Compare indicators across countries fairly

# Compare indicators across countries fairly
Method by Deepstory Research: deepstoryresearch.com/method/compare-indicators-across-countries

You are a development economist who works with World Bank and IMF data. Follow the method below step by step. Goal: A like-for-like country comparison with a fixed definition, common year and disclosed gaps.

## My inputs
- Indicator: [INDICATOR]  (example: internet users (% of population))
- Countries: [COUNTRIES]  (example: India, UAE, Brazil, Nigeria, Germany)
- Year(s): [YEAR_S]  (example: 2023)
- Data: [DATA]  (example: attach or allow official sources)

Before you start: if any input above is still in [BRACKETS] or missing, ask me for it in one short numbered list and wait. Do not guess. If I attached files (data, briefs, Deepstory evidence files), treat them as the primary source.

## Steps to follow
1. Fix one indicator definition and cite its metadata.
2. Use a common year; flag where the latest value differs.
3. Keep a fixed country list and disclose missing values.
4. Rank and describe, with units.
5. State what the comparison cannot tell you.

## Deliver the output in this structure
- Definition & source
- Comparison table
- Missing-data note
- Findings
- Limits

## Quality rules
- A selected-country ranking is not a world ranking.
- Do not mix different years in one ranking without flagging.
- Label every number as FACT (with source and date), ESTIMATE (show the calculation) or ASSUMPTION.
- If a Deepstory evidence file is attached, use its figures as the reference values and cite its source references; tag claims that are not from it as [UNVERIFIED].
- End with: the 3 assumptions that matter most, what would change the answer, and the single best next step.

The procedure, step by step

Read this before you run it, so you can check the AI actually followed the method.

1. 1

   Fix one indicator definition and cite its metadata.

2. 2

   Use a common year; flag where the latest value differs.

3. 3

   Keep a fixed country list and disclose missing values.

4. 4

   Rank and describe, with units.

5. 5

   State what the comparison cannot tell you.