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Gap typology
Five gap types are identified on domain-level gaps, each associated with a distinct administrative deficit. At the selected thresholds, the Access–Delivery Gap and the Organisational–Coordination Gap are the most frequent, each observed in five states; the Access–Reach Gap is confined to Morocco and Tunisia; and Saudi Arabia exhibits no gap type. Assignment is recalculated as the thresholds vary, which permits an assessment of the stability of each classification.
Gap-type membership
Filled markers indicate the gap types identified for each state at the selected thresholds; connecting lines indicate combinations of types. Bars report the number of states in each type.
Source: A-SCOPE MENA, Arab Access and Experience Dataset 2026 · non-probability samples; scores describe respondents.
A worked example
Select a state to follow the classification step by step: its gaps in the ten public-service domains, the five rules applied to them, and the resulting gap types and administrative deficits.
Source: A-SCOPE MENA, Arab Access and Experience Dataset 2026 · non-probability samples; scores describe respondents.
Stability of classification
Bubble size is proportional to the share of threshold combinations under which each state is assigned to each gap type (large gap of 15 to 25 points in one to three domains; alignment below 3 to 7 points in two to four domains). An outline marks assignment at the selected thresholds.
Source: A-SCOPE MENA, Arab Access and Experience Dataset 2026 · non-probability samples; scores describe respondents.
The gap typology
Each gap type is defined by an explicit rule on domain-level gaps and is associated with an administrative deficit.
Source: A-SCOPE MENA, Arab Access and Experience Dataset 2026 · non-probability samples; scores describe respondents.