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Indice di fragilità delle infrastrutture

Index of transport and digital connectivity deficits, utility fragility, energy supply unreliability and realised disruption impact on a 0–10 scale, higher meaning more fragile.

Page GRX-IDX-INFEdition Baseline Edition 2026Evidence close 2026-09-30Indicator Standard IDX.INF.disruption.infrastructure_fragilityValues not yet publishedMethod v1.0.0-draft
FIG 1 · Method card
Aggregation

geometric

expert weights · floor 0.1 where geometric

Incertezza

1,000 draws

normalisation, weights, aggregation, imputation

Struttura

5 components

24 leaf indicators

Copertura

67% minimum

modelled share ≤ 30%

From the Indicator Standard definition of this index.
24
leaf indicators
5
components
1,000
Monte Carlo draws
10
series read it
01Construction

From indicators to the composite

Shows how likely infrastructure is to fail or isolate people under stress, and how much it already has; sub-indices stay visible beside the total.

computation
How Infrastructure fragility is computed
Graph32 nodes
Grafo
01Indicatori
02Sub-indices
03Domain index
04Pilastro
05Composito
100%
Indice
  1. Popolazione rurale entro 2 km da una strada percorribile in ogni stagione
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of the rural population living within two kilometres (about a 20-minute walk) of a road passable in all seasons, estimated from gridded population and road-network condition data.
  2. Prestazioni logistiche
    Indicator · IND · score
    Overall score of trade logistics performance (customs, infrastructure, shipments, logistics competence, tracking, timeliness) on a 1–5 scale, as an external source series.
  3. Connettività del trasporto marittimo di linea rispetto alla frontiera
    Indicator · IND · %
    Liner shipping connectivity of the economy’s ports (ship deployment, container capacity, services, companies, direct connections) as a percentage of the highest-scoring economy in the same year.
  4. Passeggeri aerei trasportati pro capite
    Indicator · IND · passengers/a/person
    Passengers carried on domestic and international flights by carriers registered in the economy, per resident per year.
  5. Popolazione urbana con comodo accesso al trasporto pubblico
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of the urban population living within 500 m walking distance of a low-capacity public transport stop or 1 km of a high-capacity one.
  6. Persone che utilizzano Internet
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of individuals who used the Internet from any location and device in the last three months.
  7. Popolazione coperta da una rete mobile, per tecnologia
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of the population within range of a mobile-cellular signal, reported separately for 2G, 3G, 4G/LTE and 5G; the headline value is 4G or better.
  8. Abbonamenti alla banda larga fissa per 100 abitanti
    Indicator · IND · /10*2
    Fixed subscriptions to the public Internet at advertised download speeds of at least 256 kbit/s, per 100 inhabitants, by speed tier.
  9. Ridondanza delle rotte di connettività internazionale
    Indicator · IND · 1
    Number of physically diverse international connectivity routes (distinct subsea-cable landing stations and cross-border terrestrial fibre routes) serving the economy, capped at ten.
  10. Resilienza della rete elettrica
    Indicator · IND · score
    Target-defined score (0–1) combining transmission N-1 compliance, share of demand restorable within 24 hours after a major event, black-start capability and hardening of critical substations against flood, wind, heat and geomagnetic stress.
  11. Resilienza della rete di approvvigionamento idrico
    Indicator · IND · score
    Target-defined score (0–1) combining non-revenue water, storage in days of average demand, source redundancy, back-up power at treatment and pumping sites, and planned restoration time after a major event.
  12. Strutture critiche con alimentazione di riserva per 72 ore
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of hospitals, emergency operations centres, water and wastewater plants and telecom core sites with on-site back-up power and fuel for at least 72 hours of operation.
  13. Divario di investimenti infrastrutturali, quota del PIL
    Indicator · IND · %
    Difference between the estimated annual investment needed to meet infrastructure service and resilience needs (energy, transport, water, telecom) and current-trend investment, as a percentage of GDP.
  14. Interruzioni di corrente subite dalle imprese in un mese tipico
    Indicator · IND · /mo
    Average number of electrical outages that formal private firms report in a typical month, from establishment surveys.
  15. Valore perso per interruzioni elettriche, quota delle vendite delle imprese
    Indicator · IND · %
    Losses that firms attribute to power outages as a percentage of annual sales, from establishment surveys.
  16. Durata media delle interruzioni del sistema (SAIDI)
    Indicator · IND · h/a
