1 Dataset Basic Information

2,802 Think Tanks listed
103 variables
288,606 possible data points
53 % of data points missing (157,190 cases)
47 % of data points present (137,020 cases)

2 Missingness

2.1 Main Grouping Variables

Figure 2.1: Missingness of Data for Main Grouping Variables

2.2 Main Grouping Variables - Consolidated

To improve the density of the Leader’s Gender variables, the latest value for every think tank was taken and consolidated it into a new variable. 669 Think Tanks remain without gender information about their leadership for any of the years.

Figure 2.2: Missingness of Data for Main Grouping Variables - Consolidated

3 Think tanks by region

3.1 Regions

Figure 3.1: Think Tanks by Region

3.2 Regions - Frequency Table

Table 3.1: Number of Think Tanks by Region
Regions	Frequency	Percentage
West & Northern Europe	694	24.80
Latin America and the Caribbean	442	15.80
USA & Canada	395	14.10
Eastern Asia	335	12.00
South & Eastern Europe	309	11.00
Southern & South-Eastern Asia	217	7.74
West & Central Asia	166	5.92
Africa	156	5.57
Oceania	88	3.14

4 Think tanks by topics

4.1 Topics

Figure 4.1: Percentage of Organisations by Topic

4.2 Topics - Frecuency Table

Table 4.1: Number of Think Tanks by Topics
Topics	Frequency	Percentage
Social Policy	1413	50.4
Trade/Economics/Finance	1236	44.1
Governance/Transparency	1213	43.3
Environment/Natural Resources/Energy	1180	42.1
Law/Justice/Human Rights	949	33.9
International Affairs/Development	870	31.0
Education	663	23.7
Defence/Peace/Security	652	23.3
Health	495	17.7
Technology/Innovation	433	15.5
Food/Agriculture	420	15.0
Gender	417	14.9
Private Sector Development	384	13.7
Media/Culture/Sport	307	11.0
Transport/Infrastructure/Urban	224	8.0

5 Think tanks by number of topics

5.1 Number of Topics

Figure 5.1: Think Tanks by Number of Topics

5.2 Number of Topics - Frequency Table

Table 5.1: Number of Think Tanks by Number of Topics
Number_of_Topics	Think Tanks	Percentage
1	393	14.0
2	550	19.6
3	480	17.1
4	410	14.6
5	310	11.1
6	247	8.8
7	157	5.6
8	83	3.0
9	66	2.4
10	36	1.3
11	28	1.0
12	9	0.3
13	7	0.2
14	3	0.1
15	5	0.2

6 Date Founded

6.1 Think Tanks Founded by Year

Figure 6.1: Think Tanks Founded by Year

6.2 Date Founded - Categories

Figure 6.2: Think Tanks by Date Founded

6.3 Date Founded - Frequency Table

Table 6.1: Number of Think Tanks by Foundation Year
Year Founded	Frequency	Percentage
Up to 1914	20	0.81
1915 - 1945	61	2.47
1946 - 1969	271	11.00
1970 - 1979	238	9.64
1980 - 1989	342	13.90
1990 - 1999	583	23.60
2000 - 2009	622	25.20
2010 - 2020	331	13.40

7 Gender of Think Tank founders

7.1 Gender of think tank founders

Figure 7.1: Think Tanks by Founder’s Gender

7.2 Gender of think tank founders - Frequency Table

Table 7.1: Number of Think Tanks by Founder’s Gender
Founder’s Gender	Frequency	Percentage
All male	772	57.70
Other/Not applicable	326	24.40
Both male and female founders	170	12.70
All female	69	5.16

8 Think tanks by Gender of Leader

8.1 Leader’s Gender

Figure 8.1: Think Tanks by Leader’s Gender

8.2 Leader’s Gender - Frequency Table

Table 8.1: Number of Think Tanks by Leaders’s Gender
Leader’s Gender	Frequency	Percentage
Male	1719	75.80
Female	495	21.80
Both	54	2.38

9 Think tanks by Business Model

9.1 Business Model

Figure 9.1: Think Tanks by Business Model

9.2 Business Model - Frequency Table

Table 9.1: Number of Think Tanks by Business Model
Business Model	Frequency	Percentage
Non-profit	1685	67.10
University institute/center	394	15.70
Government	242	9.63
For profit	130	5.18
Other	61	2.43

10 Percentage of think tanks on social networks

Figure 10.1: Percentage of Think Tanks on Social Networks

11 Staff size

Figure 11.1: Median Staff Size

12 Percentage of female staff

Figure 12.1: Percentage of Female Staff

13 Turnover

Figure 13.1: Turnover - 2018

Summary Analysis and Charts