Quality of products is always an important factor when it comes to consumption and spending, and many consumers define a certain product’s quality standard by applying specific characteristics - one of those being its origin. Nowadays, Germany is synonymous with high-quality cars, for example, while Switzerland would be known for high-quality clocks or chocolate, and Italy for fine wine.

Quality measured

In order to make these preferences among consumers visible, the global Made-In-Country Index was conducted - to show how positively products "made in..." are perceived in various countries all over the world. The index is calculated based on each country's average weighted share of positive perception. First rank is set as Index 100.

Quality perceived

The “Made in” label was introduced in Great Britain in the 19th century to make distinguishing foreign products easier, since foreign manufacturers had taken to labelling their goods with false marks. Most of the products thusly labelled “made in” came from Germany, which is why the “Made in Germany” label gained publicity and became very well-known. While it was not necessarily a label of quality at the time, this perception has been reversed completely: “Made in Germany” is now one of the highest seals a product could receive.

This dataset provides values for INDEX reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

The average for 2024 based on 138 countries was 5.56 points. The highest value was in Finland: 7.74 points and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 1.72 points. The indicator is available from 2013 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Singapore led the Index of Economic Freedom in 2024, with an index score of 83.5 out of 100. Switzerland, Ireland, Taiwan, and Luxembourg rounded out the top five. Economic Freedom Index In order to calculate the Economic Freedom Index, the source takes 12 different factors into account, including the rule of law, government size, regulatory efficiency, and open markets. All 12 factors are rated on a scale of zero to 100 and are weighted equally. Every country is rated within the Index in order to provide insight into the health and freedom of the global economy. Singapore's economy Singapore is one of the four so-called Asian Tigers, a term used to describe four countries in Asia that saw a booming economic development from the 1950s to the early 1990. Today, the City-State is known for its many skyscrapers, and its economy continue to boom. It has one of the lowest tax-rates in the Asia-Pacific region, and continues to be open towards foreign direct investment (FDI). Moreover, Singapore has one of the highest trade-to-GDP ratios worldwide, underlining its export-oriented economy. Finally, its geographic location has given it a strategic position as a center connecting other countries in the region with the outside world. However, the economic boom has come at a cost, with the city now ranked among the world's most expensive.

The average for 2022 based on 188 countries was 108.5 index points. The highest value was in Senegal: 189.9 index points and the lowest value was in Malta: 53.8 index points. The indicator is available from 1961 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The average for 2024 based on 175 countries was 4.98 index points. The highest value was in Samoa: 10 index points and the lowest value was in Australia: 0.3 index points. The indicator is available from 2007 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

This dataset provides values for INDUSTRY INDEX MANUFACTURING reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

In the Happy Planet Index's ranking of the unhappiest and least environmentally sustainable countries in the world from 2021, Qatar ranked highest with a score of only 24.3. Even though Qatar is a rich country with high scores of well-being and life expectancy, its ecological footprint is extremely poor, pulling down its index score. The Happy Planet Index measures life expectancy, experienced well-being, inequality of outcomes, and ecological footprint in order to determine the countries that are able to deliver the longest and happiest, but also most sustainable lives to their residents. The Index works to measure efficiency by ranking countries relative to how they offer their people long and happy lives, for each unit of environmental output.

Singapore was the leading country in the Globalization Index 2024 in the field of economic globalization. The 2024 edition of the index uses data from the year 2022. Belgium and the Netherlands followed in the places behind. The era of globalization The beginning of the current era of increasing economic globalization was signaled by the creation of the Bretton Woods institutions toward the end of the Second World War. These institutions acted as the foundation for the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Trade Organization. The institutions, and their modern equivalents, sought to reduce the barriers on international trade in goods, services and capital markets. In the decades following their inception international trade has skyrocketed to become a cornerstone of the international economy, as demonstrated by trends in global export volume of trade in goods from 1950. Economic globalization Countries that are perceived as more economically globalized are those with low tariffs on imports, more free-trade agreements, regulation that accommodates foreign investment and lower non-tariff barriers to trade such as safety regulations on imports. However, economic globalization fails to capture the entire picture in regards to globalization processes and their impact on countries. As such, analysts have placed attention on the social and political effects on globalization as seen in the index for social globalization and index for political organization. To see the combined results of the multiple globalization indexes see the Top 100 countries in the Globalization Index.

