The Comparative Analytics practice group leads Eurasia Group’s methodological and comparative work, including both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, for our corporate, government, and global markets clients. Comparative Analytics also identifies and assesses global trends that shape the geopolitical and business environment.

Comparative Analytics develops and implements a suite of structured products to assess, measure, and compare political risks across countries and industrial sectors. This includes Eurasia Group’s flagship Global Political Risk Index (GPRI), as well as a variety of sector-specific indices that assess and compare political risks in a particular sector. The practice group also produces a wide range of long-term forecasting analytic products.

The Comparative Analytics team employs a variety of methodologies in order to construct its products, including:

  • » scenario analysis;
  • » political risk indices;
  • » analytic hierarchy processes;
  • » structured qualitative analysis; and
  • » early warning political risk models.

In addition, Comparative Analytics leads Eurasia Group’s analysis of political risks in a variety of sectors, including:

  • » financial services;
  • » healthcare and pharmaceuticals;
  • » retail and consumer goods; and
  • » infrastructure.