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Belarus in global Ratings 2018

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SOCIAL DIMENsION civil society Freedoms 2018 Freedom in the world 6.0 /7.0

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Freedom in the World is a yearly survey and report by the U.S.- based nongovernmental organization that measures the degree of and political rights in every nation and significant disputed territories around the world. The rating uses a scale of 1 through 7, with 1 representing the highest and 7 the lowest level of freedom. Political rights and civil liberties ratings are averaged to determine an overall status of the rated counties as “Free,” “Partly Free,” or “Not Free”.

Source: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2018/belarus

Freedom in the World, 2018: Belarus and neighbors Freedom of the Net 64 /100 Score

Freedom on the Net – is an annual study by US- based non-governmental organization Freedom House measuring the internet freedom around the globe, covering developments in 65 countries. Levels of internet freedom are scored on a scale from 1 (most free) to 100 (least free). Depending on the basics, the nations are then classified as “Free”, “Partly Free”, or “Not Free”.

Source: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2018/belarus WORLD PRESS FREEDOM 155 /180 Rank

Published every year since 2002 by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the World 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 BUSINESS 2018 Ease of Doing Business 37 /190 Rank

The Ease of Doing Business index is an index created by the World Bank Group. Higher rankings (a low numerical value) indicate better, usually simpler, 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 Economic Freedom 58.1 /100 Score

The Index of Economic Freedom is an annual index and ranking created by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal to measure 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).

Comments: Belarus’s economic freedom score is 58.1, making its economy the 108th freest in the 2018 Index (out of 180 countries). Its overall score has decreased by 0.5 point, with a sharp decline in fiscal health overwhelming small improvements in government integrity, business freedom, and property rights. Belarus is ranked 42nd among 44 countries in the Europe region, and its overall score is below the regional and world averages. Source: http://www.heritage.org/index/country/belarus Legatum Prosperity 89 /149 Rank

The Legatum Prosperity Index is an annual ranking, developed by the Legatum Institute, of 149 countries.

The ranking is based on a variety of factors including wealth, economic growth, education, health, personal well-being, and . The Legatum Prosperity Index is based on 89 different variables analyzed across 149 nations around the world. The 89 variables are grouped into 8 sub-indexes (economy, entrepreneurship & opportunity, governance, education, health, safety & security, personal freedom, social capital), which are averaged using equal weights.

Source: http://www.prosperity.com/rankings SECURITY 2018 Global Peace 101 /163 Rank

The is the measure of national peacefulness; it ranks 163 nations according to their ‘absence of violence’.

It is the product of the Institute for and Peace.

Source: http://visionofhumanity.org/app/ uploads/2018/06/Global-Peace-Index-2018-2.pdf Global Firepower 41 /136 Rank

The Global Firepower’s 2018 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 crime index 26.37 /100 Score

Crime 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 SOCIAL DIMENsION 2018 Social 73.73 /100

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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/ Human Development 53 /189 Rank

The (HDI) was created by the 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 .

Source: http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/2018_ summary_human_development_statistical_update_ en.pdf Global Gender Gap 28 /149 Rank

The 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: https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-global- gender-gap-report-2018 civil society 2018 CSO Sustainability 5.5 /7.0 Score

The 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 development solutions 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 Agency for International Development (USAID).

Source: https://www.fhi360.org/sites/default/ files/media/documents/resource-civil-society- organization-2017-regional-report.PDF CIVICUS State of Civil Society

The CIVICUS Monitor is a cutting edge research Source: https://monitor.civicus.org/ 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. WORLD GIVING INDEX 121 /146 Rank

The CAF World Giving Index looks at charitable behaviour around the world and shares insights into the nature of giving and trends in global generosity.

The CAF World Giving Index 2018 is based on data collected over a five year period (2013-2017). It includes results from 146 countries collected throughout 2017.

Each country is ranked for three giving behaviours as follows: helping a stranger, donating money, volunteering time.

Source: https://www.cafonline.org/about-us/ publications/2018-publications/caf-world-giving- index-2018