Dams, Reservoirs & Flood Defence — National Capability Index

Indicators

The measures seeded for this capability in the framework. They are candidate indicators: no cell in the index has a source document attached to it yet.

reservoir storage per capita
population protected by flood defences
dam safety inspection compliance

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 3

Advanced 19

Established 29

Transitional 42

Foundational 51

Nascent 45

Inception 8

All 197 nations

Best first. The score is the mean of the four adjudicators' round-3 integers, rounded to the nearest integer; ±SD is their spread on that cell. Where the spread is three points or more, read the number as a band rather than a value.

#	Nation	Region	Score	Band	Panel SD
1	🇳🇱Netherlands	Europe	19	Frontier	±0.43
2	🇨🇳China	Asia Pacific	18	Frontier	±0.43
3	🇯🇵Japan	Asia Pacific	18	Frontier	±0.00
4	🇫🇷France	Europe	17	Advanced	±0.50
5	🇩🇪Germany	Europe	17	Advanced	±0.50
6	🇸🇬Singapore	Asia Pacific	17	Advanced	±0.43
7	🇰🇷South Korea	Asia Pacific	17	Advanced	±0.50
8	🇨🇭Switzerland	Europe	17	Advanced	±0.00
9	🇺🇸United States	Americas	17	Advanced	±0.43
10	🇦🇺Australia	Asia Pacific	16	Advanced	±0.50
11	🇨🇦Canada	Americas	16	Advanced	±0.43
12	🇳🇴Norway	Europe	16	Advanced	±0.00
13	🇪🇸Spain	Europe	16	Advanced	±0.43
14	🇬🇧United Kingdom	Europe	16	Advanced	±0.00
15	🇦🇹Austria	Europe	15	Advanced	±0.00
16	🇧🇪Belgium	Europe	15	Advanced	±0.43
17	🇩🇰Denmark	Europe	15	Advanced	±0.43
18	🇫🇮Finland	Europe	15	Advanced	±0.50
19	🇮🇹Italy	Europe	15	Advanced	±0.43
20	🇸🇪Sweden	Europe	15	Advanced	±0.43
21	🇹🇼Taiwan	Asia Pacific	15	Advanced	±0.43
22	🇹🇷Türkiye	Middle East	15	Advanced	±0.00
23	🇧🇷Brazil	Americas	14	Established	±0.50
24	🇨🇿Czechia	Europe	14	Established	±0.00
25	🇪🇬Egypt	Africa	14	Established	±0.43
26	🇳🇿New Zealand	Asia Pacific	14	Established	±0.50
27	🇵🇹Portugal	Europe	14	Established	±0.50
28	🇷🇺Russia	Europe	14	Established	±0.00
29	🇨🇱Chile	Americas	13	Established	±0.50
30	🇭🇺Hungary	Europe	13	Established	±0.43
31	🇮🇳India	Asia Pacific	13	Established	±0.43
32	🇮🇱Israel	Middle East	13	Established	±0.43
33	🇲🇾Malaysia	Asia Pacific	13	Established	±0.71
34	🇲🇽Mexico	Americas	13	Established	±0.50
35	🇲🇦Morocco	Africa	13	Established	±0.00
36	🇵🇱Poland	Europe	13	Established	±0.00
37	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Middle East	13	Established	±0.43
38	🇸🇰Slovakia	Europe	13	Established	±0.00
39	🇿🇦South Africa	Africa	13	Established	±0.50
40	🇹🇭Thailand	Asia Pacific	13	Established	±0.00
41	🇻🇳Vietnam	Asia Pacific	13	Established	±0.00
42	🇦🇷Argentina	Americas	12	Established	±0.00
43	🇭🇷Croatia	Europe	12	Established	±0.43
44	🇬🇷Greece	Europe	12	Established	±0.71
45	🇮🇸Iceland	Europe	12	Established	±0.87
46	🇮🇷Iran	Asia Pacific	12	Established	±0.43
47	🇮🇪Ireland	Europe	12	Established	±0.71
48	🇱🇹Lithuania	Europe	12	Established	±0.87
49	🇱🇺Luxembourg	Europe	12	Established	±0.43
50	🇷🇴Romania	Europe	12	Established	±0.43
51	🇸🇮Slovenia	Europe	12	Established	±0.00
52	🇩🇿Algeria	Africa	11	Transitional	±0.00
53	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Asia Pacific	11	Transitional	±0.00
54	🇧🇬Bulgaria	Europe	11	Transitional	±0.43
55	🇨🇴Colombia	Americas	11	Transitional	±0.43
56	🇨🇾Cyprus	Middle East	11	Transitional	±0.43
57	🇮🇩Indonesia	Asia Pacific	11	Transitional	±0.43
58	🇴🇲Oman	Middle East	11	Transitional	±0.71
59	🇵🇰Pakistan	Asia Pacific	11	Transitional	±0.00
60	🇵🇦Panama	Americas	11	Transitional	±0.71
61	🇵🇪Peru	Americas	11	Transitional	±0.50
62	🇷🇸Serbia	Europe	11	Transitional	±0.00
63	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Asia Pacific	11	Transitional	±0.43
64	🇹🇳Tunisia	Africa	11	Transitional	±0.00
65	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Middle East	11	Transitional	±1.50
66	🇺🇾Uruguay	Americas	11	Transitional	±0.43
67	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Middle East	10	Transitional	±0.43
