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Dealing with construction permits: Professional certifications index (0-4) (DB16-20 methodology) by country

The professional certifications index evaluates professional certi?cation requirements. It has two components: (i) the qualification requirements of the professional responsible for verifying that the architectural plans or drawings are in compliance with the building regulations; and (ii) the qualification...

Countries reporting
184
Highest
4 DB16-20 methodology
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
0 DB16-20 methodology
Vanuatu
Median
3 DB16-20 methodology
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,109

What the numbers show

Dealing with construction permits: Professional certifications index (0-4) (DB16-20 methodology) is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 4 DB16-20 methodology in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 0 DB16-20 methodology in Vanuatu.

The median across all reporting countries is 3 DB16-20 methodology, and the mean is 2.51 DB16-20 methodology.

Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 50.0%).

Dealing with construction permits: Professional certifications index (: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Arab Emirates 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 100.0% rising
1 Armenia 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 300.0% volatile
1 Antigua and Barbuda 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Australia 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Austria 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Azerbaijan 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Bulgaria 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Bahamas 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Belarus 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Brunei 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Bhutan 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Botswana 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Canada 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Chile 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 China 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — volatile
1 Cameroon 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Cyprus 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Dominican Republic 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Egypt 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Ethiopia 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 100.0% rising
1 Guinea 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 100.0% rising
1 Greece 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 33.3% rising
1 Hong Kong 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Croatia 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Hungary 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Indonesia 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 India 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 15.3% rising
1 Ireland 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Iran 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Israel 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Jamaica 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Japan 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Kazakhstan 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Kenya 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 South Korea 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — volatile
1 Kuwait 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Lebanon 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Lithuania 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 100.0% rising
1 Luxembourg 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Latvia 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Moldova 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 North Macedonia 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Malta 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Myanmar 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 100.0% rising
1 Mongolia 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Mozambique 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Mauritius 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Malawi 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Malaysia 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Nigeria 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 New Zealand 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Pakistan 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Palestine 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Qatar 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Romania 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Russia 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Rwanda 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 33.3% rising
1 Saudi Arabia 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Sudan 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Singapore 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 San Marino 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Serbia 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Slovenia 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Tajikistan 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Tunisia 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 33.3% rising
1 Turkey 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 33.3% rising
1 Tanzania 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Uganda 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Ukraine 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — volatile
1 United States 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Vietnam 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Samoa 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 South Africa 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Zambia 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Taiwan 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Djibouti 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
77 Mexico 3.32 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 Albania 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 50.0% rising
78 Burkina Faso 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 Bahrain 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 Colombia 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 Germany 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 France 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 Ghana 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 200.0% volatile
78 Kyrgyzstan 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 Morocco 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 Mali 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 Norway 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 Peru 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 50.0% rising
78 Philippines 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 Puerto Rico 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 El Salvador 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 200.0% rising
78 South Sudan 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 Chad 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 Togo 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — volatile
78 Tonga 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 Trinidad and Tobago 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 Zimbabwe 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Argentina 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Belgium 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Benin 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Bangladesh 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Brazil 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Central African Republic 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Cote d'Ivoire 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Democratic Republic of Congo 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — volatile
99 Congo 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Cape Verde 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Costa Rica 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Dominica 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Algeria 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Ecuador 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Spain 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Finland 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Gabon 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Guinea-Bissau 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Guatemala 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Honduras 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Italy 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Jordan 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Saint Lucia 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Maldives 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Montenegro 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 50.0% falling
99 Mauritania 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Niger 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Nepal 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Oman 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Panama 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Papua New Guinea 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Poland 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Portugal 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Paraguay 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Thailand 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Uzbekistan 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Venezuela 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Angola 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Belize 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Barbados 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Switzerland 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Denmark 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Estonia 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Iraq 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Cambodia 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Liberia 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Lesotho 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Senegal 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Solomon Islands 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Suriname 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
151 Afghanistan 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Burundi 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Bolivia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Comoros 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Czechia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Fiji 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Micronesia (country) 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 United Kingdom 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Georgia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Gambia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Equatorial Guinea 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Grenada 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Guyana 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Haiti 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Iceland 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Kiribati 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Laos 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Sri Lanka 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Madagascar 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Marshall Islands 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Namibia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Nicaragua 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Netherlands 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Palau 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Sierra Leone 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Sao Tome and Principe 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Slovakia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Sweden 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Eswatini 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Seychelles 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 East Timor 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Uruguay 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
151 Vanuatu 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat

Regions and income groups

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

  • Kosovo 0 DB16-20 methodology

About this data

Indicator
Dealing with construction permits: Professional certifications index (0-4) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit
DB16-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 1,109 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed

The professional certifications index evaluates professional certi?cation requirements. It has two components: (i) the qualification requirements of the professional responsible for verifying that the architectural plans or drawings are in compliance with the building regulations; and (ii) the qualification requirements of the professional who conducts the technical inspections during construction. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.