Table 1 Preliminary computation of aggregate and dimensional indices.

From: Unveiling the health consequences of air pollution in the world’s most polluted nations

Classification

WGI indicators

Symbol

Obs

Mean

Std. Dev

Coefficient of variation

Assigned weight \(({W}_{it})\)

Normalized values \((N)\)

PII

Voice and accountability

VA

440

0.265

0.170

0.640

0.396

0.440

Political stability

PS

435

0.280

0.273

0.975

0.582

0.646

GII

Government effectiveness

GE

436

0.350

0.245

0.701

0.503

0.558

Regulatory quality

RQ

436

0.347

0.240

0.694

0.481

0.535

EII

Rule of law

RL

440

0.322

0.241

0.747

0.469

0.521

Control of corruption

CC

440

0.300

0.254

0.846

0.531

0.590

  1. Obs. = Observations, Std. Dev. = Standard deviation.