Corruption > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
14.5 %
3.85 %
DEFINITION:
Corruption measures the share of senior managers who ranked corruption as a major or very severe constraint.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 20th in 2005. 3 times more than Germany
Ranked 36th in 2005.
Courts > % of managers surveyed lacking confidence in courts to uphold property rights
46.24 %
10.32 %
DEFINITION:
Lack confidence that courts uphold property rights is the share of senior managers who do not agree with the statement: I am confident that the judicial system will enforce my contractual and property rights in business disputes.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 13th in 2005. 3 times more than Germany
Ranked 39th in 2005.
Courts > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
9 %
2.26 %
DEFINITION:
Courts measure the share of senior managers who ranked courts and dispute resolution systems as a major or very severe constraint.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 23rd in 2005. 3 times more than Germany
Ranked 36th in 2005.
Frauds
776
926,903
DEFINITION:
Total recorded frauds . Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime , than actual prevalence.
SOURCE:
The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Ranked 50th.
Ranked 1st. 1193 times more than Armenia
Murders committed by youths
26
156
DEFINITION:
Homicide rates among youths aged 10–29 years by country or area: most recent year available (variable 1990–1999).
SOURCE:
World Health Organization: World report on violence and health , 2002
Ranked 53rd.
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Armenia
Murders committed by youths per capita
1.9
0.8
DEFINITION:
Homicide rate per 100,000 population aged 10–29 years
SOURCE:
World Health Organization: World report on violence and health , 2002
Ranked 37th. 138% more than Germany
Ranked 54th.
> % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
5.5 %
1.92 %
DEFINITION:
Crime measures the share of senior managers who ranked crime, theft, and disorder as a major or very severe constraint.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 24th in 2005. 186% more than Germany
Ranked 36th in 2005.
Prisoners
2,866 prisoners
74,904 prisoners
DEFINITION:
Total persons incarcerated
SOURCE:
The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002)
(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Ranked 110th.
Ranked 6th. 25 times more than Armenia
Prisoners > Female
2.2%
5%
DEFINITION:
Female prisoners , expressed as a percentage share of the total prison population . Data for 2003.
SOURCE:
International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Ranked 106th.
Ranked 47th. 127% more than Armenia
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners
0.1%
29.9%
DEFINITION:
Prisoners who are foreign nationals, expressed as a percentage share of total prison population . Data for 2003.
SOURCE:
International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Ranked 83rd.
Ranked 19th. 298 times more than Armenia
Prisoners > Per capita
92.0 per 100,000 people
96.0 per 100,000 people
DEFINITION:
Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population .
SOURCE:
International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Ranked 98th.
Ranked 93rd. 4% more than Armenia
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees
32.1%
21.2%
DEFINITION:
The percentage of the prison population that is being held pre-trial / on remand. Data for 2003.
SOURCE:
International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Ranked 68th. 51% more than Germany
Ranked 102nd.
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled
64.3%
100.5%
DEFINITION:
The percentage of the offical prison capacity filled. This is obtained by comparing the number of prisoners in a nation to the offical capacity of the nation's prison system. Data for 2003.
SOURCE:
International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Ranked 119th.
Ranked 91st. 56% more than Armenia
Prosecutors
19.7 %
6.1 %
DEFINITION:
Number of prosecutors per 100,000 population.
SOURCE:
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice , 2011
Ranked 6th in 2006. 2 times more than Germany
Ranked 26th in 2006.
Smuggling of migrants > Number prosecuted
40
840
DEFINITION:
Number of people prosecuted for smuggling migrants by country.
SOURCE:
European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice , 2011
Ranked 15th in 2006.
Ranked 4th in 2006. 20 times more than Armenia
Software piracy rate
93%
27%
DEFINITION:
The piracy rate is the total number of units of pirated software deployed in 2007 divided by the total units of software installed.
SOURCE:
Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Germany
Ranked 96th.
Total crimes
12,048
6,507,394
DEFINITION:
Note : Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime , than actual prevalence.
SOURCE:
The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002)
(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Ranked 57th.
Ranked 3rd. 539 times more than Armenia
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines
10.1
1
DEFINITION:
Average Unpaid Annual New York City Parking Violations per Diplomat, 11/1997 to 11/2002.
SOURCE:
Cultures of Corruption: Evidence from Diplomatic Parking Tickets
Ray Fisman Edward Miguel
Columbia University and NBER University of California, Berkeley and NBER 2006
Ranked 59th. 9 times more than Germany
Ranked 115th.
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