Belarusin global Ratings 2019

Freedoms

Business

SECURITY

SOCIAL DIMENsION

civil society

Freedoms2019

Freedom in the worldFreedom in the World is an annual global report on political rights and civil liberties, composed of numerical ratings and descriptive texts for each country and a select group of territories. The 2019 edition covers developments in 195 countries and 14 territories.

The survey and the report is made by the U.S.-based nongovernmental organization Freedom House.

Aggregate Score shows: 0=Least Free, 100=Most Free

Source: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2019/belarus

Freedom in the World, 2019:Belarus and neighbors

19 /100

Aggregate Score

Freedom of the NetFreedom on the Net – is an annual study by US based non-governmental organization FreedomHouse measuring the internet freedom aroundthe globe.

In 2019 the methodology was slightly changed and now levels of internet freedom are scored on a scale from 0 (least free) to 100 (most free). Depending on the basics, the nations are then classified as “Free”, “Partly Free”, or “Not Free”.

35 /100Score

Source: https://www.freedomonthenet.org/report/freedom-on-the-net/2019/the-crisis-of-social-media

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

153 /180Rank

BUSINESS2019

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

Rank49 /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 57.9, making its economy the 104th freest in the 2019 Index. Its overall score has decreased by 0.2 point, with higher scores for fiscal health and monetary freedom unable to offset declines including for government spending and judicial effectiveness. Belarus is ranked 42nd among 44 countries in the Europe region, and its overall score is below the regional and world averages.

57.9 /100Score

Legatum ProsperityThe Legatum Prosperity Index is an annual ranking, developed by the Legatum Institute.This year it includes 166 nations and one Special Administrative Region of China, Hong Kong.

The ranking is based on a variety of factors including wealth, economic growth, education, health, personal well-being, and quality oflife.

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

In 2019 the Prosperity Index has been revised and improved following a year-long methodological review, to make it much more policy-focused. This means that the scores and rankings have changed from what they reported in previous editions of the Prosperity Index.

Rank73 /167

SECURITY2019

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/indexes/global-peace-index/

97 /163Rank

Global FirepowerThe Global Firepower’s 2019 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

Rank39 /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

Score24.17 /100

Crime level

SOCIAL DIMENsION

2019

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/

73.90 /100

Score

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/hdr2019.pdf

50 /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: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GGGR_2020.pdf

29 /153Rank

civilsociety

2019

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-csosi-2018-report-europe-eurasia.pdf

5.4 /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/

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