002 (UNDP 2004)
Adult literacy rate, male (% ages 15 and above) 2002 (UNDP 2004)
Adult literacy rate (female rate as % of male rate) 2002 (UNDP 2004)
Female primary net enrolment ratio (%) 2000/01 (UNDP 2004)
Female secondary net enrolment ratio (%) 2000/01 (UNDP 2004)
Female tertiary gross enrolment ratio (%) 2000/01 (UNDP 2004)
Female economic activity rate (% ages 15 and above) 2002 (UNDP 2004)
Female economic activity rate (% of male rate, ages 15 and above) 2002 (UNDP 200
Female primary net enrolment, as % of male ratio, 1997
Female primary net enrolment, ratio (as % of relevant age group), 1997
Female secondary net enrolment, as % of male ratio, 1997
Female secondary net enrolment, ratio (as % of relevant age group), 1997
Female tertiary students, as % of males, 1996
Female tertiary students, per 100,000 women, 1996
Combined first-, second- and third-level gross enrolment ratio (%), female, 1997
Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary level schools
Combined first-, second- and third-level gross enrolment ratio (%), male, 1997
Adult illiteracy rate 1998
Adult illiteracy rate, (% of people ages 15 and above) 2000 (UNDP 2000)
Adult literacy rate 2001 (UNDP 2003)
Adult illiteracy rate (% ages 15 and above) 2002 (UNDP 2004)
Adult literacy rate (15+) 2004 (UNDP 2007)
Combined gross enrollment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary schools (%)
Children reaching grade 5 (%) 1990/91 (UNDP 2004)
Children reaching grade 5 (%) 2000/01 (UNDP 2004)
One-year-olds fully immunized against TB (%) 2002 (UNDP 2004)
Children underweight for age (% under age 5) 1995-2002 (UNDP 2004)
Children under height for age (% under age 5) 1995-2002 (UNDP 2004)
One-year-olds fully immunized against measles (%) 2002 (UNDP 2004)
Population with sustainable access to improved sanitation (%) 1990 (UNDP 2004)
Population with sustainable access to improved sanitation (%) 2000 (UNDP 2004)
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source (%) 1990 (UNDP 20
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source (%) 2000 (UNDP 20
ECONOMIC VARIABLES
GDP per capita (1987 us$), 1975
GDP per capita (1987 us$), 1980
GDP per capita (1987 us$), 1985
GDP per capita (1987 us$), 1990
GDP per capita (1987 us$), 1997
GDP per capita ppp 2000 (world bank 2002)
GDP per capita (US$) 2002 (UNDP 2004)
GDP per capita ppp 2003 (world bank 2007)
GDP per capita ppp 2004 (world bank 2007)
GDP per capita PPP 2005 (World Bank 2007)
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 1975-2002 (UNDP 2004)
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 1990-2002 (UNDP 2004)
GDP per capita (1987 us$), average annual rate of change (%), 1975-97
GDP 1975
GDP 1980
GDP 1985
GDP 1990
GDP 1998
GDP 2002 (UNDP 2004)
GDP 2002 PPP(Millions) in current US$ (WB)
GNP per capita Atlas method (current US$) 2003 (WB 2004)
GNI per capita Atlas method (current US$) (world bank 2007)
GNI per capita Atlas method (current US%) (world bank 2007)
GINI coefficient (World bank 2002)
GINI coefficient (UNDP 2004)
Human poverty index (HPI-1) Value (%) (UNDP 2004)
Human poverty index (HPI-1) Rank (UNDP 2004)
Human poverty index (HPI-2) Value (%) (UNDP 2004)
Average annual rate of inflation (%), 1985-96
Average annual rate of inflation (%), 1996
Tax revenue (% of GDP) 2001 (WB 2004)
Tax revenue (as % of GDP) 2002 (world bank 2007)
Tax revenue (as % of GDP) 2003 (world bank 2007)
Tax revenue (as % of GDP) 2004 (world bank 2007)
Tax revenue (as % of GDP) 2005 (world bank 2007)
Central government expenditure (as % of GDP), 1997
Central government expenditure (as% of GDP) 1998 (world bank 2007)
Central government expenditure (as% of GDP) 1999 (world bank 2007)
Central government expenditure (as% of GDP) 2000 (world bank 2007)
Central government expenditure (as% of GDP) 2001(world bank 2007)
Central government expenditure (as% of GDP) 2002 (world bank 2007)
Central government expenditure (as% of GDP) 2003 (world bank 2007)
Central government expenditure (as% of GDP) 2004 (world bank 2007)
