0. Severely restricted or denied completely to all citizens
1. Limited for all citizens or severly restricted or denied for selected groups
2. Virtually unrestricted and freely enjoyed by practically all citizens

2. Government restrictions practically absent

0. Never colonized by a Western overseas colonial power

5. List Proportional Representation (List PR)
6. Mixed Member Proportional System (MMP)
7. No provisions for direct elections (N)

0. Country is not listed as location of a conflict
1. Country is listed as location of a minor armed conflict
2. Country is listed as location of an intermediate armed conflict
3. Country is listed as location of a war

2. Extra-state intermediate armed conflict

2. Interstate intermediate armed conflict

0. No Internationalized internal conflict
1. Internationalized internal minor armed conflict
2. Internationalized internal intermediate armed conflict
3. Internationalized internal war

Old Age, Disability and Death Benefit Index
Winning Coalition Size Relative to Selectorate Size
Central Bank Governor Turnover 1980-1989
Central Bank Governor Turnover 1995-2004
Central Bank Independence 2003, unweighted
Central Bank Independence 1980-1989, unweighted
Executive Index of Political Competitiveness
Party of Chief Executive: Right, Left or Center
Fraud or Candidate Intimidation Affection
Largest Government Party: Right, Left or Center
2nd Largest Government Party: Right, Left or Center
3rd Largest Government Party: Right, Left or Center
Largest Government Party: Vote Share (%)
2nd Largest Government Party: Vote Share (%)
3rd Largest Government Party: Vote Share (%)
Party of Chief Executive: How Long in Office
Legislative Index of Political Competitiveness
Number of Seats non-aligned/alligience unknown
Other Government Parties' Vote Share (%)
Largest Opposition Party: Right, Left or Center
Votes for the President in the final round
Votes for the President in the first/only round
Number of Parties non-aligned/allegiance unknown
Largest Opposition Party: Vote Share (%)
2nd Largest Opposition Party: Vote Share (%)
3rd Largest Opposition Party: Vote Share (%)
Vote Share of other Opposition Parties (%)
Vote Share non-aligned/allegiance unknown (%)
Domestic taxes on goods and services (% of GDP)
Government budget deficit/surplus (% of GDP)
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Government expenditure on employer contributions (% of GDP)
Government expenditure on health (% of GDP)
Government expenditure on housing and community amenities (% of GDP)
Government expenditure on social security and welfare (% of GDP)
Government expenditure on wages, salaries and employer contributions (% of GDP)
Social security contributions (% of GDP)
Total government revenue and grants (% of GDP)
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of GDP)
Terms of trade (goods and services, 1995=100)
Taxes on payroll or work force (% of GDP)
Tax and social security contributions government revenue (% of GDP)
Taxes on international trade and transactions (% of GDP)
Average Value of Ethnolinguistic Fractionalization
Percent of Population not Speaking the Official Language
Percent of Poplulation not Speaking the Most Widely Used Language
Fish Production, Inland Aquaculture (tons)
Fish Production, Marine Aquaculture (tons)
Laws and Regulations That Influence Media Content
Political Pressures and Controls on Media Content
Economic Freedom of the World Index (chain-linked)
Economic Freedom of the World Index (current)
Regulation on Credit, Labor and Business
Political Terror Scale - Amnesty International
Political Terror Scale - US State Department
Female Professional and Technical Workers (%)
Year Women Received Right to Stand for Election
Civil Society, Media, Access to Information
Effective Number of Electoral Parties (Others)
Effective Number of Parliamentary or Legislative Parties
Effective Number of Parliamentary or Legislative Parties1
Effective Number of Parliamentary or Legislative Parties (Others)
Effective Number of Presidential Candidates
Size of Largest Party in Legislature (in fractions)
Size of Largest Party (in fractions), zero for One-Party Regimes
Regime Type (separating dominant multiparty systems)
Appointment for Life to Constitutional Court
Constitutional Court Rules on Executive Actions
Constitutional Court Rules on Legislative Actions
Executive Nomination of Legislature Candidates
Legislature’s Ratification of International Treaties
Party Nomination of Executive Candidates
Party Nomination of Legislature Candidates
Petition Signatures Establish Executive Candidates
Petition Signatures Establish Legislature Candidates
Party Vote Establish Executive Candidates
Party Vote Establish Legislature Candidates
Removal of Members of Constitutional Court
Who Removes Members of Constitutional Court
