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and pluralism, civil liberties, the functioning of government, political participation,
and political culture. The 167 states included in this index are placed within one of
four regime type categories: full democracies, fl awed democracies, hybrid regimes, and
authoritarian regimes.
We also include two measures of Internet accessibility provided by the International
Telecommunication Union: the digital opportunity index (DOI) and Internet users as
a percentage of the population. The DOI is based on 11 core information communications technology (ICT) indicators that are agreed upon by the International Telecommunication Union ’ s Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development. These are
grouped in three clusters by type: opportunity, infrastructure, and utilization. The DOI
therefore captures the overall potential for and context of Internet availability rather
than usage alone. The measure of Internet access, the Internet penetration rate, is
simply the percentage of the population identifi ed as active Internet users. Internet
regulation and fi ltering practices are often dynamic processes, subject to frequent
change, though we expect that the political climate and the aggregate view of the
issues refl ected in these summaries will change more slowly than the specifi c instances
of fi ltering. As the context for content regulation and the practice of Internet fi ltering
evolve, updates will be made to the country summaries, and new countries may be
added. These updates will be available at http://www.opennet.net .
Note
1. Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay, and Massimo Mastruzzi, “ The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Methodology and Analytical Issues, ” World Bank Development Research Group Macroeconomics and Growth Team, September 2010. Available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers
.cfm?abstract_id=1682130 .
Sources for Key Indicators
GDP per Capita, PPP (constant 2005 international dollars)
World Bank, “ GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2005 International $), ” 2009, drawn from The World
Bank Data: Indicators database, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD .
Life Expectancy at Birth (years)
World Bank, “ Life Expectancy at Birth, Total (Years), ” 2008a, drawn from The World Bank Data:
Indicators database, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN .
Introduction to the Country Profi les
and pluralism, civil liberties, the functioning of government, political participation,
and political culture. The 167 states included in this index are placed within one of
four regime type categories: full democracies, fl awed democracies, hybrid regimes, and
authoritarian regimes.
We also include two measures of Internet accessibility provided by the International
Telecommunication Union: the digital opportunity index (DOI) and Internet users as
a percentage of the population. The DOI is based on 11 core information communications technology (ICT) indicators that are agreed upon by the International Telecommunication Union ’ s Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development. These are
grouped in three clusters by type: opportunity, infrastructure, and utilization. The DOI
therefore captures the overall potential for and context of Internet availability rather
than usage alone. The measure of Internet access, the Internet penetration rate, is
simply the percentage of the population identifi ed as active Internet users. Internet
regulation and fi ltering practices are often dynamic processes, subject to frequent
change, though we expect that the political climate and the aggregate view of the
issues refl ected in these summaries will change more slowly than the specifi c instances
of fi ltering. As the context for content regulation and the practice of Internet fi ltering
evolve, updates will be made to the country summaries, and new countries may be
added. These updates will be available at http://www.opennet.net .
Note
1. Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay, and Massimo Mastruzzi, “ The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Methodology and Analytical Issues, ” World Bank Development Research Group Macroeconomics and Growth Team, September 2010. Available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers
.cfm?abstract_id=1682130 .
Sources for Key Indicators
GDP per Capita, PPP (constant 2005 international dollars)
World Bank, “ GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2005 International $), ” 2009, drawn from The World
Bank Data: Indicators database, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD .
Life Expectancy at Birth (years)
World Bank, “ Life Expectancy at Birth, Total (Years), ” 2008a, drawn from The World Bank Data:
Indicators database, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN .