The Quality of Government (QoG) is a research institute based at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, publishing research on good governance, corruption, and public administration. It provides free high-quality, comparative political data on government effectiveness, transparency, and corruption worldwide.
Datasets provided include:
- QoG Standard Dataset: The most comprehensive dataset, compiling over 2,500 governance indicators from 100+ sources.
- QoG Basic Dataset: A simplified version of the Standard Dataset.
- QoG OECD Dataset: Focuses on OECD countries including political, economic, and social indicators.
- QoG Expert Survey Dataset: Based on surveys of governance experts about public administration, bureaucracy, and corruption.
- QoG EU Regional Dataset: Focuses on governance and corruption at the regional level in the European Union.
Datasets are available in Excel, CSV, Stata, and R downloadable files.
