The Index Simulator

This simulator is for advanced users who have an understanding of the indices and have reviewed their country's ranking in those indices. The Index Simulator allows you to imagine how a change in your country's performance in an index KPI would alter its overall ranking, and to select other countries for comparison.

Note: Users should interpret the results with caution. Composite indices may mask variations within individual indicators, and contextual factors unique to each country may impact the comparability and relevance of scores. Therefore, the Public Administration Index should be complemented with in-depth qualitative analysis to ensure a balanced understanding of a country's public administration performance.

Country description

Mexico is an upper middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 13.93 Thousand USD (2023) and HDI value of 0.78 (2022)

Index description

The Public Administration Index (PAI) is a composite measure developed by ESCWA and designed to evaluate a country's performance across eight thematic pillars, capturing the breadth of public governance and institutional effectiveness. Each dimension within the index represents a core aspect of public administration, collectively offering an integrated summary of average achievements in governance quality and institutional effectiveness. This index assesses the performance of governments in resource management, public policy implementation, and citizen engagement, ultimately reflecting the overall quality of public sector performance and service delivery. It provides an evidence-based assessment of how well public administration functions in critical areas, helping to identify strengths, gaps, and areas for improvement in public governance. It also serves as a diagnostic tool for policy makers and stakeholders to help benchmark performance, drive reforms, and foster best practices that enhance the governance and administrative capacities essential for achieving sustainable development.

