Regional & Place-Based Development — 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.

regional GDP per capita dispersion
second-city output share
lagging-region convergence rate

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 0

Advanced 3

Established 17

Transitional 40

Foundational 64

Nascent 66

Inception 7

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	🇨🇦Canada	Americas	15	Advanced	±0.43
2	🇩🇪Germany	Europe	15	Advanced	±5.50
3	🇺🇸United States	Americas	15	Advanced	±0.83
4	🇫🇷France	Europe	14	Established	±4.92
5	🇯🇵Japan	Asia Pacific	14	Established	±5.07
6	🇳🇱Netherlands	Europe	14	Established	±5.12
7	🇨🇭Switzerland	Europe	14	Established	±5.07
8	🇦🇹Austria	Europe	13	Established	±4.64
9	🇩🇰Denmark	Europe	13	Established	±4.76
10	🇫🇮Finland	Europe	13	Established	±4.76
11	🇳🇴Norway	Europe	13	Established	±4.76
12	🇸🇬Singapore	Asia Pacific	13	Established	±4.72
13	🇰🇷South Korea	Asia Pacific	13	Established	±4.49
14	🇸🇪Sweden	Europe	13	Established	±4.64
15	🇹🇼Taiwan	Asia Pacific	13	Established	±4.33
16	🇦🇺Australia	Asia Pacific	12	Established	±3.96
17	🇧🇪Belgium	Europe	12	Established	±4.21
18	🇨🇳China	Asia Pacific	12	Established	±3.90
19	🇪🇸Spain	Europe	12	Established	±4.21
20	🇬🇧United Kingdom	Europe	12	Established	±4.06
21	🇧🇷Brazil	Americas	11	Transitional	±0.00
22	🇨🇱Chile	Americas	11	Transitional	±0.83
23	🇨🇿Czechia	Europe	11	Transitional	±3.46
24	🇪🇪Estonia	Europe	11	Transitional	±3.20
25	🇮🇪Ireland	Europe	11	Transitional	±3.63
26	🇮🇹Italy	Europe	11	Transitional	±3.20
27	🇱🇺Luxembourg	Europe	11	Transitional	±3.20
28	🇳🇿New Zealand	Asia Pacific	11	Transitional	±3.46
29	🇵🇱Poland	Europe	11	Transitional	±3.63
30	🇵🇹Portugal	Europe	11	Transitional	±3.46
31	🇸🇮Slovenia	Europe	11	Transitional	±3.63
32	🇦🇷Argentina	Americas	10	Transitional	±0.71
33	🇭🇷Croatia	Europe	10	Transitional	±2.60
34	🇬🇷Greece	Europe	10	Transitional	±2.92
35	🇭🇺Hungary	Europe	10	Transitional	±3.03
36	🇮🇸Iceland	Europe	10	Transitional	±2.92
37	🇮🇳India	Asia Pacific	10	Transitional	±2.60
38	🇮🇱Israel	Middle East	10	Transitional	±3.00
39	🇱🇻Latvia	Europe	10	Transitional	±2.92
40	🇱🇹Lithuania	Europe	10	Transitional	±3.03
41	🇲🇾Malaysia	Asia Pacific	10	Transitional	±3.03
42	🇲🇹Malta	Europe	10	Transitional	±2.77
43	🇲🇽Mexico	Americas	10	Transitional	±2.60
44	🇷🇴Romania	Europe	10	Transitional	±3.03
45	🇸🇰Slovakia	Europe	10	Transitional	±2.92
46	🇹🇷Türkiye	Middle East	10	Transitional	±3.03
47	🇻🇳Vietnam	Asia Pacific	10	Transitional	±2.60
48	🇨🇾Cyprus	Middle East	9	Transitional	±2.17
49	🇮🇩Indonesia	Asia Pacific	9	Transitional	±2.49
50	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Europe	9	Transitional	±2.17
51	🇲🇺Mauritius	Africa	9	Transitional	±2.49
52	🇲🇦Morocco	Africa	9	Transitional	±2.17
53	🇴🇲Oman	Middle East	9	Transitional	±2.06
54	🇶🇦Qatar	Middle East	9	Transitional	±2.18
55	🇷🇺Russia	Europe	9	Transitional	±2.17
56	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Middle East	9	Transitional	±2.35
57	🇷🇸Serbia	Europe	9	Transitional	±2.17
58	🇿🇦South Africa	Africa	9	Transitional	±2.17
59	🇹🇭Thailand	Asia Pacific	9	Transitional	±2.17
60	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Middle East	9	Transitional	±2.49
61	🇦🇩Andorra	Europe	8	Foundational	±1.92
62	🇧🇭Bahrain	Middle East	8	Foundational	±1.87
63	🇧🇧Barbados	Americas	8	Foundational	±1.73
64	🇧🇾Belarus	Europe	8	Foundational	±1.73
65	🇧🇬Bulgaria	Europe	8	Foundational	±1.92
66	🇨🇴Colombia	Americas	8	Foundational	±1.73
67	🇨🇷Costa Rica	Americas	8	Foundational	±1.73
68	🇪🇬Egypt	Africa	8	Foundational	±1.73
69	🇮🇷Iran	Asia Pacific	8	Foundational	±1.50
70	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Asia Pacific	8	Foundational	±1.92
71	🇰🇪Kenya	Africa	8	Foundational	±1.50
72	🇲🇨Monaco	Europe	8	Foundational	±2.50
73	🇵🇦Panama	Americas	8	Foundational	±1.73
