Compilation datasets

Go to the official QoG downloads page

Basic Cross-section

Version: 2024


Variables in this compilation

   Log Settler Mortality
QoG Code: ajr_settmort
   Member of an Alliance
QoG Code: atop_ally
   Number of Alliances
QoG Code: atop_number
   The Bayesian Corruption Indicator
QoG Code: bci_bci
   Global Militarization Index
QoG Code: bicc_gmi
   Dichotomous democracy measure
QoG Code: bmr_dem
   Consecutive years of current regime type
QoG Code: bmr_demdur
   Associational/Assembly Rights
QoG Code: bti_aar
   Anti-Corruption Policy
QoG Code: bti_acp
   Approval of Democracy
QoG Code: bti_aod
   Commitment to Democratic Institutions
QoG Code: bti_cdi
   Conflict Intensity
QoG Code: bti_ci
   Monetary and fiscal stability
QoG Code: bti_cps
   Civil Rights
QoG Code: bti_cr
   Democracy Status
QoG Code: bti_ds
   Equal Opportunity
QoG Code: bti_eo
   Economic Output Strength
QoG Code: bti_eos
   Economic Performance
QoG Code: bti_ep
   Free and Fair Elections
QoG Code: bti_ffe
   Freedom of Expression
QoG Code: bti_foe
   Independent Judiciary
QoG Code: bti_ij
   Economy Status
QoG Code: bti_mes
   Monopoly on the Use of Force
QoG Code: bti_muf
   Performance of Democratic Institutions
QoG Code: bti_pdi
   Political Participation
QoG Code: bti_pp
   Private Property
QoG Code: bti_prp
   Party System
QoG Code: bti_ps
   Rule of Law
QoG Code: bti_rol
   Stability of Democratic Institutions
QoG Code: bti_sdi
   Socio-Economic Barriers
QoG Code: bti_seb
   Socio-Economic Level
QoG Code: bti_sel
   Separation of Powers
QoG Code: bti_sop
   Social Safety Nets
QoG Code: bti_ssn
   Sustainability
QoG Code: bti_su
   Welfare Regime
QoG Code: bti_wr
   Central Bank Independence Extended Index
QoG Code: cbie_index
   Corruption Commission Present in Constitution
QoG Code: ccp_cc
   Limits on Child Work in Constitution
QoG Code: ccp_childwrk
   Equality Before the Law Mentioned in Constitution
QoG Code: ccp_equal
   Freedom of Religion in Constitution
QoG Code: ccp_freerel
   Status of Slavery in Constitution
QoG Code: ccp_slave
   Right to Strike in Constitution
QoG Code: ccp_strike
   Freedom of Assembly and Association
QoG Code: ciri_assn
   Freedom of Domestic Movement
QoG Code: ciri_dommov
   Freedom of Foreign Movement and Travel
QoG Code: ciri_formov
   Independence of the Judiciary
QoG Code: ciri_injud
   Physical Integrity Rights
QoG Code: ciri_physint
   Political Imprisonment
QoG Code: ciri_polpris
   Freedom of Speech and Press
QoG Code: ciri_speech
   Prevalence of Torture by Government Authorities
QoG Code: ciri_tort
   Effective number of parties on the seats level
QoG Code: cpds_enps
   Effective number of parties on the votes level
QoG Code: cpds_enpv
   Share of seats in parliament: agrarian
QoG Code: cpds_la
   Share of seats in parliament: electoral alliance
QoG Code: cpds_lall
   Share of seats in parliament: communist
QoG Code: cpds_lcom
   Share of seats in parliament: conservative
QoG Code: cpds_lcon
   Share of seats in parliament: ethnic
QoG Code: cpds_le
   Share of seats in parliament: feminist
QoG Code: cpds_lfe
   Share of seats in parliament: green
