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Bureaucratic Structure
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Environment
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Health
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Media
Migration
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Political System
Private Economy
Public Economy
Quality of Government
Religion
Welfare
Quality of Government
Browse variables in this category and select them for download.
This category includes variables that are the core features of QoG (impartiality, bureaucratic quality and corruption) as well as measures that are broader (rule of law and transparency).
Accountability sub-index
QoG code:
aii_acc
Access to Information and Openness sub-index
QoG code:
aii_aio
Civil Service Integrity sub-index
QoG code:
aii_cilser
Elections sub-index
QoG code:
aii_elec
Public management sub-index
QoG code:
aii_pubm
Practice: the supreme audit agency releases frequent reports
QoG code:
aii_q09
Law: corruption is criminalized as a specific offense
QoG code:
aii_q10
Law: major public procurements require competitive bidding
QoG code:
aii_q24
Practice: major public procurements involve competitive bidding
QoG code:
aii_q25
Practice: citizen requests for public information are effective
QoG code:
aii_q42
The Bayesian Corruption Indicator
QoG code:
bci_bci
The standard deviation of The Bayesian Corruption Indicator
QoG code:
bci_bcistd
Coordination Capacity Sub-index
QoG code:
bgi_ccs
Democratic Accountability Index
QoG code:
bgi_dai
Delivery Capacity Sub-index
QoG code:
bgi_dcs
Electoral Accountability Sub-index
QoG code:
bgi_eas
Environmental Public Goods Sub-index
QoG code:
bgi_enpgs
Economic Public Goods Sub-index
QoG code:
bgi_epgs
Fiscal Capacity Sub-index
QoG code:
bgi_fcs
Institutional Accountability Sub-index
QoG code:
bgi_ias
Public Goods Provision Index
QoG code:
bgi_pgpi
Societal Accountability Sub-index
QoG code:
bgi_sas
State Capacity Index
QoG code:
bgi_sci
Social Public Goods Sub-index
QoG code:
bgi_spgs
Number of previous democratic breakdowns
QoG code:
bmr_dembr
Anti-Corruption Policy
QoG code:
bti_acp
Basic Administration
QoG code:
bti_ba
Governance Index
QoG code:
bti_gi
Governance Performance
QoG code:
bti_gp
Monopoly on the Use of Force
QoG code:
bti_muf
Performance of Democratic Institutions
QoG code:
bti_pdi
Prosecution of Office Abuse
QoG code:
bti_poa
Corruption Commission Present in Constitution
QoG code:
ccp_cc
Meritocratic Recruitment of Civil Servants Mentioned in Constitution
QoG code:
ccp_civil
Number of awarded contracts above 130,000 EUR
QoG code:
cri_contr
Final value of awarded tenders of over 130,000 EUR
QoG code:
cri_cvalue
Number of contracts won by a supplier registered at a foreign address
QoG code:
cri_foreign
Share of contracts with no published call for tender red flag
QoG code:
cri_nocall
Share of contracts with non-open procedure red flag
QoG code:
cri_nonopen
Share of contracts with only one bid in total
QoG code:
cri_singleb
Share of contracts with tax haven red flag
QoG code:
cri_taxhav
State Fragility Index
QoG code:
cspf_sfi
E-Government Index
QoG code:
egov_egov
E-Participation Index
QoG code:
egov_epar
Human Capital Index
QoG code:
egov_hci
Bribery Depth
QoG code:
ens_brdep
Bribery Incidence
QoG code:
ens_brinc
Giving gifts to get a construction permit
QoG code:
ens_con
Corruption as a Major Constraint
QoG code:
ens_cor
Giving gifts to get electricity
QoG code:
ens_el
Giving gifts to secure government contract
QoG code:
ens_gcon
Giving gifts in meetings with tax officials
QoG code:
ens_gme
Value of gifts to secure a government contract
QoG code:
ens_gval
Giving gifts to get an import license
QoG code:
ens_iml
Competing against unregistered or informal firms
QoG code:
ens_infir
Informal Sector as a Major Constraint
QoG code:
ens_info
Operation Years without Formal Registration
