Research:Wikipedia Knowledge Integrity Risk Observatory/List of international geopolitical rankings
This table compiles information on different international geopolitical rankings (descriptions are taken from the corresponding article on the English Wikipedia).
| Index | Description | Author | No. of countries | Periodicity | Available since | Criticisms | Web |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Corruption Barometer | The largest survey in the world tracking public opinion on corruption | Transparency International | 107 | Undetermined intervals of years, varying according to region | 2003 | Several | |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | Index which ranks countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys | Transparency International | 180 | Annually | 1995 | Several | |
| Democracy Index | Index that is self-described as intending to measure the state of democracy in countries | Economist Intelligence Unit | 167 | (Almost) annually | 2006 | Several | |
| Freedom in the World | Yearly survey and report that measures the degree of civil liberties and political rights in every nation and significant related and disputed territories around the world | Freedom House | 195+16 | Annually | 1973 | Several | |
| Press Freedom Index | Annual ranking of countries based upon Reporters Without Borders's own assessment of the countries' press freedom records in the previous year | Reporters Without Borders | 180 | Annually | 2002 | - | |
| List of countries by consultation on rule-making | Component in measuring quality of life and the well-being of citizens | OECD | 36 | - | 2008 | - | |
| Global Terrorism Index | Index that provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in terrorism | Institute for Economics and Peace | 163 | (Almost) annually | 2000 | - | |
| Worldwide Governance Indicators | Indicators that capture six key dimensions of governance: voice & accountability, political stability and lack of violence, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, and control of corruption | World Bank | 200 | Annually | 1996 | Several | |
| Fragile States Index | Ranking of all sovereign states with membership in the United Nations where there is enough data available for analysis based on twelve indicators of state vulnerability | Fund for Peace and others | 179 | Annually | 2005 | Several | |
| Rule of Law Index | Quantitative assessment tool designed to offer a detailed and comprehensive picture of the extent to which countries adhere to the rule of law in practice | World Justice Project | 128 | Annually | 2015 | - | |
| Democracy Indices | V-Dem has 5 high level indices which correspond to each of the five high level principles of democracy it identifies: electoral, liberal, participatory, deliberative and egalitarian democracy | V-Dem Institute | 179 | Annually | 1789 | Several |