    Total minutes of sustained supply interruption per customer served in the year, expressed in hours, as reported by distribution utilities under the IEEE 1366 convention.
  17. Frequenza media delle interruzioni del sistema (SAIFI)
    Indicator · IND · /a
    Number of sustained supply interruptions per customer served in the year, as reported by distribution utilities under the IEEE 1366 convention.
  18. Perdite di trasmissione e distribuzione dell'energia elettrica
    Indicator · IND · %
    Electricity lost between generation and the consumer, technical and commercial, as a share of electricity output.
  19. Unità di infrastrutture critiche danneggiate o distrutte da disastri
    Indicator · IND · 1
    Number of critical infrastructure units and facilities (health, education, transport, utilities, other) damaged or destroyed by hazardous events in the year.
  20. Strutture sanitarie danneggiate o distrutte da disastri
    Indicator · IND · 1
    Number of health facilities damaged or destroyed by hazardous events in the year.
  21. Strutture scolastiche danneggiate o distrutte da disastri
    Indicator · IND · 1
    Number of educational facilities damaged or destroyed by hazardous events in the year.
  22. Interruzioni dei servizi di base attribuite a disastri
    Indicator · IND · 1
    Number of disruption events to basic services (education, health, and other basic services such as water, power, transport, telecom and waste) caused by hazardous events in the year.
  23. Perdita economica diretta alle infrastrutture critiche, quota del PIL
    Indicator · IND · %
    Direct economic loss from damage to or destruction of critical infrastructure by hazardous events in the year, as a percentage of GDP.
  24. Ore di interruzione di Internet su scala nazionale
    Indicator · IND · h/a
    Total hours in the year during which measured national internet connectivity fell below half of its expected level, whether from shutdowns, cable cuts, power loss or attack.
  25. Transport connectivity deficit sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1 · 22.2%
    Composite of the lack of rural all-season road access, weak logistics performance, low liner shipping connectivity, low air connectivity and limited urban public transport, each inverted.
  26. Digital connectivity deficit sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1 · 22.2%
    Composite of the lack of internet use, mobile coverage, fixed broadband and international route redundancy, each inverted.
  27. Utility system fragility sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1 · 22.2%
    Composite of the lack of power-grid and water-network resilience and of back-up power at critical facilities, together with the infrastructure investment gap.
  28. Electricity supply unreliability sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1 · 22.2%
    Composite of firm-reported outages and sales losses, SAIDI, SAIFI and network losses.
  29. Infrastructure disruption impact sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 0.5 · 11.1%
    Composite of disaster damage to critical infrastructure, health and education facilities, basic-service disruptions, economic loss to infrastructure and internet disruption hours, normalised over a ten-year rolling window.
  30. Indice di fragilità delle infrastrutture
    Domain index · IDX · geometric
    Index of transport and digital connectivity deficits, utility fragility, energy supply unreliability and realised disruption impact on a 0–10 scale, higher meaning more fragile.
  31. Vulnerabilità umana e dei sistemi
    Pillar · PILLAR · 8 indices
    How susceptible are people, livelihoods, ecosystems and essential systems to harm when a shock arrives?
  32. 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
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FIG 2. 24 indicators, 5 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 infrastructure fragility on your numbers
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Simulator: the index’s published aggregation run on numbers you set, with 1,000 draws over weights and aggregation. The slider positions are starting points for the explainer, not NXS-GRX values. Simulated on your own inputs; not a measured result.
03Metodo

Treatment, normalisation, weighting, aggregation, uncertainty

Treatment
WINSORISE
Outlier rule
|skew| > 2, kurtosis > 3.5
Normalisation
INFORM 0–10 rescaling
Imputation
NONE
Coverage minimum
67% of components
Modelled share cap
30% of weight
Weighting
esperto
Aggregation
geometric
Scale
0 to 10
Incertezza
1,000 Monte Carlo runs over normalisation, weights, aggregation, imputation
Framework basis
OECD/JRC Handbook (2008); JRC COIN 10-step guide; Sendai Framework target D; UNDRR Principles for Resilient Infrastructure (2022)
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

5 components, 24 indicators

Transport connectivity deficit sub-index w 1

Composite of the lack of rural all-season road access, weak logistics performance, low liner shipping connectivity, low air connectivity and limited urban public transport, each inverted.