Central government expenditure (as% of GDP) 2005 (world bank 2007)
Central government expenditure (as% of GDP) 2006 (world bank 2007)
Public social expenditure as % of gdp, 1998 (OECD)
Public spending on education, total (% of GDP) 2001 (WB 2004)
Public health expenditure (% of GDP) 2001 (UNDP 2004)
Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1990 (UNDP 2004)
Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2000 (UNDP 2004)
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) 2003 (WB 2004)
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) 2004 (world bank 2007)
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) 2005 (world bank 2007)
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) 2006 (world bank 2007)
Export of goods and services (as % of GDP) 1990 (UNDP 2004)
Export of goods and services (as % of gdp) 1997 (UNDP)
Export of goods and services (as % of GDP) 2000 (world bank 2007)
Export of goods and services (as % of GDP) 2001 (world bank 2007)
Export of goods and services (as % of GDP) 2002 (world bank 2007)
Export of goods and services (as % of GDP) 2003 (world bank 2007)
Export of goods and services (as % of GDP) 2004 (world bank 2007)
Export of goods and services (as % of GDP) 2005 (world bank 2007)
Export of goods and services (as % of GDP) 2006 (world bank 2007)
Official development assistance (ODA) receved as net disbursements (as % of GDP)
External debt, as % of gnp, 1985
Total debt service (as % of GDP) 1990 (UNDP 2004)
External debt, as % of gnp, 1997
Total debt service (as % of GDP) 2002 (UNDP 2004)
ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES
CO2 emissions, share of world total (%), 1996
CO2 emissions share of world total (%) 2000 (UNDP 2004)
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons) 1980 (UNDP 2004)
CO2 emissions, per capita (metric tons), 1996
CO2 emissions, per capita (metric tons), 1997 (world bank 2007)
CO2 emissions, per capita (metric tons), 1998 (world bank 2007)
CO2 emissions, per capita (metric tons), 1999 (world bank 2007)
CO2 emissions, per capita (metric tons), 2000 (world bank 2007)
CO2 emissions, per capita (metric tons), 2001 (world bank 2007)
CO2 emissions, per capita (metric tons), 2002 (world bank 2007)
CO2 emissions, per capita (metric tons), 2003 (world bank 2007)
Commercial energy use (oil equivalent), per capita (kilograms), 1980
Commercial energy use (oil equivalent), per capita (kilograms), 1996
Commercial energy use (oil equivalent) per capita (kilograms)  2002 (WB 2004)
Commercial energy use (oil equivalent), per capita (kilograms) 2003 (world bank
Commercial energy use (oil equivalent), per capita (kilograms) 2004 (world bank
Electricity consumption per capita (kwh) 1980 (UNDP 2004)
Electricity consumption, per capita (kilowatt-hours), 1996
Electricity consumption per capita (kwh) 2001 (UNDP 2004)
WORLD VALUES SURVEY
importance of religion (from WVS)
% religion 'very' important (WVS)
importance of god 10pt scale (WVS)
gender equality scale (5 item) (menpol,menjob,boyeduc,needkid,sglmum) WVS
WVS mean Approve 'Men better at politics' (WVS)
WVS mean menjob
WVS mean boyeduc
WVS mean needkid
WVS mean sglmum
mean left-right ideology (WVS)
duty to work scale (WVS)
economic equality scale (WVS)
free market scale (WVS)
social tolerance scale (WVS)
economic equality scale WVS
economic competition scale WVS
business ownership scale (WVS)
government responsibility scale (WVS)
Disapprove of suicide mean 10pt scale (WVS)
Disapprove of homosexuality mean 10-pt scale (WVS)
Disapprove of euthanasia mean 10pt scale (WVS)
Disapprove of prostitution mean 10-pt scale (WVS)
Disapprove of abortion mean 10-pt scale (WVS)
Disapprove of suicide mean dummy (WVS)
Disapprove of euthanasia mean dummy (WVS)
Disapprove of prostitition mean dummy (WVS)
Disapprove of abortion mean dummy (WVS)
Disapprove of homosexuality mean dummy (WVS)
Disapprove of divorce mean dummy (WVS)
OK to claim benefits for which not entitled (WVS)
OK to dodge fare (WVS)
OK to dodge tax (WVS)
OK to pay bribe (WVS)
Social trust (WVS) % trusting
