Portugal

Strongest usable evidence: Adaptability, at 77.0. Raise Building first, at 33.9. Experimentation needs more evidence: confidence is 0.18.

Raise, lowest first

Raise, lowest first
Dimension	Confidence	Score
Building	0.62	33.9

Measure before managing

Measure before managing
Dimension	Confidence	Score
Experimentation	0.18	30.3
Trust	0.26	36.8
Shared Purpose	0.30	76.3
Coordination	0.39	91.6

These lists are the country's capability agenda, computed from the scores. Read the full agenda It names comparable evidence from other countries and the 25 gaps in the registry.

Why this country is included: Southern European comparison with strong social trust and a long convergence path.

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Anticipation66.8Confidence0.64usableHow capable is the country of identifying and preparing for emerging change?

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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.
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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.

Portugal dimension summary

Coordination	Coordination How effectively can independent actors organize around shared objectives? Scores use one 0 to 100 scale for all countries. Each flag is a country, and the ring around it carries how well evidenced that score is. The band beside each score in the list shows its evidence level, and the last column shows the trend and the number of indicators behind it. Loading…	0.39	0.60	0.81	no trend
Adaptability	Adaptability How effectively can the system respond when circumstances change? Scores use one 0 to 100 scale for all countries. Each flag is a country, and the ring around it carries how well evidenced that score is. The band beside each score in the list shows its evidence level, and the last column shows the trend and the number of indicators behind it. Loading…	0.47	0.50	1.00	+15.6(4)
Shared Purpose	Shared Purpose To what extent can people imagine themselves as participants in a common project? Scores use one 0 to 100 scale for all countries. Each flag is a country, and the ring around it carries how well evidenced that score is. The band beside each score in the list shows its evidence level, and the last column shows the trend and the number of indicators behind it. Loading…	0.30	0.33	0.96	+1.8(2)
Agency	Agency How able are individuals and organizations to turn an intention into action? Scores use one 0 to 100 scale for all countries. Each flag is a country, and the ring around it carries how well evidenced that score is. The band beside each score in the list shows its evidence level, and the last column shows the trend and the number of indicators behind it. Loading…	0.61	0.75	0.86	+9.6(4)
Anticipation	Anticipation How capable is the country of identifying and preparing for emerging change? Scores use one 0 to 100 scale for all countries. Each flag is a country, and the ring around it carries how well evidenced that score is. The band beside each score in the list shows its evidence level, and the last column shows the trend and the number of indicators behind it. Loading…	0.64	0.71	0.95	+14.3(5)
Learning	Learning How effectively does the country acquire, distribute, and update knowledge? Scores use one 0 to 100 scale for all countries. Each flag is a country, and the ring around it carries how well evidenced that score is. The band beside each score in the list shows its evidence level, and the last column shows the trend and the number of indicators behind it. Loading…	0.52	0.71	0.77	+4.4(2)
Trust	Trust How much cooperation is possible beyond immediate personal networks? Scores use one 0 to 100 scale for all countries. Each flag is a country, and the ring around it carries how well evidenced that score is. The band beside each score in the list shows its evidence level, and the last column shows the trend and the number of indicators behind it. Loading…	0.26	0.40	0.71	no trend
Building	Building How capable is the country of turning plans and knowledge into functioning systems? Scores use one 0 to 100 scale for all countries. Each flag is a country, and the ring around it carries how well evidenced that score is. The band beside each score in the list shows its evidence level, and the last column shows the trend and the number of indicators behind it. Loading…	0.62	0.71	0.92	+0.3(4)
Experimentation	Experimentation How easily can new approaches be attempted, tested, abandoned, and improved? Scores use one 0 to 100 scale for all countries. Each flag is a country, and the ring around it carries how well evidenced that score is. The band beside each score in the list shows its evidence level, and the last column shows the trend and the number of indicators behind it. Loading…	0.18	0.25	0.75	+4.1(2)

How to read this page

Each dimension has a score from 0 to 100. It shows where this country sits among all 53 countries in the comparison frame, not a percentage. Confidence sits beside the score. A dashed radar edge and hollow point mean the evidence is thin. The records below show each indicator, its raw value, year and source.

A panel estimate, when present, is a separate judgment about what the indicators miss. It does not change the score or confidence. The panel's provenance is shown beside the estimate.

direct capability measuredirect capability measure Measures the thing itself.
capability inputcapability input Measures something that supports the capability.
downstream outcomedownstream outcome Measures a result that usually follows from the capability.
perception proxyperception proxy Records what people or experts say, not what they did.

Confidence

very thin0.00 to 0.25
The score rests on one or two indicators. Do not quote it on its own.
thin0.25 to 0.45
A minority of indicators, or evidence old enough to have moved. Read with care.
usable0.45 to 0.65
Enough evidence to compare countries, with known holes.
good0.65 and above
Most indicators observed, recent, from official or intergovernmental sources.