74	🇵🇪Peru	Americas	8	Foundational	±1.73
75	🇵🇭Philippines	Asia Pacific	8	Foundational	±1.73
76	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Asia Pacific	8	Foundational	±1.50
77	🇹🇳Tunisia	Africa	8	Foundational	±1.50
78	🇺🇾Uruguay	Americas	8	Foundational	±1.73
79	🇦🇱Albania	Europe	7	Foundational	±0.87
80	🇩🇿Algeria	Africa	7	Foundational	±1.30
81	🇦🇲Armenia	Middle East	7	Foundational	±0.87
82	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Middle East	7	Foundational	±1.23
83	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Asia Pacific	7	Foundational	±1.23
84	🇧🇴Bolivia	Americas	7	Foundational	±0.87
85	🇧🇼Botswana	Africa	7	Foundational	±1.23
86	🇧🇳Brunei	Asia Pacific	7	Foundational	±1.23
87	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Americas	7	Foundational	±1.30
88	🇪🇨Ecuador	Americas	7	Foundational	±1.30
89	🇸🇻El Salvador	Americas	7	Foundational	±0.87
90	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Africa	7	Foundational	±1.23
91	🇬🇪Georgia	Middle East	7	Foundational	±1.30
92	🇬🇭Ghana	Africa	7	Foundational	±1.30
93	🇬🇹Guatemala	Americas	7	Foundational	±0.87
94	🇯🇴Jordan	Middle East	7	Foundational	±0.87
95	🇲🇩Moldova	Europe	7	Foundational	±0.87
96	🇲🇪Montenegro	Europe	7	Foundational	±1.30
97	🇳🇬Nigeria	Africa	7	Foundational	±1.23
98	🇲🇰North Macedonia	Europe	7	Foundational	±1.30
99	🇵🇰Pakistan	Asia Pacific	7	Foundational	±1.23
100	🇵🇾Paraguay	Americas	7	Foundational	±0.87
101	🇷🇼Rwanda	Africa	7	Foundational	±1.30
102	🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago	Americas	7	Foundational	±1.09
103	🇺🇦Ukraine	Europe	7	Foundational	±1.23
104	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Asia Pacific	7	Foundational	±0.87
105	🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda	Americas	6	Foundational	±0.43
106	🇧🇸Bahamas	Americas	6	Foundational	±0.83
107	🇧🇹Bhutan	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.50
108	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	6	Foundational	±0.43
109	🇰🇭Cambodia	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.50
110	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.43
111	🇨🇺Cuba	Americas	6	Foundational	±0.83
112	🇫🇯Fiji	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.50
113	🇭🇳Honduras	Americas	6	Foundational	±0.43
114	🇯🇲Jamaica	Americas	6	Foundational	±0.71
115	🇰🇼Kuwait	Middle East	6	Foundational	±0.83
116	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.43
117	🇲🇻Maldives	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.50
118	🇲🇳Mongolia	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.43
119	🇳🇦Namibia	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.83
120	🇸🇲San Marino	Europe	6	Foundational	±0.83
121	🇸🇳Senegal	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.83
122	🇸🇨Seychelles	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.50
123	🇹🇿Tanzania	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.83
124	🇺🇬Uganda	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.43
125	🇦🇴Angola	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.00
126	🇧🇿Belize	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.87
127	🇧🇯Benin	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.43
128	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.43
129	🇨🇲Cameroon	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.00
130	🇩🇲Dominica	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.43
131	🇸🇿Eswatini	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.43
132	🇬🇾Guyana	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.50
133	🇮🇶Iraq	Middle East	5	Nascent	±0.43
134	🇽🇰Kosovo	Europe	5	Nascent	±0.00
135	🇱🇦Laos	Asia Pacific	5	Nascent	±0.43
136	🇲🇿Mozambique	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.50
137	🇳🇵Nepal	Asia Pacific	5	Nascent	±0.43
