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-license: mit
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+---
+title: "Country Representation Rankings"
+sdk: "datasets"
+taskCategories:
+  - "research"
+tags:
+  - "descriptive representation"
+  - "political leadership"
+  - "political science"
+  - "social science"
+  - "demographics"
+license: "mit"
+datasets:
+  - "CountryRepresentationRankings.csv"
+---
+
+# Country Representation Rankings
+
+**Filename**: `CountryRepresentationRankings.csv`
+
+This dataset is part of the Global Leadership Project (GLP) and presents a set of indices measuring how closely a country’s political leadership reflects the demographic characteristics of its population.
+
+---
+
+## Context
+
+The .csv source provides:
+
+- **Overall**: An overall representation index. Higher (positive) scores suggest political leadership is more demographically similar to the general population, while more negative scores imply greater shortfalls in representation.
+- **Representation Gap**: The difference between the observed levels of representation and what would be expected under a random selection model.
+- **Ethnicity, Gender, Religion, Language**: Specific representation indices broken down by group type.
+
+**Note**: Because some observations did not meet our 75% completeness threshold, we used an imputation algorithm for missing data. Values should be interpreted with caution.
+
+For full details on how the data was collected and how each index was computed, please refer to the accompanying paper:
+
+```
+@article{Gerring2024Composition,
+  title={The Composition of Descriptive Representation},
+  author={Gerring, John and Jerzak, Connor T. and Öncel, Erzen},
+  journal={American Political Science Review},
+  year={2024},
+  volume={118},
+  number={2},
+  pages={784--801},
+  url={https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/7EAEA1CA4C553AB9D76054D1FA9C0840/S0003055423000680a.pdf/the-composition-of-descriptive-representation.pdf}
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Dataset Structure
+
+Each row corresponds to a country and contains:
+
+| **Column**             | **Description**                                                                                                                      |
+|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `Country`             | Country name                                                                                                                        |
+| `Overall`             | Overall representation index                                                                                                        |
+| `Representation Gap`  | Gap between observed and expected representation levels                                                                             |
+| `Ethnicity`           | Representation index for ethnic groups                                                                                              |
+| `Gender`              | Representation index by gender                                                                                                      |
+| `Religion`            | Representation index for religious groups                                                                                           |
+| `Language`            | Representation index for language groups                                                                                            |
+
+---
+
+## Usage
+
+Researchers and policymakers can use these metrics to:
+
+- Compare levels of demographic representation across countries.
+- Identify areas where representation may be lacking (e.g., by gender or religion).
+- Track changes in representation indices over time if multiple data snapshots are available.
+
+---
+
+## Methodological Notes
+
+- **Data Imputation**: Some entries were imputed when countries did not meet the 75% completeness threshold.  
+- **Interpretation**: The indices are constructed relative to population demographics; a score near 1 indicates close parity between leaders and population groups, while scores closer to 0 or negative values suggest underrepresentation.
+
+---
+
+## License
+
+This dataset is made available under the MIT License. Feel free to use and adapt it, but please provide appropriate credit and citation.
+
+---
+
+## Citation
+
+If you use this dataset, please cite the following paper:
+> Gerring, John, Connor T. Jerzak, and Erzen Öncel. 2024. “The Composition of Descriptive Representation.” *American Political Science Review* 118(2): 784–801.  
+> [Link](https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/7EAEA1CA4C553AB9D76054D1FA9C0840/S0003055423000680a.pdf/the-composition-of-descriptive-representation.pdf)
+
+---