68	🇨🇷Costa Rica	Americas	10	Transitional	±0.71
69	🇪🇨Ecuador	Americas	10	Transitional	±0.00
70	🇪🇪Estonia	Europe	10	Transitional	±0.87
71	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Africa	10	Transitional	±0.71
72	🇯🇴Jordan	Middle East	10	Transitional	±0.43
73	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Asia Pacific	10	Transitional	±0.43
74	🇱🇻Latvia	Europe	10	Transitional	±0.71
75	🇲🇺Mauritius	Africa	10	Transitional	±0.00
76	🇲🇨Monaco	Europe	10	Transitional	±1.12
77	🇵🇾Paraguay	Americas	10	Transitional	±0.71
78	🇵🇭Philippines	Asia Pacific	10	Transitional	±0.43
79	🇺🇦Ukraine	Europe	10	Transitional	±0.43
80	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Asia Pacific	10	Transitional	±0.00
81	🇧🇾Belarus	Europe	9	Transitional	±0.83
82	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	9	Transitional	±0.50
83	🇨🇺Cuba	Americas	9	Transitional	±0.00
84	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Americas	9	Transitional	±0.50
85	🇬🇪Georgia	Middle East	9	Transitional	±0.00
86	🇬🇭Ghana	Africa	9	Transitional	±0.00
87	🇮🇶Iraq	Middle East	9	Transitional	±0.50
88	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Europe	9	Transitional	±0.87
89	🇲🇪Montenegro	Europe	9	Transitional	±0.43
90	🇳🇬Nigeria	Africa	9	Transitional	±0.43
91	🇲🇰North Macedonia	Europe	9	Transitional	±0.43
92	🇹🇯Tajikistan	Asia Pacific	9	Transitional	±0.43
93	🇻🇪Venezuela	Americas	9	Transitional	±0.00
94	🇦🇱Albania	Europe	8	Foundational	±0.43
95	🇦🇲Armenia	Middle East	8	Foundational	±0.00
96	🇧🇹Bhutan	Asia Pacific	8	Foundational	±1.12
97	🇧🇼Botswana	Africa	8	Foundational	±0.43
98	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	8	Foundational	±0.50
99	🇸🇻El Salvador	Americas	8	Foundational	±0.43
100	🇬🇹Guatemala	Americas	8	Foundational	±0.50
101	🇰🇪Kenya	Africa	8	Foundational	±0.50
102	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Asia Pacific	8	Foundational	±0.00
103	🇱🇦Laos	Asia Pacific	8	Foundational	±0.43
104	🇱🇸Lesotho	Africa	8	Foundational	±0.71
105	🇲🇹Malta	Europe	8	Foundational	±1.48
106	🇲🇩Moldova	Europe	8	Foundational	±0.71
107	🇲🇲Myanmar	Asia Pacific	8	Foundational	±0.87
108	🇳🇦Namibia	Africa	8	Foundational	±0.43
109	🇳🇵Nepal	Asia Pacific	8	Foundational	±0.50
110	🇰🇵North Korea	Asia Pacific	8	Foundational	±0.87
111	🇶🇦Qatar	Middle East	8	Foundational	±2.28
112	🇸🇳Senegal	Africa	8	Foundational	±0.43
113	🇹🇿Tanzania	Africa	8	Foundational	±0.43
114	🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago	Americas	8	Foundational	±0.43
115	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Asia Pacific	8	Foundational	±0.00
116	🇺🇬Uganda	Africa	8	Foundational	±0.00
117	🇿🇲Zambia	Africa	8	Foundational	±0.00
118	🇦🇴Angola	Africa	7	Foundational	±0.00
119	🇧🇴Bolivia	Americas	7	Foundational	±0.00
120	🇧🇳Brunei	Asia Pacific	7	Foundational	±0.50
121	🇨🇲Cameroon	Africa	7	Foundational	±0.00
122	🇬🇾Guyana	Americas	7	Foundational	±0.00
123	🇭🇳Honduras	Americas	7	Foundational	±0.00
124	🇯🇲Jamaica	Americas	7	Foundational	±0.43
125	🇽🇰Kosovo	Europe	7	Foundational	±0.00
126	🇸🇩Sudan	Africa	7	Foundational	±0.00
127	🇸🇷Suriname	Americas	7	Foundational	±0.43
128	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Africa	7	Foundational	±0.00
129	🇧🇯Benin	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.43
130	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.50
131	🇰🇭Cambodia	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.00
132	🇸🇿Eswatini	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.43
133	🇫🇯Fiji	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.43
134	🇬🇳Guinea	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.00
135	🇰🇼Kuwait	Middle East	6	Foundational	±1.30
136	🇱🇧Lebanon	Middle East	6	Foundational	±0.43
137	🇱🇾Libya	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.43
138	🇲🇼Malawi	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.43