Belong to church organization (WVS)
Do voluntary work for church organization (WVS)
Union density 1995 (ILO)
change in union density 1985-1995 (ILO)
Belong to a welfare group (WVS 1995)
Belong to welfare group (WVS 2000)
Belong to an arts/cultural group (WVS 1995)
Belong to arts/cultural group (WVS 2000)
Belong to a union (WVS1995)
Belong to union (WVS 2000)
Belong to a party (WVS 1995)
Belong to a party (WVS 2000)
Belong to local community group (WVS 2000)
Belong to development/human rights group (WVS 2000)
Belong to an environmental group (WVS 1995)
Belong to environmenal group (WVS 2000)
Belong to a professional association group (WVS 1995)
Belong to professional association (WVS 2000)
Belong to youth group (WVS 2000)
Belong to a sports group (WVS 1995)
Belong to sports group (WVS 2000)
Belong to woman's group (WVS 2000)
Belong to peave movement (WVS 2000)
Belong to health group (WVS 2000)
Belong to other voluntary orianization (WVS 2000)
Total number of voluntary organizational membership (mean) (WVS 1995)
Total number of voluntary organization membership (mean) (WVS 2000)
Confidence in parliament mean (WVS 1995)
Confidence in parliament mean (WVS 2000)
Confidence in government mean (WVS 1995)
Confidence in government mean (WVS 2000)
Confidence in parties mean (WVS 1995)
Confidence in parties mean (WVS 2000)
Confidence in Civil service (WVS 1995)
Confidence in Civil service (WVS 2000)
Confidence in business (WVS 1995)
Confidence in business (WVS 2000)
Confidence in the UN (WVS 2000)
Institutional Confidence scale (WVS 1995)
Institutional Confidence scale (WVS 2000)
Have signed petition (WVS 1995)
Have signed petition (WVS 2000)
Have boycotted goods for political reasons (WVS 1995)
Have boycotted goods for political reasons (WVS 2000)
Have demonstrated legally (WVS 1995)
Have demonstrated legally (WVS 2000)
Have joined unofficial strike (WVS 1995)
Have joined unofficial strike (WVS 2000)
Have occupied building (WVS 1995)
Have occupied building (WVS 2000)
Summary mean protest activity (WVS 1995)
Summary mean protest activity (WVS 2000)
Protest potential scale (WVS 1981-2000 mean 'would do' demonstrate, sign petitio
Approve democratic performance (v168) (WVS 1995)
Approve democratic performance (v168) (WVS 2000)
Approve of strong leaders (v164) (WVS 1995)
Approve strong leaders (v164) (WVS 2000)
Approve of democratic ideals (v172) (WVS 1995)
Approve democratic ideals (v172) (WVS 2000)
Approve religious leaders (WVS 2000)
Civilizational category of nation to test huntington (WVS 1995)
Civilizational category to test huntington (WVS 2000)
Confidence in government (WVS 1995)
Confidence in government (WVS 2000)
Confidence in government (WVS2005)
Confidence in united nations (WVS 1995)
Confidence in united nations (WVS 2000)
Confidence in nato (WVS 2000)
postmaterialism 4 cat (WVS 1995)
postmaterialism 12 cat (WVS 1995)
postmaterialism 4 cat (WVS 2000)
postmaterialism 12 cat (WVS 2000)
Pro-democratic attitudes (WVS2005)
Evaluation of democracy in own country (WVS)
Evaluation of human rights in own country (WVS)
OK cheat on taxes (WVS)
OK to take bribe (WVS)
Regular use of the news media scale (WVS 2005)
Regular use newspaper (WVS 2005)
Regular use of radio/TV news (WVS2005)
Regular use of internet (WVS2005)
Regular use of magazine (WVS2005)
Regular use of books (WVS2005)
No regular use of news media (WVS2005)
Confidence in the press
Confidence in TV
Nationalist scale WVS 2005
Global Governance scale WVS 2005
Trust in others scale WVS 2005
Social conformity scale WVS 2005
Success scale WVS 2005
Markets scale WVS 2005
Social conformity scale
Individual success scale
Economic competition scale
Economic incentives scale
Left-Right scale
Gender equality scale WVS 2005
Importance of religion 2005
Importance of God 2005
MEDIA VARS
INTERNET VARS
Total Broadband Subscribers 2007 (ITU)
Broadband subscribers per 100 people 2007 (ITU)
Internet hosts 1991 (ITU 2004)
Internet hosts 1995 (ITU 2004)
Internet hosts 2000 (ITU 2004)
Internet hosts 2003 (ITU 2004)
Total Internet subscribers 1997 (ITU 2004)
