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! Indicator name*
 
! Indicator name*
 
! Subcategory I
 
! Subcategory I
 
! Subcategory II
 
! Subcategory II
! Subcategory III  
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! Subcategory III
 
! Technical name*
 
! Technical name*
 
! Scale*
 
! Scale*
 
! Short description
 
! Short description
 +
! Data origin*
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Institutionalized Democracy. Polity IV.]]
 
| [[Institutionalized Democracy. Polity IV.]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| 0 = least / 10 = most democratic
 
| 0 = least / 10 = most democratic
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Institutionalized Autocracy. Polity IV.]]
 
| [[Institutionalized Autocracy. Polity IV.]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| 0 = least / 10 = most autocratic
 
| 0 = least / 10 = most autocratic
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Combined Polity Score. Polity IV.]]
 
| [[Combined Polity Score. Polity IV.]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| -10 = strongly autocratic / 10 = strongly democratic
 
| -10 = strongly autocratic / 10 = strongly democratic
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Combined Polity Score (Revised p4). Polity IV.]]
 
| [[Combined Polity Score (Revised p4). Polity IV.]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| -10 = strongly autocratic / 10 = strongly democratic
 
| -10 = strongly autocratic / 10 = strongly democratic
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Regime Durability. Polity IV.]]
 
| [[Regime Durability. Polity IV.]]
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| polnat_polity_durable
 
| polnat_polity_durable
 
| Ordinal
 
| Ordinal
| count (# of years since regime score change > 2 points)
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| count (# of years since regime score change > 2 points)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Regulation of Chief Executive Recruitment. Polity IV.]]
 
| [[Regulation of Chief Executive Recruitment. Polity IV.]]
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| Multinomial
 
| Multinomial
 
| (1)unregulated (2)designational/transitional (3)regulated
 
| (1)unregulated (2)designational/transitional (3)regulated
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment. Polity IV.]]
 
| [[Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment. Polity IV.]]
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| Multinomial
 
| Multinomial
 
| (1)selection (2)dual/transitional (3)election
 
| (1)selection (2)dual/transitional (3)election
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Openness of Executive Recruitment. Polity IV.]]
 
| [[Openness of Executive Recruitment. Polity IV.]]
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| Multinomial
 
| Multinomial
 
| (1)closed (2)dual-designation (3)dual-election (4)open
 
| (1)closed (2)dual-designation (3)dual-election (4)open
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Executive Constraints (Decision Rules). Polity IV.]]
 
| [[Executive Constraints (Decision Rules). Polity IV.]]
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| Multinomial
 
| Multinomial
 
| (1)unlimited authority, through, (7)executive party/subordination
 
| (1)unlimited authority, through, (7)executive party/subordination
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Regulation of Participation. Polity IV.]]
 
| [[Regulation of Participation. Polity IV.]]
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| Ordinal
 
| Ordinal
 
| (1)unregulated, through, (5)regulated
 
| (1)unregulated, through, (5)regulated
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Competitiveness of Participation. Polity IV.]]
 
| [[Competitiveness of Participation. Polity IV.]]
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| Multinomial
 
| Multinomial
 
| (0)not applicable, (1)repressed, through, (5)competitive
 
| (0)not applicable, (1)repressed, through, (5)competitive
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Executive Recruitment Concept. Polity IV.]]
 
| [[Executive Recruitment Concept. Polity IV.]]
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| Multinomial
 
| Multinomial
 
| 0 = suppressed / 10 = institutionalized electoral
 
| 0 = suppressed / 10 = institutionalized electoral
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Executive Constraints Concept. Polity IV.]]
 
| [[Executive Constraints Concept. Polity IV.]]
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| Multinomial
 
| Multinomial
 
| identical to xconst
 
| identical to xconst
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Political Competition Concept. Polity IV.]]
 