138	🇳🇮Nicaragua	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.43
139	🇰🇵North Korea	Asia Pacific	5	Nascent	±0.00
140	🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.43
141	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.43
142	🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.43
143	🇼🇸Samoa	Asia Pacific	5	Nascent	±0.50
144	🇸🇷Suriname	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.50
145	🇹🇯Tajikistan	Asia Pacific	5	Nascent	±0.43
146	🇹🇬Togo	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.50
147	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Asia Pacific	5	Nascent	±0.43
148	🇻🇪Venezuela	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.00
149	🇿🇲Zambia	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.43
150	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.43
151	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.71
152	🇨🇬Congo	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.71
153	🇩🇯Djibouti	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.83
154	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.71
155	🇬🇦Gabon	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.43
156	🇬🇲Gambia	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.71
157	🇬🇩Grenada	Americas	4	Nascent	±0.83
158	🇬🇳Guinea	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.71
159	🇱🇧Lebanon	Middle East	4	Nascent	±0.43
160	🇱🇸Lesotho	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.43
161	🇱🇾Libya	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.87
162	🇲🇬Madagascar	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.43
163	🇲🇼Malawi	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.43
164	🇲🇱Mali	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.87
165	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±0.87
166	🇲🇷Mauritania	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.43
167	🇫🇲Micronesia	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±0.87
168	🇲🇲Myanmar	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±0.43
169	🇳🇷Nauru	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±1.12
170	🇵🇼Palau	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±0.71
171	🇵🇸Palestine	Middle East	4	Nascent	±0.87
172	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±0.43
173	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.71
174	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±0.87
175	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±0.83
176	🇹🇴Tonga	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±0.83
177	🇻🇺Vanuatu	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±0.83
178	🇧🇮Burundi	Africa	3	Nascent	±1.30
179	🇹🇩Chad	Africa	3	Nascent	±1.50
180	🇰🇲Comoros	Africa	3	Nascent	±1.09
181	🇨🇩DR Congo	Africa	3	Nascent	±1.09
182	🇪🇷Eritrea	Africa	3	Nascent	±1.30
183	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	Africa	3	Nascent	±1.23
184	🇭🇹Haiti	Americas	3	Nascent	±1.30
185	🇰🇮Kiribati	Asia Pacific	3	Nascent	±1.09
186	🇱🇷Liberia	Africa	3	Nascent	±1.09
187	🇳🇪Niger	Africa	3	Nascent	±1.09
188	🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe	Africa	3	Nascent	±0.43
189	🇸🇩Sudan	Africa	3	Nascent	±1.30
190	🇹🇻Tuvalu	Asia Pacific	3	Nascent	±1.23
191	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Asia Pacific	2	Inception	±1.73
192	🇨🇫Central African Rep.	Africa	2	Inception	±1.73
193	🇸🇴Somalia	Africa	2	Inception	±1.64
194	🇸🇸South Sudan	Africa	2	Inception	±1.73
195	🇸🇾Syria	Middle East	2	Inception	±1.73
196	🇾🇪Yemen	Middle East	2	Inception	±1.73
197	🇻🇦Holy See	Europe	0	Inception	±0.00

Others in Structural Transformation & Complexity

Capability	World mean	Range	Leader
Economic Complexity & Capability Breadth	7.3	0–19	Germany, Japan, South Korea
Economic Diversification	7.8	0–19	United States