Total Internet subscribers 2000 (ITU 2004)
Total Internet Subscribers 2007 (ITU 2007)
Total Internet users 1991 (ITU 2004)
Total Internet users 1995 (ITU 2004)
Total Internet Users 2007 (ITU2007)
Total Internet users 1998 (ITU 2004)
Total Internet users 2000  (ITU 2004)
Total Internet users 2003 (ITU 2004)
Internet users per 100 inhabitants 1990 (UNDP 2004)
Internet users per 100 inhabitants 1995 (ITU 2004)
Internet users per 100 inhabitants 2000 (ITU 2004)
Internet users per 100 inhabitants, 2005 (ITU)
Internet users per 100 inhabitants 2007 (ITU 2007)
Total # personal computers 1988 (ITU 2004)
Total # Personal computers 1990 (ITU 2004)
Total # Personal computers 1995 (ITU 2004)
Total # Personal computers 2000 (ITU 2004)
Total # Personal computers 2003 (ITU 2004)
Personal computers (per 1000 people) 1998 (ITU)
Personal computers (per 1000 people) 2005 (world bank 2007)
RADIO VARS
Radio equipped households 1991 (ITU 2004)
Radio equipped households 1995 (ITU 2004)
Radio equipped households 2000 (ITU 2004)
Radio equipped households 2003 (ITU 2004)
#Radio sets 1970 (ITU 2004)
#Radio sets 1975 (ITU 2004)
#Radio sets 1980 (ITU 2004)
#Radio sets 1985 (ITU 2004)
#Radio sets 1990 (ITU 2004)
#Radio sets 1995 (ITU 2004)
#Radio sets 2000 (ITU 2004)
#Radio sets 2003 (ITU 2004)
Percent of households with a television 1989 (ITU 2004)
Percent of households with a television 1990 (ITU 2004)
Percent of households with a television 1995 (ITU 2004)
Percent of households with a television 2000 (ITU 2004)
Percent of households with a television 2002 (ITU 2004)
Television equipment households 1990 (ITU 2004)
Television equipment households 1995 (ITU 2004)
Television equipment households 2000 (ITU 2004)
Television equipment households 2003 (ITU 2004)
TV Sets 1970 (ITU 2004)
TV Sets 1975 (ITU 2004)
TV Sets 1980 (ITU 2004)
TV Sets 1985 (ITU 2004)
TV Sets 1990 (ITU 2004)
TV Sets 1995 (ITU 2004)
TV Sets 2000 (ITU 2004)
TV Sets 2003 (ITU 2004)
% of househlds with TV, average 1975-1979, 2008 (World Bank)
% of househlds with TV, average 1980-1984, 2008 (World Bank)
% of househlds with TV, average 1985-1989, 2008 (World Bank)
% of househlds with TV, average 1990-1994, 2008 (World Bank)
% of househlds with TV, average 1995-1999, 2008 (World Bank)
% of househlds with TV, average 2000-2004, 2008 (World Bank)
Cellular mobile telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants 1989 (ITU 2004)
Cellular mobile telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants 1990 (ITU 2004)
Cellular mobile telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants 1995 (ITU 2004)
Cellular mobile telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants 2000 (ITU 2004)
Cellular mobile telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants, 2005 (ITU)
International incoming telephone traffic, calls 1996 (ITU 2004)
International incoming telephone traffic, calls 2000 (ITU 2004)
International outgoing telephone traffic, calls 1995 (ITU 2004)
International outgoing telephone traffic, calls 2000 (ITU 2004)
International outgoing telephone traffic, calls 2001 (ITU 2004)
Total telephone subscribers 1970 (ITU 2004)
Total telephone subscribers 1975 (ITU 2004)
Total telephone subscribers 1980 (ITU 2004)
Total telephone subscribers 1985 (ITU 2004)
Total telephone subscribers 1990(ITU 2004)
Total telephone subscribers 1995 (ITU 2004)
Total telephone subscribers 2000 (ITU 2004)
Total telephone subscribers 2007 (ITU 2007)
Telephone mainlines per 1000 people, 2000 (World Bank 2008)
Telephone mainlines per 1000 people, 2005 (World Bank 2008)
Total telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants 1970 (ITU 2004)
Total telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants 1975 (ITU 2004)
Total telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants 1980 (ITU 2004)
Total telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants 1985 (ITU 2004)
Total telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants 1990 (ITU 2004)
Total telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants 1995 (ITU 2004)