| [[Political Competition Concept. Polity IV.]]
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| Multinomial
 
| Multinomial
 
| 10 types, see Addendum C in Polity IV manual
 
| 10 types, see Addendum C in Polity IV manual
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Electoral democracy index]]
 
| [[Electoral democracy index]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Aggregated high level democracy index, electoral dimension (V-Dem)
 
| Aggregated high level democracy index, electoral dimension (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Liberal democracy index]]
 
| [[Liberal democracy index]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Aggregated high level democracy index, liberal dimension (V-Dem)
 
| Aggregated high level democracy index, liberal dimension (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Participatory democracy index]]
 
| [[Participatory democracy index]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Aggregated high level democracy index, participatory dimension (V-Dem)
 
| Aggregated high level democracy index, participatory dimension (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Deliberative democracy index]]
 
| [[Deliberative democracy index]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Aggregated high level democracy index, deliberative dimension (V-Dem)
 
| Aggregated high level democracy index, deliberative dimension (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Egalitarian democracy index]]
 
| [[Egalitarian democracy index]]
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| polnat_polity_democ_egaldem_vdem
 
| polnat_polity_democ_egaldem_vdem
 
| Metric
 
| Metric
| Aggregated high level democracy index, egalitarian dimension (V-Dem)  
+
| Aggregated high level democracy index, egalitarian dimension (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Rule of law index]]
 
| [[Rule of law index]]
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| polnat_polity_ruleoflaw_vdem
 
| polnat_polity_ruleoflaw_vdem
 
| Metric
 
| Metric
| Aggregated mid level rule of law index (V-Dem)  
+
| Aggregated mid level rule of law index (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Regimes of the world index (4 categories)]]
 
| [[Regimes of the world index (4 categories)]]
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| Ordinal
 
| Ordinal
 
| Classification of political regimes (V-Dem)
 
| Classification of political regimes (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Regimes of the world index (10 categories)]]
 
| [[Regimes of the world index (10 categories)]]
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| Ordinal
 
| Ordinal
 
| More granular classification of political regimes (V-Dem)
 
| More granular classification of political regimes (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lower chamber female legislators]]
 
| [[Lower chamber female legislators]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Percentage of female legislators (V-Dem)
 
| Percentage of female legislators (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Power distributed by gender]]
 
| [[Power distributed by gender]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Distribution of political power by gender (V-Dem)
 
| Distribution of political power by gender (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Power distributed by socioeconomic position]]
 
| [[Power distributed by socioeconomic position]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Distribution of political power by socioeconomic position (V-Dem)
 
| Distribution of political power by socioeconomic position (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Power distributed by social group]]
 
| [[Power distributed by social group]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Distribution of political power by social group (V-Dem)
 
| Distribution of political power by social group (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Power distributed by sexual orientation]]
 
| [[Power distributed by sexual orientation]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Distribution of political power by sexual orientation (V-Dem)
 
| Distribution of political power by sexual orientation (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Barriers to parties]]
 
| [[Barriers to parties]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Barriers upon political party formation (V-Dem)
 
| Barriers upon political party formation (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Party ban]]
 
| [[Party ban]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Bans of political parties (V-Dem)
 
| Bans of political parties (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Opposition parties autonomy]]
 
| [[Opposition parties autonomy]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Independence of opposition parties of the ruling regime (V-Dem)
 
| Independence of opposition parties of the ruling regime (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Party organizations]]
 
| [[Party organizations]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Permanent organizations of political parties (V-Dem)
 
| Permanent organizations of political parties (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Legislative party cohesion]]
 
| [[Legislative party cohesion]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Cohesion of voting of members of the legislature for important bills (V-Dem)
 
| Cohesion of voting of members of the legislature for important bills (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Party competition across regions]]
 
| [[Party competition across regions]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Regional competition of major parties (V-Dem)
 
| Regional competition of major parties (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Domestic autonomy]]
 
| [[Domestic autonomy]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Domestic autonomy from other states (V-Dem)
 
| Domestic autonomy from other states (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[International autonomy]]
 
| [[International autonomy]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| International autonomy from other states (V-Dem)
 
| International autonomy from other states (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[State authority over territory]]
 
| [[State authority over territory]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Percentage of the territory the state effectively controls (V-Dem)
 
| Percentage of the territory the state effectively controls (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[State fiscal source of revenue]]
 
| [[State fiscal source of revenue]]
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| Ordinal
 
| Ordinal
 
| Main source of revenue of the central government (V-Dem)
 
| Main source of revenue of the central government (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Independent states]]
 
