Towards a Worldwide Index of Human Freedom

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Con’s Access to the EIU is expensive. Hence, we used data provided by the
Global Peace index, a project of the Institute for Economics and Peace,
which does not specify the EIU’s sources.
Theft
by UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Description Measurement of depriving a person or organization of property without
force with the intent to keep it. “Theft” excludes burglary, housebreaking,
robbery, and theft of a motor vehicle, which are recorded separately.
Source United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal
Justice Systems (UN-CTS).
Score Police-recorded offences (count and rate per 100,000 population).
Pro’s 104 countries; annually since 2003.
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Burglary
by UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Description Gaining unauthorized access to a part of a building, dwelling, or other
premise, including by use of force, with the intent to steal goods
(breaking and entering). “Burglary” should include, where possible,
theft from a house, apartment, or other dwelling place; from a factory,
shop, or office; from a military establishment; or by using false keys. It
should exclude theft from a car, a container, a vending machine, a parking
meter, or from a fenced meadow or compound.
Source United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal
Justice Systems (UN-CTS).
Score Police-recorded offences (count and rate per 100,000 population).
Pro’s 92 countries; annually since 2003.
Con’s —
Inheritance
by OECD
Description Measurement based on the legal code available and divided into two
indicators: 1) inheritance rights of spouses, and 2) inheritance rights of
daughters. The final scoring of this indicator can also be driven by the
actual application of the law (or the lack thereof).
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