Political Risk Matrix

Assess the political risk of the country related to the case of climate migrants. There are
four central axes for the analysis: government, society, security, and economy. Document
each of the indicators below, checking the recommended databases. Analyze and connect
the variables in all the document and include a table at the end.

Field Political Risk rating World Ranking Comments

High/Moderate/Low
Government
Society
Security
Economy

Government: Strength of the current government, rule of law, and corruption level.

For the ranking:

Michigan State University - Global Edge Ranking

https://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/panama/government

World Bank - Worldwide Governance Indicators

http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi/#home

Society: Social tensions, per capita income, level of education, life expectancy.

For the ranking:

UN - Human Development Index

http://hdr.undp.org/en/countries

CIA - The World Factbook:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook

Security: Level of globalization, geostrategic location, terrorism threats, cyber-attacks,

international tensions, climate tensions.

For the ranking:

KOF Globalization Index – ETH Zürich

https://kof.ethz.ch/en/forecasts-and-indicators/indicators/kof-globalisation-index.html
Institute of Economic and Peace – Global Terrorism Index
http://visionofhumanity.org/indexes/terrorism-index/

Fund for Peace – Fragile States Index

https://fragilestatesindex.org

Economy: Debt management, foreign direct investment, economic growth.

For the ranking:

PRS – Regional Political Risk Index

https://www.prsgroup.com/regional-political-risk-index/

CIA - The World Factbook:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook