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The Global Risks Index · GRX-IDX-GOV · LCC Lack of coping and adaptive capacity

Indice di debolezza della governance

Weighted aggregation, on 0 to 10, of governance quality, rule of law, policy and institutional quality and statistical capacity, each oriented by its own polarity so that higher values mean weaker governance.

Page GRX-IDX-GOVEdition Baseline Edition 2026Evidence close 2026-09-30Indicator Standard IDX.GOV.quality.governance_weaknessValues not yet publishedMethod v1.0.0-draft
FIG 1 · Method card
Aggregation

arithmetic

expert weights · floor 0.1 where geometric

Incertezza

1,000 draws

normalisation, weights, aggregation, imputation

Struttura

4 components

16 leaf indicators

Copertura

67% minimum

modelled share ≤ 20%

From the Indicator Standard definition of this index.
16
leaf indicators
4
components
1,000
Monte Carlo draws
12
series read it
01Construction

From indicators to the composite

Institutional weakness turns hazards into disasters and disasters into crises; the four sub-indices stay visible, and the CPI is excluded because its licence forbids derivatives.

computation
How Governance weakness is computed
Graph23 nodes
Grafo
01Indicatori
02Sub-indices
03Domain index
04Pilastro
05Composito
100%
Indice
  1. Voce e responsabilità (WGI)
    Indicator · IND · score
    Perceived extent to which citizens can choose their government and enjoy freedom of expression, association and a free media, on the WGI 0 to 100 score.
  2. Stabilità politica e assenza di violenza (WGI)
    Indicator · IND · score
    Perceived likelihood of political instability or politically motivated violence, including terrorism, on the WGI 0 to 100 score.
  3. Efficacia del governo (WGI)
    Indicator · IND · score
    Perceived quality of public services, of the civil service and its independence from political pressure, and of policy formulation and implementation, on the WGI 0 to 100 score.
  4. Controllo della corruzione (WGI)
    Indicator · IND · score
    Perceived extent to which public power is exercised for private gain, including petty and grand corruption and state capture, on the WGI 0 to 100 score.
  5. Punteggio della libertà di stampa (RSF)
    Indicator · IND · score
    Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index score, 0 to 100 with higher meaning freer, under the methodology in use since 2022; ingested as published.
  6. Stato di diritto (WGI)
    Indicator · IND · score
    Perceived confidence in and adherence to the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, police and courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence, on the WGI 0 to 100 score.
  7. Diritti di proprietà e governance basata su regole (CPIA)
    Indicator · IND · score
    World Bank staff rating, from 1 to 6, of the extent to which private economic activity is facilitated by an effective legal system and rule-based governance that respects property and contract rights.
  8. Detenuti senza condanna, quota della popolazione carceraria
    Indicator · IND · %
    People held in detention who have not been sentenced, as a percentage of the total prison population.
  9. Incidenza della corruzione tra le imprese
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of firms that experienced at least one bribe payment request across six types of public transactions, from Enterprise Surveys.
  10. Qualità della regolamentazione (WGI)
    Indicator · IND · score
    Perceived ability of government to formulate and implement sound policies and regulations that permit and promote private-sector development, on the WGI 0 to 100 score.
  11. Valutazione complessiva CPIA (indice di allocazione delle risorse IDA)
    Indicator · IND · score
    Average World Bank staff rating, from 1 to 6, of economic management, structural policies, social inclusion and public-sector management, for IDA-eligible countries.
  12. Efficienza nella mobilitazione delle entrate (CPIA)
    Indicator · IND · score
    World Bank staff rating, from 1 to 6, of the tax policy and tax administration: base breadth, rate structure, collection efficiency and compliance cost.
  13. Scostamento dell'esecuzione del bilancio dal bilancio approvato
    Indicator · IND · %
    Absolute difference, in percentage points, between primary government expenditure outturn and 100% of the originally approved budget.
  14. Punteggio complessivo degli Statistical Performance Indicators
    Indicator · IND · score
    World Bank SPI overall score, from 0 to 100, across data use, data services, data products, data sources and data infrastructure.
  15. Completezza della registrazione delle nascite
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of children under five whose births are registered with civil authorities.
  16. Anni trascorsi dall'ultimo censimento della popolazione
    Indicator · IND · a
    Number of years between the reference year and the most recent completed population and housing census.
  17. Governance quality sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 2 · 44.4%
    Composite of WGI voice and accountability, political stability, government effectiveness and control of corruption, with RSF press freedom.
  18. Rule of law sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1 · 22.2%
    Composite of WGI rule of law, CPIA property rights, unsentenced detention and firms’ experience of bribery.
  19. Policy and institutional quality sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1 · 22.2%
    Composite of WGI regulatory quality, the CPIA overall rating, revenue-mobilisation efficiency and budget credibility.
  20. Statistical capacity sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 0.5 · 11.1%
    Composite of the SPI overall score, completeness of birth registration and census recency.
  21. Indice di debolezza della governance
    Domain index · IDX · arithmetic
    Weighted aggregation, on 0 to 10, of governance quality, rule of law, policy and institutional quality and statistical capacity, each oriented by its own polarity so that higher values mean weaker governance.
  22. Mancanza di capacità di risposta e di adattamento
    Pillar · PILLAR · 2 indices
    Can institutions anticipate, absorb, respond, recover and adapt?
  23. NXS-GRX (canonical data, provenance and risk) Composite Risk
    Composite · COMPOSITE · four pillars
    Composite = (HTE × VUL × MSF × LCC)^(1/4), each pillar on 0–10 floored at 0.1; pillar = expert-weighted geometric mean of its domain indices
Non eseguitoIn corsoCompletato
FIG 2. 16 indicators, 4 components, real Indicator Standard weights (the bar under each node is its share). Select a node to trace what it feeds and what feeds it; Simulate run plays the computation in order. Schematic of the construction; source: Indicator Standard composite definitions.
02Simulator