IndicatoreUnitàEvidenzeFontiQuota
Popolazione rurale entro 2 km da una strada percorribile in ogni stagioneIND.INF.transport.rural_road_access%Class Cwb-rural-access-index, openstreetmap, worldpop33.3%
Prestazioni logisticheIND.INF.transport.logistics_performance{score}Class Ewb-lpi22.2%
Connettività del trasporto marittimo di linea rispetto alla frontieraIND.INF.transport.liner_shipping_connectivity%Class Bunctad-lsci, wb-wdi22.2%
Passeggeri aerei trasportati pro capiteIND.INF.transport.air_passengers.pc{passengers}/a/{person}Class Bicao-air-transport-reporting, wb-wdi11.1%
Popolazione urbana con comodo accesso al trasporto pubblicoIND.INF.transport.public_transport_access%Class Cun-habitat-urban-indicators-database, gtfs-feeds, openstreetmap11.1%

Digital connectivity deficit sub-index w 1

Composite of the lack of internet use, mobile coverage, fixed broadband and international route redundancy, each inverted.

IndicatoreUnitàEvidenzeFontiQuota
Persone che utilizzano InternetIND.INF.digital.internet_users%Class Bitu-datahub, wb-wdi, national-ict-household-surveys33.3%
Popolazione coperta da una rete mobile, per tecnologiaIND.INF.digital.mobile_network_coverage%Class Bitu-datahub, gsma-mobile-coverage-maps33.3%
Abbonamenti alla banda larga fissa per 100 abitantiIND.INF.digital.fixed_broadband/10*2Class Bitu-datahub, wb-wdi, oecd-broadband-portal16.7%
Ridondanza delle rotte di connettività internazionaleIND.INF.digital.international_connectivity_redundancy1Class Dtelegeography-submarine-cable-map, itu-broadband-maps, peeringdb16.7%

Utility system fragility sub-index w 1

Composite of the lack of power-grid and water-network resilience and of back-up power at critical facilities, together with the infrastructure investment gap.

IndicatoreUnitàEvidenzeFontiQuota
Resilienza della rete elettricaIND.INF.utilities.power_grid_resilience{score}Class Dnational-energy-regulators, transmission-system-operator-reports, entso-e-transparency25.0%
Resilienza della rete di approvvigionamento idricoIND.INF.utilities.water_network_resilience{score}Class Eibnet-water-utility-database, national-water-regulators, municipal-utility-reports25.0%
Strutture critiche con alimentazione di riserva per 72 oreIND.INF.utilities.critical_facility_backup_power%Class Ewho-health-facility-assessments, national-civil-protection-inspections25.0%
Divario di investimenti infrastrutturali, quota del PILIND.INF.utilities.infrastructure_investment_gap.gdp%Class Cgi-hub-infrastructure-outlook, wb-ppi-database, imf-investment-and-capital-stock-dataset25.0%

Electricity supply unreliability sub-index w 1

Composite of firm-reported outages and sales losses, SAIDI, SAIFI and network losses.

IndicatoreUnitàEvidenzeFontiQuota
Interruzioni di corrente subite dalle imprese in un mese tipicoIND.ENE.reliability.firm_power_outages/moClass Bwb-enterprise-surveys, wb-b-ready22.2%
Valore perso per interruzioni elettriche, quota delle vendite delle impreseIND.ENE.reliability.outage_sales_loss%Class Bwb-enterprise-surveys22.2%
Durata media delle interruzioni del sistema (SAIDI)IND.ENE.reliability.saidih/aClass Bwb-b-ready, national-energy-regulators, ceer-benchmarking-report, us-eia-86122.2%
Frequenza media delle interruzioni del sistema (SAIFI)IND.ENE.reliability.saifi/aClass Bwb-b-ready, national-energy-regulators, ceer-benchmarking-report, us-eia-86122.2%
Perdite di trasmissione e distribuzione dell'energia elettricaIND.ENE.reliability.td_losses%Class Biea-electricity-information, national-energy-regulators, wb-wdi11.1%

Infrastructure disruption impact sub-index w 0.5

Composite of disaster damage to critical infrastructure, health and education facilities, basic-service disruptions, economic loss to infrastructure and internet disruption hours, normalised over a ten-year rolling window.

