According to the 2014 Transformation Index (BTI) compiled by the German think tank Bertelsmann Stiftung, North Korea ranks 127th out of 129 developing countries in regards to democratic and economic development. The BTI evaluates the quality of democracy, market economy and political management based on data regarding law, social integration, currency and welfare. Countries are then ranged on a scale from 1-10 with 10 representing the best and 1 the worst. North Korea scored 1.98 points followed only by Eritrea with 1.76 and Somalia with 1.32. The think tank report stated, “North Korea has successfully managed the second hereditary succession but to maintain its survival, the regime has resorted to exemplary violence, and significant strengthening of internal security organizations and the penal system. Today, North Korea is one of the poorest, least developed and most isolated countries in the world.”