Table 5.

Civil Society indicators—information capital

Variable	Meaning	Unit	Source
S_1	Human development index	Score (0–1)	GE
S_2	Gross expenditure on R&D, % GDP	%	GII
S_3	Life expectancy	Value	OECD
S_4	Social progress index	Index	SPI
S_5	Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0–1)	Score (0–1)	WBI
S_6	Individuals using Internet %	%	WBI
S_7	Current health expenditure (% of GDP)	%	WBI
S_8	Females employed with advanced degrees, %	%	WBI

GE: the Global Economy, GII: Global Innovation Index, OECD: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, SPI: Social Progress Index, WBI: World Bank Indicators