Trend · rank 11 of 250

Local & city government capacity

Urban growth and devolved responsibilities are placing more services and the first response to shocks on municipal and regional authorities, whose finance, staffing and coordination with central government often fall short.

Governance & IntegrityState capacity & governancecitiesinstitutionsresilience

Second pass: Carried forward from the first pass unchanged. Held by all three panel models.

Sensitivity and network position

Rank
11of 250
Sensitivity
16.7rank 34
Breadth
1of 20 scenarios High or above
PageRank
58.5rank 26
Eigenvector
54.0
Betweenness
98.3
Links
20trends at Moderate similarity or above
Composite
55.3

Attention over three years

How much this trend is read about on Wikipedia and searched for on Google, week by week, set against the typical trend in the list so that what moves every trend at once is taken out. 100 is this trend's own three-year average. The score measures public attention, which is not the same as the strength of the force: a trend can deepen unnoticed, and a news event can lift attention for a fortnight.

Share of attention
0.10%rank 186 of 250 · a year earlier 0.08%
Now
124
Over a year
+30%Rising
Over three years
+10%
Peak
16420 Sept 2026
Sources
Bothagreement -0.32
Coverage
24languages · 45 nations

Trailing 4-week average. 100 is this trend’s three-year average.

By language

Wikipedia reading in each language edition where the trend’s pages are read enough to measure (24 of 28). Share is of all the readers counted.

LanguageShareNowOver a yearThree years
English47%96−1%
French7%112+3%
German7%83−4%
Spanish5%166+133%
Italian5%87+26%
Russian4%111+16%
Turkish4%95−21%
Indonesian3%90+4%
Ukrainian3%82+11%
Polish3%61+1%
Arabic2%89−25%
Chinese2%103−3%
Japanese2%110+10%
Portuguese2%105+14%
Bengali1%125+21%
Hindi1%56−26%
Hebrew1%99+9%
Swedish1%138+82%
Persian1%104+6%
Thai0%82−23%
Korean0%111+29%
Vietnamese0%55−52%
Malay0%99+20%
Urdu0%57+3%

By country

Google search interest over the three years, as a share of each country’s searching. 100 is the nation where interest is highest. The search terms are English, which favours countries that search in English.

The 12 highest of 45 nations with a reading. All countries (CSV).

By region and G20 member

Attention to this trend inside each place, from Google searches made in its countries and Wikipedia reading in the languages mostly read there, averaged where both exist. Each line compares the trend with its own past in that place; the lines do not compare places.

Regions

PlaceRead fromNow90 days1 year3 yearsThree years
North AmericaGoogle in 2 countries + Wikipedia in English94+1%−2%−18%
EuropeGoogle in 7 countries + Wikipedia in German, French, Italian, Polish, Swedish92+16%+10%−26%
Indo-PacificGoogle in 10 countries + Wikipedia in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai, Malay94+5%−11%−14%
South AsiaGoogle in 2 countries + Wikipedia in Hindi, Bengali, Urdu91+24%−5%−18%
Gulf and Middle EastGoogle in 2 countries + Wikipedia in Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew96+16%−16%−6%
AfricaGoogle in 3 countries97+3%−16%−6%
Latin America and CaribbeanGoogle in 3 countries + Wikipedia in Spanish, Portuguese125+8%+31%+10%
Russia and EurasiaGoogle in 1 country + Wikipedia in Russian, Ukrainian62−13%−24%−57%

G20 members

PlaceRead fromNow90 days1 year3 yearsThree years
AustraliaGoogle103+8%+17%+3%
BrazilGoogle + Wikipedia in Portuguese99+2%−4%−16%
CanadaGoogle94−11%−4%−6%
FranceGoogle + Wikipedia in French95+18%−8%−21%
GermanyGoogle + Wikipedia in German77+12%−8%−37%
IndiaGoogle + Wikipedia in Hindi, Bengali93+18%−4%−15%
IndonesiaGoogle + Wikipedia in Indonesian69−15%−13%−50%
ItalyGoogle + Wikipedia in Italian130+60%+50%+5%
JapanGoogle + Wikipedia in Japanese105+8%+16%−8%
South KoreaGoogle + Wikipedia in Korean155+54%+52%+81%
MexicoGoogle1220%+6%+48%
RussiaWikipedia in Russian111+24%+16%+17%
South AfricaGoogle95+1%+17%−9%
TürkiyeGoogle + Wikipedia in Turkish100+32%−19%+3%
United KingdomGoogle126+24%+32%+35%
United StatesGoogle + Wikipedia in English93+4%−2%−19%

Share of attention by region

GINC Share of Attention: this trend's share of all the public attention the trends in the list draw, worldwide and in each region, week by week (a 4-week average). Each place is read from the Wikipedia languages mostly read there and Google searching in its countries; where a place's language is shared with others, as English is, Google stands alone.