QoG Code: cpds_lg
   Share of seats in parliament: liberal
QoG Code: cpds_ll
   Share of seats in parliament: left-socialist
QoG Code: cpds_lls
   Share of seats in parliament: monarchist
QoG Code: cpds_lmo
   Share of seats in parliament: non-labelled
QoG Code: cpds_lnl
   Share of seats in parliament: other
QoG Code: cpds_lo
   Share of seats in parliament: protest
QoG Code: cpds_lp
   Share of seats in parliament: post-communist
QoG Code: cpds_lpc
   Share of seats in parliament: pensioners
QoG Code: cpds_lpen
   Share of seats in parliament: personalist
QoG Code: cpds_lper
   Share of seats in parliament: right
QoG Code: cpds_lr
   Share of seats in parliament: regionalist
QoG Code: cpds_lreg
   Share of seats in parliament: religious
QoG Code: cpds_lrel
   Share of seats in parliament: social democratic
QoG Code: cpds_ls
   Type of Government
QoG Code: cpds_tg
   Voter turnout in election
QoG Code: cpds_vt
   Number of awarded contracts above 130,000 EUR
QoG Code: cri_contr
   Closeness to Political Party
QoG Code: cses_pc
   Satisfaction with Democracy
QoG Code: cses_sd
   State Fragility Index
QoG Code: cspf_sfi
   Economic Globalization
QoG Code: dr_eg
   Index of Globalization
QoG Code: dr_ig
   Political Globalization
QoG Code: dr_pg
   Social Globalization
QoG Code: dr_sg
   Ecological footprint of consumption per person (gha per person)
QoG Code: ef_ef
   E-Government Index
QoG Code: egov_egov
Bribery Depth
QoG Code: ens_brdep
Corruption as a Major Constraint
QoG Code: ens_cor
Court system as a Major Constraint
QoG Code: ens_law
   Environmental Health Policy Objective
QoG Code: epi_eh
   Environmental Performance Index
QoG Code: epi_epi
   Subjective Happiness
QoG Code: ess_happy
   Subjective Health
QoG Code: ess_health
   Religiosity
QoG Code: ess_relig
   Trust in Legal System
QoG Code: ess_trlegal
   Trust in Parliament
QoG Code: ess_trparl
   Trust in Political Parties
QoG Code: ess_trpart
   Trust in Other People
QoG Code: ess_trpeople
   Trust in Police
QoG Code: ess_trpolice
   Trust in Politicians
QoG Code: ess_trpolit
   Associational and Organizational Rights
QoG Code: fh_aor
   Civil Liberties
QoG Code: fh_cl
   Electoral Process
QoG Code: fh_ep
   Freedom of Expression and Belief
QoG Code: fh_feb
   Functioning of Government
QoG Code: fh_fog
   Personal Autonomy and Individual Rights
QoG Code: fh_pair
   Political Rights
QoG Code: fh_pr
   Rule of Law
QoG Code: fh_rol
   Freedom Status
QoG Code: fh_status
   Freedom on the Net: Score
QoG Code: fhn_fotnsc
   Freedom on the Net: Status
QoG Code: fhn_fotnst
   Freedom to Trade Internationally (current)
QoG Code: fi_ftradeint
   Economic Freedom of the World Index (current)
QoG Code: fi_index
   Political Terror Scale - Amnesty International
QoG Code: gd_ptsa
   Political Terror Scale - Human Rights Watch
QoG Code: gd_ptsh
Total Data Governance Score
QoG Code: gdg_total
   Women ambassadors received as share of all postings
QoG Code: gendip_afrp
   Women ambassadors sent as share of all postings
QoG Code: gendip_afsp
   Expenditure on recreation, culture and religion (% of total gen. gov. exp.)
