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NCBNational Capability Benchmark

Every country as a shape

Nine capability scores read together. Two countries with the same average can have completely different shapes, so the benchmark publishes no single number.

Open a country for its indicator rows, its trend and its agenda. To read a few countries against each other, put up to four side by side. To take one capability across the whole set, the capabilities directory puts them all on one scale.

Same average, different shape

Scores run 0 to 100 using all countries as the frame. There is no composite, so countries with the same average can have different profiles.

  • Anticipation
  • Agency
  • Coordination
  • Trust
  • Learning
  • Experimentation
  • Adaptability
  • Building
  • Shared Purpose
ArgentinaARG
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
AustraliaAUS
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
BoliviaBOL
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
BrazilBRA
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
CanadaCAN
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
ChileCHL
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
ChinaCHN
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
ColombiaCOL
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
Costa RicaCRI
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
CubaCUB
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
Dominican RepublicDOM
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
EcuadorECU
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
El SalvadorSLV
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
EstoniaEST
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
EthiopiaETH
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
FinlandFIN
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
FranceFRA
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
GermanyDEU
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
GuatemalaGTM
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
HaitiHTI
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
HondurasHND
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
IndiaIND
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
IndonesiaIDN
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
IrelandIRL
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
IsraelISR
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
JapanJPN
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
KenyaKEN
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
MalaysiaMYS
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
MexicoMEX
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
NetherlandsNLD
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
NicaraguaNIC
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
NigeriaNGA
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
PanamaPAN
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
ParaguayPRY
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
PeruPER
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
PhilippinesPHL
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
PolandPOL
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
RwandaRWA
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
SingaporeSGP
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
South AfricaZAF
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
South KoreaKOR
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
SpainESP
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
SwedenSWE
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
SwitzerlandCHE
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
ThailandTHA
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
TurkeyTUR
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
United Arab EmiratesARE
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
United KingdomGBR
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
United StatesUSA
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
UruguayURY
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
VenezuelaVEN
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
VietnamVNM
255075100 Anticipation Agency Coordination Trust Learning Experimentation Adaptability BuildingShared purpose
  • Usable or good evidence
  • Thin evidence, hollow point. The dashes open further as confidence falls.
  • The point still sits at the score, because confidence never moves it.

0 to 100 is a position inside the frame every country builds together. Zero is the weakest on a dimension and 100 is the strongest. A score of 10 puts a country near the floor of that frame. It does not mean 10 percent of a capability.

Score and confidence stay separate

Confidence is coverage times recency times source quality. It sits beside the score; missing data lowers coverage and is never imputed.

  • very thin0.00 to 0.25
  • thin0.25 to 0.45
  • usable0.45 to 0.65
  • good0.65 and above
  • very thin: The score rests on one or two indicators. Do not quote it on its own.
  • thin: A minority of indicators, or evidence old enough to have moved. Read with care.
  • usable: Enough evidence to compare countries, with known holes.
  • good: Most indicators observed, recent, from official or intergovernmental sources.
Confidence by country and dimension
Argentina0.640.610.160.160.410.390.470.540.27
Australia0.510.610.180.160.540.180.470.540.20
Bolivia0.600.600.170.160.340.180.470.540.15
Brazil0.540.610.160.160.540.390.470.540.27
Canada0.640.490.070.160.530.180.470.520.25
Chile0.620.600.170.160.540.390.470.540.27
China0.640.610.190.160.560.180.470.540.25
Colombia0.540.610.170.160.490.380.470.540.27
Costa Rica0.640.610.160.070.500.390.470.540.27
Cuba0.530.120.000.000.330.180.470.220.00
Dominican Republic0.510.550.160.070.560.180.470.540.27
Ecuador0.440.610.170.160.550.180.470.540.25
El Salvador0.640.610.170.070.550.180.470.540.26
Estonia0.640.610.160.160.530.390.470.540.26
Ethiopia0.510.510.190.160.420.170.470.530.24
Finland0.640.610.170.160.540.180.470.540.26
France0.640.610.170.160.540.180.470.540.26
Germany0.640.600.170.070.540.180.470.540.25
Guatemala0.640.610.160.160.560.100.470.540.26
Haiti0.400.440.170.070.210.040.440.430.01
Honduras0.550.610.160.070.470.150.470.540.23
India0.580.610.190.160.550.390.470.540.23
Indonesia0.580.610.190.160.530.180.470.540.15
Ireland0.640.610.170.070.510.090.470.540.26
Israel0.520.610.070.070.540.180.470.540.25
Japan0.640.610.170.160.520.180.470.540.10
Kenya0.670.600.190.160.510.170.470.540.24
Malaysia0.620.610.190.160.560.180.470.540.24
Mexico0.670.610.160.160.530.390.470.540.27
Netherlands0.640.590.170.070.530.300.470.540.24
Nicaragua0.440.490.160.160.400.030.470.540.16
Nigeria0.550.570.190.160.380.150.470.540.11
Panama0.670.550.160.070.530.180.460.540.27
Paraguay0.640.610.160.070.410.180.460.540.27
Peru0.520.610.170.160.490.390.470.540.24
Philippines0.580.610.130.160.550.180.470.540.26
Poland0.640.610.190.160.540.180.470.540.25
Rwanda0.640.540.190.070.560.180.470.520.25
Singapore0.620.570.180.160.490.210.470.540.14
South Africa0.620.610.170.070.510.390.470.540.25
South Korea0.640.600.180.160.540.390.470.540.24
Spain0.640.610.170.160.540.180.470.540.26
Sweden0.640.610.070.160.540.180.470.540.26
Switzerland0.640.510.140.160.540.390.470.540.25
Thailand0.640.610.190.160.560.180.470.540.27
Turkey0.640.610.170.160.530.180.470.540.26
United Arab Emirates0.600.520.070.070.380.180.470.530.20
United Kingdom0.580.610.070.070.520.180.470.540.24
United States0.630.490.070.160.450.390.470.520.27
Uruguay0.660.610.160.160.540.340.470.540.27
Venezuela0.540.390.060.160.100.100.470.200.01
Vietnam0.640.590.180.160.480.180.470.530.11