| [[Independent states]]
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| Binary
 
| Binary
 
| Is the polity an independent state? (V-Dem)
 
| Is the polity an independent state? (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Election dummy lower legislative chamber]]
 
| [[Election dummy lower legislative chamber]]
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| Binary
 
| Binary
 
| Election to lower legislative chamber (yes/no)
 
| Election to lower legislative chamber (yes/no)
 +
| CRC Compiled Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Election date lower legislative chamber]]
 
| [[Election date lower legislative chamber]]
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| Date
 
| Date
 
| Date of election to lower legislative chamber
 
| Date of election to lower legislative chamber
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| CRC Compiled Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Regimes of the world index (string)]]
 
| [[Regimes of the world index (string)]]
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| String
 
| String
 
| String version of fourfold classification of political regimes (V-Dem)
 
| String version of fourfold classification of political regimes (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Political Constraints III]]
 
| [[Political Constraints III]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Index of political constraints (POLCON III)
 
| Index of political constraints (POLCON III)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Political Constraints V]]
 
| [[Political Constraints V]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Index of political constraints (POLCON V)
 
| Index of political constraints (POLCON V)
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| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Political corruption index]]
 
| [[Political corruption index]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Aggregated mid-level index of corruption (V-Dem)
 
| Aggregated mid-level index of corruption (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Executive corruption index]]
 
| [[Executive corruption index]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Aggregated mid-level index of corruption of the executive (V-Dem)
 
| Aggregated mid-level index of corruption of the executive (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Public sector corruption index]]
 
| [[Public sector corruption index]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Aggregated mid-level index of corruption in the public sector (V-Dem)
 
| Aggregated mid-level index of corruption in the public sector (V-Dem)
 +
| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Regime corruption index]]
 
| [[Regime corruption index]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Aggregated mid-level index of corruption of political actors (V-Dem)
 
| Aggregated mid-level index of corruption of political actors (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Election vote buying]]
 
| [[Election vote buying]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Evidence of vote and/or turnout buying (V-Dem)
 
| Evidence of vote and/or turnout buying (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Corrupt activities of members of legislature]]
 
| [[Corrupt activities of members of legislature]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Evidence of corrupt activities of members of the legislature (V-Dem)
 
| Evidence of corrupt activities of members of the legislature (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Corrupt activities in judicial decisions]]
 
| [[Corrupt activities in judicial decisions]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Evidence of corrupt activities in judicial decisions (V-Dem)
 
| Evidence of corrupt activities in judicial decisions (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Name of Head of State (HoS)]]
 
| [[Name of Head of State (HoS)]]
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| String
 
| String
 
| Name of the Head of State (HoS)
 
| Name of the Head of State (HoS)
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| CRC Compiled Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Party affiliation of the Head of State (HoS)]]
 
| [[Party affiliation of the Head of State (HoS)]]
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| String
 
| String
 
| Harmonized, english party name of the HoS party
 
| Harmonized, english party name of the HoS party
 +
| CRC Compiled Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Party Facts ID of HoS party]]
 
| [[Party Facts ID of HoS party]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Harmonized party ID of the HoS party
 
| Harmonized party ID of the HoS party
 +
| CRC Compiled Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Name of Head of Government (HoG)]]
 
| [[Name of Head of Government (HoG)]]
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| String
 
| String
 
| Name of the Head of Government (HoG)
 
| Name of the Head of Government (HoG)
 +
| CRC Compiled Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Party affiliation of the Head of Government (HoG)]]
 
| [[Party affiliation of the Head of Government (HoG)]]
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| String
 
| String
 
| Harmonized, english party name of the HoG party
 
| Harmonized, english party name of the HoG party
 +
| CRC Compiled Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Party Facts ID of HoG party]]
 
| [[Party Facts ID of HoG party]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Harmonized party ID of the HoG party
 
| Harmonized party ID of the HoG party
 +
| CRC Compiled Data
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Effective number of parties (votes; Laakso & Taagepera 1979)]]
+
| [[Effective number of parties (votes; Laakso & Taagepera 1979)]]
 
| Polity
 
| Polity
 
| Political parties
 
| Political parties
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| polnat_politics_laaktaag_votes
 