A row marked no dataset exists is a gap: the benchmark wants data that nobody publishes. A retired row has a source this project chose not to use. Both reduce confidence. The glossary, and the places where these numbers are known to be wrong about the world are on the limits page.

Anticipation

How capable is the country of identifying and preparing for emerging change?

+14.3 over 10 years, from 52.5 in 2016 to 66.8 on 5 indicators seen in both years.

+30.0 over 20 years, from 22.3 in 2006 to 52.3 on 3 indicators seen in both years.

+42.1 over 30 years, from 10.2 in 1996 to 52.3 on 3 indicators seen in both years.

Trends use fewer indicators than the current score and use today's frame. A longer span reaches further back.

capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
R&D expenditure
Gross domestic expenditure on research and development as a share of GDP.
Measured in % of GDP; higher is better. Source: World Bank (GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 1.695% of GDP
Year: 2023
Normalized: capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
R&D expenditure
Gross domestic expenditure on research and development as a share of GDP.
Measured in % of GDP; higher is better. Source: World Bank (GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS)
History

capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Researchers in R&D
Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.
Measured in per million people; higher is better. Source: World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 5983.27per million people
Year: 2023
Normalized: capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Researchers in R&D
Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.
Measured in per million people; higher is better. Source: World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6)
History

downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Scientific articles
Scientific and technical journal articles published, per million people.
Measured in articles per million people; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IP.JRN.ARTC.SC), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 18225.29articles per million people
Year: 2023
Normalized: downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Scientific articles
Scientific and technical journal articles published, per million people.
Measured in articles per million people; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IP.JRN.ARTC.SC), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (IP.JRN.ARTC.SC)
History

direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Statistical performance
World Bank Statistical Performance Indicators overall score for the national statistical system.
Measured in index 0-100; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IQ.SPI.OVRL), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 90.708index 0-100
Year: 2024
Normalized: direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Statistical performance
World Bank Statistical Performance Indicators overall score for the national statistical system.
Measured in index 0-100; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IQ.SPI.OVRL), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (IQ.SPI.OVRL)
History

capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Secure internet servers
Servers using encryption in internet transactions, per million people.
Measured in per million people; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IT.NET.SECR.P6), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 28710.253per million people
Year: 2024
Normalized: capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Secure internet servers
Servers using encryption in internet transactions, per million people.
Measured in per million people; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IT.NET.SECR.P6), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (IT.NET.SECR.P6)
History

Government foresight capacity

no dataset exists

Raw value: no dataindex 0-100
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: none
History: —

Note: No comparable international dataset. OECD and UN work is descriptive, not scored. Envisioning would have to build this.

Long-horizon research share

no dataset exists

Raw value: no data% of R&D
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: OECD MSTI
History: —

Note: Published by OECD for members only. Missing for India, South Africa, Brazil in comparable form.

Agency

How able are individuals and organizations to turn an intention into action?

+9.6 over 10 years, from 55.8 in 2016 to 65.4 on 4 indicators seen in both years.

+22.0 over 20 years, from 35.6 in 2006 to 57.6 on 3 indicators seen in both years.

Trends use fewer indicators than the current score and use today's frame. A longer span reaches further back.

direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
New business density
New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 working-age people.
Measured in per 1,000 aged 15-64; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IC.BUS.NDNS.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 10.995per 1,000 aged 15-64
Year: 2024
Normalized: direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
New business density
New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 working-age people.
Measured in per 1,000 aged 15-64; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IC.BUS.NDNS.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (IC.BUS.NDNS.ZS)
History

direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Time to start a business
Calendar days to complete company registration procedures.
Measured in days; lower is better. Source: World Bank (IC.REG.DURS.MA.DY), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 6.5days
Year: 2019
Normalized: direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Time to start a business
Calendar days to complete company registration procedures.
Measured in days; lower is better. Source: World Bank (IC.REG.DURS.MA.DY), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (IC.REG.DURS.MA.DY)
History

direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Procedures to start a business
Number of separate official procedures to register a company.
Measured in count; lower is better. Source: World Bank (IC.REG.PROC.MA.NO), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 6count
Year: 2019
Normalized: direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Procedures to start a business
Number of separate official procedures to register a company.
Measured in count; lower is better. Source: World Bank (IC.REG.PROC.MA.NO), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (IC.REG.PROC.MA.NO)
History

capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Individuals using the internet
Share of the population that used the internet in the last three months.
Measured in % of population; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IT.NET.USER.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 88.487% of population
Year: 2024
Normalized: capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Individuals using the internet
Share of the population that used the internet in the last three months.
Measured in % of population; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IT.NET.USER.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (IT.NET.USER.ZS)
History

capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Financial account ownership
Adults with an account at a bank or mobile money provider.
Measured in % aged 15+; higher is better. Source: World Bank (FX.OWN.TOTL.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 91.397% aged 15+
Year: 2024
Normalized: capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Financial account ownership
Adults with an account at a bank or mobile money provider.
Measured in % aged 15+; higher is better. Source: World Bank (FX.OWN.TOTL.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (FX.OWN.TOTL.ZS)
History

capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Credit to the private sector
Domestic credit provided to the private sector by financial corporations.
Measured in % of GDP; higher is better. Source: World Bank (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 77.118% of GDP
Year: 2024
Normalized: capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Credit to the private sector
Domestic credit provided to the private sector by financial corporations.
Measured in % of GDP; higher is better. Source: World Bank (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS)
History

