“Whether it is for creating a modern, evidence-based health care system or for building sustainable, energy-efficient cities, data is increasingly a critical component in many initiatives to make the world a better place,” says the mission of the leading think tank, the Center for Open Data Innovation.The Center studies the intersection of data, technology, and public policy. The Center launched a new report ranking each G8 country (now G7 plus Russia, which exited last year) according to how well each nation complies with the five open data principles set in the Open Data Charta from 2013. In the illustration below you can explore how well each nation performed on each principle.