| polnat_politics_laaktaag_votes
 
| Metric
 
| Metric
| Effective number of parties based on vote share (Laakso & Taagepera 1979)
+
| Effective number of parties based on vote share (Laakso & Taagepera 1979)
 +
| CRC Compiled Data
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Effective number of parties (seats; Laakso & Taagepera 1979)]]
+
| [[Effective number of parties (seats; Laakso & Taagepera 1979)]]
 
| Polity
 
| Polity
 
| Political parties
 
| Political parties
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| polnat_politics_laaktaag_seats
 
| polnat_politics_laaktaag_seats
 
| Metric
 
| Metric
| Effective number of parties based on seat share (Laakso & Taagepera 1979)
+
| Effective number of parties based on seat share (Laakso & Taagepera 1979)
 +
| CRC Compiled Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Effective number of parties (votes; Taagepera 1997)]]
 
| [[Effective number of parties (votes; Taagepera 1997)]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Effective number of parties based on vote share (Taagepera 1997)
 
| Effective number of parties based on vote share (Taagepera 1997)
 +
| CRC Compiled Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Effective number of parties (seats; Taagepera 1997)]]
 
| [[Effective number of parties (seats; Taagepera 1997)]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Effective number of parties based on seat share (Taagepera 1997)
 
| Effective number of parties based on seat share (Taagepera 1997)
 +
| CRC Compiled Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Effective number of parties (votes; Golosov 2010)]]
 
| [[Effective number of parties (votes; Golosov 2010)]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Effective number of parties based on vote share (Golosov 2010)
 
| Effective number of parties based on vote share (Golosov 2010)
 +
| CRC Compiled Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Effective number of parties (seats; Golosov 2010)]]
 
| [[Effective number of parties (seats; Golosov 2010)]]
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| Metric
 
| Metric
 
| Effective number of parties based on seat share (Golosov 2010)
 
| Effective number of parties based on seat share (Golosov 2010)
 +
| CRC Compiled Data
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Communist government, ever]]
 
| [[Communist government, ever]]
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| Binary
 
| Binary
 
| Communist government with a socialist state-run economy, ever
 
| Communist government with a socialist state-run economy, ever
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Communist government, by year]]
 
| [[Communist government, by year]]
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| Binary
 