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Results for Mexico

	2024	Simulator projection
Rank	72
Score	50.95Value: 50.9500007629395	Value: 50.9500007629395

Comparison benchmarks

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Region

Governance Effectiveness Rank 27 / Score 72.65
KPI	2024 - Mexico
KPI	Weight	Best	Worst	Aspirational value	Current Value
Data Products	Initial Value: 1	94.19	43.82	Worst: Hong Kong SAR 43.82 Best: Turkey 94.19 97.56%	92.96Value: 92.9625
Disaster Risk Management	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Algeria 100.00 100%	100Value: 100
Government Effectiveness	Initial Value: 1	2.14	-2.23	Worst: Yemen -2.23 Best: Singapore 2.14 44.6%	-0.28Value: -0.280899
Regulatory Quality	Initial Value: 1	2.21	-2.37	Worst: Eritrea -2.37 Best: Singapore 2.21 48.51%	-0.15Value: -0.148309
Public Sector Innovation and Digital Government Rank 55 / Score 72.62
Digital Capacity	Initial Value: 1	91.08	9.03	Worst: Eritrea 9.03 Best: Singapore 91.08 69.62%	66.15Value: 66.15
Percentage of Individuals using the Internet	Initial Value: 1	100.00	2.00	Worst: Somalia 2.00 Best: Bahrain 100.00 75.13%	75.63Value: 75.6265
Transparency and Accountability Rank 107 / Score 36.52
Control of Corruption	Initial Value: 1	2.40	-1.79	Worst: Somalia -1.79 Best: Denmark 2.40 18.57%	-1.01Value: -1.01187
Executive oversight	Initial Value: 1	3.39	-2.71	Worst: Burundi -2.71 Best: Sweden 3.39 40.87%	-0.22Value: -0.217
Judicial Accountability	Initial Value: 1	3.62	-2.33	Worst: Venezuela -2.33 Best: Denmark 3.62 46.13%	0.42Value: 0.415
Rigorous and impartial public administration	Initial Value: 1	4.01	-3.25	Worst: Afghanistan -3.25 Best: Germany 4.01 40.45%	-0.31Value: -0.313
Rule of Law and Regulatory Framework Rank 122 / Score 33.79
Access to Justice men	Initial Value: 1	3.80	-2.25	Worst: Nicaragua -2.25 Best: Denmark 3.80 28.41%	-0.53Value: -0.531
Access to Justice women	Initial Value: 1	3.95	-3.03	Worst: Afghanistan -3.03 Best: Denmark 3.95 38.08%	-0.37Value: -0.372
Judicial constraints on the executive index	Initial Value: 1	0.99	0.00	Worst: Nicaragua 0.00 Best: Australia 0.99 47.98%	0.48Value: 0.475
Rule of law	Initial Value: 1	1.96	-2.29	Worst: Somalia -2.29 Best: Finland 1.96 33.49%	-0.87Value: -0.866643
Security Apparatus	Initial Value: 1	9.70	0.30	Worst: Afghanistan 9.70 Best: Portugal 0.30 14.89%	8.3Value: 8.3
Transparent Laws with Predictable Enforcement	Initial Value: 1	3.57	-3.06	Worst: Nicaragua -3.06 Best: Denmark 3.57 40.15%	-0.4Value: -0.398
Economic and Fiscal Governance Rank 37 / Score 59.73
External debt stocks (% of GNI) Total	Initial Value: 1	423.65	2.41	Worst: Mozambique 423.65 Best: Iran, Islamic Rep. 2.41 90.62%	41.92Value: 41.9246
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	Initial Value: 1	136.76	48.67	Worst: Afghanistan 48.67 Best: Sudan 136.76 66.44%	107.2Value: 107.199
Public Debt to GDP Ratio	Initial Value: 1	316.50	3.20	Worst: Sudan 316.50 Best: Kuwait 3.20 84.07%	53.1Value: 53.1
Tax revenue (% of GDP)	Initial Value: 1	31.31	0.00	Worst: Somalia 0.00 Best: Lesotho 31.31 42.92%	13.44Value: 13.4372
Taxes less subsidies on products (Billions US$)	Initial Value: 1	829.22	-16.77	Worst: Libya -16.77 Best: United States 829.22 14.6%	106.74Value: 106.742
Civic Engagement and Participation Rank 83 / Score 45.63
CSO consultation	Initial Value: 1	3.59	-2.49	Worst: Syrian Arab Republic -2.49 Best: Germany 3.59 35.87%	-0.31Value: -0.309
Human flight and brain drain	Initial Value: 1	9.50	0.40	Worst: Jamaica 9.50 Best: Australia 0.40 52.75%	4.7Value: 4.7
Voice and accountability	Initial Value: 1	1.77	-1.89	Worst: Syrian Arab Republic -1.89 Best: Norway 1.77 48.31%	-0.12Value: -0.121708
Social Equity, Inclusion and Intergenerational Solidarity Rank 45 / Score 53.02
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	Initial Value: 1	61.25	0.00	Worst: Oman 0.00 Best: Rwanda 61.25 81.63%	50Value: 50
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)	Initial Value: 1	5.56	0.01	Worst: Mauritania 0.01 Best: Israel 5.56 4.66%	0.27Value: 0.26855
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)	Initial Value: 1	48.73	3.14	Worst: Sao Tome and Principe 48.73 Best: Japan 3.14 71.02%	16.35Value: 16.351
Total Ecological footprint of consumption (GHA per person)	Initial Value: 1	14.27	0.51	Worst: Qatar 14.27 Best: Yemen 0.51 86.41%	2.38Value: 2.38
Public Service Delivery Rank 106 / Score 33.6
Access to drinking water (People using safely managed drinking water services, % of population)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	6.13	Worst: Central African Republic 6.13 Best: Hungary 100.00 39.32%	43.04Value: 43.0379
Access to education (Enrolment in primary education, both sexes, Millions)	Initial Value: 1	131.30	0.01	Worst: Seychelles 0.01 Best: India 131.30 10.28%	13.5Value: 13.5021
Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure)	Initial Value: 1	80.96	3.64	Worst: Yemen 80.96 Best: Solomon Islands 3.64 51.2%	41.37Value: 41.3707

Index Global Highlights

Custom Region
Average
Weighted Average by population
Highest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank
Lowest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank

Global Details
Global Average		51.06 Value: 51.0575331370036
Developed Economies Average		70.95 70.9496664683024
Developing Economies Average		49.21 49.212133102417
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Netherlands
	Score	81.51 81.5100021362305
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Eritrea
	Score	22.6 22.6000003814697
	Global Rank	150
Highest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Netherlands
	Score	81.51 81.5100021362305
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Romania
	Score	55.05 55.0499992370605
	Global Rank	53
Highest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	71.63 71.629997253418
	Global Rank	18
Lowest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	23.87 23.8700008392334
	Global Rank	149