Adult digital skills

no dataset exists

Raw value: no data% of adults
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: ITU
History: —

Note: ITU collects this but coverage across these ten countries is broken and the task lists differ by year.

Perceived control over life

no dataset exists

Raw value: no datamean 1-10
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: World Values Survey
History: —

Note: WVS wave 7 covers most of these countries but fieldwork years differ by up to six years, and Singapore is thin.

Coordination

How effectively can independent actors organize around shared objectives?

No trend is shown because too few indicators have values at both ends. The rows below still show the available history.

Government effectiveness

retired, see notes

Raw value: no dataz-score -2.5 to 2.5
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: World Bank (GOV_WGI_GE.EST)
History: —

Note: Retired 2026-08-26. The WGI aggregate the opinions of experts and firms, and in this set the four WGI series correlate with each other between 0.93 and 0.98 while correlating with log GDP per capita at 0.91. That is one perception of national wealth counted in three dimensions. Cross-agency delivery records are the replacement and they are a declared gap. See D23 and A4.

Regulatory quality

retired, see notes

Raw value: no dataz-score -2.5 to 2.5
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: World Bank (GOV_WGI_RQ.EST)
History: —

Note: Retired 2026-08-26. Same measurement as government effectiveness, filed under a different name, correlating with it above 0.93. See D23 and A4.

Logistics performance

retired, see notes

Raw value: no dataindex 1-5
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: World Bank (LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ)
History: —

Note: Retired 2026-08-26. The LPI is a survey of international freight forwarders, so it records how a country looks to global logistics firms. A small country with a small port scores low whatever its state can organise, which is artefact A9. Container throughput and border time are observable and stay. See D23.

direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Border compliance time to export
Hours to complete customs and border compliance for a standard export shipment.
Measured in hours; lower is better. Source: World Bank (TRD.ACRS.BRDR.EXPT.BRDR.COMP.HR.DB1619), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 0hours
Year: 2019
Normalized: direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Border compliance time to export
Hours to complete customs and border compliance for a standard export shipment.
Measured in hours; lower is better. Source: World Bank (TRD.ACRS.BRDR.EXPT.BRDR.COMP.HR.DB1619), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (TRD.ACRS.BRDR.EXPT.BRDR.COMP.HR.DB1619)
History

direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Budget execution fidelity
Distance between primary government expenditure and the original approved budget.
Measured in percentage points from approved budget; lower is better. Source: World Bank (GF.XPD.BUDG.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 103.034percentage points from approved budget
Year: 2022
Normalized: direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Budget execution fidelity
Distance between primary government expenditure and the original approved budget.
Measured in percentage points from approved budget; lower is better. Source: World Bank (GF.XPD.BUDG.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (GF.XPD.BUDG.ZS)
History

University-industry collaboration

no dataset exists, 1 record

Raw value: no dataindex 0-100
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: Global Innovation Index
History: —

Note: GII carries it, but the underlying item is a WEF executive opinion survey whose microdata is not inspectable. Excluded on principle 4.

direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Civil society strength
Autonomy, density and participatory reach of civil society organisations.
Measured in index 0-1; higher is better. Source: V-Dem (v2x_cspart), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 0.825index 0-1
Year: 2024
Normalized: direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Civil society strength
Autonomy, density and participatory reach of civil society organisations.
Measured in index 0-1; higher is better. Source: V-Dem (v2x_cspart), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: V-Dem (v2x_cspart)
History: —

Public-private collaboration

no dataset exists

Raw value: no dataindex 0-100
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: none
History: —

Note: No comparable dataset. PPP investment databases measure infrastructure finance, not collaboration capacity.

Evidence for missing indicators

Each record describes a case the indicators above cannot see. It does not affect the score or confidence because one case is not comparable across countries. A gap can become an indicator when a comparable series covers at least two countries.

Portugallinked to University-industry collaborationstarted 2017still operating
Portugal's CoLAB applied-research network
Portugal's Agência Nacional de Inovação reported 41 recognized Collaborative Laboratories (CoLABs), and its 2024 innovation report recorded 639 highly qualified staff contracted by CoLABs, 32 percent of them PhDs.
41 CoLABs, recognized collaborative laboratories, 2024. 639 staff, highly qualified staff contracted by colabs, 2024. Agência Nacional de Inovação, Relatório Nacional de Inovação 2024, retrieved 2026-08-31.
How it worked: Portugal gives mission-led applied-research organisations a formal recognition and monitoring route, then combines public base or competitive funding with industry-facing agendas so researchers have an institution whose job is to carry work across the university-business boundary.
Limits: The network and staffing totals show institutional reach, not research quality, business adoption, additionality or durable jobs. CoLABs are separate private non-profit entities and report through the programme; the figures do not cover every university-industry link or establish that public recognition caused the reported staffing.

