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Index	Source	Year	URL
GDP per capita (current US$)	World Bank Data	2009	http://data.worldbank.org/indicator /NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Ease of doing business	World Bank Data	2010	http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force)	World Bank Data	2007-2008	http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/ SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Gini Index	World Bank Data	2000-2008	http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/ SI.POV.GINI/countries?display=default
Inflation, average consumer prices (% change)	IMF	2008	http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ ft/weo/2010/02/weodata/weoselgr.aspx
Adult (15+) literacy rate (%)Total population	UNESCO	2007/8	http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/ ReportFolders/ReportFolders.aspx
Gender parity index for adult literacy rate	UNESCO	2007/8	http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/ ReportFolders/ReportFolders.aspx
School enrollment, secondary (% net)	World Bank Data	2008	http://data.worldbank.org/indicator /SE.SEC.NENR
Overall reading scale	OECD (PISA)	2009	http://www.pisa.oecd.org/dataoecd/54/12/ 46643496.pdf
Overall mathematics scale	OECD (PISA)	2009	http://www.pisa.oecd.org/dataoecd/54/12/ 46643496.pdf
Overall science scale	OECD (PISA)	2009	http://www.pisa.oecd.org/dataoecd/54/12/ 46643496.pdf
GEF benefits index for biodiversity	World Bank Data	2008	http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/ER .BDV.TOTL.XQ
CO2 emissions(metric tons per capita)	World Bank Data	2007	http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/ EN.ATM.CO2E.PC
Environmental Disasters (number of deaths)	OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database	2009-2010	http://www.emdat.be/database
Industial/Transprort accidents (total number of affected)	OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database	2007-2010	http://www.emdat.be/database
Hazardous waste generation	UNSD	2004-2007	http://unstats.un.org/unsd/environment/ hazardous.htm
Overall Life Expectancy at Birth (in years)	UNPD	2010	http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp2008/tab-sorting_ mortality.htm
Difference between female and male life expectancy at birth (2008, revised 2010)	UNPD	2010	http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp2008/tab-sorting_ mortality.htm
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age (% of children under 5)	World Bank Data	2004-2008	http://data.worldbank.org/ indicator/SH.STA.MALN.ZS
Healthy life expectancy (in years)	WHO	2004	http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden _disease/estimates_country/en/index.html
Democracy Index	Economist Intelligence Unit	2008	http://graphics.eiu.com/PDF/Democracy% 20Index%202008.pdf
Intentional homicide, rate per 100,000 population	UNODC	2003-2008	http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/homicide.html
Corruption perceptions index	Transparency international	2010	http://www.transparency.org/policy_ research/surveys_indices/cpi/2010/results
Prison population rate (per 100000 of the population)	International center for prison studies	2005	http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law /research/icps/ downloads/world-prison-population-list-2005.pdf
Willingness to fight	Economist Intelligence Unit	2010	http://www.visionofhumanity.org/ gpi-data/#/2010/WILF
Level of violent crime	Economist Intelligence Unit	2010	http://www.visionofhumanity.org/ gpi-data/#/2010/CRIM
Total population (both sexes)	UNPD	2010	http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp2008/ all-wpp-indicators_components.htm