NIGERIA SCORECARDFROM INTERNATIONAL RATINGS (2011 to 2014)

Not everything that can

be counted counts;

and not everything that

counts can be counted.

—ALBERT EINSTEIN (WWW.QUOTEDB.COM/QUOTES/1348)

http://randyreport.blogspot.com/2014/11/what-successful-presidency-looks-like.html

I SAW THIS CLIP AND I

THINK A REPLICA FOR NIGERIA WILL

HELP MEASURE

OUR COUNTRY

PROGRESS & ACHIEVEMENT

DATA SOURCESUnfortunately, our local data are disputable, therefore I have

decided to consider Rankings & Indicators from International firms

which considers Political, Business/Economic, Security, Health,

Infrastructure, etc. of different countries.

The Global Competitiveness Index – GCI

GLOBAL COMPETITIVE INDEX - GCI12 Pillars of Global Competitiveness

2011 2014

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Rank/142 Score Rank/144 Score

Overall Rating 127 3.45 127 3.44

Institutions 111 3.31 129 3.01

Infrastructure 135 2.21 134 2.13

Macroeconomic Environment 121 3.96 76 4.62

Health and Primary Education 140 3.28 143 2.97

Higher Education & Training 114 3.18 124 2.88

Goods Market Efficiency 73 4.18 87 4.19

Labor Market Efficiency 70 4.36 40 4.53

Financial Market Development 86 3.89 67 4.06

Technological Readiness 106 3.08 104 3.02

Market Size 34 4.59 33 4.70

Business Sophistication 64 3.96 87 3.78

Innovation 82 3.01 114 2.82

IMPROVE + DEPRECIATE –MARGINAL+/-

The Index of Economic Freedom – IEF

Index of Economic Freedom

• Property rights,

• Freedom from Corruption

• Fiscal Freedom,

• Government Spending

• Business Freedom,

• Labor Freedom,

• Monetary Freedom

• Trade Freedom,

• Investment Freedom,

• Financial Freedom

RULE OF LAWLIMITED

GOVERNMENTREGULATORY EFFICIENCY

OPEN MARKETS

Index of Economic Freedom2011 2014

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Rank/183 Score Rank/186 Score

OVERALL RATING 111 56.7 129 54.3

Property rights 99 30 93 30

Freedom from Corruption 132 25 145 22.7

Fiscal Freedom 42 84.4 53 85.0

Government Spending 84 73 74 74.5

Business Freedom 140 51.6 155 48.0

Labor Freedom 21 84.5 75 66.4

Monetary Freedom 106 73.5 122 73.1

Trade Freedom 143 65 149 63.8

Investment Freedom 117 40 132 40

Financial Freedom 106 40 107 40

IMPROVE + DEPRECIATE –MARGINAL+/-

INDEX OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM – IEF

The Human Development Index – HDI

LIFE EXPECTANCY

MEANYEAR OF

SCHOOLING

EXPECTED YEAR OF

SCHOOLING

GROSS NATIONAL INCOME

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX& ITS COMPONENTS

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI):A composite index measuring average achievement in three basic dimensions of human development—a long and

healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living.

• LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH: Number of years a newborn infant could expect to live if prevailing patterns of age-specific mortality rates atthe time of birth stay the same throughout the infant’s life.

• MEAN YEARS OF SCHOOLING: Average number of years of education received by people ages 25 and older, converted from educationattainment levels using official durations of each level.

• EXPECTED YEARS OF SCHOOLING: Number of years of schooling that a child of school entrance age can expect to receive if prevailingpatterns of age-specific enrolment rates persist throughout the child’s life.

• GROSS NATIONAL INCOME (GNI) PER CAPITA: Aggregate income of an economy generated by its production and its ownership of factorsof production, less the incomes paid for the use of factors of production owned by the rest of the world, converted to internationaldollars using PPP rates, divided by midyear population.

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX - HDI

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX - HDI

Human Development Index2011 2014

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Rank/187 Score Rank/187 Score

OVERALL RATING 156 0.459 152 0.504

Life expectancy at birth 51.9 52.5

Mean years of schooling (Year) 5 5.2

Expected years of schooling (Year) 8.9 9

Gross national income (GNI) per capita 2,069 5,353

IMPROVE DEPRECIATE

(2011 PPP $)

The Corruption Perceptions Index – CPI

DATA SOURCES

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CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX -CPI

1. African Development Bank Governance Ratings (AFDB2. Bertelsmann Foundation Sustainable Governance Indicators (BF-SGI)

3. Bertelsmann Foundation Transformation Index (BF-TI)

4. Economist Intelligence Unit Country Risk Ratings (EIU)

5. Freedom House Nations in Transit (FH-NIT)

6. Global Insight Country Risk Ratings (ICRG)

7. IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook (IMD)

8. Political and Economic Risk Consultancy Asian Intelligence (PERC)

9. Political Risk Services International Country Risk Guide (PRS)

10. World Bank - Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (WB-CPIA)

11. World Economic Forum Executive Opinion Survey (EOS)

12. World Justice Project Rule of Law Index (WJP)

TI RATING BETWEEN DEMOCRATIC GOVT.

YEAR RANK/TOTAL PERCENTILE

2011 143/182 79%

*2012 139/176 79%

2013 144/177 81%

2014 136/174 78%

79% to 78%1% increase in

corruption rating

*Methodology updated from 2012 Report: CPI 2012 will henceforth be presented on a 0-100 scale

In 2011, Nigeria appeared in the bottom 21% mostcorrupt Nations. In 2014 it was one of the bottom 22%most corrupt Nations.This appear to mean that Corruption is gradually slowingdown having hit bottom 19% in 2013.

