Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure score (scale 0-100) by country

The data infrastructure pillar overall score measures the hard and soft infrastructure segments, itemizing essential cross cutting requirements for an effective statistical system. The segments are: (i) legislation and governance covering the existence of laws and a functioning institutional framework for the...

Countries reporting
187
Highest
100 scale 0-100
Australia
Lowest
10 scale 0-100
Eritrea
Median
65 scale 0-100
Years covered
9
2016–2024
Data points
1,746

What the numbers show

Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure score (scale 0-100) is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 100 scale 0-100 in Australia; the lowest is 10 scale 0-100 in Eritrea.

The median across all reporting countries is 65 scale 0-100, and the mean is 64.14 scale 0-100.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 143 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 1,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 30.0%).

Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Australia 100 scale 0-100 2024 unchanged flat
1 Norway 100 scale 0-100 2024 up 11.1% rising
1 New Zealand 100 scale 0-100 2024 up 33.3% rising
1 Russia 100 scale 0-100 2024 up 33.3% rising
1 Turkey 100 scale 0-100 2024 up 33.3% rising
6 Albania 95 scale 0-100 2024 up 18.8% rising
6 Chile 95 scale 0-100 2024 up 26.7% rising
6 Costa Rica 95 scale 0-100 2024 up 18.8% rising
6 Israel 95 scale 0-100 2024 unchanged flat
6 Japan 95 scale 0-100 2024 up 5.6% flat
6 South Korea 95 scale 0-100 2024 up 18.8% rising
6 North Macedonia 95 scale 0-100 2024 up 111.1% rising
13 Azerbaijan 90 scale 0-100 2024 up 50.0% rising
13 Belarus 90 scale 0-100 2024 up 12.5% rising
13 Canada 90 scale 0-100 2024 down 5.3% flat
13 Guatemala 90 scale 0-100 2024 up 260.0% rising
13 Iceland 90 scale 0-100 2024 down 10.0% falling
13 Kyrgyzstan 90 scale 0-100 2024 up 5.9% rising
13 Romania 90 scale 0-100 2024 up 50.0% rising
13 Saudi Arabia 90 scale 0-100 2024 up 200.0% rising
13 Sweden 90 scale 0-100 2024 down 10.0% falling
13 Uzbekistan 90 scale 0-100 2024 up 125.0% rising
13 South Africa 90 scale 0-100 2024 up 38.5% rising
24 United Arab Emirates 85 scale 0-100 2024 up 54.5% rising
24 Austria 85 scale 0-100 2024 down 15.0% falling
24 Burkina Faso 85 scale 0-100 2024 up 240.0% rising
24 Switzerland 85 scale 0-100 2024 down 5.6% flat
24 Cyprus 85 scale 0-100 2024 up 6.2% rising
24 Czechia 85 scale 0-100 2024 down 5.6% flat
24 Germany 85 scale 0-100 2024 down 10.5% falling
24 Denmark 85 scale 0-100 2024 down 15.0% falling
24 Dominican Republic 85 scale 0-100 2024 up 41.7% rising
24 Spain 85 scale 0-100 2024 down 10.5% flat
24 Finland 85 scale 0-100 2024 down 15.0% falling
24 France 85 scale 0-100 2024 down 15.0% falling
24 United Kingdom 85 scale 0-100 2024 down 5.6% flat
24 Greece 85 scale 0-100 2024 down 10.5% flat
24 Italy 85 scale 0-100 2024 down 15.0% falling
24 Lithuania 85 scale 0-100 2024 down 15.0% falling
24 Latvia 85 scale 0-100 2024 down 15.0% falling
24 Moldova 85 scale 0-100 2024 unchanged rising
24 Malaysia 85 scale 0-100 2024 up 88.9% rising
24 Netherlands 85 scale 0-100 2024 down 15.0% falling
24 Slovenia 85 scale 0-100 2024 down 15.0% falling
24 Thailand 85 scale 0-100 2024 up 21.4% rising
24 Uganda 85 scale 0-100 2024 up 30.8% rising
24 Ukraine 85 scale 0-100 2024 up 21.4% rising
50 Armenia 80 scale 0-100 2024 up 6.7% rising
50 Belgium 80 scale 0-100 2024 down 15.8% flat
50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80 scale 0-100 2024 up 23.1% rising
50 Brazil 80 scale 0-100 2024 up 45.5% rising
50 Colombia 80 scale 0-100 2024 up 60.0% rising
50 Estonia 80 scale 0-100 2024 down 20.0% falling
50 Georgia 80 scale 0-100 2024 up 6.7% rising
50 Croatia 80 scale 0-100 2024 up 6.7% rising
50 Hungary 80 scale 0-100 2024 down 20.0% falling
50 Kenya 80 scale 0-100 2024 up 77.8% rising