Trust

How much cooperation is possible beyond immediate personal networks?

No trend is shown because too few indicators have values at both ends. The rows below still show the available history.

Rule of law

retired, see notes

Raw value: no dataz-score -2.5 to 2.5
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: World Bank (GOV_WGI_RL.EST)
History: —

Note: Retired 2026-08-26. A WGI perception composite correlating with control of corruption above 0.95 and with log GDP per capita at 0.83. Court throughput and case clearance rates are the observable replacement and are a declared gap. See D23 and A4.

Control of corruption

retired, see notes

Raw value: no dataz-score -2.5 to 2.5
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: World Bank (GOV_WGI_CC.EST)
History: —

Note: Retired 2026-08-26. A WGI perception composite. It measures reputation for corruption, which is not the same thing as corruption, and it tracks income closely. Prosecution and audit records are the observable replacement and are a declared gap. See D23 and A4.

direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Time to enforce a contract
Calendar days from filing a commercial claim to payment.
Measured in days; lower is better. Source: World Bank (ENF.CONT.DURS.DY), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 755days
Year: 2019
Normalized: direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Time to enforce a contract
Calendar days from filing a commercial claim to payment.
Measured in days; lower is better. Source: World Bank (ENF.CONT.DURS.DY), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (ENF.CONT.DURS.DY)
History

Intentional homicide rate

retired, see notes

Raw value: no dataper 100,000 people
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: World Bank (VC.IHR.PSRC.P5)
History: —

Note: Added 2026-08-26 by D23 as the observable replacement for two retired WGI perception composites, and retired 2026-08-27 by D44 when the diagnostic built in D42 measured what it was doing. It raised this dimension's correlation with log GDP per capita by 0.288, from 0.096 to 0.385, the largest single wealth contribution anywhere in the model. It was added to fix wealth contamination and it was the wealth contamination. The dataset is sound and the objection is to what it measures here: homicide is driven heavily by organised crime, a society can be physically safe while trusting very little, and across this country set the variation it carries is mostly income. Behavioural trust measures remain a gap.

perception proxyRecords what people or experts say, not what they did.
Generalised interpersonal trust
Share agreeing that most people can be trusted.
Measured in % agreeing; higher is better. Source: Joint EVS/WVS (A165), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 16.9% agreeing
Year: 2022
Normalized: perception proxyRecords what people or experts say, not what they did.
Generalised interpersonal trust
Share agreeing that most people can be trusted.
Measured in % agreeing; higher is better. Source: Joint EVS/WVS (A165), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: Joint EVS/WVS (A165)
History: —

Trust in public institutions

no dataset exists

Raw value: no data% expressing confidence
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: OECD Trust Survey / WVS
History: —

Note: The OECD survey covers members only. Mixing it with WVS items for India and South Africa would break comparability.

Cooperation beyond the in-group

no dataset exists

Raw value: no data% expressing trust
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: World Values Survey
History: —

Note: The distinction that makes this dimension worth measuring. Same licensing obstacle as generalised trust.

Court case clearance rate

no dataset exists

Raw value: no data% of incoming cases
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: CEPEJ / OECD / national court statistics
History: —

Note: Whether a court finishes what it starts, counted from case records rather than asked in a survey. D23 named it as the observable replacement for the two retired WGI composites and it has stayed unfilled since. CEPEJ publishes it for Council of Europe members and OECD for its own members, so no single publisher reaches this country set, and a harmonised series needs the project second source adapter. See D57.

Behavioral check, not scored

Each number below is published beside the score and stays out of it. It is not in the frame, the average, the indicator count or the confidence.

Bribery incidenceWorld Bank (IC.FRM.BRIB.ZS), 2023
7.674 % of firms, lower is better. Firms asked for at least one bribe payment across six public transactions covering utilities, permits, licences and taxes.
Experience rather than reputation: the question asks whether the responding firm was itself asked, so it is not the perception composite D23 retired. It covers 50 of 53 countries and 45 of them at 2023 or later. It is not scored because it carries income. On a rank-normalised estimate it correlates with log GDP per capita at about 0.66 alone and takes the two-indicator Trust dimension to about 0.53, against 0.14 for contract enforcement days by itself, which is a larger wealth contribution than the one D44 retired an indicator over. Read it beside the score, not as the score.

Learning

How effectively does the country acquire, distribute, and update knowledge?

+4.4 over 10 years, from 56.2 in 2016 to 60.6 on 2 indicators seen in both years.