QoG Code: gfs_rcr
   Gender Inequality Index
QoG Code: gii_gii
   Global Peace Index
QoG Code: gpi_gpi
   Colonial Origin
QoG Code: ht_colonial
   The Region of the Country
QoG Code: ht_region
   Open Budget Index
QoG Code: ibp_obi
   ICRG Indicator of Quality of Government
QoG Code: icrg_qog
   Parliamentary Election: Voter Turnout
QoG Code: ideavt_legvt
   Presidential Election: Voter Turnout
QoG Code: ideavt_presvt
   Business Environment Score
QoG Code: iiag_be
   Education Score
QoG Code: iiag_edu
   Overall Governance Score
QoG Code: iiag_gov
   Human Development Score
QoG Code: iiag_hd
   Health Score
QoG Code: iiag_he
   Infrastructure Score
QoG Code: iiag_inf
   Security and Rule of Law Score
QoG Code: iiag_srol
   Share of Women (Lower and Single Houses)
QoG Code: ipu_l_sw
   Share of Women (Upper House)
QoG Code: ipu_u_sw
Number of COVID-19 cases reported
QoG Code: jht_ccc
Number of COVID-19 deaths reported
QoG Code: jht_ccd
   Gini Coefficient
QoG Code: lis_gini
   Real GDP per Capita
QoG Code: mad_gdppc
   Real GDP per Capita (year 1900)
QoG Code: mad_gdppc1900
   Media Bias before Election
QoG Code: nelda_mbbe
   Was More Than One Party Legal
QoG Code: nelda_mtop
   Was Opposition Allowed
QoG Code: nelda_oa
   Riots and Protests after Election
QoG Code: nelda_rpae
Percentage of desert in 2012
QoG Code: nunn_desert
Average distance to nearest ice-free coast (1000 km) in 2012
QoG Code: nunn_dist_coast
Percentage of tropical climate in 2012
QoG Code: nunn_tropical
   The Ocean Health Index
QoG Code: ohi_ohi
   Regime Durability
QoG Code: p_durable
   Revised Combined Polity Score
QoG Code: p_polity2
Electoral Integrity Rating
QoG Code: pei_eir
Perception of Electoral Integrity Index
QoG Code: pei_peii
   Human Capital Index
QoG Code: pwt_hci
   Population (in millions)
QoG Code: pwt_pop
   Inward Remittances Flow
QoG Code: rd_inw
   Outward Remittances Flow
QoG Code: rd_outw
   Press Freedom Index
QoG Code: rsf_pfi
   O'Reilly & Murphy Comprehensive State Capacity Index
QoG Code: sci_comp
   Sustainable Policies: Economic Policies - Overall
QoG Code: sgi_ec
   Sustainable Policies: Economic Policies - Budgets
QoG Code: sgi_ecbg
   Sustainable Policies: Economic Policies - Economy
QoG Code: sgi_ecec
   Sustainable Policies: Economic Policies - Labor Markets
QoG Code: sgi_eclm
   Sustainable Policies: Economic Policies - Taxes
QoG Code: sgi_ectx
   Environmental Policy Performance Index
QoG Code: sgi_en
   Environmental Policy Performance - Environment
QoG Code: sgi_enen
   Environmental Policy Performance - Global Environmental Protection
QoG Code: sgi_enge
   Robust Democracy
QoG Code: sgi_qd
   Robust Democracy: Electoral Process
QoG Code: sgi_qdep
   Sustainable Policies: Social Policies - Overall
QoG Code: sgi_so
   Sustainable Policies: Social Policies - Education
QoG Code: sgi_soed
   Sustainable Policies: Social Policies - Families
QoG Code: sgi_sofa
   Sustainable Policies: Social Policies - Global Social Inequalities
QoG Code: sgi_sogi
   Sustainable Policies: Social Policies - Health
QoG Code: sgi_sohe
   Sustainable Policies: Social Policies - Integration Policy
QoG Code: sgi_soin
   Sustainable Policies: Social Policies - Pensions
QoG Code: sgi_sope
   Sustainable Policies: Social Policies - Social Inclusion
QoG Code: sgi_sosi
   Sustainable Policies: Social Policies - Safe Living Conditions
QoG Code: sgi_sosl
   Corruption Perceptions Index
QoG Code: ti_cpi
   Top 10% income share
QoG Code: top_top10_income_share
   Top 1% income share
QoG Code: top_top1_income_share
   Human Development Index
QoG Code: undp_hdi
   Index of Democratization
QoG Code: van_index
   Political corruption index
QoG Code: vdem_corr
   Deliberative democracy index
QoG Code: vdem_delibdem
   Egalitarian democracy index
QoG Code: vdem_egaldem
   Women political empowerment index
QoG Code: vdem_gender
   Liberal democracy index
QoG Code: vdem_libdem
   Media corrupt
QoG Code: vdem_mecorrpt
   Participatory democracy index
QoG Code: vdem_partipdem
   Electoral democracy index
QoG Code: vdem_polyarchy
   Global Terrorism Index
QoG Code: voh_gti
   Control of Corruption, Estimate
QoG Code: wbgi_cce
   Government Effectiveness, Estimate
QoG Code: wbgi_gee
   Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Estimate
QoG Code: wbgi_pve
   Rule of Law, Estimate
QoG Code: wbgi_rle
   Access to electricity (% of population)
QoG Code: wdi_acel
   Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
QoG Code: wdi_acelr
   Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
QoG Code: wdi_acelu
   Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)
QoG Code: wdi_afp
   Age dependency ratio (% of working-age pop.)