Run this index’s own aggregation

Set each component, change the aggregation or the weight uncertainty, and watch the interval, the class probability and each component’s contribution respond.

FIG 3 · Simulator: aggregate governance weakness on your numbers
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03Metodo

Treatment, normalisation, weighting, aggregation, uncertainty

Treatment
WINSORISE
Outlier rule
|skew| > 2, kurtosis > 3.5
Normalisation
min–max rescaling
Imputation
NONE
Coverage minimum
67% of components
Modelled share cap
20% of weight
Weighting
esperto
Aggregation
arithmetic
Scale
0 to 10
Incertezza
1,000 Monte Carlo runs over normalisation, weights, aggregation, imputation
Framework basis
INFORM Lack of Coping Capacity: institutional (structure only); WB WGI 2025 methodology; JRC COIN 10-step guide; OECD/JRC Handbook (2008)
Molto bassoda 0.0 a < 2.0
Bassoda 2.0 a < 3.5
Medioda 3.5 a < 5.0
Altoda 5.0 a < 6.5
Molto altoda 6.5 a 10.0
04Components

4 components, 16 indicators

Governance quality sub-index w 2

Composite of WGI voice and accountability, political stability, government effectiveness and control of corruption, with RSF press freedom.

IndicatoreUnitàEvidenzeFontiQuota
Voce e responsabilità (WGI)IND.GOV.quality.voice_accountability{score}Class Cwb-wgi22.2%
Stabilità politica e assenza di violenza (WGI)IND.GOV.quality.political_stability{score}Class Cwb-wgi22.2%
Efficacia del governo (WGI)IND.GOV.quality.government_effectiveness{score}Class Cwb-wgi22.2%
Controllo della corruzione (WGI)IND.GOV.quality.control_of_corruption{score}Class Cwb-wgi22.2%
Punteggio della libertà di stampa (RSF)IND.GOV.quality.press_freedom{score}Class Ersf-world-press-freedom-index (licence terms to be cleared)11.1%

Rule of law sub-index w 1

Composite of WGI rule of law, CPIA property rights, unsentenced detention and firms’ experience of bribery.

