PEST Elements Matrix Coursework Assignment

PEST Elements Matrix
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ElementPhilippines VietnamRanking of ElementPoliticalCorruption Index:
- On a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) and 100 (very clean), Philippines was reported by Transparency International at 36 points out of 100 in 2018. Out of 180 countries and territories, the Philippines was ranked position 99 in the corruption index ( /country/PHL).
- Similarly, Trading Economics ranked the corruption index in the Philippines at 36/100 in 2018 down from 34/100 indicating an improvement in the corruption perceptions in the country (https://tradingeconomics.com/
philippines/corruption-index)
Human Development Index (HDI):
HDI for the Philippines is 0.699 falling under the medium human development category.
(http://hdr.undp.org/en /composite/HDI)
Unemployment Rate:
As given by Trading Economics, the quarterly unemployment rate for the Philippines is 5.2% for the first quarter of 2019, against 5.1% recorded in the previous quarter.
(https://tradingeconomics.com /philippines/unemployment-rate)
Political System:
On a scale ranging from -10 (full autocracy) and +10 (full democracy), the Philippines has a score of 8 indicating the level of democracy in its political regime (https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/political-regime-updated2016?tab=chart&time=1816..2015&country=PHL)
WBG Governance Indicators:
On a scale ranging from -2.5 (weak) and 2.5 (strong), the governance performance for the Philippines was estimated at -0.48 in 2017 down from -0.49 in 2016. The estimation portrays relatively weak governance performance in the country (http://info.worldbank.org /governance/wgi/index.aspx#home)
Freedom Indicators:
The Philippines is categorized as partly free. On a scale ranging from 1 (most free) and 7 (least free), Philippines records 3 and 3 in political rights and civil liberties respectively.
On a scale ranging from 0 (least free) and 100 (most free), Philippines records an aggregate score of explanation of 62.
(https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world-2018-table-country-scores)
Corruption Index:
- On a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) and 100 (very clean), Vietnam was reported by Transparency International at 33 points out of 100 in 2018. Out o...