The Global Peace Index – GPI

The Global Peace Index (GPI) ranks nations according to their

level of peace. The Index is composed of 22 qualitative and

quantitative indicators from highly respected sources and ranks

162 independent states, covering 99.6 percent of the world’s

population.

The index gauges global peace using three broad themes:

THE LEVEL

OF SAFETY

AND

SECURITY IN

SOCIETY

THE EXTENT OF

DOMESTIC OR

INTERNATIONAL

CONFLICT

THE DEGREE OF

MILITARIZATION

GLOBAL PEACE INDEX DOMAINS & INDICATORS

A B C

THE LEVEL OF

SAFETY AND

SECURITY IN

SOCIETY

THE EXTENT OF

DOMESTIC OR

INTERNATIONAL

CONFLICT

THE DEGREE OF

MILITARIZATION

GLOBAL PEACE INDEX DOMAINS & INDICATORS

1. Number of external and internal conflicts fought

2. Number of deaths from organized conflict (external)

3. Number of deaths from organized conflict (internal)

4. Level of organized conflict (internal)

5. Relations with neighboring countries

6. Level of perceived criminality in society

7. Number of refugees and displaced people

8. Political instability

9. Political Terror Scale

10. Terrorist activity

11. Number of homicides

12. Level of violent crime

13. Likelihood of violent demonstrations

14. Number of jailed population

15. Number of internal security officers and police

16. Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP

17. Number of armed-services personnel18. Volume of transfers of major conventional weapons as recipient (imports)

19. Volume of transfers of major conventional weapons as supplier (exports)

20. Financial contribution to UN peacekeeping missions

21. Nuclear and heavy weapons capability

22. Ease of access to small arms and light weapons

GLOBAL PEACE INDEX – GPI12 Pillars of Global Competitiveness

2011 2014

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Rank/153 Score (5) Rank/162 Score (5)

Overall Rating 137 2.613 151 2.71

YEAR SCORE (5) RANK PERCENTILE

2014 2.71 151/162 93%

2013 2.693 148/162 91%

2012 2.707 146/158 92%

2011 2.613 137/153 90%

In 2011, Nigeria appeared in the bottom 10% mostwarring Nations. In 2014 it was one of the bottom 7%most warring Nations.

INSECURITY IS ACTUALLY ONE MAJOR CHALLENGE NIGERIA IS CURRENTLY FACING

The Rule of Law Index – RLI

UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES OF RULE OF LAW

• The government and its officials and agents as well as individuals and private entities are accountable under the law

ACCOUNTABLE UNDER THE LAW

• The laws are clear, publicized, stable, and just; are applied evenly; and protect fundamental rights, including the security of persons and property.

THE LAWS ARE CLEAR, PUBLICIZED, STABLE, AND JUST

• The process by which the laws are enacted, administered, and enforced is accessible, fair, and efficient

ACCESSIBLE, FAIR, AND EFFICIENT JUDICIAL PROCESS

• Justice is delivered timely by competent, ethical, and independent representatives and neutrals who are of sufficient number, have adequate resources, and reflect the makeup of the communities they serve.

COMPETENT, ETHICAL, AND INDEPENDENT JUDICIAL PROCESS

The Scores range between 0 and 1, where 1 signifies the highest

score (high rule of law adherence) and 0 signifies the lowest

score (low rule of law adherence).

NIGERIA RULE OF LAW – Score/Ranking

DIMENSIONS OF

RULE OF LAW

SCORES / RANKING

2014 2012 2011 2010

Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank

Constraints on govt. powers 0.47 69 0.45 74 0.50 44 0.39 30

Absence of Corruption 0.26 97 0.25 95 0.41 52 0.46 24

Open government 0.40 76 0.35 90 0.34 59 0.30 28

Fundamental rights 0.42 88 0.45 85 0.49 55 0.42 32

Order and security 0.36 98 0.47 94 0.54 63 0.36 33

Regulatory enforcement 0.40 83 0.42 78 0.46 50 0.51 22

Civil justice 0.50 52 0.53 53 0.57 34 0.59 18

Criminal justice 0.31 91 0.28 94 0.41 53 0.42 29

Year 2014 2012 2011 2010

No. of Country 99 97 66 35

RULE OF LAW INDEX – RLI

Rule of Law Index2011 2014

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Rank/66 Score Rank/99 Score

OVERALL RATING 93

Constraints on government powers 44 0.50 69 0.47

Absence of Corruption 52 0.41 97 0.26

Open government 59 0.34 76 0.40

Fundamental rights 55 0.49 88 0.42

Order and security 63 0.54 98 0.36

Regulatory enforcement 50 0.46 83 0.40

Civil justice 34 0.57 52 0.50

Criminal justice 53 0.41 91 0.31

IMPROVE DEPRECIATE

The Scores range between 0 and 1, where 1 signifies the highest score (high rule of

law adherence) and 0 signifies the lowest score (low rule of law adherence).

IN SUMMARY…

INDICATOR2011 2014

Ind

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Rank Score Rank Score

GCI 127/142 3.45/7 127/144 3.44/7

IEF 111/183 56.7/100 129/186 54.3/100

HDI 156/187 0.459/1.00 152/187 0.504/1.00

CPI 143/182 136/174

GPI 137/153 2.613 151/162 2.71

RLI

IMPROVE DEPRECIATEMARGINAL+/-

From the foregoing, we can only deduce that Nigeria

has been able to achieve some improvement in the

Human Development Index indicator. However,

Nigeria has suffered much setback as reflected in the

remaining five indicators.

Are you having issues with making sense of your data?

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