QoG code:
ens_inye
Court system as a Major Constraint
QoG code:
ens_law
Giving gifts to get an operating license
QoG code:
ens_opl
Giving gifts to public officials "to get things done"
QoG code:
ens_oth
Formal Registry before Operations
QoG code:
ens_reg
Giving gifts to get water connection
QoG code:
ens_wat
Corruption pillar, country centered and min-max (0-100) standardized
QoG code:
eqi_norm_corrupt
Corruption experiences index (corruption sub-pillar) min-max (0-100) (2017)
QoG code:
eqi_norm_corruptexp
Corruption perceptions index (corruption sub-pillar) min-max (0-100)(2017)
QoG code:
eqi_norm_corruptper
EQI index, min-max (0-100) standardized
QoG code:
eqi_norm_eqi
Impartiality pillar, country centered and min-max (0-100) standardized
QoG code:
eqi_norm_impart
Quality pillar, country centered and min-max (0-100) standardized
QoG code:
eqi_norm_qual
EQI Index Score
QoG code:
eqi_score
Corruption experiences index (corruption sub-pillar) z-score stand. (2017 only)
QoG code:
eqi_zcorruptexp
Corruption pillar, country centered and z-score standardized
QoG code:
eqi_zcorruption
Corruption perceptions index (corruption sub-pillar) z-score stand. (2017 only)
QoG code:
eqi_zcorruptper
Impartiality pillar, country centered and z-score standardized
QoG code:
eqi_zimpartiality
Quality pillar, country centered and z-score standardized
QoG code:
eqi_zquality
Reported number of cases of burglary of private premises
QoG code:
eu_cri_bur
Reported number of cases of robbery
QoG code:
eu_cri_rob
Fragile States Index
QoG code:
ffp_fsi
Public Services
QoG code:
ffp_ps
State Legitimacy
QoG code:
ffp_sl
Functioning of Government
QoG code:
fh_fog
Personal Autonomy and Individual Rights
QoG code:
fh_pair
Political Rights
QoG code:
fh_pr
Governance Readiness
QoG code:
gain_gov
Paid Bribe: Customs
QoG code:
gcb_bc
Paid Bribe: Education System
QoG code:
gcb_bed
Paid Bribe: Electricity
QoG code:
gcb_bel
Paid Bribe: Gas Provider
QoG code:
gcb_bgas
Paid Bribe: Legal System/Judiciary System
QoG code:
gcb_bj
Paid Bribe: Legal System
QoG code:
gcb_bl
Paid Bribe: Land Services
QoG code:
gcb_bland
Paid Bribe: Medical Services
QoG code:
gcb_bmed
Paid Bribe: Registry and permit services
QoG code:
gcb_bper
Paid Bribe: Police
QoG code:
gcb_bpol
Total bribery rate, total population
QoG code:
gcb_br
Total bribery rate, contact rate
QoG code:
gcb_brcr
Total bribery rate, no contact rate
QoG code:
gcb_brnc
Paid Bribe: Tax Revenue
QoG code:
gcb_btax
Paid Bribe: Telephone
QoG code:
gcb_btele
Paid Bribe: Utilities
QoG code:
gcb_butil
Paid Bribe: Water Service Provider
QoG code:
gcb_bwat
Fight aganist corruption: Badly (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_fcbad
Fight aganist corruption: Well (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_fcwell
Feel personally obliged to report corruption: Agree (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_orcag
Feel personally obliged to report corruption: Disagree (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_orcdis
Corruption Perception: Business
QoG code:
gcb_pb
Corruption Perception: Customs
QoG code:
gcb_pc
Corruption Perception-Business Executives: Most (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pcbmost
Corruption Perception-Business Executives: Some (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pcbsome
Corruption Perception-Gov Officials: Most (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pcgomost
Corruption Perception-Gov Officials: Some (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pcgosome
Corruption Perception-Judges: Most (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pcjmost
Corruption Perception-Judges: Some (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pcjsome
Corruption Perception-Local Gov Council: Most (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pclgcmost
