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A selection of data and charts using the directory database

Other Characteristics

Here you will find information on the age of think tanks, number of staff, business models and other various data. See our FAQs for a full account of the variables available. See other charts based on: You can also download the full dataset and explore all the data available.
Data
Region % of think tanks with basic data complete
Asia 100%
Europe 100%
Latin America and the Caribbean 100%
N/A 100%
No 100%
North Africa 100%
Northern America 100%
Oceania 100%
Sub- Saharan Africa 100%
Age
Region Average think tank age
Asia 26
Europe 28
Latin America and the Caribbean 27
North Africa 18
Northern America 34
Oceania 26
Sub- Saharan Africa 19
Budget
Region Average budget (USD per year)
Europe 9,979,700
North Africa 85,573
Northern America 9,665,905
Oceania 15,897,423
Sub- Saharan Africa 1,017,404
Asia 83,199,703
Latin America and the Caribbean 1,803,194
Business model
Region Business For profit Government Government organisation Independent N/A Non-profit Other University institute/center
Asia 6% 18% 10% 47% 4% 17%
Europe 5% 5% 9% 66% 4% 13%
Latin America and the Caribbean 3% 5% 1% 68% 4% 19%
N/A
No
North Africa 7% 7% 10% 66% 10% 10%
Northern America 1% 0% 9% 77% 1% 13%
Oceania 14% 2% 50% 1% 33%
Sub- Saharan Africa 9% 6% 4% 63% 7% 15%
Affiliation
Region Foundation Government Independent Industry-Private sector International Organism N/A Network Other Political party Political party/figure University
Asia 2% 24% 48% 1% 1% 7% 2% 1% 2% 18%
Europe 3% 8% 58% 2% 2% 9% 3% 3% 4% 14%
Latin America and the Caribbean 3% 5% 65% 1% 2% 2% 3% 3% 1% 17%
N/A
No
North Africa 14% 55% 3% 3% 10% 3% 7% 3%
Northern America 0% 1% 68% 0% 0% 9% 1% 1% 21%
Oceania 4% 7% 45% 1% 1% 2% 1% 4% 43%
Sub- Saharan Africa 1% 10% 69% 1% 3% 3% 10% 2% 14%
Leaders and staff
Region Average staff size Average percentage of female staff Percentage of female leaders
Asia 238 34% 15%
Europe 52 35% 25%
Latin America and the Caribbean 44 50% 35%
N/A
No
North Africa 59 39% 22%
Northern America 42 39% 24%
Oceania 77 42% 20%
Sub- Saharan Africa 24 43% 24%
Gender of founder(s)
Region Female Male Male & Female
Asia 20% 68% 13%
Europe 17% 69% 13%
Latin America and the Caribbean 25% 55% 20%
N/A
No
North Africa 18% 65% 18%
Northern America 16% 75% 9%
Oceania 14% 75% 11%
Sub- Saharan Africa 23% 59% 17%
Publications
Region Average publication number Average publication per staff
Asia 604 1
Europe 52 1
Latin America and the Caribbean 48 1
N/A
No
North Africa 98 1
Northern America 61 1
Oceania 47 2
Sub- Saharan Africa 35 1
Social media
Region Average Facebook likes Average Twitter followers Average YouTube subscribers Average LinkedIn followers Average Instagram followers Average Vimeo subscribers
Asia 9,587 18,009 6,560 8,863 6,742 26
Europe 12,280 12,737 3,410 9,440 5,371 80
Latin America and the Caribbean 16,727 27,713 2,701 9,914 20,324 0
N/A
No
North Africa 3,507 18,973 564 3,848 8,159
Northern America 35,659 61,973 11,285 12,916 14,169 33
Oceania 7,501 26,031 3,675 12,233 1,457 18
Sub- Saharan Africa 8,286 11,037 3,500 11,646 10,791