Total telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants 2000 (ITU 2004)
Total telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants 2007 (ITU 2007)
Daily newspapers: number of titles, 2000 (UNESCO 2008)
Daily newspapers: number of titles, 2004 (UNESCO 2008)
Daily newspapers: total average circulation per 1000 inhabitants, 1996  (UNESCO)
Daily newspapers: total average circulation per 1000 inhabitants, 2000 (UNESCO 2
Daily newspapers: total average circulation per 1000 inhabitants, 2004 (UNESCO 2
MEDIA OWNERSHIP DJANKOV
State owned newspapers by count; Djankov (2008)
Privately owned newspaper by count; Djankov (2008)
Other owned, press by count; Djankov (2008)
State owned newspapers by share; Djankov (2008)
Privately owned newspapers by share; Djankov (2008)
Other owned, press by share; Djankov (2008)
State owned television by count; Djankov (2008)
Privately owned, television by count; Djankov (2008)
Other owned, television by count; Djankov (2008)
State owned, television by share; Djankov (2008)
Private owned, television by share; Djankov (2008)
Other owned, television by share; Djankov (2008)
CULTURAL EXPORTS UNESCO
Heritage goods, export 2002, UNESCO (2008)
Books, export 2002, UNESCO (2008)
Newspapers and periodicals, export 2002, UNESCO (2008)
Other printed matter, export 2002, UNESCO  (2008)
Recorded media, export 2002, UNESCO (2008)
Visual arts, export 2002, UNESCO (2008)
Audiovisual media, export 2002, UNESCO (2008)
Total core cultural goods, export 2002, UNESCO (2008)
Heritage goods, import 2002, UNESCO (2008)
Books, import 2002, UNESCO (2008)
Newspapers and periodicals, import 2002, UNESCO (2008)
Other printed matter, import 2002, UNESCO (2008)
Recorded media, import 2002, UNESCO (2008)
Visual arts, import 2002, UNESCO (2008)
Audiovisual media, import 2002, UNESCO (2008)
Total core cultural goods, import 2002, (UNESCO)
Cultural imports 2002 (UNESCO)
Cultural exports 2002 (UNESCO)
Cultural trade balance 2002 (UNESCO)
Share of subnational revenues in total public revenues (%)
Share of subnational expenditures in total public expenditures (%)
Fractionalization of parliament
Fractionalization of opposition parties
1 if municipal executive is directly elected, 0 otherwise
1 if state executive is directly elected, 0 otherwise
1 in case of proportional representation, 0 otherwise
1 if  states have authority over taxing, spending, or legislating , 0 otherwise
1 - presidential system, 0 - parliamentay system
Control of Corruption
Control of Corruption Standard Error
Government Effectiveness
Government Effectiveness Standard Error
Regulatory Quality
Regulatory Quality Standard Error
Rule of Law
Rule of Law Standard Error
Transparency International index of corruption
Transparency International index of corruption standard deviation
Immunization agains diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus(% of ch. under 12 months)
number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1000 live births
percentage of people aged 15 and above who cannot read and write
# of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by # of primary school teachers
Freedom House index
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)
GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP)
facto definition of population
Total import (% of GDP)
Total export (% of GDP)
Total area (sq. km)
expected # of children born to a woman
democratic traditions over past 50 years
The absolute latitude of the country  (scaled from 0 to 1)
1 if country has English legal origin
1 if country has French legal origin
1 if country has German legal origin
1 if country has Socialist legal origin
1 if country has Scandinavian legal origin
1 if according to Constitution country if a federation
1 if Middle Eastern country
1 if Latin American country
1 if Eastern Europe country or member of the former USSR
Aid per capita (current US$)
Years since the beginning of the last democratic regime
Years since independence
Hetergeneity in voting across regions