IndicatoreUnitàEvidenzeFontiQuota
Stato di diritto (WGI)IND.GOV.rule_of_law.rule_of_law{score}Class Cwb-wgi40.0%
Diritti di proprietà e governance basata su regole (CPIA)IND.GOV.rule_of_law.property_rights{score}Class Ewb-cpia, wb-wdi20.0%
Detenuti senza condanna, quota della popolazione carcerariaIND.GOV.rule_of_law.unsentenced_detainees%Class Bunodc-cts20.0%
Incidenza della corruzione tra le impreseIND.GOV.rule_of_law.bribery_incidence_firms%Class Bwb-enterprise-surveys, wb-wdi20.0%

Policy and institutional quality sub-index w 1

Composite of WGI regulatory quality, the CPIA overall rating, revenue-mobilisation efficiency and budget credibility.

IndicatoreUnitàEvidenzeFontiQuota
Qualità della regolamentazione (WGI)IND.GOV.policy.regulatory_quality{score}Class Cwb-wgi40.0%
Valutazione complessiva CPIA (indice di allocazione delle risorse IDA)IND.GOV.policy.cpia_overall{score}Class Ewb-cpia, wb-wdi20.0%
Efficienza nella mobilitazione delle entrate (CPIA)IND.GOV.policy.tax_administration{score}Class Ewb-cpia, wb-wdi, imf-isora20.0%
Scostamento dell'esecuzione del bilancio dal bilancio approvatoIND.GOV.policy.budget_execution_deviation%Class Bpefa, national-budget-documents20.0%

Statistical capacity sub-index w 0.5

Composite of the SPI overall score, completeness of birth registration and census recency.

IndicatoreUnitàEvidenzeFontiQuota
Punteggio complessivo degli Statistical Performance IndicatorsIND.GOV.statistics.spi_overall{score}Class Bwb-spi, wb-wdi50.0%
Completezza della registrazione delle nasciteIND.GOV.statistics.birth_registration%Class Bunicef-birth-registration, wb-wdi25.0%
Anni trascorsi dall'ultimo censimento della popolazioneIND.GOV.statistics.years_since_censusaClass Aunsd-census-programme25.0%
05Dominio

Governance e istituzioni

Quality of governance, rule of law, policy and institutional capacity, statistical capacity.

Sub-domainIndicatori
Governance quality6
Rule of law4
Policy and institutional quality6
Statistical capacity3
Business environment1

Anchor frameworks (pillar structure and definitions only): WB WGI 2025; WB CPIA; WB SPI 2025; WB B-READY.