QoG Code: wdi_agedr
   Arable land (% of land area)
QoG Code: wdi_araland
   Land area (sq. km)
QoG Code: wdi_area
   Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
QoG Code: wdi_armexp
   Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
QoG Code: wdi_armimp
   Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
QoG Code: wdi_birth
Bribery incidence (% of firms experiencing at least one bribe request)
QoG Code: wdi_bribfirm
   Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
QoG Code: wdi_broadb
   New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)
QoG Code: wdi_busden
   CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
QoG Code: wdi_co2
   Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
QoG Code: wdi_death
   Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
QoG Code: wdi_debt
   School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)
QoG Code: wdi_eduprp
   School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)
QoG Code: wdi_eduprs
   Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
QoG Code: wdi_emp
   Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
QoG Code: wdi_empagr
   Employment in agriculture, female (% female employment) (modeled ILO)
QoG Code: wdi_empagrf
   Employment in agriculture, male (% male employment) (modeled ILO)
QoG Code: wdi_empagrm
   Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
QoG Code: wdi_empind
   Employment in industry, female (% female employment) (modeled ILO)
QoG Code: wdi_empindf
   Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO)
QoG Code: wdi_empindm
   Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
QoG Code: wdi_empser
   Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO)
QoG Code: wdi_empserf
   Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO)
QoG Code: wdi_empserm
   Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
QoG Code: wdi_expedu
   Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)
QoG Code: wdi_expeduge
   Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on edu.)
QoG Code: wdi_expedup
   Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on edu.)
QoG Code: wdi_expedus
   Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on edu.)
QoG Code: wdi_expedut
   Military expenditure (% of GDP)
QoG Code: wdi_expmil
   Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
QoG Code: wdi_fdiin
   Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)
QoG Code: wdi_fdiout
   Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
QoG Code: wdi_fertility
Firms with female top manager (% of firms)
QoG Code: wdi_firftopm
Firms expected to give gifts in meetings w. tax officials (% of firms)
QoG Code: wdi_firgifttax
   Forest area (% of land area)
QoG Code: wdi_forest
   Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
QoG Code: wdi_gdpagr
   GDP per capita (constant 2015 US dollar)
QoG Code: wdi_gdpcapcon2015
   GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international dollar)
QoG Code: wdi_gdpcappppcon2017
   Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP)
QoG Code: wdi_gdpind
   School enrollment, primary (% gross)
QoG Code: wdi_gerp
   School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)
QoG Code: wdi_gerpp
   School enrollment, secondary (% gross)
QoG Code: wdi_gers
   School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)
QoG Code: wdi_gert
   Gini index
QoG Code: wdi_gini
   Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
QoG Code: wdi_homicides
   Internally displaced persons, new displacement-disasters (number)
QoG Code: wdi_idpdis
   Internally displaced persons, new displacement-conflict & violence (number)
QoG Code: wdi_idpvc
   Internally displaced persons, total displaced by conflict-violence (number)
QoG Code: wdi_idpvp
Informal payments to public officials (% of firms)
QoG Code: wdi_infpay
   Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
QoG Code: wdi_internet
   Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
QoG Code: wdi_lfpf
   Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
QoG Code: wdi_lifexp
   Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
QoG Code: wdi_lifexpf
   Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
QoG Code: wdi_lifexpm
   Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
QoG Code: wdi_litrad
   Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
QoG Code: wdi_litradf
   Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
QoG Code: wdi_litradm
   Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
QoG Code: wdi_litry
   Net migration
QoG Code: wdi_migration
