Vision of Humanity World Rankings This page contains links to tables, charts and related articles with the most recent world rankings of countries and cities according to leading indexes and indicators. Check back for new rankings and updates of last year’s rankings, as they become available. Country Rankings UNDP Human Development Report (2011) – The UNDP’s Human Development Index (HDI) measures and ranks a country’s level of development based on three fundamental indicators: income, health and education. Legatum Prosperity Index (2010) – Ranking of countries’ prosperity levels based on eight “foundations for national development:” economy, entrepreneurship and opportunity, governance, education, health, safety and security, personal freedom, and social capital. City Rankings Global Power Cities Index (2011) – Ranking of the “magnetism” or overall urban competitiveness of 35 of the world’s most influential global cities. Mercer Quality of Living Survey (2010) – Ranking of local living conditions in 420 cities worldwide.
International - the global coalition against corruption With governments committing huge sums to tackle the world's most pressing problems, from the instability of financial markets to climate change and poverty, corruption remains an obstacle to achieving much needed progress. The 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index shows that nearly three quarters of the 178 countries in the index score below five, on a scale from 10 (highly clean) to 0 (highly corrupt). These results indicate a serious corruption problem. To address these challenges, governments need to integrate anti-corruption measures in all spheres, from their responses to the financial crisis and climate change to commitments by the international community to eradicate poverty. Notable among decliners over the past year are some of the countries most affected by a financial crisis precipitated by transparency and integrity deficits. Read the ReportDownload French report About this table Click the column headings to sort the table by rank or country.
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Renewable Energy Attractiveness Indices Aggressive targets, sustained support levels and efforts to open up the market to foreign investors have launched China to the top of the index again. The Government is keen to attract private investment, opening the doors for a wider range of stakeholders to participate in the significant growth still expected across the country’s renewables sector. China already dominates onshore wind and utility-scale solar PV, and is now setting its sights on others, such as offshore wind, tidal and distributed solar. US caught in a jam Meanwhile, congressional gridlock is creating uncertainty for investors and developers, hampering progress in the US. Despite this, the market’s significant investment and deployment potential keeps it in second place. Top ten reshuffle The UK and India switch places to seventh and sixth places respectively. Europe’s ups and downs Spain and Italy, however, fall to 15th and 22nd places, respectively. New market, old news
Gapminder: Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact based world view. - Gapminder.org Transformation: Management Index Index Werte zum Status der politischen und wirtschaftlichen Transformation sowie zum Transformationsmanagement. Atlas Der interaktive Zugang zu den quantitativen und qualitativen Bewertungen aller Ausgaben seit 2006. Ländergutachten 129 detaillierte Gutachten bilden die Datengrundlage. Gelungene Transformationsprozesse zu rechtsstaatlicher Demokratie und sozialpolitisch flankierter Marktwirtschaft geschehen in jeder Region der Welt. Beyond GDP - International Initiative s 2010 Cost of Living survey highlights Relative stability in the Americas, but multiple factors influence ranking shifts In the Americas, cities in South America are the most expensive for expatriates. Living in some cities, particularly those in Brazil, became cheaper because of the US dollar's strengthening against local currencies. Other cities became more expensive. Overall, the cost of living in other cities in Latin America and in the Caribbean remained fairly stable, according to Mercer's rankings. New York, the base city for Mercer's Cost of Living rankings, is the most expensive city in the United States. To learn more, read the press release.