Political Metrics

Primary focus: Legal political competition and realistic transfer of power

Secondary coverage: open activity by peaceful opposition, effective electoral competition, representative oversight of government, and accountability of decision-making institutions to elected bodies.

Primary focus: Separation of religious institutions from public lawmaking and policy

Secondary coverage: equal civic standing regardless of religion.

Primary focus: Lifestyle freedom and private life with limited state intrusion

Secondary coverage: freedom of dress, peaceful cultural expression, public expression of lifestyle differences, and the legal treatment of consensual adult relationships.

Primary focus: Reducing inequality through taxation and social provision

Secondary coverage: universal basic services such as public education and basic healthcare.

Primary focus: Preference for private ownership and market competition in competitive sectors

Secondary coverage: reducing direct state ownership, market-based price setting, targeted licensing, and lower barriers to market entry.

Primary focus: Preference for diplomacy and institutional cooperation over isolation

Secondary coverage: broader economic ties, cooperation with international organizations, acceptance of binding commitments, and negotiation-first management of regional tensions.

Primary focus: Devolving administrative and political authority to local levels

Secondary coverage: local budget and service authority, regional adaptation of programs, less concentration of decision-making in the capital, and legal protection for the division of authority between the center and the provinces.