Corruption Perception-Local Gov Council: Some (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pclgcsome
Corruption Perception-Legislature: Most (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pclmost
Corruption Perception-Legislature: Some (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pclsome
Corruption Perception Change: Decrease (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pcord
Corruption Perception Change: Increase (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pcori
Corruption Perception-Head of State: Most (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pcpmost
Corruption Perception-Police: Most (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pcpolmost
Corruption Perception-Police: Some (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pcpolsome
Corruption Perception-Head of State: Some (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pcpsome
Corruption Perception-Religious Leaders: Most (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pcrmost
Corruption Perception-Religious Leaders: Some (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pcrsome
Corruption Perception-Tax officers: Most (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pctaxmost
Corruption Perception-Tax officers: Some (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pctaxsome
Corruption Perception: Education
QoG code:
gcb_ped
Can people fight aganist corruption: agree (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pfcaag
Can people fight aganist corruption: disagree (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_pfcdis
Corruption Perception: Judiciary/Legal System
QoG code:
gcb_pj
Corruption Perception: Medical Services
QoG code:
gcb_pmed
Corruption Perception: Media
QoG code:
gcb_pmedia
Corruption Perception: Military
QoG code:
gcb_pmil
Corruption Perception: NGOs
QoG code:
gcb_pngo
Corruption Perception: Public Officials/Civil Servants
QoG code:
gcb_poff
Corruption Perception: Political Parties
QoG code:
gcb_ppa
Corruption Perception: Parliament
QoG code:
gcb_pparl
Corruption Perception: Registry and permit services
QoG code:
gcb_pper
Corruption Perception: Police
QoG code:
gcb_ppol
Corruption Perception: Religious Bodies
QoG code:
gcb_prel
Corruption Perception: Tax Revenue
QoG code:
gcb_ptax
Corruption Perception: Utilities
QoG code:
gcb_putil
Is it socially acceptable to report corruption: agree (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_sarcag
Is it socially acceptable to report corruption: disagree (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_sarcdis
Would spend a whole day in court to give evidence: disagree (% respondents)
QoG code:
gcb_wsddis
Data Governance International Indicator
QoG code:
gdg_int
Data Governance Participatory Indicator
QoG code:
gdg_part
Data Governance Regulatory Indicator
QoG code:
gdg_regul
Data Governance Responsible Indicator
QoG code:
gdg_resp
Data Governance Strategic Indicator
QoG code:
gdg_strat
Data Governance Structural Indicator
QoG code:
gdg_struc
Total Data Governance Score
QoG code:
gdg_total
Global Tax Expenditures Transparency Index
QoG code:
gteti_gteti
Government Integrity
QoG code:
hf_govint
Judicial Effectiveness
QoG code:
hf_judeffect
Level of Democracy (Freedom House/Imputed Polity)
QoG code:
ht_ipolity2
Information Capacity
QoG code:
icd_infcapirt
Information Capacity (year 1750)
QoG code:
icd_infcapirt1750
Information Capacity (year 1800)
QoG code:
icd_infcapirt1800
Information Capacity (year 1850)
QoG code:
icd_infcapirt1850
Information Capacity (year 1900)
QoG code:
icd_infcapirt1900
ICRG Indicator of Quality of Government
QoG code:
icrg_qog
Accountability and Transparency Score
QoG code:
iiag_acc
Anti-corruption Score
QoG code:
iiag_corr
Foundations for Economic Opportunity Score
QoG code:
iiag_feo
Overall Governance Score
QoG code:
iiag_gov
Inclusion and Equality Score
QoG code:
iiag_ie
