Dealing with construction permits: Quality control before construction index (0-1) (DB16-20 methodology) by country
The quality control before construction index evaluates quality control in the review of the building plans. The index measures whether by law, a licensed architect or engineer is part of the committee or team that reviews and approves building permit applications and whether that person has the authority to refuse...
Countries reporting
163
Highest
1 DB16-20 methodology
Afghanistan
Lowest
1 DB16-20 methodology
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
1 DB16-20 methodology
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,115
What the numbers show
Dealing with construction permits: Quality control before construction index (0-1) (DB16-20 methodology) is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 1 DB16-20 methodology in Afghanistan; the lowest is 1 DB16-20 methodology in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is 1 DB16-20 methodology, and the mean is 1 DB16-20 methodology.
Dealing with construction: Quality control before: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Angola | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Albania | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Argentina | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Benin | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belize | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bolivia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bhutan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Cameroon | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Congo | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Comoros | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Djibouti | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Algeria | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ecuador | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Egypt | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gabon | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ghana | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guinea | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gambia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Haiti | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Indonesia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | India | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iraq | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kiribati | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Laos | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lebanon | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Liberia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lesotho | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Madagascar | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Maldives | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mali | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Myanmar | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mozambique | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritania | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malawi | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niger | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nigeria | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Pakistan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Peru | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Paraguay | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestine | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Rwanda | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sudan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Senegal | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | El Salvador | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Sudan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Suriname | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Eswatini | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Togo | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Thailand | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tonga | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tunisia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tanzania | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uganda | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Venezuela | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vietnam | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kosovo | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zambia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Taiwan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
The quality control before construction index evaluates quality control in the review of the building plans. The index measures whether by law, a licensed architect or engineer is part of the committee or team that reviews and approves building permit applications and whether that person has the authority to refuse an application if the plans are not in conformity with regulations. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.