Global Economic Policy & Indicators Dataset 2024 — Standardized Version
All 40 countries × 40 indicators standardized for cross-country comparability. Narrative and country-unique text replaced with consistent categorical scales and structured formats usable in statistical software.
40
Countries
40
Indicators
1,600
Data Points
Standardization Changes Applied
Gay Rights → 9-Level Categorical ScaleUnemployment Benefits → 4-Level ScaleState-Religion → 5-Level CategoricalGovernment Structure → 6 CategoriesGDP Sector → Standardised Sector NamesEmployment Sector → Standardised NamesMonetary Policy → Uniform Tool ListsFiscal Policy → Uniform Tool ListsAid Received → Organisation Types OnlyAid Given → Programme Type CategoriesEducation Structure → X+Y+Z Year FormatFree Education → 8-Level CategoricalPopulation → Label Only (No Numbers)Colonising Power → Country Names OnlyLeadership Notes → Structured SummaryMain Imports → Standardised CommoditiesMain Exports → Standardised CommoditiesCrime / CoL / Corruption → Unchanged
Key Categorical Scales Used: Gay Rights: Criminalised-Death Penalty | Criminalised-Severe (14+ yrs) | Criminalised-Moderate | Criminalised-Mild | Not Criminalised; Advocacy Restricted | Not Criminalised; No Recognition | Not Criminalised; Limited/Local Recognition | Civil Unions Recognised | Same-Sex Marriage Legal Unemployment: No Formal Benefits | Limited/Partial (Formal Sector Only) | Yes - Formal Benefits | Yes - Comprehensive Benefits State-Religion: Strict Secular State | Secular; Religion Culturally Influential | State Supports Dominant Religion (Informal) | Established/Official State Religion | Theocratic State Gov Structure: Centralised Unitary | Decentralised Unitary | Quasi-Federal | Federal | Devolved Union | City-State Free Education: None | Primary Only | Primary and Secondary | Compulsory Years Only | All Public Levels | Subsidised at All Levels