Rule of Law, Transparency and Corruption
Ban on Government Contractors Donations to Parties
Constitutional Quota for National Parliament
Election Law Quota for National Parliament
Turnout in Parliamentary Elections (VAP)
Women in national parliament (lower house)
Women in national parliament (upper house)
Quality of Budgetary and Financial Management
Policies and Institutions for Environmental Sustainability
Property Rights and Rule-based Governance
Transparency, Accountability, and Corruption in the Public Sector
Party Control over Ballot (lower/only house)
Sharing of Votes among Candidates (lower/only house)
Sharing of Votes among Candidates (upper house)
Candidate- or Party-specific Voting (lower/only house)
Candidate- or Party-specific Voting (upper house)
Ballot Access for Independent Candidates (lower/only house)
Ballot Access for Independent Candidates (upper house)
Number of Coded Legislators (lower/only house)
Number of Coded Legislators (upper house)
District Magnitude of Average Legislator (lower/only house)
District Magnitude of Average Legislator (upper house)
Average District Magnitude (lower/only house)
Average District Magnitude (upper house)
Party Control over Ballot - MMD (lower/only house)
Party Control over Ballot - MMD (upper house)
Sharing of Votes among Candidates - MMD (lower/only house)
Sharing of Votes among Candidates - MMD (upper house)
Candidate- or Party-specific Voting - MMD (lower/only house)
Candidate- or Party-specific Voting - MMD (upper house)
Proportion Coded Legislators (lower/only house)
Proportion Coded Legislators (upper house)
Seats from Multi-Member Districts (lower/only house)
Seats from Multi-Member Districts (upper house)
Seats from a National District (lower/only house)
Seats from a National District (upper house)
Seats from Single-Member Districts (lower/only house)
Seats from Single-Member Districts (upper house)
Party Control over Ballot - SMD (lower/only house)
Party Control over Ballot - SMD (upper house)
Sharing of Votes among Candidates - SMD (lower/only house)
Sharing of Votes among Candidates - SMD (upper house)
Candidate- or Party-specific Voting - SMD (lower/only house)
Candidate- or Party-specific Voting - SMD (upper house)
Index of Objective Indicators of Good Governance
Regulation of Chief Executive Recruitment
Growth Rate of Real GDP per Capita (Constant Prices: Chain series)
Real GDP per capita (Constant Prices: Chain series)
Common to pay irregular additional payments
Television sets per 1000 inhabitants in 1997
Corruption Perceptions Index - Max Range
Corruption Perceptions Index - Min Range
Corruption Perceptions Index - Standard Deviation
Net primary education enrollment, female
Net pre-primary education enrollment, female
Net pre-primary education enrollment, male
Net pre-primary education enrollment, total
Net secondary education enrollment, female
Net secondary education enrollment, male
Gross tertiary education enrollment, female
Gross tertiary education enrollment, male
Decentralization of Non-Agricultural Economic Resources
Index of Distribution of Economic Power Resources
Control of Corruption - Number of Sources
Goverment Effectiveness - Number of Sources
Government Effectiveness - Standard Errors
Voice and Accountability - Number of Sources
Voice and Accountability - Standard Errors
Life Satisfaction combined with Best-Worst Life
Net Development Assistance and Aid (Current Million USD)
Agriculture's share of economy (% of GDP)
Carbon Dioxide Emissions per Capita (Tons)
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per Capita)
Energy Use (kg of Coal Equivalent per Capita)
Foreign Direct Investment, Net Inflows (Current USD)
Freshwater Withdrawals (% of Internal Resources)
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current USD)
Prevalence of HIV, Total (% of Population Aged 15-49)
Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births)
Population below national poverty line (%)
Predicted Probability of Failure (Time Horizon)
Protected Areas: Percent of Total Land Area
Do you think most people try to take advantage of you
Would give part of my income for environment
Increase in taxes if extra money used to prevent environmental pollution
Government should reduce environmental pollution
Satisfaction with the financial situation of household
Confidence: the environmental protection movement
In democracy, the economic system runs badly
Democracies aren't good at maintaining order
Democracy may have problems but is better
Satisfaction with the people in national office
Country is run by big interest vs all people
Justifiable: avoiding a fare on public transport
Compatriots do: paying in cash to avoid taxes
Compatriots do: speed over limit in build up areas
Compatriots do: drive under influence of alcohol
Compatriots do: avoid fare on public transport