139	🇲🇱Mali	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.43
140	🇲🇳Mongolia	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.43
141	🇲🇿Mozambique	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.43
142	🇳🇮Nicaragua	Americas	6	Foundational	±0.43
143	🇷🇼Rwanda	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.43
144	🇸🇾Syria	Middle East	6	Foundational	±0.00
145	🇦🇩Andorra	Europe	5	Nascent	±0.43
146	🇧🇭Bahrain	Middle East	5	Nascent	±0.83
147	🇧🇧Barbados	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.43
148	🇧🇿Belize	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.00
149	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.50
150	🇨🇬Congo	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.43
151	🇨🇩DR Congo	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.50
152	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.43
153	🇬🇦Gabon	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.43
154	🇲🇬Madagascar	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.43
155	🇲🇻Maldives	Asia Pacific	5	Nascent	±0.83
156	🇲🇷Mauritania	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.00
157	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Asia Pacific	5	Nascent	±0.43
158	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.50
159	🇸🇨Seychelles	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.43
160	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.43
161	🇹🇬Togo	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.43
162	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±0.43
163	🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda	Americas	4	Nascent	±0.43
164	🇧🇸Bahamas	Americas	4	Nascent	±0.43
165	🇩🇲Dominica	Americas	4	Nascent	±0.43
166	🇪🇷Eritrea	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.50
167	🇬🇩Grenada	Americas	4	Nascent	±0.43
168	🇭🇹Haiti	Americas	4	Nascent	±0.50
169	🇱🇷Liberia	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.00
170	🇳🇪Niger	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.43
171	🇵🇸Palestine	Middle East	4	Nascent	±0.87
172	🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Americas	4	Nascent	±0.50
173	🇼🇸Samoa	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±0.00
174	🇧🇮Burundi	Africa	3	Nascent	±0.43
175	🇰🇲Comoros	Africa	3	Nascent	±0.43
176	🇩🇯Djibouti	Africa	3	Nascent	±0.43
177	🇬🇲Gambia	Africa	3	Nascent	±0.00
178	🇰🇮Kiribati	Asia Pacific	3	Nascent	±0.43
179	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Asia Pacific	3	Nascent	±0.43
180	🇫🇲Micronesia	Asia Pacific	3	Nascent	±0.43
181	🇵🇼Palau	Asia Pacific	3	Nascent	±0.43
182	🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis	Americas	3	Nascent	±0.43
183	🇸🇲San Marino	Europe	3	Nascent	±0.83
184	🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe	Africa	3	Nascent	±0.43
185	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Asia Pacific	3	Nascent	±0.50
186	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Asia Pacific	3	Nascent	±0.43
187	🇹🇴Tonga	Asia Pacific	3	Nascent	±0.43
188	🇻🇺Vanuatu	Asia Pacific	3	Nascent	±0.00
189	🇾🇪Yemen	Middle East	3	Nascent	±0.43
190	🇨🇫Central African Rep.	Africa	2	Inception	±0.00
191	🇹🇩Chad	Africa	2	Inception	±0.00
192	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	Africa	2	Inception	±0.00
193	🇳🇷Nauru	Asia Pacific	2	Inception	±0.43
194	🇸🇸South Sudan	Africa	2	Inception	±0.50
195	🇹🇻Tuvalu	Asia Pacific	2	Inception	±0.43
196	🇻🇦Holy See	Europe	1	Inception	±0.50
197	🇸🇴Somalia	Africa	1	Inception	±0.43

Others in Water, Sanitation & Waste Infrastructure

Capability	World mean	Range	Leader
Water Supply & Treatment	10.1	3–19	Netherlands, Singapore
Bulk Water Transfer & Desalination	7.2	0–19	Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Wastewater & Sanitation	8.6	1–20	Singapore
Solid Waste & Recycling	8.3	1–19	Sweden, Switzerland