The Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI) is a global ranking that analyzes and evaluates development and transformation processes in 119 countries. The Bertelsmann Transformation Index provides the international public and political actors with a comprehensive view of the status of democracy and a market economy as well as the quality of political management in each of these countries.

The goal of a consolidated market-based democracy constitutes the BTI’s normative framework. The BTI analyzes the status of both democratization and market liberalization as it evaluates actors’ performance in managing these changes. The quantitative data collected for the Bertelsmann Transformation Index is outlined in two parallel indices: the Status Index and the Management Index... »

The Transformation Atlas is an innovative online application providing an interactive visualization of the BTI results. Rendering without reducing the complexity of the BTI's comprehensive analysis of development and transition, global maps offer an overview of international trends in democratization and reform. Each user is able to set his or her own course of research by selecting topical regional or comparative foci...»