| Binary
 
| Communist government with a socialist state-run economy, by year
 
| Communist government with a socialist state-run economy, by year
 +
|
 
|}
 
|}

Latest revision as of 12:11, 16 June 2024

Indicator name* Subcategory I Subcategory II Subcategory III Technical name* Scale* Short description Data origin*
Institutionalized Democracy. Polity IV. Polity Regime Type Democratization polnat_polity_democ Metric 0 = least / 10 = most democratic 3rd Party Data
Institutionalized Autocracy. Polity IV. Polity Regime Type Democratization polnat_polity_autoc Metric 0 = least / 10 = most autocratic 3rd Party Data
Combined Polity Score. Polity IV. Polity Regime Type Democratization polnat_polity_polity Metric -10 = strongly autocratic / 10 = strongly democratic 3rd Party Data
Combined Polity Score (Revised p4). Polity IV. Polity Regime Type Democratization polnat_polity_polity2 Metric -10 = strongly autocratic / 10 = strongly democratic 3rd Party Data
Regime Durability. Polity IV. Polity Regime Type Stability polnat_polity_durable Ordinal count (# of years since regime score change > 2 points) 3rd Party Data
Regulation of Chief Executive Recruitment. Polity IV. Polity Government Electoral Institutions polnat_polity_xrreg Multinomial (1)unregulated (2)designational/transitional (3)regulated 3rd Party Data
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment. Polity IV. Politics Government Electoral Institutions polnat_polity_xrcomp Multinomial (1)selection (2)dual/transitional (3)election 3rd Party Data
Openness of Executive Recruitment. Polity IV. Politics Government Electoral Institutions polnat_polity_xropen Multinomial (1)closed (2)dual-designation (3)dual-election (4)open 3rd Party Data
Executive Constraints (Decision Rules). Polity IV. Politics Government Checks and Balances polnat_polity_xconst Multinomial (1)unlimited authority, through, (7)executive party/subordination 3rd Party Data
Regulation of Participation. Polity IV. Politics Government Electoral Institutions polnat_polity_parreg Ordinal (1)unregulated, through, (5)regulated 3rd Party Data
Competitiveness of Participation. Polity IV. Politics Government Electoral Institutions polnat_polity_parcomp Multinomial (0)not applicable, (1)repressed, through, (5)competitive 3rd Party Data
Executive Recruitment Concept. Polity IV. Politics Government Electoral Institutions polnat_polity_exrec Multinomial 0 = suppressed / 10 = institutionalized electoral 3rd Party Data
Executive Constraints Concept. Polity IV. Politics Government Check and Balances polnat_polity_exconst Multinomial identical to xconst 3rd Party Data
Political Competition Concept. Polity IV. Politics Government Electoral Institutions polnat_polity_polcomp Multinomial 10 types, see Addendum C in Polity IV manual 3rd Party Data
Electoral democracy index Polity Democratization V-Dem polnat_polity_democ_polyarchy_vdem Metric Aggregated high level democracy index, electoral dimension (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Liberal democracy index Polity Democratization V-Dem polnat_polity_democ_libdem_vdem Metric Aggregated high level democracy index, liberal dimension (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Participatory democracy index Polity Democratization V-Dem polnat_polity_democ_partipdem_vdem Metric Aggregated high level democracy index, participatory dimension (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Deliberative democracy index Polity Democratization V-Dem polnat_polity_democ_delibdem_vdem Metric Aggregated high level democracy index, deliberative dimension (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Egalitarian democracy index Polity Democratization V-Dem polnat_polity_democ_egaldem_vdem Metric Aggregated high level democracy index, egalitarian dimension (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Rule of law index Polity Democratization V-Dem polnat_polity_ruleoflaw_vdem Metric Aggregated mid level rule of law index (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Regimes of the world index (4 categories) Polity Democratization V-Dem polnat_polity_regimes_vdem Ordinal Classification of political regimes (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Regimes of the world index (10 categories) Polity Democratization V-Dem polnat_polity_regimes_ambig_vdem Ordinal More granular classification of political regimes (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Lower chamber female legislators Politics Legislature V-Dem polnat_politics_fem_legislator_perche_vdem Metric Percentage of female legislators (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Power distributed by gender Politics Political Power V-Dem polnat_politics_power_distri_gender_vdem Metric Distribution of political power by gender (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Power distributed by socioeconomic position Politics Political Power V-Dem polnat_politics_power_distri_socio_vdem Metric Distribution of political power by socioeconomic position (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Power distributed by social group Politics Political Power V-Dem polnat_politics_power_distri_social_vdem Metric Distribution of political power by social group (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Power distributed by sexual orientation Politics Political Power V-Dem polnat_politics_power_distri_sexual_vdem Metric Distribution of political power by sexual orientation (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Barriers to parties Polity Political Parties V-Dem polnat_polity_parties_barriers_vdem Metric Barriers upon political party formation (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Party ban Polity Political Parties V-Dem polnat_polity_parties_ban_vdem Metric Bans of political parties (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Opposition parties autonomy Polity Political Parties V-Dem polnat_polity_parties_oppos_auto_vdem Metric Independence of opposition parties of the ruling regime (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Party organizations Polity Political Parties V-Dem polnat_polity_parties_orga_vdem Metric Permanent organizations of political parties (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Legislative party cohesion Polity Political Parties V-Dem polnat_polity_parties_cohes_vdem Metric Cohesion of voting of members of the legislature for important bills (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Party competition across regions Polity Political Parties V-Dem polnat_polity_parties_compe_region_vdem Metric Regional competition of major parties (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Domestic autonomy Polity Sovereignty V-Dem polnat_polity_sov_domestic_vdem Metric Domestic autonomy from other states (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
