Country Context Scores
Infrastructure
Performance
Institutions for
Security &
Justice
Laws and
Governance
Social Cohesion
Political
Environment
Economic
Environment
There are five questions for each of the Six Conditions and for Baseline Performance.
The scores for each question are given in the table below. Fill out the italic sections in the table to add
up your score, and find the average for each condition. So for example, if your answer to question 1
was c, write 3 on the first box under “your score”.
Question
a b c d e Your
score:
1. Employment
1 2 3 4 5
2. Infrastructure development
1 2 3 4 5
3. Income levels
1 2 3 4 5
4. Financial market
1 2 3 4 5
5. Revenue generation
1 2 3 4 5
Sum of your score for this section:
Divide your score by 5 to obtain the average for this section:
6. Political dialogue
1 2 3 4 5
7. Agreements supported
1 2 3 4 5
8. Political participation
1 2 3 4 5
9. Political accountability
1 2 3 4 5
10. Professionalism/transparency
1 2 3 4 5
Sum of your score for this section:
Divide your score by 5 to obtain the average for this section:
11. Inclusiveness
1 2 3 4 5
12. Social divisions
1 2 3 4 5
13. Social stability
1 2 3 4 5
14. Civil society
1 2 3 4 5
15. Confidence in infrastructure institutions
1 2 3 4 5
Sum of your score for this section:
Divide your score by 5 to obtain the average for this section:
16. Role of the state
1 2 3 4 5
17. System of governance
1 2 3 4 5
18. Basis of governmental decisions
1 2 3 4 5
19. Capacity
1 2 3 4 5
20. Integrity
1 2 3 4 5
Sum of your score for this section:
Divide your score by 5 to obtain the average for this section:
21. Security conditions
1 2 3 4 5
22. Government presence
1 2 3 4 5
23. Justice institutions
1 2 3 4 5
24. Security and justice
1 2 3 4 5
25. Regulatory framework
1 2 3 4 5
Sum of your score for this section:
Divide your score by 5 to obtain the average for this section:
26. Access to transportation infrastructure
1 2 3 4 5
27. Access to electricity infrastructure
1 2 3 4 5
28. Access to water infrastructure
1 2 3 4 5
29. Service quality
1 2 3 4 5
30. Information systems and benchmarking
1 2 3 4 5
Sum of your score for this section:
Divide your score by 5 to obtain the average for this section:
Country Context Scores
A visual representation of your results can be obtained using a spider diagram. Follow the example
below to create your own spider diagram by penciling in your answers on the blank diagram
provided. Alternatively, you can create your spider diagram online at the following website (by
clicking on radar): http://www.onlinecharttool.com/
Example: Suppose your country had the following average scores: Economic environment: 1, Political
environment: 2.5, Social cohesion: 5, Laws and governance: 2, Institutions for security and justice: 4,
Infrastructure performance: 3
Country Context Scores
Use of the Country Context Scores: The quantitative scores that summarize your current situation
can be entered into the Taxonomy, helping you identify lessons from countries in comparable
situations (through accompanying case studies). In addition, the Spider diagram can be used as a
diagnostic tool for promoting discussions about different elements of the current infrastructure
environment. If a group of people take the survey and create Diagrams, these could be compared—
helping decision-makers better understand the degree of consensus regarding the current
situation. The group could then consider strategies for reducing some of the constraints that limit
the effectiveness of programs and incentives designed to improve performance and/or promote
private participation. The diagram also serves as a way to capture trends over time—documenting
improvements and areas of continuing problems. The patterns over time can then be analyzed in
terms of elements that seemed to have the greatest impact on performance. Note, the five elements
comprising the “score” for each category are given equal weight. The user can change the weights to
better reflect the importance of particular elements in their own situations. Thus, the framework is
meant to be a starting point for analyzing your situation.