IndicatoreUnitàEvidenzeFontiQuota
Unità di infrastrutture critiche danneggiate o distrutte da disastriIND.INF.disruption.critical_infrastructure_damage1Class Bundrr-sendai-framework-monitor, desinventar22.2%
Strutture sanitarie danneggiate o distrutte da disastriIND.INF.disruption.health_facilities_damaged1Class Bundrr-sendai-framework-monitor, who-health-resources-availability-monitoring11.1%
Strutture scolastiche danneggiate o distrutte da disastriIND.INF.disruption.education_facilities_damaged1Class Bundrr-sendai-framework-monitor, gadrrres-comprehensive-school-safety11.1%
Interruzioni dei servizi di base attribuite a disastriIND.INF.disruption.basic_service_disruptions1Class Cundrr-sendai-framework-monitor22.2%
Perdita economica diretta alle infrastrutture critiche, quota del PILIND.INF.disruption.critical_infrastructure_loss.gdp%Class Cundrr-sendai-framework-monitor, wb-gfdrr-pdna-reports22.2%
Ore di interruzione di Internet su scala nazionaleIND.INF.digital.internet_disruption_hoursh/aClass Dioda-georgia-tech, cloudflare-radar, access-now-keepiton11.1%
05Dominio

Infrastrutture

Critical infrastructure stock, condition, service continuity, connectivity and urban systems.

Sub-domainIndicatori
Transport6
Digital connectivity5
Utilities7
Urban systems1
Service disruption5

Anchor frameworks (pillar structure and definitions only): Sendai D; ISO 37120 / 37122 / 37123.

06Indicatori

All 24 infrastructure indicators

FIG 4 · Indicators in scope, by domain and sub-domain
INF · 24
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
Popolazione rurale entro 2 km da una strada percorribile in ogni stagioneIND.INF.transport.rural_road_accessINFTransportcoping capacity%COUNTRY, ADM1SDG 9.1.1
Prestazioni logisticheIND.INF.transport.logistics_performanceINFTransportcoping capacity{score}COUNTRYWB_WDI LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ
Connettività del trasporto marittimo di linea rispetto alla frontieraIND.INF.transport.liner_shipping_connectivityINFTransportcoping capacity%COUNTRYWB_WDI IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ
Passeggeri aerei trasportati pro capiteIND.INF.transport.air_passengers.pcINFTransportcoping capacity{passengers}/a/{person}COUNTRYWB_WDI IS.AIR.PSGR
Popolazione urbana con comodo accesso al trasporto pubblicoIND.INF.transport.public_transport_accessINFTransportcoping capacity%CITY, ADM1, COUNTRYSDG 11.2.1 ISO_37120 ISO 37120:2018
Rete stradale e ferroviaria in zone ad alto pericolo, quotaIND.INF.transport.network_exposed.shareINFTransportexposure%COUNTRY, ADM1, ADM2, CITY, GRID
Persone che utilizzano InternetIND.INF.digital.internet_usersINFDigital connectivitycoping capacity%COUNTRY, ADM1, CITYSDG 17.8.1 WB_WDI IT.NET.USER.ZS
Popolazione coperta da una rete mobile, per tecnologiaIND.INF.digital.mobile_network_coverageINFDigital connectivitycoping capacity%COUNTRY, ADM1SDG 9.c.1
Abbonamenti alla banda larga fissa per 100 abitantiIND.INF.digital.fixed_broadbandINFDigital connectivitycoping capacity/10*2COUNTRY, ADM1SDG 17.6.1 WB_WDI IT.NET.BBND.P2
Ridondanza delle rotte di connettività internazionaleIND.INF.digital.international_connectivity_redundancyINFDigital connectivitycoping capacity1COUNTRY
Ore di interruzione di Internet su scala nazionaleIND.INF.digital.internet_disruption_hoursINFDigital connectivityimpacth/aCOUNTRY
Resilienza della rete elettricaIND.INF.utilities.power_grid_resilienceINFUtilitiescoping capacity{score}COUNTRY, ADM1, CITYISO_37123 ISO 37123:2019
Resilienza della rete di approvvigionamento idricoIND.INF.utilities.water_network_resilienceINFUtilitiescoping capacity{score}COUNTRY, ADM1, CITYISO_37123 ISO 37123:2019
Strutture critiche con alimentazione di riserva per 72 oreIND.INF.utilities.critical_facility_backup_powerINFUtilitiescoping capacity%COUNTRY, ADM1, CITYISO_37123 ISO 37123:2019
Infrastrutture di approvvigionamento idrico in zone ad alto pericolo, quotaIND.INF.utilities.water_assets_exposed.shareINFUtilitiesexposure%COUNTRY, ADM1, ADM2, CITY, GRID
Impianti di generazione e rete elettrica in zone ad alto pericolo, quotaIND.INF.utilities.power_assets_exposed.shareINFUtilitiesexposure%COUNTRY, ADM1, ADM2, CITY, GRID
Strutture salvavita in zone ad alto pericolo, quotaIND.INF.utilities.lifeline_facilities_exposed.shareINFUtilitiesexposure%COUNTRY, ADM1, ADM2, CITY, GRID
Divario di investimenti infrastrutturali, quota del PILIND.INF.utilities.infrastructure_investment_gap.gdpINFUtilitiesvulnerability%COUNTRY
City electricity interruption hours per customerIND.INF.urban.power_interruption_hoursINFUrban systemsvulnerabilityh/aCITYISO_37120 ISO 37120:2018
Unità di infrastrutture critiche danneggiate o distrutte da disastriIND.INF.disruption.critical_infrastructure_damageINFService disruptionimpact1COUNTRY, ADM1SENDAI D-1 SDG 11.5.2
Strutture sanitarie danneggiate o distrutte da disastriIND.INF.disruption.health_facilities_damagedINFService disruptionimpact1COUNTRY, ADM1SENDAI D-2
Strutture scolastiche danneggiate o distrutte da disastriIND.INF.disruption.education_facilities_damagedINFService disruptionimpact1COUNTRY, ADM1SENDAI D-3
Interruzioni dei servizi di base attribuite a disastriIND.INF.disruption.basic_service_disruptionsINFService disruptionimpact1COUNTRY, ADM1SENDAI D-5
Perdita economica diretta alle infrastrutture critiche, quota del PILIND.INF.disruption.critical_infrastructure_loss.gdpINFService disruptionimpact%COUNTRY, ADM1SENDAI C-5
07Quotazione