The average for 2024 based on 175 countries was 62 points. The highest value was in Denmark: 93 points and the lowest value was in North Korea: 5 points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The global Ocean Health Index measures the state of the world’s oceans.The global OHI score for the 2024 assessment was 69, which was quite a bit lower than last year’s score of 73. This was due to COVID-related declines in tourism and recreation [the 2024 scores reflect 2021 data]. You can explore this and other goals using the interactive map which shows how different countries and goals contribute to the global score, as well as how the score has changed since 2012. Click on colored regions (i.e. EEZs) to see short country summaries.

The Global Peace Index reflects the level of safety in different countries. This ranking was developed by an international group of researchers from the Institute for Economics and Peace in collaboration with the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney.

This dataset provides values for PRODUCER PRICE INDEX. reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

The Global State of Democracy Indices (GSoD Indices) measure democratic trends at the country, regional and global levels across a broad range of different attributes of democracy in the period 1975–2020. They do not provide a single index of democracy.

The average for 2024 based on 175 countries was 5.42 index points. The highest value was in Iran: 10 index points and the lowest value was in Iceland: 0.2 index points. The indicator is available from 2007 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

This statistic shows the monthly Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in selected European countries from 2018 to 2025. The index numbers show a drastic fall in CCI for every country in display here in early 2020, a direct impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak worldwide. Starting in November 2021, Consumer Confidence levels started rising again and have remained relatively **** since.

This dataset provides values for COMPETITIVENESS INDEX reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

The Better Life Index is an initiative created by the OECD to compare the well-being priorities of people around the world. It consists of 11 social indicators: “housing, income, jobs, community, education, environment, governance, health, life satisfaction, safety, work-life balance” that contribute to well-being in OECD countries. This initiative aims to involve citizens in the debate on measuring the well-being of societies, and to empower them to become more informed and engaged in the policy-making process that shapes all our lives.

The 11 indicators in turn are composed of 20 sub-indicators through averaging and normalization. The visualization tool is available here. By selecting a set of weights to the sub-indicators, a user can rank countries according to their weighted sum.

This graph shows the top 20 countries as ranked by the World Giving Index in 2019. In that year, the United States was first with an index score of ** percent.

The 2019 score is the ten-year average from 2009 to 2018.

This index compiles empirical data on AI and big data surveillance use for 179 countries around the world between 2012 and 2022— although the bulk of the sources stem from between 2017 and 2022. The index does not distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate uses of AI and big data surveillance. Rather, the purpose of the research is to show how new surveillance capabilities are transforming governments’ ability to monitor and track individuals or groups. Last updated February 2022.

This index addresses three primary questions: Which countries have documented AI and big data public surveillance capabilities? What types of AI and big data public surveillance technologies are governments deploying? And which companies are involved in supplying this technology?

The index measures AI and big data public surveillance systems deployed by state authorities, such as safe cities, social media monitoring, or facial recognition cameras. It does not assess the use of surveillance in private spaces (such as privately-owned businesses in malls or hospitals), nor does it evaluate private uses of this technology (e.g., facial recognition integrated in personal devices). It also does not include AI and big data surveillance used in Automated Border Control systems that are commonly found in airport entry/exit terminals. Finally, the index includes a list of frequently mentioned companies – by country – which source material indicates provide AI and big data surveillance tools and services.

All reference source material used to build the index has been compiled into an open Zotero library, available at https://www.zotero.org/groups/2347403/global_ai_surveillance/items. The index includes detailed information for seventy-seven countries where open source analysis indicates that governments have acquired AI and big data public surveillance capabilities. The index breaks down AI and big data public surveillance tools into the following categories: smart city/safe city, public facial recognition systems, smart policing, and social media surveillance.

The findings indicate that at least seventy-seven out of 179 countries are actively using AI and big data technology for public surveillance purposes:

• Smart city/safe city platforms: fifty-five countries • Public facial recognition systems: sixty-eight countries • Smart policing: sixty-one countries • Social media surveillance: thirty-six countries