Table 2 Classification of countries based on the quartiles (\(\mathrm {Q}_1,\mathrm {Q}_2,\mathrm {Q}_3,\mathrm {Q}_4\)) of the overall EGDI distribution and on the development community membership.

From: An equity-oriented rethink of global rankings with complex networks mapping development

 

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II

III

IV

\(\mathbf{Q} _{{1}}\)

A DNK, AUS, KOR, GBR, SWE, FIN, SGP, NZL, FRA, JPN, USA, DEU, NLD, NOR, CHE, EST, ESP, LUX, ISL, AUT, IRL, CAN, ITA, BEL, MCO, PRT, MLT, ISR, RUS, POL, GRC, CYP, SVN, BLR, LTU, HUN, BGR

Aa ARE, LIE, BHR, URY, KAZ, KWT, CHL, ARG, BRA, BRB, MYS

  

\(\mathbf{Q} _{{2}}\)

B SVK, SRB, CZE, HRV, LVA, AND, CHN, ROU, SMR

Bb QAT, SAU, TUR, CRI, MNE, BRN, GEO, COL, OMN, MEX, MUS, MDA, AZE, KNA, BHS, THA, ALB, PER, TTO, MKD, TUN, UKR, SYC, ECU, PAN, IRN, ARM, VNM, GRD, ATG, DMA, LKA, DOM

Bbb ZAF, PHL, UZB, KGZ, MNG, IND

 

\(\mathbf{Q} _{{3}}\)

 

C MDV, LBN, SLV, VCT, BIH, VEN, PLW, SUR, JAM, LCA, CUB, TUV

Cc JOR, FJI, BOL, IDN, PRY, TON, MAR, CPV, GTM, EGY, BGD, NPL, NAM, HND, GUY, GAB, BTN, BWA, WSM, NIC, DZA, TJK, BLZ, VUT, LBY, SWZ, TLS

Ccc GHA, RWA, KEN, ZMB, UGA, CMR, TGO, TZA, NGA

\(\mathbf{Q} _{{4}}\)

 

D MHL, NRU

Dd KHM, TKM, PAK, SYR, KIR, STP, IRQ, MMR, FSM, LAO, DJI, PRK

Ddd ZWE, SEN, ETH, AGO, BEN, MOZ, HTI, COG, BFA, BDI, LSO, GMB, SLB, MDG, PNG, CIV, LBR, SLE, MWI, COD, AFG, MLI, SDN, GIN, COM, MRT, GNQ, YEM, GNB, CAF, ERI, TCD, SSD, NER, SOM