   School enrollment, primary (% net)
QoG Code: wdi_nerp
   School enrollment, secondary (% net)
QoG Code: wdi_ners
   Population, total
QoG Code: wdi_pop
   Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
QoG Code: wdi_pop14
   Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)
QoG Code: wdi_pop1564
   Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)
QoG Code: wdi_pop65
   Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
QoG Code: wdi_popden
   Rural population (% of total population)
QoG Code: wdi_poprul
   Urban population (% of total population)
QoG Code: wdi_popurb
   Refugee population by country or territory of asylum
QoG Code: wdi_refasy
   Refugee population by country or territory of origin
QoG Code: wdi_refori
   Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)
QoG Code: wdi_semp
   Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)
QoG Code: wdi_smokf
   Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)
QoG Code: wdi_smokm
   CPIA social protection rating
QoG Code: wdi_spr
   CPIA transparency-accountability-corruption in public sector rating (1-6)
QoG Code: wdi_tacpsr
   Tax revenue (% of GDP)
QoG Code: wdi_taxrev
   Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
QoG Code: wdi_tele
   Trade (% of GDP)
QoG Code: wdi_trade
   Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO)
QoG Code: wdi_unempfilo
   Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO)
QoG Code: wdi_unempilo
   Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO)
QoG Code: wdi_unempmilo
   Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force 15-24)(modeled ILO)
QoG Code: wdi_unempyfilo
   Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force 15-24)(modeled ILO)
QoG Code: wdi_unempyilo
   Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force 15-24)(modeled ILO)
QoG Code: wdi_unempymilo
   Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
QoG Code: wdi_wip
   Innovation capability
QoG Code: wef_ci
   Electricity
QoG Code: wef_elec
   Global Competitiveness Index
QoG Code: wef_gci
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions
QoG Code: wef_mobile
Organized crime
QoG Code: wef_oc
   Property rights
QoG Code: wef_pr
   Transport infrastructure
QoG Code: wef_qoi
Ratio of wage and salaried female workers to male workers
QoG Code: wef_wlf
   Healthy Life Expectancy, Total (Years)
QoG Code: who_halet
   Total population using basic sanitation services (%)
QoG Code: who_sanittot
   National-level average scores for subjective well-being
QoG Code: whr_hap
   Absence of Corruption
QoG Code: wjp_abs_cor
   Civil Justice
QoG Code: wjp_civ_just
   Civil Justice is Free of Corruption
QoG Code: wjp_cj_cor
   Criminal Justice
QoG Code: wjp_crim_jus
   Criminal System is Free of Corruption
QoG Code: wjp_crsys_cor
   Executive Branch do not use Public Office for Private Gain
QoG Code: wjp_exec_br
   Constraints on Government Powers
QoG Code: wjp_gov_pow
   Judicial Branch do not use Public Office for Private Gain
QoG Code: wjp_jud_br
   Legislative branch do not use Public Office for Private Gain
QoG Code: wjp_leg_br
   Order and Security
QoG Code: wjp_ord_secur
   Police and the Military do not use Public Office for Private Gain
QoG Code: wjp_pol_mil
   Confidence: Armed Forces
QoG Code: wvs_confaf
   Confidence: Churches
QoG Code: wvs_confch
   Confidence: The Civil Services
QoG Code: wvs_confcs
   Confidence: The Government
QoG Code: wvs_confgov
   Confidence: Justice System/Courts
QoG Code: wvs_confjs
   Confidence: Labour Unions
QoG Code: wvs_conflu
   Confidence: Parliament
QoG Code: wvs_confpar
   Confidence: The Police
QoG Code: wvs_confpol
   Confidence: The Political Parties
QoG Code: wvs_confpp
   Confidence: The Press
QoG Code: wvs_confpr
   Confidence: Television
QoG Code: wvs_conftv
Importance of democracy
QoG Code: wvs_demimp
Democraticness in own country
QoG Code: wvs_democ
   Belief in: God
QoG Code: wvs_godbel
   Feeling of happiness
QoG Code: wvs_hap
   Important in life: Religion
QoG Code: wvs_imprel
   Post-Materialist index 12-item
QoG Code: wvs_pmi12
   Political system: Having the army rule
QoG Code: wvs_psarmy
   Political system: Having a democratic political system
QoG Code: wvs_psdem
   Political system: Having experts make decisions
QoG Code: wvs_psexp
   Political system: Having a strong leader
QoG Code: wvs_pssl
The only acceptable religion is my religion
QoG Code: wvs_relacc
   Satisfaction with financial situation of household
QoG Code: wvs_satfin
   State of health (subjective)
QoG Code: wvs_subh
   Most people can be trusted
QoG Code: wvs_trust