DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

70 4. The Breadth of Global Connectedness
Figure 4.13 Cultural, Administrative/Political, Geographic and Economic “CAGE” Comparison between
Advanced and Emerging Economies 15
Ratio of Emerging Average / Advanced Average
Cultural
Importance of Work*
Ethnic Fractionalization
Self-description as a Religious Person*
Cultural Fractionalization
Power Distance
Uncertainty Avoidance
Family Importance*
Masculinity (vs. Femininity)
Trust in Neighbours*
Ratio Female to Male Labor Participation
Share of Women on Boards
Trust in People of Another Religion*
Trust in People with Another Nationality*
Individualism (vs. Collectivism)
Most People Can Be Trusted*
Administrative
Public Confidence in Government*
Documents to Trade (Export+Import)
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Public spending on education, total (% of GDP)
Economic Freedom Index
Enabling Trade Index
General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)
Political stability and absence of violence*
Health expenditure, public (% of GDP)
Rule of law*
Ease of Doing Business Rank*
Control of corruption*
Citizens Freedom Index
Geographic
Country is Landlocked
Agricultural land (% of land area)
Country is an Island
Arable land (% of land area)
Urban population (% of total)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Economic
Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)
Real GDP Growth rate 2003–13
Projected Real GDP Growth 2013–2019
Population ages 0–14 (% of total)
Volatility of Real GDP Growth 1993–2013
Volatility of Real GDP Growth 2003–2013
Gini Index
Industry, value added (% of GDP)
Life Expectancy
Services, etc., value added (% of GDP)
Human Development Index
Economic Complexity Index*
Population ages 65 and above (% of total)
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
GDP per Capita (USD, mkt exch rates)
0.33 0.4
0 0.5
0.67
1 1.5 2 2.5 3
8.1
Differences between emerging and advanced economies extend beyond the obvious economic ones to encompass a variety of cultural, administrative/
political, and geographic distinctions. These help to explain challenges faced by advanced economies seeking to tap into faster growth in faraway emerging
economies.
Notes: The vertical lines between zero and one correspond to the vertical lines between 1 and 3. For example, 1.5 represents an equivalent excess of emerging over advanced as 0.67 represents
of advanced over emerging. Variables marked with asterisk (*) were transformed using min-max normalization prior to calculating comparisons. 16