Indo-Pacific Profile
The ‘Indo-Pacific’ is a geo-political and strategic construct used internationally by policy makers, strategists, and historians. Its emergence as an analytical tool reflects the significance of the evolving balance of power and interdependencies amongst littoral states in the Indian and Pacific Oceans in the 21st century.
The Institute has brought together on this page statistics from various research sources under the headings of political, military and peace, human and social, and economic and social.
Click each sub-heading box to provide the related statistics, which can be revealed by then scrolling over each state.
Political
- Freedom
- Gender Inequality
- Corruption
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Freedom – Freedom House Score & Status 2019Notes:
Freedom House Score and Status: score up to 100, with 100 being most free -
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Gender Inequality – UN Development Report 2019Notes:
UN Development Report: score up to 195, with 195 indicating most inequality -
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Corruption – Transparency International Corruption Perceptions IndexNotes:
Transparency International Corruption Perception Index: score up to 195 with 1 indicating least amount of perceived corruption
Military & Peace
- Military Expenditure (USD$M)
- Peace Index Ranking
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Military Expenditure – Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2018Notes:
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2018: aggregate spending in US dollars -
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Peace Index Ranking – Institute for Economics and Peace Global Peace Index 2019Notes:
Institute for Economics and Peace Global Peace Index: ranking of countries with ranking of 1 being most peaceful
Human & Social
- Human Development Ranking
- Global Health Security
- Happiness Ranking
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Human Development – UNDP Human Development Report 2019Notes:
UNDP Human Development Report: ranking of countries with ranking of 1 being highest in indicators of human development -
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Global Health Security – Global Health Security Index 2019Notes:
Global Health Security Index: ranking of countries with ranking of 1 having the most favourable health security conditions -
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Happiness – World Happiness report 2020Notes:
World Happiness Report: ranking of countries with 1 indicating highest scores for how happy a country’s citizens perceive themselves to be
Economic
- GDP (PPP) Per Capita
- Ease of Doing Business Ranking
- Economic Complexity Ranking
- Innovation Ranking
- Competitiveness Ranking
- Environmental Performance Ranking
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GDP – Statistics Times January 2020Notes:
Statistics Times: measure in US dollars of countries; gross domestic product on a purchasing power parity basis -
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Ease of Doing Business – The World Bank Ease of Doing Business Rankings 2019Notes:
The World Bank Ease of Doing Business Ranking: ranking of countries with 1 being the highest score for ease of doing business -
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Economic Complexity – Economic Complexity Index 2020Notes:
Economic Complexity Index: ranking of countries with 1 having the highest knowledge intensity and complexity of activities in its economy -
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Innovation – Global Innovation Index 2019Notes:
Global Innovation Index: Global Innovation Index: ranking of countries with 1 having the highest level of innovation -
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Competitiveness – World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness IndexNotes:
World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report – ranking of countries with 1 having the highest level of competitiveness -
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Environmental Performance – Environmental Performance Index 2018Notes:
Environmental Performance Ranking – ranking of countries with 1 being the highest ranking on environmental health and ecosystem vitality