VoteMerit is an independent, non-partisan information platform. VoteMerit does not represent, and is not affiliated with, any government entity or political party. All data provided is for informational purposes only. VoteMerit helps you make informed political decisions using real, verifiable data, not noise, bias, or slogans. In many countries, voters struggle to find clear, trustworthy information about political leaders. VoteMerit solves this by bringing together key international indicators in a simple, transparent way.

🔍 **What VoteMerit does:**
• Compare politicians using real-world data
• Track changes in key metrics during leadership periods
• View clear, simplified scoring based on performance trends

📊 **Performance Metrics & Official Sources:**
Our performance scoring is derived from the following trusted international organizations and public datasets:

• **Human Development Index (HDI)**: Sourced from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). https://hdr.undp.org/data-center
• **GDP per capita**: Sourced from the World Bank Open Data. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
• **Income Inequality (Gini coefficient)**: Sourced from the World Bank. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI
• **Freedom Index**: Sourced from Freedom House (Freedom in the World reports). https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world
• **Corruption Perception Index (CPI)**: Sourced from Transparency International. https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi
• **Employment Data**: Sourced from the International Labour Organization (ILO). https://ilostat.ilo.org/

⚖️ **Why VoteMerit is different:**
• Data-driven, not opinion-driven
• Transparent, functional links to every official data source
• Easy comparisons across leaders and time periods
• Built for voters and researchers who value transparency

🌍 **Note on Data:** VoteMerit uses publicly available global indices to calculate scores. We do not claim to be an official government source. VoteMerit does not tell you who to support; it gives you the data so you can decide for yourself. Please find non-association disclaimer at the end of every screen/page in the app also in details on the following pages:
https://votemerit.com/terms
https://votemerit.com/privacy
https://votemerit.com/how-it-works