PlaceShare, last 13 weeksRank thereA year earlierRead from
World0.10%186 of 2500.08%Wikipedia reading in all 28 languages, and Google searching worldwide
Asia Pacific0.33%95 of 2500.23%Wikipedia reading in the region's own languages, not English; Google searching in 15 countries, not China
Europe0.29%81 of 2500.23%German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch and Swedish reading; Google searching in 10 countries, the UK among them
Africa0.02%218 of 2500.03%Google searching in 7 countries; Afrikaans and Swahili reading reaches too few trends to count
South America0.30%94 of 2500.24%Spanish and Portuguese reading, Spanish also read in Spain; Google searching in 5 countries
North America0.01%236 of 2490.01%Google searching in the United States, Canada and Mexico; English reading cannot be split by country
Oceania0.01%243 of 2490.01%Google searching in Australia and New Zealand; English reading cannot be split by country
United States0.02%218 of 2490.01%Google searching; English reading cannot be split by country
United Kingdom0.01%222 of 2490.01%Google searching; English reading cannot be split by country
India0.01%232 of 2490.00%Google searching; Hindi, Bengali and Tamil reading reaches too few trends to count, and English cannot be split by country
China···Wikipedia and Google are blocked in China; no open source counts reading there
Russia0.25%118 of 2030.19%Russian reading, which is also done across the former Soviet states; Google's figures for Russia cannot be bought
Japan0.09%189 of 2500.08%Japanese reading and Google searching
Germany0.19%123 of 2500.20%German reading and Google searching
France0.17%124 of 2500.24%French reading, also done in Africa and Canada, and Google searching
Italy0.94%18 of 2500.56%Italian reading and Google searching
South Korea0.49%53 of 2500.08%Korean reading and Google searching
Indonesia0.45%43 of 2500.40%Google searching; Indonesian reading reaches too few trends to count
Brazil0.42%61 of 2500.38%Portuguese reading and Google searching
Türkiye0.05%20 of 2500.05%Google searching; Turkish reading reaches too few trends to count

Relation to each scenario

A trend relates to a scenario when it changes how likely the scenario is, how hard it lands, or is itself sharply changed by it. Each score is the median of three scores given separately by the members of the model panel.

RelationScenarioFamily
4 · HighA major disaster disables the national economic core S07Energy, climate and resources
2 · LowHybrid coercion ends in an infrastructure blackout S04Geopolitical and security
2 · LowA disputed transfer of power breaks effective government S05Geopolitical and security
2 · LowTwo breadbasket failures trigger a food availability crisis S06Energy, climate and resources
2 · LowA novel respiratory pathogen exceeds health surge capacity S10Health
2 · LowA public service platform reaches inclusive operation S18 ↗Technology and infrastructure
2 · LowA live outbreak proves rapid distributed pandemic defence S20 ↗Health
1 · Very lowA global funding seizure reaches sovereign balance sheets S02Economic and trade
1 · Very lowA regional war closes a globally important sea route S03Geopolitical and security
1 · Very lowA verified Middle East settlement restores access S14 ↗Geopolitical and security
1 · Very lowAffordable preventive treatments reduce chronic illness S19 ↗Health
0 · Not relatedCritical trade divides into rival blocs S01Economic and trade
0 · Not relatedAn AI deployment step causes abrupt labour displacement S08Technology and infrastructure
0 · Not relatedA cryptographic breakthrough invalidates digital trust S09Technology and infrastructure
0 · Not relatedA creditor agreement releases fiscal capacity S11 ↗Economic and trade
0 · Not relatedA cross-regional market access compact redirects investment S12 ↗Economic and trade
0 · Not relatedA great-power agreement lowers economic security barriers S13 ↗Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedCheap firm clean power becomes available at scale S15 ↗Energy, climate and resources
0 · Not relatedA validated farming package raises water-efficient output S16 ↗Energy, climate and resources
0 · Not relatedAI-directed research produces a reproducible discovery step S17 ↗Technology and infrastructure

Similarity = 0.3 × shared tags (Jaccard) + 0.3 × likeness of scenario profiles (cosine) + 0.3 × likeness of names and descriptions (TF-IDF cosine) + 0.1 if in the same capability domain, cut into seven levels at 0.12, 0.22, 0.33, 0.45, 0.58, 0.72. Shown at Moderate and above.

SimilarityTrendThemeRank
4 · HighState capacity & deliveryState capacity & governance1
4 · HighPublic procurement capabilityState capacity & governance6
4 · HighSocial protection coverage gapsState capacity & governance13
4 · HighOutsourcing & public-private deliveryState capacity & governance27
4 · HighInfrastructure ageing & maintenance backlogEnergy, networks & climate resilience39
4 · HighUrban population concentrationEnergy, networks & climate resilience61
3 · ModerateCivil service capability & payState capacity & governance2
3 · ModerateRule of law & judicial independenceState capacity & governance3
3 · ModerateExecutive overreach & emergency powersState capacity & governance4
3 · ModerateCorruption & state captureState capacity & governance5
3 · ModeratePublic communication in crisisInformation & trust10
3 · ModerateErosion of rights & civic freedomsState capacity & governance14
3 · ModeratePolarisation & populismState capacity & governance15
3 · ModerateOfficial statistics & data capacityState capacity & governance21
3 · ModerateCivil unrest & protest mobilisationState capacity & governance25
3 · ModerateDigital public infrastructureState capacity & governance31
3 · ModerateWhole-of-society resilienceConflict & security43
3 · ModerateUrban cooling infrastructureEnergy, networks & climate resilience151
3 · ModerateRansomware & cyber extortionConflict & security164
3 · ModerateResilient construction & asset adaptationEnergy, networks & climate resilience194