World Competitiveness Yearbook

A very interesting set of measures is shown here , on the website of the Insitute for Management Development (IMD, Lausanne), who publish a yearly overview on basically measuring a the quality of (business) life worldwide by country and region.

The basic Competitvesness factors are:

Economic Performance
Domestic Economy
International Trade
International Investment
Employment
Prices

Government Efficiency
Public Finance
Fiscal Policy
Institutional Framework
Business Legistlation
Societal Framework

Business Efficiency
Productivity
Labor Market
Finance
Management Practices
Attitudes and Values

Infrastructure
Basic Infrastructure
Technological Infrastructure
Scientific Infrastructure
Health and Environment
Education