50 Mexico 80 scale 0-100 2024 up 60.0% rising
50 Mauritius 80 scale 0-100 2024 up 14.3% rising
50 Poland 80 scale 0-100 2024 down 20.0% falling
50 Portugal 80 scale 0-100 2024 down 20.0% falling
50 Paraguay 80 scale 0-100 2024 up 77.8% rising
50 Senegal 80 scale 0-100 2024 up 166.7% rising
50 Singapore 80 scale 0-100 2024 up 6.7% rising
50 United States 80 scale 0-100 2024 down 20.0% falling
68 Bahamas 75 scale 0-100 2024 up 114.3% rising
68 Egypt 75 scale 0-100 2024 up 25.0% rising
68 Indonesia 75 scale 0-100 2024 up 36.4% rising
68 Kazakhstan 75 scale 0-100 2024 up 7.1% flat
68 Peru 75 scale 0-100 2024 up 150.0% rising
68 Serbia 75 scale 0-100 2024 up 15.4% rising
68 Uruguay 75 scale 0-100 2024 up 200.0% volatile
76 Argentina 70 scale 0-100 2024 up 100.0% rising
76 Benin 70 scale 0-100 2024 up 250.0% rising
76 Cote d'Ivoire 70 scale 0-100 2024 up 366.7% rising
76 Cameroon 70 scale 0-100 2024 up 100.0% rising
76 Ecuador 70 scale 0-100 2024 up 40.0% rising
76 Jordan 70 scale 0-100 2024 up 250.0% volatile
76 Morocco 70 scale 0-100 2024 up 133.3% rising
76 Montenegro 70 scale 0-100 2024 up 133.3% rising
76 Mongolia 70 scale 0-100 2024 up 55.6% rising
76 Niger 70 scale 0-100 2024 up 180.0% rising
76 Philippines 70 scale 0-100 2024 up 100.0% rising
76 Rwanda 70 scale 0-100 2024 up 75.0% rising
76 Somalia 70 scale 0-100 2024 volatile
76 Slovakia 70 scale 0-100 2024 down 30.0% falling
76 Seychelles 70 scale 0-100 2024 up 27.3% rising
91 Bangladesh 65 scale 0-100 2024 up 85.7% rising
91 Bulgaria 65 scale 0-100 2024 down 23.5% falling
91 Bolivia 65 scale 0-100 2024 up 333.3% volatile
91 Fiji 65 scale 0-100 2024 up 116.7% rising
91 Cambodia 65 scale 0-100 2024 up 62.5% rising
91 Namibia 65 scale 0-100 2024 up 116.7% rising
91 Palestine 65 scale 0-100 2024 up 18.2% rising
91 Qatar 65 scale 0-100 2024 up 116.7% rising
91 Togo 65 scale 0-100 2024 up 160.0% rising
100 Barbados 60 scale 0-100 2024 up 140.0% rising
100 Botswana 60 scale 0-100 2024 up 100.0% rising
100 Honduras 60 scale 0-100 2024 up 50.0% rising
100 Kuwait 60 scale 0-100 2024 up 100.0% rising
100 Liberia 60 scale 0-100 2024 up 140.0% rising
100 Sri Lanka 60 scale 0-100 2024 up 71.4% rising
100 Maldives 60 scale 0-100 2024 up 71.4% rising
100 Myanmar 60 scale 0-100 2024 up 100.0% rising
100 Mauritania 60 scale 0-100 2024 up 100.0% rising
100 Nigeria 60 scale 0-100 2024 up 50.0% rising
100 Pakistan 60 scale 0-100 2024 up 71.4% rising
100 Panama 60 scale 0-100 2024 up 140.0% rising
100 El Salvador 60 scale 0-100 2024 up 50.0% rising
100 Tunisia 60 scale 0-100 2024 up 200.0% rising
100 Zimbabwe 60 scale 0-100 2024 up 71.4% rising
115 Afghanistan 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 37.5% rising
115 Antigua and Barbuda 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 120.0% rising
115 Belize 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 83.3% rising
115 China 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 22.2% rising
115 Cape Verde 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 120.0% rising
115 Ghana 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 22.2% rising
115 Guinea 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 1,000.0% volatile
115 Haiti 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 175.0% rising
115 Jamaica 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 22.2% rising
115 Saint Lucia 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 120.0% rising
115 Lesotho 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 57.1% rising
115 Mozambique 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 57.1% rising
115 Malawi 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 175.0% rising
115 Nicaragua 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 83.3% rising
115 Oman 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 57.1% rising
115 Palau 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 266.7% rising
115 Sierra Leone 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 120.0% rising