International autonomy Polity Sovereignty V-Dem polnat_polity_sov_international_vdem Metric International autonomy from other states (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
State authority over territory Polity Sovereignty V-Dem polnat_polity_sov_territory_vdem Metric Percentage of the territory the state effectively controls (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
State fiscal source of revenue Polity Sovereignty V-Dem polnat_polity_sov_fiscal_vdem Ordinal Main source of revenue of the central government (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Independent states Polity Sovereignty V-Dem polnat_polity_sov_independent_vdem Binary Is the polity an independent state? (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Election dummy lower legislative chamber Polity Elections Elections Global polnat_polity_election_dummy Binary Election to lower legislative chamber (yes/no) CRC Compiled Data
Election date lower legislative chamber Polity Elections Elections Global polnat_polity_election_date_low Date Date of election to lower legislative chamber CRC Compiled Data
Regimes of the world index (string) Polity Democratization V-Dem polnat_polity_regimes_vdem_str String String version of fourfold classification of political regimes (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Political Constraints III Polity Policy change POLCON polnat_polity_polconiii_polcon Metric Index of political constraints (POLCON III) 3rd Party Data
Political Constraints V Polity Policy change POLCON polnat_polity_polconv_polcon Metric Index of political constraints (POLCON V) 3rd Party Data
Political corruption index Politics Corruption V-Dem polnat_politics_corruption_vdem Metric Aggregated mid-level index of corruption (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Executive corruption index Politics Corruption V-Dem polnat_politics_corruption_exec_vdem Metric Aggregated mid-level index of corruption of the executive (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Public sector corruption index Politics Corruption V-Dem polnat_politics_corruption_publ_vdem Metric Aggregated mid-level index of corruption in the public sector (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Regime corruption index Politics Corruption V-Dem polnat_politics_corruption_regime_vdem Metric Aggregated mid-level index of corruption of political actors (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Election vote buying Politics Corruption V-Dem polnat_election_vote_buying_vdem Metric Evidence of vote and/or turnout buying (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Corrupt activities of members of legislature Politics Corruption V-Dem polnat_legislature_corrupt_activities_vdem Metric Evidence of corrupt activities of members of the legislature (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Corrupt activities in judicial decisions Politics Corruption V-Dem polnat_politics_corruption_judi_vdem Metric Evidence of corrupt activities in judicial decisions (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Name of Head of State (HoS) Polity Political parties polnat_hos_name String Name of the Head of State (HoS) CRC Compiled Data
Party affiliation of the Head of State (HoS) Polity Political parties polnat_hos_party_english String Harmonized, english party name of the HoS party CRC Compiled Data
Party Facts ID of HoS party Polity Political parties polnat_hos_party_id Metric Harmonized party ID of the HoS party CRC Compiled Data
Name of Head of Government (HoG) Polity Political Parties polnat_hog_name String Name of the Head of Government (HoG) CRC Compiled Data
Party affiliation of the Head of Government (HoG) Polity Political parties polnat_hog_party_english String Harmonized, english party name of the HoG party CRC Compiled Data
Party Facts ID of HoG party Polity Political parties polnat_hog_party_id Metric Harmonized party ID of the HoG party CRC Compiled Data
Effective number of parties (votes; Laakso & Taagepera 1979) Polity Political parties Party system polnat_politics_laaktaag_votes Metric Effective number of parties based on vote share (Laakso & Taagepera 1979) CRC Compiled Data
Effective number of parties (seats; Laakso & Taagepera 1979) Polity Political parties Party system polnat_politics_laaktaag_seats Metric Effective number of parties based on seat share (Laakso & Taagepera 1979) CRC Compiled Data
Effective number of parties (votes; Taagepera 1997) Polity Political parties Party system polnat_politics_taag97_votes Metric Effective number of parties based on vote share (Taagepera 1997) CRC Compiled Data
Effective number of parties (seats; Taagepera 1997) Polity Political parties Party system polnat_politics_taag97_seats Metric Effective number of parties based on seat share (Taagepera 1997) CRC Compiled Data
Effective number of parties (votes; Golosov 2010) Polity Political parties Party system polnat_politics_golosov_votes Metric Effective number of parties based on vote share (Golosov 2010) CRC Compiled Data
Effective number of parties (seats; Golosov 2010) Polity Political parties Party system polnat_politics_golosov_seats Metric Effective number of parties based on seat share (Golosov 2010) CRC Compiled Data
Communist government, ever Polity Regime type communist_ever Binary Communist government with a socialist state-run economy, ever
Communist government, by year Polity Regime type communist_year Binary Communist government with a socialist state-run economy, by year