Infrastructure fragility index, world

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

NXS-GRX · INF · 195 profiles · 0–10 scale
Infrastructure fragility 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
Infrastructure fragility 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 · Infrastructure fragility 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/inf/{z}/{x}/{y}.mvt
Chiave di osservazione
nis:IDX.INF.disruption.infrastructure_fragility:{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-09Global InfrastructureInfrastructure fragility, service continuity, interdependency of power, water, transport and telecommunications, and investment exposure. GS-10Global CitiesUrban exposure, heat, flooding, informal settlement, service dependency and the economic weight of cities at risk. SR-10Digital public infrastructureIdentity, payments and data-exchange infrastructure as public goods, and their concentration, cyber and continuity risk. XT-03Telecommunications, open radio networks and edgeTelecom resilience, open and AI-native radio access networks, private wireless, edge compute and spectrum constraints. XT-06SemiconductorsSemiconductor supply concentration, fabrication chokepoints, materials and equipment dependency and export-control exposure. XT-08Drones, robotics and autonomous systemsAutonomous and robotic systems in logistics, agriculture, industry and security: failure, misuse and safety oversight. XT-09Sensors, IoT and industrial IoTConnected sensing and control across cities, utilities and industry: attack surface, data integrity and dependency. XT-12Positioning, navigation and timingDependency of power, telecom, finance and transport on positioning and timing signals; jamming, spoofing and space weather. TH-02Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)Hazard, exposure, vulnerability, capacity, preparedness, redundancy and recovery readings for planning and learning, aligned to the Sendai Framework targets.
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_WDI8
SDG6
SENDAI5
ISO_371203
ISO_371233
11In tutto il Nexus

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12Cita

Cita e riutilizza

GCRI Canada (2026). The Global Risks Index (NXS-GRX): Infrastructure fragility index (GRX-IDX-INF), Baseline Edition 2026. Preparatory working draft. https://risksindex.com/indices/infrastructure-fragility/ UNI NXS-GRX-AR-000127.

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