+2.8 over 20 years, from 47.3 in 2006 to 50.1 on 2 indicators seen in both years.

Trends use fewer indicators than the current score and use today's frame. A longer span reaches further back.

direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Human Capital Index
Expected productivity of a child born today relative to full health and complete education.
Measured in index 0-1; higher is better. Source: World Bank (HD.HCI.OVRL), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 0.769index 0-1
Year: 2020
Normalized: direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Human Capital Index
Expected productivity of a child born today relative to full health and complete education.
Measured in index 0-1; higher is better. Source: World Bank (HD.HCI.OVRL), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (HD.HCI.OVRL)
History

capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Tertiary enrolment
Gross enrolment ratio in tertiary education.
Measured in % gross; higher is better. Source: World Bank (SE.TER.ENRR), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 77.678% gross
Year: 2023
Normalized: capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Tertiary enrolment
Gross enrolment ratio in tertiary education.
Measured in % gross; higher is better. Source: World Bank (SE.TER.ENRR), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (SE.TER.ENRR)
History

capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Public education expenditure
Government expenditure on education as a share of GDP.
Measured in % of GDP; higher is better. Source: World Bank (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 4.552% of GDP
Year: 2022
Normalized: capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Public education expenditure
Government expenditure on education as a share of GDP.
Measured in % of GDP; higher is better. Source: World Bank (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS)
History

capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Vocational share of secondary
Vocational pupils as a share of total secondary enrolment.
Measured in % of secondary; higher is better. Source: World Bank (SE.SEC.ENRL.VO.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 23.878% of secondary
Year: 2018
Normalized: capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Vocational share of secondary
Vocational pupils as a share of total secondary enrolment.
Measured in % of secondary; higher is better. Source: World Bank (SE.SEC.ENRL.VO.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (SE.SEC.ENRL.VO.ZS)
History

direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Firms offering formal training
Share of firms that provide formal training to permanent employees.
Measured in % of firms; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IC.FRM.TRNG.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 39.516% of firms
Year: 2023
Normalized: direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Firms offering formal training
Share of firms that provide formal training to permanent employees.
Measured in % of firms; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IC.FRM.TRNG.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (IC.FRM.TRNG.ZS)
History

Adult learning participation

no dataset exists, 2 records

Raw value: no data% of adults
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: Eurostat / OECD PIAAC
History: —

Note: The best available measure of continuous learning capacity, and it exists only for European and OECD members.

Research citation impact

no dataset exists

Raw value: no dataratio to world average
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: OpenAlex
History: —

Note: Computable from OpenAlex, which is open and inspectable. This is the highest-value gap to close next.

Evidence for missing indicators

Portugallinked to Adult learning participationstarted 2017still operating
Programa Qualifica and Portugal's adult-learning network
Portugal's ANQEP reported 1,025,569 cumulative Qualifica registrations by December 2023; 90 percent received a training or recognition, validation and certification referral, and 510,113 registrants obtained some certification.
1,025,569 registrations, cumulative qualifica registrations, 2023-12. 510,113 people, registrants receiving a certification, 2023-12. ANQEP, Plano de Atividades 2024, retrieved 2026-08-31.
How it worked: A national network of Centros Qualifica gives adults a common entry point for counselling, recognition and validation of prior learning (RVCC), formal training and a portable qualification record, linking fragmented providers to a visible pathway.
Limits: These are cumulative programme reach and certification totals, not an annual participation rate, completion quality, learning gain or employment and wage effect. The count can include partial certifications and administrative registrations, and it does not identify how many participants would have qualified without Qualifica; ANQEP reports the programme's own administrative data.
Portugallinked to Adult learning participationstarted 2006dismantled
Novas Oportunidades, and the qualification-policy interruption
ANQEP's national review records 1,568,490 adult enrolments in Novas Oportunidades between 2006 and July 2011; after the initiative's peak and a period of disinvestment, Portugal launched Qualifica in 2017 and rebuilt a network of more than 300 Centros Qualifica.
1,568,490 adult enrolments, adult enrolments in novas oportunidades, 2011-07. 300 centres (more than), centros qualifica in the replacement network, 2017. ANQEP, Plano Nacional de Literacia de Adultos, retrieved 2026-08-31.
How it worked: Novas Oportunidades scaled adult qualification through recognition and validation of prior learning (RVCC), adult education and training (EFA) routes and a national delivery network; when political and fiscal support receded, the infrastructure contracted and a successor programme had to rebuild entry points.
Limits: Enrolment is a reach measure, not completed learning, quality, labour-market effect or value for money. The review's 1.57 million figure covers a high-activity period, while the later 300-plus-centre figure describes the replacement network rather than retained Novas Oportunidades capacity; the record evidences interruption and rebuilding, not a causal estimate of the policy's return.

Experimentation

How easily can new approaches be attempted, tested, abandoned, and improved?

