Sustainable Governance Indicators 2017

The Bertelsmann Stiftung published the Sustainable Governance Indicators 2017. The SGI 2017 is the third edition of the publication, with previous publications in 2011 and 2014. It is based on 69 quantitative and 67 qualitative indicators, including inputs from a questionnaire distributed to more than 100 experts. The Sustainable Governance index provides a cross national analysis of the OECD countries and a monitoring tool for sustainable governance. The overall index builds on three indices: the policy performance index, the democracy index and the governance index. The policy performance index is further subdivided into economic, social and environmental policy performance. Across the three indices Nordic countries tend to be the best performing, although Germany and New Zealand perform well in specific areas. Compared to previous editions of the SGI, the 2017 edition assesses the contribution of individual countries to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Visit the SGI website, and read the overview (English or German), the methodology and the full country scores.