The Berggruen Governance Index

The Berggruen Governance Index Project (BGI) analyzes the relationship between democratic accountability, state capacity and the provision of public goods. It builds upon prior work that examined the impact of governance and democracy on the quality of life. It is a collaborative project between the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and the Berggruen Institute. The 2022 Index consists of three major indices: Quality of Government, Quality of Democracy, and Quality of Life. All three contain more specific subindices, which are formed by aggregating individual indicators. Each index interacts with the other two to form the overall governance picture. Our analytical model sees Quality of Democracy as affecting both Quality of Life and Quality of Government, which in turn also shapes Quality of Life.