+4.1 over 10 years, from 26.2 in 2016 to 30.3 on 2 indicators seen in both years.

+12.8 over 20 years, from 17.5 in 2006 to 30.3 on 2 indicators seen in both years.

Trends use fewer indicators than the current score and use today's frame. A longer span reaches further back.

downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Resident patent applications
Patent applications filed by residents, per million people.
Measured in per million people; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IP.PAT.RESD), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 711per million people
Year: 2021
Normalized: downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Resident patent applications
Patent applications filed by residents, per million people.
Measured in per million people; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IP.PAT.RESD), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (IP.PAT.RESD)
History

downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Resident trademark applications
Direct trademark applications by residents, per million people.
Measured in per million people; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IP.TMK.RSCT), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 32344per million people
Year: 2021
Normalized: downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Resident trademark applications
Direct trademark applications by residents, per million people.
Measured in per million people; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IP.TMK.RSCT), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (IP.TMK.RSCT)
History

Venture capital investment

no dataset exists, 1 record

Raw value: no data% of GDP
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: OECD / national VC associations
History: —

Note: Still a gap after a direct check on 2026-08-26. The OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Financing scoreboard is the only inspectable aggregate and it carries venture capital for 6 of these 16 countries, in national currency rather than as a share of GDP, latest year 2022. Brazil, India, South Africa and Singapore are all absent, so wiring it would score the rich half of the set and lower coverage for the rest. Commercial databases cover the world and are not inspectable. Read A1 before treating this dimension as measured.

Early-stage entrepreneurial activity

missing

Raw value: no data% aged 18-64
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (APS key indicators, TEA rate)
History: —

Note: From the GEM Adult Population Survey, entered by hand because GEM has no open API. TEA counts every new business, so necessity self-employment scores the same as a funded startup, which is why Chile and Argentina sit above the United States here. Read it as how many people are trying, not as how much value the attempts create. GEM does not run every economy every year: Singapore last took part in 2014 and the recency term marks that value down hard.

Tolerance of entrepreneurial failure

missing

Raw value: no data% not deterred
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (APS key indicators, fear of failure rate)
History: —

Note: Stored as 100 minus the published GEM fear of failure rate, so the direction matches the rest of the registry. GEM measures that rate among adults who already see good opportunities, not among all adults, so the denominator differs from the label. Attitudinal: bankruptcy law and time to discharge would be the observable substitute and are still worth wiring beside it.

Regulatory sandbox activity

no dataset exists

Raw value: no datacount
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: none
History: —

Note: Countable from primary sources but nobody maintains a comparable register. A realistic candidate for Envisioning to build.

University spinouts

no dataset exists

Raw value: no dataper million people
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: national TTO associations
History: —

Note: Reported nationally with incompatible definitions of what counts as a spinout.

Business share of R&D

no dataset exists

Raw value: no data% of R&D
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: UNESCO UIS
History: —

Note: UIS publishes this and it is a good candidate for the next ingestion adapter.

Evidence for missing indicators

Portugallinked to Venture capital investmentstarted 2012still operating
Portugal Ventures, a public venture-capital bridge
Portugal Ventures, the public venture-capital company in the Banco Português de Fomento group, reports €233.2 million invested in 256 new companies since 2012 and €283 million under management.
233,200,000 EUR invested, invested since launch, 2026-08-31. 256 companies, new companies backed since launch, 2026-08-31. Portugal Ventures, institutional performance figures, retrieved 2026-08-31.
How it worked: A state-backed investor supplies pre-seed, seed and Series A capital, often alongside private investors, using staged minority investments and portfolio support to bridge companies that are too early for ordinary bank finance.
Limits: These are company-reported cumulative portfolio figures, not venture-capital investment as a share of GDP, additionality, exits, survival, jobs or a counterfactual. The homepage does not give a full reference-year methodology, and the totals can include private co-investment effects as well as Portugal Ventures' own capital.

Adaptability

How effectively can the system respond when circumstances change?

+15.6 over 10 years, from 61.4 in 2016 to 77.0 on 4 indicators seen in both years.

+20.4 over 20 years, from 56.6 in 2006 to 77.0 on 4 indicators seen in both years.

+13.5 over 30 years, from 58.3 in 1996 to 71.8 on 3 indicators seen in both years.