06Indicatori

All 20 governance and institutions indicators

FIG 4 · Indicators in scope, by domain and sub-domain
GOV · 20
Area is the number of indicator definitions; colour is the pillar the domain feeds (Macroeconomy and Space feed through their indices). Select a block to filter the table. Source: Indicator Standard Nexus Indicator Standard register.
IndicatoreDominioSub-domainComponenteUnitàLivelliCrosswalks
Voce e responsabilità (WGI)IND.GOV.quality.voice_accountabilityGOVGovernance qualitycoping capacity{score}COUNTRYWB_WGI GOV_WGI_VA.SC WB_WGI GOV_WGI_VA.EST
Stabilità politica e assenza di violenza (WGI)IND.GOV.quality.political_stabilityGOVGovernance qualitycoping capacity{score}COUNTRYWB_WGI GOV_WGI_PV.SC WB_WGI GOV_WGI_PV.EST
Efficacia del governo (WGI)IND.GOV.quality.government_effectivenessGOVGovernance qualitycoping capacity{score}COUNTRYWB_WGI GOV_WGI_GE.SC WB_WGI GOV_WGI_GE.EST
Controllo della corruzione (WGI)IND.GOV.quality.control_of_corruptionGOVGovernance qualitycoping capacity{score}COUNTRYWB_WGI GOV_WGI_CC.SC WB_WGI GOV_WGI_CC.EST
Corruption Perceptions Index (Transparency International)IND.GOV.quality.corruption_perceptionsGOVGovernance qualitycoping capacity{score}COUNTRY
Punteggio della libertà di stampa (RSF)IND.GOV.quality.press_freedomGOVGovernance qualitycoping capacity{score}COUNTRY
Stato di diritto (WGI)IND.GOV.rule_of_law.rule_of_lawGOVRule of lawcoping capacity{score}COUNTRYWB_WGI GOV_WGI_RL.SC WB_WGI GOV_WGI_RL.EST
Diritti di proprietà e governance basata su regole (CPIA)IND.GOV.rule_of_law.property_rightsGOVRule of lawcoping capacity{score}COUNTRYWB_WDI IQ.CPA.PROP.XQ
Detenuti senza condanna, quota della popolazione carcerariaIND.GOV.rule_of_law.unsentenced_detaineesGOVRule of lawvulnerability%COUNTRYSDG 16.3.2
Incidenza della corruzione tra le impreseIND.GOV.rule_of_law.bribery_incidence_firmsGOVRule of lawvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI IC.FRM.BRIB.ZS SDG 16.5.2
Qualità della regolamentazione (WGI)IND.GOV.policy.regulatory_qualityGOVPolicy and institutional qualitycoping capacity{score}COUNTRYWB_WGI GOV_WGI_RQ.SC WB_WGI GOV_WGI_RQ.EST
Valutazione complessiva CPIA (indice di allocazione delle risorse IDA)IND.GOV.policy.cpia_overallGOVPolicy and institutional qualitycoping capacity{score}COUNTRYWB_WDI IQ.CPA.IRAI.XQ
CPIA gestione e istituzioni del settore pubblicoIND.GOV.policy.cpia_public_sector_managementGOVPolicy and institutional qualitycoping capacity{score}COUNTRYWB_WDI IQ.CPA.PUBS.XQ
CPIA trasparenza, responsabilità e corruzione nel settore pubblicoIND.GOV.policy.cpia_transparencyGOVPolicy and institutional qualitycoping capacity{score}COUNTRYWB_WDI IQ.CPA.TRAN.XQ
Efficienza nella mobilitazione delle entrate (CPIA)IND.GOV.policy.tax_administrationGOVPolicy and institutional qualitycoping capacity{score}COUNTRYWB_WDI IQ.CPA.REVN.XQ
Scostamento dell'esecuzione del bilancio dal bilancio approvatoIND.GOV.policy.budget_execution_deviationGOVPolicy and institutional qualityvulnerability%COUNTRYSDG 16.6.1
Punteggio complessivo degli Statistical Performance IndicatorsIND.GOV.statistics.spi_overallGOVStatistical capacitycoping capacity{score}COUNTRYWB_WDI IQ.SPI.OVRL WB_WDI IQ.SCI.OVRL
Completezza della registrazione delle nasciteIND.GOV.statistics.birth_registrationGOVStatistical capacitycoping capacity%COUNTRYWB_WDI SP.REG.BRTH.ZS SDG 16.9.1
Anni trascorsi dall'ultimo censimento della popolazioneIND.GOV.statistics.years_since_censusGOVStatistical capacityvulnerabilityaCOUNTRYSDG 17.19.2
Punteggio del contesto imprenditoriale (B-READY)IND.GOV.business.bready_overallGOVBusiness environmentcoping capacity{score}COUNTRY
07Quotazione

Governance weakness index, world

The world reading of this index, every country as a tile and the largest movements since the previous edition.

