Green bond indices make it easier for investors to track the performance of green bonds and compare it with other investments. Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Green Bond Index was launched in 2014 with the aim provide a benchmark for the green bonds market. Between 2015 and 2020, the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Green Bond Index saw an overall increase, reaching a value of 121.91 as of the end of 2020. By the end of 2022, however, the index value fell to 86.94, before increasing again to 96.09 by the end of 2023.

In 2023, Singapore ranked first with a health index score of ****, followed by Japan and South Korea. The health index measures the extent to which people are healthy and have access to the necessary services to maintain good health, including health outcomes, health systems, illness and risk factors, and mortality rates. The statistic shows the health and health systems ranking of countries worldwide in 2023, by their health index score.

Baltic Dry fell to 2,016 Index Points on July 21, 2025, down 1.75% from the previous day. Over the past month, Baltic Dry's price has risen 20.43%, and is up 6.33% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Baltic Exchange Dry Index - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

In 2024, Sudan was ranked as the most miserable country in the world, with a misery index score of 374.8. Argentina ranked second with an index score of 195.9. Quality of life around the worldThe misery index was created by the economist Arthur Okun in the 1960s. The index is calculated by adding the unemployment rate, the lending rate and the inflation rate minus percent change of GDP per capita. Another famous tool used for the comparison of development of countries around the world is the Human Development Index, which takes into account such factors as life expectancy at birth, literacy rate, education level and gross national income (GNI) per capita. Better economic conditions correlate with higher quality of life Economic conditions affect the life expectancy, which is much higher in the wealthiest regions. With a life expectancy of 85 years, Liechtenstein led the ranking of countries with the highest life expectancy in 2023. On the other hand, Nigeria was the country with the lowest life expectancy, where men were expected to live 55 years as of 2024. The Global Liveability Index ranks the quality of life in cities around the world, basing on political, social, economic and environmental aspects, such as personal safety and health, education and transport services and other public services. In 2024, Vienna was ranked as the city with the highest quality of life worldwide.

Südkorea ist im Jahr 2021 das innovativste Land der Welt nach dem Bloomberg Innovation Index 2021. Südkorea verdrängt mit einem Indexwert von 90,49 Punkten den Vorjahressieger Deutschland von der Spitzenposition. Deutschland erreicht mit einem Indexwert von 86,45 Punkten den vierten Platz im Bloomberg Innovation Ranking 2021.

Der Bloomberg Innovation Index kann Werte zwischen 0 bis 100 annehmen und basiert auf den sieben gleichgewichteten Kategorien R&D Intensity (F&E-Intensität), Manufacturing value-added (Wertschöpfung in der Fertigung), Productivity (Produktivität), High-tech density (Zahl der Hightech-Unternehmen), Tertiary Efficiency (Effizienz des tertiären Bildungsbereichs, z.B. Immatrikulationen, Abschlussquoten, Absolventen), Researcher Concentration (Forscher im F&E-Bereich) und Patent Activity (Patentanmeldungen).

Weitere Kennzahlen zur Bestimmung der Innovationskraft eines Landes sind unter anderem der Global Innovation Index oder der Innovationsindikator.

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