Trends use fewer indicators than the current score and use today's frame. A longer span reaches further back.

capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Labour force participation
Share of the working-age population in the labour force.
Measured in % aged 15+; higher is better. Source: World Bank (SL.TLF.ACTI.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 77.828% aged 15+
Year: 2025
Normalized: capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Labour force participation
Share of the working-age population in the labour force.
Measured in % aged 15+; higher is better. Source: World Bank (SL.TLF.ACTI.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (SL.TLF.ACTI.ZS)
History

downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force, modelled ILO estimate.
Measured in % of labour force; lower is better. Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 6.164% of labour force
Year: 2025
Normalized: downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force, modelled ILO estimate.
Measured in % of labour force; lower is better. Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS)
History

Long-term unemployment share

no dataset exists

Raw value: no data% of unemployed
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: ILOSTAT
History: —

Note: Closer to reallocation speed than the headline rate: it asks whether people who lose work find new work. ILOSTAT publishes it; the World Bank API does not carry it.

capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Fixed broadband subscriptions
Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people.
Measured in per 100 people; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IT.NET.BBND.P2), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 45.244per 100 people
Year: 2024
Normalized: capability inputMeasures something that supports the capability.
Fixed broadband subscriptions
Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people.
Measured in per 100 people; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IT.NET.BBND.P2), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (IT.NET.BBND.P2)
History

downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Electricity transmission losses
Power lost in transmission and distribution, including unbilled use.
Measured in % of output; lower is better. Source: World Bank (EG.ELC.LOSS.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 9.667% of output
Year: 2024
Normalized: downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Electricity transmission losses
Power lost in transmission and distribution, including unbilled use.
Measured in % of output; lower is better. Source: World Bank (EG.ELC.LOSS.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (EG.ELC.LOSS.ZS)
History

Export diversification

no dataset exists

Raw value: no dataindex 0-1
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: UNCTAD
History: —

Note: UNCTAD publishes the concentration index and it is computable. Another good candidate for the next adapter.

Disaster preparedness and recovery

no dataset exists

Raw value: no dataindex 0-100
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: INFORM / UNDRR
History: —

Note: INFORM is largely a hazard-exposure index, so using it here would measure geography rather than capability.

Institutional responsiveness

no dataset exists, 1 record

Raw value: no dataindex 0-100
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: none
History: —

Note: No dataset exists. Measurable in principle from legislative and regulatory timestamps, which no one has assembled comparably.

Evidence for missing indicators

Portugallinked to Institutional responsivenessstarted 2014still operating
Chave Móvel Digital and Portugal's digital identity layer
Portugal's digital-government platform reported 4.4 million active Chave Móvel Digital credentials and 141 million authentications by 23 October 2025, with 490 entities using Autenticação.gov.
4,400,000 active digital identities, active chave móvel digital credentials, 2025-10-23. 141,000,000 authentications, authentications through autenticação.gov, 2025-10-23. Portugal Digital / ARTE, Identidade Digital statistics, retrieved 2026-08-31.
How it worked: Portugal made one state-certified mobile credential usable for authentication and signatures across public services and participating private services, so each new service can reuse an existing identity rather than build a separate account system.
Limits: These are administrative adoption and usage totals, not measures of service quality, inclusion, authentication success, fraud or trust. An active credential is not necessarily a unique active person, and the government platform reports the totals itself; the figures do not show whether citizens can complete the services they authenticate for.

Building

How capable is the country of turning plans and knowledge into functioning systems?

+0.3 over 10 years, from 23.2 in 2016 to 23.5 on 4 indicators seen in both years.

+1.3 over 20 years, from 31.7 in 2006 to 33.0 on 2 indicators seen in both years.

-3.5 over 30 years, from 36.5 in 1996 to 33.0 on 2 indicators seen in both years.

Trends use fewer indicators than the current score and use today's frame. A longer span reaches further back.

downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Manufacturing value added
Manufacturing value added as a share of GDP.
Measured in % of GDP; higher is better. Source: World Bank (NV.IND.MANF.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 11.296% of GDP
Year: 2025
Normalized: downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Manufacturing value added
Manufacturing value added as a share of GDP.
Measured in % of GDP; higher is better. Source: World Bank (NV.IND.MANF.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (NV.IND.MANF.ZS)
History

downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
High-technology exports
High-technology exports as a share of manufactured exports.
Measured in % of manufactured exports; higher is better. Source: World Bank (TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 6.773% of manufactured exports
Year: 2024
Normalized: downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
High-technology exports
High-technology exports as a share of manufactured exports.
Measured in % of manufactured exports; higher is better. Source: World Bank (TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS)
History

downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Output per worker
GDP per person employed, constant purchasing power parity.
Measured in constant 2021 PPP $; higher is better. Source: World Bank (SL.GDP.PCAP.EM.KD), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 89377.204constant 2021 PPP $
Year: 2025
Normalized: downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Output per worker
GDP per person employed, constant purchasing power parity.
Measured in constant 2021 PPP $; higher is better. Source: World Bank (SL.GDP.PCAP.EM.KD), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (SL.GDP.PCAP.EM.KD)
History

Logistics infrastructure quality

retired, see notes

Raw value: no dataindex 1-5
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: World Bank (LP.LPI.INFR.XQ)
History: —

Note: Retired 2026-08-26. An LPI sub-index, so the same freight-forwarder survey as logistics performance and the same problem. Electricity connection speed stays as the observable infrastructure measure in this dimension. See D23.

direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Electricity connection speed
Doing Business score for the days a business waits for a permanent electricity connection.
Measured in score 0-100; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IC.ELC.TIME.DFRN), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 79.565score 0-100
Year: 2019
Normalized: direct capability measureMeasures the thing itself.
Electricity connection speed
Doing Business score for the days a business waits for a permanent electricity connection.
Measured in score 0-100; higher is better. Source: World Bank (IC.ELC.TIME.DFRN), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (IC.ELC.TIME.DFRN)
History

downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Economic fitness
Diversity and ubiquity-adjusted sophistication of the export basket.
Measured in index; higher is better. Source: World Bank (EF.EFM.UNIV.XD), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 1.689index
Year: 2024
Normalized: downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Economic fitness
Diversity and ubiquity-adjusted sophistication of the export basket.
Measured in index; higher is better. Source: World Bank (EF.EFM.UNIV.XD), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (EF.EFM.UNIV.XD)
History

Large project delivery

no dataset exists

Raw value: no data% overrun
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: none
History: —

Note: The single best measure of execution capability and there is no comparable international dataset. Assembling one is a defensible Envisioning project. Building mixes industrial output with state delivery capacity, and this indicator carries the delivery side: the other six indicators cannot see a national programme that was delivered. Documented deliveries are recorded in data/evidence and never scored, see D20.

Firm scale-up rate

no dataset exists

Raw value: no data% of firms
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: OECD DynEmp
History: —

Note: OECD business dynamics work covers members irregularly. Nothing comparable for India, Brazil or South Africa.

Shared Purpose

To what extent can people imagine themselves as participants in a common project?

+1.8 over 10 years, from 74.5 in 2016 to 76.3 on 2 indicators seen in both years.

+9.6 over 20 years, from 66.7 in 2006 to 76.3 on 2 indicators seen in both years.

Trends use fewer indicators than the current score and use today's frame. A longer span reaches further back.

Voice and accountability

retired, see notes

Raw value: no dataz-score -2.5 to 2.5
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: World Bank (GOV_WGI_VA.EST)
History: —

Note: Retired 2026-08-26. Artefact A5: it measures the democratic channel while Shared Purpose asks whether people can see themselves in a common project. Singapore scored 20.9 while being one of the most effective collective actors in the set. Voter turnout, volunteering and civic participation are the observable replacements and all are declared gaps. See D23 and A5.

downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Tax revenue
Central government tax revenue as a share of GDP.
Measured in % of GDP; higher is better. Source: World Bank (GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 22.347% of GDP
Year: 2024
Normalized: downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Tax revenue
Central government tax revenue as a share of GDP.
Measured in % of GDP; higher is better. Source: World Bank (GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS)
History

downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Income inequality
Gini index of disposable income.
Measured in Gini 0-100; lower is better. Source: World Bank (SI.POV.GINI), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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observed

Raw value: 33.9Gini 0-100
Year: 2023
Normalized: downstream outcomeMeasures a result that usually follows from the capability.
Income inequality
Gini index of disposable income.
Measured in Gini 0-100; lower is better. Source: World Bank (SI.POV.GINI), also in the indicator registry. Each flag is a country at its normalized position from 0 to 100, where higher always means better. The bar in the list below shows the same position.
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Source: World Bank (SI.POV.GINI)
History

Sense of national belonging

no dataset exists

Raw value: no data% expressing belonging
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: World Values Survey
History: —

Note: Culturally loaded. High national pride is not the same as capacity for collective action and must not be read as such.

Volunteering

no dataset exists

Raw value: no data% of adults
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: Gallup World Poll / CAF
History: —

Note: CAF publishes country figures but the underlying Gallup microdata is proprietary, so it fails the inspectability rule.

Political polarisation

no dataset exists

Raw value: no dataindex 0-4
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: V-Dem
History: —

Note: V-Dem political polarisation is inspectable and would fill this. Pluralism is the target, so only hostile polarisation should count against a country.

Civic participation

no dataset exists

Raw value: no data% of adults
Year: —
Normalized: no data
Source: World Values Survey
History: —

Note: Behavioural rather than attitudinal, so it is the item worth prioritising if only one survey measure can be harmonised.

🇵🇹Portugal

Government foresight capacity

Long-horizon research share

Adult digital skills

Perceived control over life

Government effectiveness

Regulatory quality

Logistics performance

University-industry collaboration

Public-private collaboration

Rule of law

Control of corruption

Intentional homicide rate

Trust in public institutions

Cooperation beyond the in-group

Court case clearance rate

Adult learning participation

Research citation impact

Venture capital investment

Early-stage entrepreneurial activity

Tolerance of entrepreneurial failure

Regulatory sandbox activity

University spinouts

Business share of R&D

Long-term unemployment share

Export diversification

Disaster preparedness and recovery

Institutional responsiveness

Logistics infrastructure quality

Large project delivery

Firm scale-up rate

Voice and accountability

Portugal