Countries
The methodology is country-agnostic. Fork the template, adapt your data sources, and open a PR. Every country deserves a forensic audit of how it spends public money.
how it works
A country chapter is a folder in the nstate repository with its own data sources, pipelines, and scorecards. You bring the knowledge of your government; the methodology and template are already built.
fork or open an issue
Open a GitHub issue titled "Country chapter: [your country]" with your name, country, and a primary data source you will use for the first scorecard. We will create a folder and add you as a chapter maintainer.
open an issue →copy the country template
Copy COUNTRY-TEMPLATE.md from the repo root intoyour-country/README.md. Fill in your national data sources and the equivalent of the Open Government Licence for your jurisdiction.
first scorecard PR
Follow the scorecard template in METHODOLOGY.md. Submit your first scorecard via PR. The nstate methodology team will review the evidence quality rating and data sourcing before merging.
get listed here
Once your first scorecard is merged and the data pipeline is live, your chapter is listed on this page. You are the maintainer — nstate does not control country chapter editorial direction.
governments compete on accountability when you measure them
Every government has audit bodies. Almost none publish their findings in a format that is comparable, reproducible, and citizen-facing. nstate exists to change that.
comparable methodology
The same scorecard template works for any country. UK civil service productivity and German civil service productivity become directly comparable.
no political capture
Chapter maintainers are independent. nstate provides the methodology. Countries provide the data and the analysis. Political affiliation of maintainers must be disclosed.
fork if you disagree
If a national government successfully pressures a chapter, the community can fork it. The data and methodology are CC BY 4.0. Capture is not permanent.
The fastest path is to open a GitHub issue with your country and first data source.