NXS-GRX · GOV · 195 profiles · 0–10 scale
Governance weakness index, world
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I valori sono pubblicati con l'edizione; qui compaiono intervallo, classe e variazione.
Edizione precedente
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Range since 2016
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Composito accoppiato
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Punteggio di accoppiamento S
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Pulse, ultima settimana
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Outlook, 12 months
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Metodo
Indicator Standard 1.0 · NXS-GRX 2026
Estrazioni
1,000
Governance weakness index, world, by edition

Nessun valore ancora pubblicato. La prima edizione traccia qui lo storico con la banda dell'intervallo e i limiti di classe.

The line is the point value by edition; the band is the 90% interval; dashed lines are the class bounds at 2, 3.5, 5 and 6.5.
Nessuna variazione per ora. Dalla seconda edizione in poi, le variazioni rispetto all’edizione precedente sono elencate qui, insieme agli indicatori che le hanno determinate.
08Valori

Country values

FIG 5 · Governance weakness index: countries (values when released)
Caricamento della mappa
AndorraAntigua e BarbudaBahreinBarbadosComoreCapo VerdeDominicaMicronesia (Stati Federati di)GrenadaKiribatiSaint Kitts e NevisSanta LuciaLiechtensteinMonacoMaldiveIsole MarshallMaltaMauritiusNauruPalauSingaporeSan MarinoSão Tomé e PríncipeSeychellesTongaTuvaluSanta SedeSaint Vincent e GrenadineSamoa
Equal Earth · Natural Earth 1:110mValues when released
Until the first edition is released the map shows UN M49 regions or the Nexus Reports edition; it then shows this index’s classes with each country’s interval on hover. Countries are listed by name, never ordered by value.
Tile
/api/v1/public/grix/risk-products/tiles/gov/{z}/{x}/{y}.mvt
Chiave di osservazione
nis:IDX.GOV.quality.governance_weakness:{ISO3}:{YEAR}:A
09Serie

Series that read this index

GLBGlobal SystemsThe state of interdependent global risk: the twenty domain indices aggregated to the world, the five core systems (water, energy, food, health, biodiversity) and their couplings, the global tail register and the gap between perceived and measured risk. GS-14Global Policy and institutionsGovernance weakness, state capacity, rule of law, preparedness frameworks and the institutional ability to anticipate and adapt. SR-04MineralsCritical-mineral concentration, processing dependency, price and export-restriction risk, and the environmental and social footprint of extraction. SR-10Digital public infrastructureIdentity, payments and data-exchange infrastructure as public goods, and their concentration, cyber and continuity risk. SR-11Information integrity and social cohesionInformation disorder, polarisation, trust and cohesion as amplifiers of every other risk. XT-01Artificial Intelligence and Agentic SystemsAI and agentic systems as physical infrastructure (compute, energy, water, materials and supply chains) and as a hazard source: failure, misuse, concentration and oversight gaps. XT-10Digital twins and simulationDigital twins and simulation used for risk decisions: model risk, validation and dependency. XT-11Digital identity and trustIdentity, authentication and trust infrastructure: exclusion, fraud, breach and concentration risk. XT-15Biotechnology and biosecurityBiotechnology capability and governance at public-safe level: laboratory biosafety, oversight and detection capacity; no capability information is published. XT-18Climate intervention technologiesCarbon removal and proposed climate interventions: physical, governance and termination risks, read from published assessments only. XT-19Neurotechnology and human augmentationNeurotechnology and augmentation: safety, privacy, equity and governance risks. XT-20Converging technologiesRisks that emerge where frontier technologies combine (AI with biotechnology, autonomy with cyber, compute with energy) and outrun single-technology governance.
10Validity

Crosswalks and validity checks

Crosswalks map leaf indicators to source code lists; established indices are used for validity checks, never re-weighted as inputs.

Code systemLeaf indicators mapped
WB_WGI12
WB_WDI7
SDG5
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12Cita

Cita e riutilizza

GCRI Canada (2026). The Global Risks Index (NXS-GRX): Governance weakness index (GRX-IDX-GOV), Baseline Edition 2026. Preparatory working draft. https://risksindex.com/indices/governance-weakness/ UNI NXS-GRX-AR-000124.

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