Belarusin global Ratings 2018

Freedoms

Business

SECURITY

SOCIAL DIMENsION

civil society

Freedoms2018

Freedom in the world

Freedom in the World is a yearly survey and report by the U.S.-based nongovernmental organization Freedom House that measures the degree of civil liberties and political rights in every nation and significant disputed territories around the world. The rating uses a scale of 1 through 7, with 1 representing the highest and 7 the lowest level of freedom. Political rights and civil liberties ratings are averaged to determine an overall status of the rated counties as “Free,” “Partly Free,” or “Not Free”.

Source: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2018/belarus

Freedom in the World, 2018:Belarus and neighbors

6.0 /7.0

Score

Freedom of the NetFreedom on the Net – is an annual study by US-based non-governmental organization Freedom House measuring the internet freedom around the globe, covering developments in 65 countries. Levels of internet freedom are scored on a scale from 1 (most free) to 100 (least free). Depending on the basics, the nations are then classified as “Free”, “Partly Free”, or “Not Free”.

Source: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2018/belarus

64 /100Score

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM

Published every year since 2002 by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the World Press Freedom Index is an important advocacy tool based on the principle of emulation between states.

The Index ranks 180 countries according to the level of freedom available to journalists. It is a snapshot of the media freedom situation based on an evaluation of pluralism, independence of the media, quality of legislative framework and safety of journalists in each country. It does not rank public policies even if governments obviously have a major impact on their country’s ranking. All countries are given scores ranging from 0 to 100, with 0 being the best possible score and 100 the worst.

Source: https://rsf.org/en/belarus

155 /180Rank

BUSINESS2018

Ease of Doing BusinessThe Ease of Doing Business index is an index created by the World Bank Group. Higher rankings (a low numerical value) indicate better, usuallysimpler, regulations for businesses and stronger protections of property rights.

Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business, from 1–190, with first place being the best. A high ranking (a low numerical rank)means that the regulatory environment is conducive to business operation.

Source: http://www.doingbusiness.org/en/data/exploreeconomies/belarus

Rank37 /190

Economic Freedom The Index of Economic Freedom is an annual index and ranking created by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal tomeasure the degree of economic freedom in the world’s nations. The Index documents the positive relationship between economic freedom and a variety of positive social and economic goals. Ten economic factors are scored on a scale of 0 (least free) to 100 (most free). A country’s overall score is derived by averaging ten economic freedoms, with equal weight being given to each.

Depending on the scores, the countries’ economies are then classified as “Free” (80-100), “Mostly Free” (70-79.9), “Moderately Free” (60-6.9), “Mostly Unfree” (50-59.9) and “Repressed” (0-49.9).

Source: http://www.heritage.org/index/country/belarus

Comments:Belarus’s economic freedom score is 58.1, making its economy the 108th freest in the 2018 Index (out of 180 countries). Its overall score has decreased by 0.5 point, with a sharp decline in fiscal health overwhelming small improvements in government integrity, business freedom, and property rights. Belarus is ranked 42nd among 44 countries in the Europe region, and its overall score is below the regional and world averages.

58.1 /100Score

Legatum ProsperityThe Legatum Prosperity Index is an annual ranking, developed by the Legatum Institute, of 149 countries.

The ranking is based on a variety of factors including wealth, economic growth, education, health, personal well-being, and quality oflife. The Legatum Prosperity Index is based on 89 different variables analyzed across 149 nations around the world. The 89 variables are grouped into 8 sub-indexes (economy, entrepreneurship & opportunity, governance, education, health, safety & security, personal freedom, social capital),which are averaged using equal weights.

Source: http://www.prosperity.com/rankings

Rank89 /149

SECURITY2018

Global PeaceThe Global Peace Index is the measure of nationalpeacefulness; it ranks 163 nations according to their ‘absence of violence’.

It is the product of the Institute for Economics and Peace.

Source: http://visionofhumanity.org/app/uploads/2018/06/Global-Peace-Index-2018-2.pdf

101 /163Rank

Global FirepowerThe Global Firepower’s 2018 Military Strength Ranking provides an analytical display of data concerning world military powers. The rating is based on a formula utilizing over 50 different factors, complied and measured against each nation. The finalized score is recognized as ‘power index’ which supplies a nation its respective positioning in the ranking.

Source: https://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-listing.asp

Rank41 /136

crime indexCrime Index is an estimation of overall level of crime in a given city or a country.

Safety index is, on the other way, quite opposite of crime index. If the city has a high safety index, it is considered very safe.

Crime levels lower than 20 are considered as very low, crime levels between 20 and 40 as being low, crime levels between 40 and 60 as being moderate, crime levels between 60 and 80 as being high and finally crime levels higher than 80 as being very high.

Source: https://www.numbeo.com/crime/rankings_by_country.jsp

Score26.37 /100

SOCIAL DIMENsION

2018

Social Progress

The Social Progress Index measures the extent to which countries provide for the social and environmental needs of their citizens. Fifty-four indicators in the areas of basic human needs, foundations of wellbeing, and opportunity to progress show the relative performance of nations. The index is published by the nonprofit Social Progress Imperative.

Source: http://www.socialprogressindex.com/

73.73 /100

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Human DevelopmentThe Human Development Index (HDI) was created by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone.

HDI is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living.

Source: http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/2018_summary_human_development_statistical_update_en.pdf

53 /189Rank

Global Gender GapThe Global Gender Gap Report is published by the World Economic Forum and benchmarks 149 countries on their progress towards gender parity across four thematic dimensions: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment.

Source: https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-global-gender-gap-report-2018

28 /149Rank

civilsociety

2018

CSO SustainabilityThe Civil Society Organisation Sustainability Index (CSOSI) for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia provides a comprehensive assessment of the capacity of civil society to serve as both a short-term partner in implementing developmentsolutions and a long-term actor in ensuring development outcomes are sustained.

The year’s report addresses both advances and setbacks in seven key components or “dimensions” of the sustainability of the civil society sector: legal environment, organizational capacity, financial viability, advocacy, service provision, sectoral infrastructure, and public image. The score for each dimension can range from 1 (most developed) to 7 (most challenged).

The CSO Sustainability Index is published through support provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Source: https://www.fhi360.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/resource-civil-society-organization-2017-regional-report.PDF

5.5 /7.0Score

CIVICUS State of Civil Society

The CIVICUS Monitor is a cutting edge research tool built by civil society. It aims at sharing reliable, up-to-date data on the state of civil society freedoms in all countries. The interactive world map allows to access live updates from civil society around the world, track threats to civil society and learn about the ways in which human right to participate is being realised or challenged.

Source: https://monitor.civicus.org/

WORLD GIVING INDEXThe CAF World Giving Index looks at charitable behaviour around the world and shares insights into the nature of giving and trends in global generosity.

The CAF World Giving Index 2018 is based on data collected over a five year period (2013-2017). It includes results from 146 countries collected throughout 2017.

Each country is ranked for three giving behaviours as follows: helping a stranger, donating money, volunteering time.

Source: https://www.cafonline.org/about-us/publications/2018-publications/caf-world-giving-index-2018

121 /146Rank