Global Databases

The KOF Globalization Index was first introduced by Dreher (2006) and updated by Dreher et al. (2008). The index assesses three principal dimensions of globalization which consist of economic, social, and political components. The KOF Globalization Index is used to track variations in the level of globalization of various countries over time on a scale of 1 (least globalized) to 100 (most globalized).

WGI, which first appeared in 2002, is a research dataset conceived by the World Bank Group that compiles diversified standpoints on the effectiveness of government from many businesses, citizens, and experts via survey respondents and cross-nation governance assessments in both developed and developing nations.

Published by the United Nations International Telecommunication Union for the first time in 2003, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) access helps measure the overall ability of individuals to access and use ICTs. It is a composite measure that gives equal weights to five ICT indicators that depict the supply dimension in the digital economy context.

Since 2003, EGDI has been an annual survey with results released every two years by the United Nations Public Administration Program (UNPAP). EGDI helps demonstrate the state of e-government development of 193 UN Member States. It is a composite measure of three important dimensions of e-government, namely the Online Service Index, Telecommunication Infrastructure Index, and Human Capital Index.

The Global E-commerce Index is part of UNCTAD's work to measure e-commerce and the digital economy. Considering one of the most important dimensions of the E-commerce Index - B2C E‐commerce Index which was first introduced in UNCTAD's Information Economy Report 2015, the index comprises four metrics with extensive national coverage that are closely connected to online purchasing.

The Ease of Doing Business Ranking Index, introduced by The World Bank in 2006, is formulated based on how favourable the regulatory environment is to business operations. High-ranking economies have more business-friendly rules, better, more straightforward business policies, and stronger property rights safeguards. The data collection process is conducted based on a standardized survey about the business's legal structure, size, location, and mode of operation.

CPI assesses how corrupt each country's governmental sector is perceived. Transparency International, a non-governmental organization, has released the index annually since 1995 with assessments of 180 nations on a scale from 100 (extremely clean) to 0 (very corrupt). The score for each country is formed by at least three data sources collected from 13 different surveys and evaluations under the gathering and collection of a range of credible agencies.

First published in 2015, SDG Index is an assessment of each country's performance on the UN's 17 SDGs with each Goal sharing equal weight in a range from 0 (worst possible outcome) to 100 scores (the target). Each country is provided with SDG Dashboards and Trends to indicate priorities and directions countries should focus on for further actions to achieve the Goals by 2030.

First published in 2015, SDG Index is an assessment of each country's performance on the UN's 17 SDGs with each Goal sharing equal weight in a range from 0 (worst possible outcome) to 100 scores (the target). Each country is provided with SDG Dashboards and Trends to indicate priorities and directions countries should focus on for further actions to achieve the Goals by 2030.

First published in 2013 by Our World In Data, the term "world population" is frequently used in demography to refer to all human beings living today. Our World In Data estimates the total world population in the long run by collecting and combining several publications from different reliable researchers.

HDI, developed by the United Nations and was first introduced in 1990, is a single index measure that captures three fundamental elements of human development: living a long and healthy life, having access to information, and having a decent standard of living. Hence, HDI emphasizes the human factor and people’s capabilities in assessing the development of a country.