115 Suriname 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 22.2% rising
115 Eswatini 55 scale 0-100 2024 up 57.1% rising
115 East Timor 55 scale 0-100 2024 unchanged rising
115 Tanzania 55 scale 0-100 2024 unchanged rising
136 Angola 50 scale 0-100 2024 up 25.0% rising
136 Congo 50 scale 0-100 2024 up 66.7% rising
136 Djibouti 50 scale 0-100 2024 up 900.0% volatile
136 Gambia 50 scale 0-100 2024 up 100.0% rising
136 Guinea-Bissau 50 scale 0-100 2024 up 400.0% volatile
136 India 50 scale 0-100 2024 unchanged flat
136 Iran 50 scale 0-100 2024 up 66.7% rising
136 Mali 50 scale 0-100 2024 up 233.3% rising
136 Nepal 50 scale 0-100 2024 up 100.0% rising
136 San Marino 50 scale 0-100 2024 up 11.1% rising
136 Chad 50 scale 0-100 2024 up 233.3% volatile
136 Trinidad and Tobago 50 scale 0-100 2024 up 66.7% rising
136 Samoa 50 scale 0-100 2024 up 11.1% rising
136 Zambia 50 scale 0-100 2024 up 25.0% rising
150 Burundi 45 scale 0-100 2024 up 28.6% rising
150 Algeria 45 scale 0-100 2024 up 80.0% rising
150 Ethiopia 45 scale 0-100 2024 up 200.0% volatile
150 Gabon 45 scale 0-100 2024 up 125.0% rising
150 Guyana 45 scale 0-100 2024 up 28.6% rising
150 Kiribati 45 scale 0-100 2024 up 125.0% rising
150 Madagascar 45 scale 0-100 2024 up 50.0% rising
150 Solomon Islands 45 scale 0-100 2024 up 80.0% rising
150 Tajikistan 45 scale 0-100 2024 down 10.0% falling
150 Tonga 45 scale 0-100 2024 up 80.0% rising
160 Bahrain 40 scale 0-100 2024 unchanged rising
160 Brunei 40 scale 0-100 2024 up 33.3% rising
160 Bhutan 40 scale 0-100 2024 up 100.0% rising
160 Central African Republic 40 scale 0-100 2024 up 166.7% rising
160 Democratic Republic of Congo 40 scale 0-100 2024 up 166.7% rising
160 Comoros 40 scale 0-100 2024 up 100.0% rising
160 Grenada 40 scale 0-100 2024 up 60.0% rising
160 Iraq 40 scale 0-100 2024 unchanged rising
160 South Sudan 40 scale 0-100 2024 up 60.0% rising
160 Syria 40 scale 0-100 2024 up 100.0% rising
160 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 40 scale 0-100 2024 unchanged rising
160 Vietnam 40 scale 0-100 2024 up 60.0% rising
172 Equatorial Guinea 35 scale 0-100 2024 up 75.0% rising
172 Saint Kitts and Nevis 35 scale 0-100 2024 up 40.0% rising
172 Laos 35 scale 0-100 2024 up 250.0% rising
172 Lebanon 35 scale 0-100 2024 up 133.3% rising
172 Sao Tome and Principe 35 scale 0-100 2024 up 16.7% rising
172 Vanuatu 35 scale 0-100 2024 up 75.0% rising
178 Dominica 30 scale 0-100 2024 down 25.0% falling
178 Micronesia (country) 30 scale 0-100 2024 up 100.0% rising
178 Libya 30 scale 0-100 2024 up 50.0% rising
178 Marshall Islands 30 scale 0-100 2024 volatile
178 Sudan 30 scale 0-100 2024 up 100.0% rising
183 Andorra 25 scale 0-100 2024 rising
183 Papua New Guinea 25 scale 0-100 2024 up 66.7% rising
183 Venezuela 25 scale 0-100 2024 unchanged flat
183 Yemen 25 scale 0-100 2024 down 16.7% falling
187 Nauru 15 scale 0-100 2024 volatile
187 Turkmenistan 15 scale 0-100 2024 up 200.0% rising
187 Tuvalu 15 scale 0-100 2024 up 200.0% volatile
190 Eritrea 10 scale 0-100 2024 unchanged rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure score (scale 0-100)
Unit
scale 0-100
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 1,746 data points, 2016–2024
Last refreshed

The data infrastructure pillar overall score measures the hard and soft infrastructure segments, itemizing essential cross cutting requirements for an effective statistical system. The segments are: (i) legislation and governance covering the existence of laws and a functioning institutional framework for the statistical system; (ii) standards and methods addressing compliance with recognized frameworks and concepts; (iii) skills including level of skills within the statistical system and among users (statistical literacy); (iv) partnerships reflecting the need for the statistical system to be inclusive and coherent; and (v) finance mobilized both domestically and from donors.