Corruption > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
35.17 %
16.09 %
DEFINITION:
Corruption measures the share of senior managers who ranked corruption as a major or very severe constraint.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 12th in 2003. 119% more than South Africa
Ranked 16th in 2003.
Courts > % of managers surveyed lacking confidence in courts to uphold property rights
33.78 %
20.83 %
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 12th in 2003. 62% more than South Africa
Ranked 14th in 2003.
Courts > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
12.98 %
8.79 %
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 13th in 2003. 48% more than South Africa
Ranked 15th in 2003.
Jails
7
228
DEFINITION:
Total number of adult prisons, penal or correctional institutions (excluding temporary jail lock-ups). 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 45th.
Ranked 6th. 32 times more than Philippines
Manslaughters
2,592
11,202
DEFINITION:
Total recorded non-intentional homicides. 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 4th.
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines
Murders with firearms
7,708
31,918
DEFINITION:
Total recorded intentional homicides committed with a firearm. 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 2nd.
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Philippines
> % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
26.45 %
29.02 %
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 12th in 2003.
Ranked 10th in 2003. 10% more than Philippines
Police
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of countries by size of police forces
Prisoners
70,383 prisoners
181,944 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 17th.
Ranked 2nd. 159% more than Philippines
Prisoners > Female
4%
2.2%
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 70th. 82% more than South Africa
Ranked 107th.
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners
0.6%
2.1%
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 75th.
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Philippines
Prisoners > Per capita
94.0 per 100,000 people
402.0 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 96th.
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Philippines
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees
38.2%
28.3%
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 53rd. 35% more than South Africa
Ranked 80th.
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled
156.4%
159.4%
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 28th.
Ranked 26th. 2% more than Philippines
Sentence Length
24
48.08
DEFINITION:
Total average sentence length served
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 17th.
Ranked 13th. 100% more than Philippines
Software piracy rate
69%
34%
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 41st. 103% more than South Africa
Ranked 89th.
Total crimes
85,776
2,683,849
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 31st.
Ranked 5th. 30 times more than Philippines
United States extradition treaties > Date signed
November 13, 1994
September 16, 1999
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force
November 22, 1996
June 25, 2001
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines
11.5
34
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 53rd.
Ranked 26th. 196% more than Philippines
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