Public Administration Score
QoG code:
iiag_pa
Participation, Rights and Inclusion Score
QoG code:
iiag_pri
Rule of Law and Justice Score
QoG code:
iiag_rolf
Sustainable Environment Score
QoG code:
iiag_se
Social Protection Score
QoG code:
iiag_sp
Security and Rule of Law Score
QoG code:
iiag_srol
Security and Safety Score
QoG code:
iiag_ssaf
Administrative Burden (index)
QoG code:
ipi_ab
Hanson & Sigman State Capacity Index
QoG code:
lld_capacity
Standard Deviation for Hanson & Sigman State Capacity Index
QoG code:
lld_capstd
Corruption in the EU
QoG code:
per_q16.1
Corruption in National Institutions
QoG code:
per_q16.2
Corruption in Regional/Local Institutions
QoG code:
per_q16.3
National Institutions and Biggest Problem of Regions
QoG code:
per_q5.2
The Property Right Protection Index
QoG code:
prp_prp
Estimated variance of the PRP point estimate
QoG code:
prp_std
Entry at the lowest level only
QoG code:
qs20_close1
Entry via examination
QoG code:
qs20_close2
Special Laws
QoG code:
qs20_close3
Closedness Index
QoG code:
qs20_close_pca
Political Interference
QoG code:
qs20_impar1
Political Interference, lower limit of 95% credible interval
QoG code:
qs20_impar1_lowci
Political Interference, upper limit of 95% credible interval
QoG code:
qs20_impar1_upci
Impartiality
QoG code:
qs20_impar2
Impartiality, lower limit of 95% credible interval
QoG code:
qs20_impar2_lowci
Impartiality, upper limit of 95% credible interval
QoG code:
qs20_impar2_upci
Patronage
QoG code:
qs20_proff1
Patronage, lower limit of 95% credible interval
QoG code:
qs20_proff1_lowci
Patronage, upper limit of 95% credible interval
QoG code:
qs20_proff1_upci
Merit
QoG code:
qs20_proff2
Merit, lower limit of 95% credible interval
QoG code:
qs20_proff2_lowci
Merit, upper limit of 95% credible interval
QoG code:
qs20_proff2_upci
Tenure
QoG code:
qs20_proff3
Tenure, lower limit of 95% credible interval
QoG code:
qs20_proff3_lowci
Tenure, upper limit of 95% credible interval
QoG code:
qs20_proff3_upci
Professionalism Index
QoG code:
qs20_proff_pca
Closed Public Administration
QoG code:
qs_closed
Closed Public Administration - Confidence Interval (High)
QoG code:
qs_closed_cih
Closed Public Administration - Confidence Interval (Low)
QoG code:
qs_closed_cil
Impartial Public Administration
QoG code:
qs_impar
Impartial Public Administration - Confidence Interval (High)
QoG code:
qs_impar_cih
Impartial Public Administration - Confidence Interval (Low)
QoG code:
qs_impar_cil
Professional Public Administration
QoG code:
qs_proff
Professional Public Administration - Confidence Interval (High)
QoG code:
qs_proff_cih
Professional Public Administration - Confidence Interval (Low)
QoG code:
qs_proff_cil
O'Reilly & Murphy Baseline State Capacity
QoG code:
sci_base
O'Reilly & Murphy Comprehensive State Capacity Index
QoG code:
sci_comp
O'Reilly & Murphy Fiscal State Capacity Index
QoG code:
sci_fisc
Policy Performance
QoG code:
sgi_pp
Basic Human Needs (SPI)
QoG code:
spi_bn
Foundations of Wellbeing (SPI)
QoG code:
spi_fob
Opportunity (SPI)
QoG code:
spi_opp
Social Progress Index
QoG code:
spi_ospi
Municipal corruption: The regulations are sufficient in the guidelines for bias
QoG code:
swm_ sk_Q21_2
Municipal yearly result
QoG code:
swm_scb_yer
Municipal corruption: how common is corruption in school and child care?
QoG code:
swm_sk_Q10_1
Municipal corruption: how common is corruption in social services?
QoG code:
swm_sk_Q10_2
Municipal corruption: how common is corruption in technical administration?
QoG code:
swm_sk_Q10_3
Municipal corruption: how common is corruption in planning and building?
QoG code:
swm_sk_Q10_4
Municipal corruption: how common is corruption in culture and leisure?
QoG code:
swm_sk_Q10_5
Municipal corruption: how common is corruption in business sector and tourism?
QoG code:
swm_sk_Q10_6
Municipal corruption: how common is corruption in health care?
