Other Characteristics
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| 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 | 27 |
| Europe | 31 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 22 |
| Northern America | 25 |
| Sub- Saharan Africa | 25 |
Budget
| Region | Average budget (USD per year) |
|---|---|
| Europe | 179,335 |
| Asia | 1,605,000 |
| Northern America | 0 |
| Sub- Saharan Africa | 0 |
Business model
| Region | Business | For profit | Government | Government organisation | Independent | N/A | Non-profit | Other | University institute/center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 25% | 13% | 63% | ||||||
| Europe | 13% | 13% | 63% | 13% | |||||
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 100% | ||||||||
| N/A | |||||||||
| No | |||||||||
| North Africa | |||||||||
| Northern America | 100% | ||||||||
| Oceania | |||||||||
| Sub- Saharan Africa | 50% | 50% |
Affiliation
| Region | Foundation | Government | Independent | Industry-Private sector | International Organism | N/A | Network | Other | Political party | Political party/figure | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 13% | 38% | 38% | 13% | 25% | 13% | |||||
| Europe | 13% | 50% | 13% | 13% | |||||||
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 100% | ||||||||||
| N/A | |||||||||||
| No | |||||||||||
| North Africa | |||||||||||
| Northern America | 67% | 33% | |||||||||
| Oceania | |||||||||||
| Sub- Saharan Africa | 100% |
Leaders and staff
| Region | Average staff size | Average percentage of female staff | Percentage of female leaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 24 | 17% | 8% |
| Europe | 16 | 26% | 5% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 14 | 14% | 0% |
| N/A | |||
| No | |||
| North Africa | |||
| Northern America | 18 | 24% | 0% |
| Oceania | |||
| Sub- Saharan Africa | 2 | 36% | 6% |
Gender of founder(s)
| Region | Female | Male | Male & Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Europe | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| N/A | |||
| No | |||
| North Africa | |||
| Northern America | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Oceania | |||
| Sub- Saharan Africa | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Publications
| Region | Average publication number | Average publication per staff |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | 49 | 2 |
| Europe | 27 | 2 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 6 | 0 |
| N/A | ||
| No | ||
| North Africa | ||
| Northern America | 67 | 3 |
| Oceania | ||
| Sub- Saharan Africa | 6 | inf |
Social media
| Region | Average Facebook likes | Average Twitter followers | Average YouTube subscribers | Average LinkedIn followers | Average Instagram followers | Average Vimeo subscribers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 83,942 | 22,845 | 5,465 | 18,043 | 139,582 | |
| Europe | 5,950 | 11,545 | 131 | 4,342 | 3,000 | |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 157 | 354 | 259 | 690 | ||
| N/A | ||||||
| No | ||||||
| North Africa | ||||||
| Northern America | 368 | 1,078 | 32 | 482 | ||
| Oceania | ||||||
| Sub- Saharan Africa | 15 | 70 |