2026-02-27 · percent of countries

Low effectiveness states struggle to deliver basics

Conflict and corruption reinforce weak capacity.

Policy grids compress billions of people into equal squares — the shock is in the share, not the cell. This grid divides country count (2026 snapshot) into colored bands — Low effectiveness, Asia & Pacific, and 2 more groups — using equal squares so you compare shares, not country size on a map.

1 cell = 0.1 percent of countries (0.1% of country count) · 1,000 cells