QoG code:
swm_sk_Q10_7
Municipal corruption: violence, threat of violence or blackmailing
QoG code:
swm_sk_Q11
Municipal corruption: misuse the position of power and trust
QoG code:
swm_sk_Q13_1
Municipal corruption: senior bureaucrats misuse their position of power and trust
QoG code:
swm_sk_Q13_2
Municipal corruption: the public procurement works impartially
QoG code:
swm_sk_Q13_5
Municipal corruption: the public procurement works impartially in my municipality
QoG code:
swm_sk_Q13_6
Municipal corruption: The regulations are sufficient in the guidelines for bribes
QoG code:
swm_sk_Q21_1
Municipal corruption: how often are you offered money or other favours
QoG code:
swm_sk_Q5
Corruption Perceptions Index
QoG code:
ti_cpi
Corruption Perceptions Index - max range
QoG code:
ti_cpi_max
Corruption Perceptions Index - max range (old method.)
QoG code:
ti_cpi_max_om
Corruption Perceptions Index - min range
QoG code:
ti_cpi_min
Corruption Perceptions Index - min range (old method.)
QoG code:
ti_cpi_min_om
Corruption Perceptions Index (old methodology)
QoG code:
ti_cpi_om
Standard Error for Corruption Perceptions Index
QoG code:
ti_se
Academic Freedom Index
QoG code:
vdem_academ
Political corruption index
QoG code:
vdem_corr
Election vote buying
QoG code:
vdem_elvotbuy
Executive bribery and corrupt exchanges
QoG code:
vdem_exbribe
Public sector corrupt exchanges
QoG code:
vdem_excrptps
Executive corruption index
QoG code:
vdem_execorr
Executive embezzlement and theft
QoG code:
vdem_exembez
Public sector theft
QoG code:
vdem_exthftps
Legislature corrupt activities
QoG code:
vdem_gcrrpt
Judicial corruption decision
QoG code:
vdem_jucorrdc
Media corrupt
QoG code:
vdem_mecorrpt
Public sector corruption index
QoG code:
vdem_pubcorr
Control of Corruption, Estimate
QoG code:
wbgi_cce
Control of Corruption, Number of Sources
QoG code:
wbgi_ccn
Control of Corruption, Standard Error
QoG code:
wbgi_ccs
Government Effectiveness, Estimate
QoG code:
wbgi_gee
Government Effectiveness, Number of Sources
QoG code:
wbgi_gen
Government Effectiveness, Standard Error
QoG code:
wbgi_ges
CPIA building human resources rating
QoG code:
wdi_bhr
Bribery incidence (% of firms experiencing at least one bribe payment request)
QoG code:
wdi_bifirmpr
Bribery incidence (% of firms experiencing at least one bribe request)
QoG code:
wdi_bribfirm
CPIA efficiency of revenue mobilization rating (1=low to 6=high)
QoG code:
wdi_effrevmob
CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high)
QoG code:
wdi_eqpubres
Firms expected to give gifts in meetings w. tax officials (% of firms)
QoG code:
wdi_firgifttax
CPIA gender equality rating
QoG code:
wdi_gendeqr
Informal payments to public officials (% of firms)
QoG code:
wdi_infpay
CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating
QoG code:
wdi_prrbgr
CPIA public sector management and institution cluster average
QoG code:
wdi_psm
CPIA quality of public administration rating
QoG code:
wdi_qpubadm
CPIA social protection rating
QoG code:
wdi_spr
Statistical Capacity score (Overall average)
QoG code:
wdi_statcap
Methodology assessment of statistical capacity
QoG code:
wdi_statcapmet
Periodicity and timeliness assessment of statistical capacity
QoG code:
wdi_statcaptime
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
QoG code:
wdi_statper
CPIA transparency-accountability-corruption in public sector rating (1-6)
QoG code:
wdi_tacpsr
Budget transparency
QoG code:
wef_bt
Incidence of corruption
QoG code:
wef_cor
Control of Corruption
QoG code:
wel_coc
Justifiable: someone accepting a bribe
QoG code:
wvs_jabribe
Extent of political corruption
QoG code:
wvs_polcor