Arab Region Details
Arab Average		42.26 42.2581817453558
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine		44.95 44.9459991455078
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen		30.96 30.9571432386126
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	58.42 58.4199981689453
	Global Rank	40
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	23.87 23.8700008392334
	Global Rank	149
Highest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Jordan
	Score	55.26 55.2599983215332
	Global Rank	51
Lowest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Iraq
	Score	38.66 38.6599998474121
	Global Rank	121
Highest Arab LDC	Country	Djibouti
	Score	43.81 43.810001373291
	Global Rank	103
Lowest Arab LDC	Country	Yemen
	Score	23.87 23.8700008392334
	Global Rank	149

Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR			66.46 66.4553331163195
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia			50.38 50.3812120611017
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine			45.37 45.3675552368164
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic			35.77 35.7661537757287

Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen		51.15 51.1459320197671
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia		51.19 51.1879998101128
Oil Exporting Best	Country	Netherlands
	Score	81.51 81.5100021362305
	Global Rank	1
Oil Exporting Worst	Country	Yemen
	Score	23.87 23.8700008392334
	Global Rank	149
Oil Importing Best	Country	Sweden
	Score	77.78 77.7799987792969
	Global Rank	6
Oil Importing Worst	Country	Eritrea
	Score	22.6 22.6000003814697
	Global Rank	150

OECD
OECD Average		70.43 70.4293748140335
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic		71.68 71.6760714394706
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey		59.55 59.5519989013672
OECD Best	Country	Netherlands
	Score	81.51 81.5100021362305
	Global Rank	1
OECD Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	50.95 50.9500007629395
	Global Rank	72
OECD Developed Best	Country	Netherlands
	Score	81.51 81.5100021362305
	Global Rank	1
OECD Developed Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	50.95 50.9500007629395
	Global Rank	72
OECD Developing Best	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	71.63 71.629997253418
	Global Rank	18
OECD Developing Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	50.95 50.9500007629395
	Global Rank	72

ESCWA region
Simple Average		42.26
Weighted Average by population		40.55
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	58.42
	Rank	40
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	23.87
	Rank	149

Oil Exporting
Simple Average		51.15
Weighted Average by population		54.86
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Netherlands
	Score	81.51
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	23.87
	Rank	149

Oil Importing
Simple Average		51.19
Weighted Average by population		52.53
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Sweden
	Score	77.78
	Rank	6
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Eritrea
	Score	22.6
	Rank	150

OECD Developing
Simple Average		59.55
Weighted Average by population		55.97
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	71.63
	Rank	18
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mexico
	Score	50.95
	Rank	72

OECD Developed
Simple Average		71.68
Weighted Average by population		71.22
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Netherlands
	Score	81.51
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mexico
	Score	50.95
	Rank	72

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		54.36
Weighted Average by population		55.92
Highest Ranked Country	Country	New Zealand
	Score	76.38
	Rank	9
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Myanmar
	Score	33.31
	Rank	135

Europe and Central Asia
Simple Average		67.81
Weighted Average by population		63.72
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Netherlands
	Score	81.51
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Russian Federation
	Score	44.92
	Rank	98

Latin America and The Caribbean
Simple Average		49.37
Weighted Average by population		53.48
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Chile
	Score	67.49
	Rank	24
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Venezuela
	Score	28.27
	Rank	142

North America
Simple Average		73.88
Weighted Average by population		77.73
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	78.73
	Rank	4
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Canada
	Score	69.02
	Rank	21

South Asia
Simple Average		45.75
Weighted Average by population		51.88
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Bhutan
	Score	59.76
	Rank	37
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Afghanistan
	Score	25.44
	Rank	144

Sub-Saharan Africa
Simple Average		43.8
Weighted Average by population		42.61
Highest Ranked Country	Country	South Africa
	Score	59.36
	Rank	38
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Chad
	Score	24.78
	Rank	146

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