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Provision–experience mismatch Typology Country brief (PDF)
AccessExperienceDotted lines: regional averages
Sorted by the gap between access and experience.
Index 56.6, above the regional mean, with the second highest access in the sample (60.7) and experience of 52.4. Kuwait leads on service provision (57.9), is second on civic participation and environment, and has the most even profile (standard deviation 4.4). Access exceeds experience by 21 points on housing, 26 on family relationships and 16 on education.
Where access most exceeds experience
- Family and social relationships +25.6
- Housing +21.4
- Civic participation and voice +20.9
Experience furthest ahead of access
Samples are not representative: scores describe respondents, not national populations. Comparisons are indicative and small differences carry no weight. See Data and methods. A-SCOPE MENA, Arab Access and Experience Dataset 2026, ten states, N = 1,861. Wave 1 · Release 1.0 · September 2026.