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Influence Of Culture And Institutions On Economic Development In The British World

Table 7: The index of coincidence of the policies of the countries of the British Empire with Great Britain for all periods of the study, 1838-2019

Country Development Policy Coincidence Index
19th century First half of the 20th century Second half of the 20th century and the present General index for all periods
Australia 44% 20% 50% 42%
Denmark 0% 80% 50% 42%
France 33% 60% 50% 46%
Netherlands -22% 40% 80% 29%
Norway -11% 80% 30% 29%
Sweden 22% 100% 60% 58%
United Kingdom 100% 100% 100% 100%
Belgium -17% 40% 10% 10%
Canada -33% 40% 40% 22%
Finland 0% 40% 30% 28%
Germany 0% 40% 40% 29%
India 0% 80% 10% 33%
Italy 33% 40% 30% 28%
New Zealand 33% 0% 20% 17%
Portugal 67% 20% 20% 28%
Spain 17% -40% 50% 24%
Sri Lanka -33% 0% -20% -17%
Switzerland 0% 40% 60% 29%
United States 33% 20% 40% 33%
Philippines N/A 25% 10% 14%
Burma N/A 0% 20% 27%
Greece N/A 50% 20% 25%
Ireland N/A 0% -10% 0%
Malaysia N/A 0% 0% 0%
Nicaragua N/A -50% 30% 25%
Bangladesh N/A N/A 50% 50%
Cameroon N/A N/A -25% -25%
China N/A N/A 0% 0%
Egypt N/A N/A -38% -38%
Ghana N/A N/A 50% 50%
Hong Kong N/A N/A 0% 0%
Iraq N/A N/A 25% 25%
Israel N/A N/A 13% 13%
Jamaica N/A N/A 50% 50%
Jordan N/A N/A 0% 0%
Kenya N/A N/A -25% -25%
Liberia N/A N/A 13% 13%
Malawi N/A N/A -38% -38%
Mozambique N/A N/A -13% -25%
Nigeria N/A N/A 13% 13%
Oman N/A N/A -13% -13%
Pakistan N/A N/A -13% -13%
Papua New Guinea N/A N/A 14% 14%
Rwanda N/A N/A -50% -50%
Sierra Leone N/A N/A -75% -75%
Singapore N/A N/A -13% -13%
Somalia N/A N/A 0% 0%
South Africa N/A N/A 13% 13%
Sudan N/A N/A -13% -13%
Tanzania N/A N/A 13% 13%
Uganda N/A N/A 0% 0%
United Arab Emirates N/A N/A 13% 13%
Yemen N/A N/A -13% -13%
Zambia N/A N/A 13% 13%
Zimbabwe N/A N/A 0% 0%
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