{"$schema":"https://policywindow.org/wiki/coverage-equity.json","name":"Policy Window coverage-equity measure — who is not covered","description":"Distribution of the published catalog's coverage (instruments, non-silent coverage cells, distinct topics governed, enforcement cases) across the geographic region and development tier of each instrument's issuing jurisdiction. Quantifies the methodology §11 coverage-asymmetry limitation. Measures the CATALOG's distribution (reflecting both real-world governance activity AND Policy Window's selection choices) — NOT a claim that a thinly-covered region is ungoverned.","docs":"https://policywindow.org/wiki/coverage-equity","classificationBasis":"Geographic region: UN M49 region scheme. Development tier: UN M49 developed (Global North) / developing (Global South) economies. Supranational / multi-state bodies are 'International' on both axes. Contested classifications are disclosed per-jurisdiction.","classification":{"EU":{"region":"Europe","tier":"Global North"},"UK":{"region":"Europe","tier":"Global North"},"IT":{"region":"Europe","tier":"Global North"},"US":{"region":"Northern America","tier":"Global North"},"JP":{"region":"Asia","tier":"Global North"},"SG":{"region":"Asia","tier":"Global North"},"KR":{"region":"Asia","tier":"Global North"},"CN":{"region":"Asia","tier":"Global South","note":"Contested: UN M49 classifies China among developing economies and China self-identifies with the Global South, but it is a great-power regulator and not 'Global South' in the resource-and-voice sense §11 is concerned with. It is heavily represented in the catalog, so it dominates the Global-South tally — read the per-jurisdiction table, not the tier rollup alone."},"IN":{"region":"Asia","tier":"Global South"},"BR":{"region":"Latin America","tier":"Global South"},"ASEAN":{"region":"Asia","tier":"Global South","note":"Regional bloc spanning developing and high-income members; classified developing-majority."},"African_Union":{"region":"Africa","tier":"Global South"},"global":{"region":"International","tier":"International"},"council_of_europe":{"region":"International","tier":"International","note":"A European treaty body, but a multi-state organisation rather than a single domestic regulator."},"G7":{"region":"International","tier":"International"},"OECD":{"region":"International","tier":"International"},"UN":{"region":"International","tier":"International"},"ISO":{"region":"International","tier":"International"},"UNESCO":{"region":"International","tier":"International"}},"summary":{"jurisdictions":17,"globalNorthCellShare":0.6358,"globalSouthCellShare":0.1403,"internationalCellShare":0.2239,"thinnestRegion":{"region":"Africa","cells":7}},"report":{"asOf":null,"totals":{"instruments":45,"cells":335,"topics":23},"byJurisdiction":[{"jurisdiction":"US","region":"Northern America","tier":"Global North","instruments":20,"cells":129,"topicsCovered":22,"enforcementCases":5},{"jurisdiction":"EU","region":"Europe","tier":"Global North","instruments":5,"cells":35,"topicsCovered":18,"enforcementCases":5},{"jurisdiction":"UN","region":"International","tier":"International","instruments":2,"cells":20,"topicsCovered":14,"enforcementCases":0},{"jurisdiction":"global","region":"International","tier":"International","instruments":3,"cells":18,"topicsCovered":7,"enforcementCases":0},{"jurisdiction":"CN","region":"Asia","tier":"Global South","instruments":2,"cells":18,"topicsCovered":13,"enforcementCases":2,"note":"Contested: UN M49 classifies China among developing economies and China self-identifies with the Global South, but it is a great-power regulator and not 'Global South' in the resource-and-voice sense §11 is concerned with. It is heavily represented in the catalog, so it dominates the Global-South tally — read the per-jurisdiction table, not the tier rollup alone."},{"jurisdiction":"JP","region":"Asia","tier":"Global North","instruments":2,"cells":17,"topicsCovered":12,"enforcementCases":0},{"jurisdiction":"IT","region":"Europe","tier":"Global North","instruments":1,"cells":15,"topicsCovered":15,"enforcementCases":0},{"jurisdiction":"UNESCO","region":"International","tier":"International","instruments":1,"cells":12,"topicsCovered":12,"enforcementCases":0},{"jurisdiction":"council_of_europe","region":"International","tier":"International","instruments":1,"cells":11,"topicsCovered":11,"enforcementCases":1,"note":"A European treaty body, but a multi-state organisation rather than a single domestic regulator."},{"jurisdiction":"UK","region":"Europe","tier":"Global North","instruments":1,"cells":10,"topicsCovered":10,"enforcementCases":1},{"jurisdiction":"BR","region":"Latin America","tier":"Global South","instruments":1,"cells":9,"topicsCovered":9,"enforcementCases":0},{"jurisdiction":"G7","region":"International","tier":"International","instruments":1,"cells":8,"topicsCovered":8,"enforcementCases":0},{"jurisdiction":"African_Union","region":"Africa","tier":"Global South","instruments":1,"cells":7,"topicsCovered":7,"enforcementCases":0},{"jurisdiction":"IN","region":"Asia","tier":"Global South","instruments":1,"cells":7,"topicsCovered":7,"enforcementCases":1},{"jurisdiction":"SG","region":"Asia","tier":"Global North","instruments":1,"cells":7,"topicsCovered":7,"enforcementCases":0},{"jurisdiction":"ASEAN","region":"Asia","tier":"Global South","instruments":1,"cells":6,"topicsCovered":6,"enforcementCases":0,"note":"Regional bloc spanning developing and high-income members; classified developing-majority."},{"jurisdiction":"OECD","region":"International","tier":"International","instruments":1,"cells":6,"topicsCovered":6,"enforcementCases":0}],"byRegion":[{"key":"Northern America","instruments":20,"cells":129,"topicsCovered":22,"enforcementCases":5,"cellShare":0.3850746268656716},{"key":"International","instruments":9,"cells":75,"topicsCovered":21,"enforcementCases":1,"cellShare":0.22388059701492538},{"key":"Europe","instruments":7,"cells":60,"topicsCovered":21,"enforcementCases":6,"cellShare":0.1791044776119403},{"key":"Asia","instruments":7,"cells":55,"topicsCovered":17,"enforcementCases":3,"cellShare":0.16417910447761194},{"key":"Latin America","instruments":1,"cells":9,"topicsCovered":9,"enforcementCases":0,"cellShare":0.026865671641791045},{"key":"Africa","instruments":1,"cells":7,"topicsCovered":7,"enforcementCases":0,"cellShare":0.020895522388059702}],"byTier":[{"key":"Global North","instruments":30,"cells":213,"topicsCovered":23,"enforcementCases":11,"cellShare":0.6358208955223881},{"key":"International","instruments":9,"cells":75,"topicsCovered":21,"enforcementCases":1,"cellShare":0.22388059701492538},{"key":"Global South","instruments":6,"cells":47,"topicsCovered":17,"enforcementCases":3,"cellShare":0.14029850746268657}],"leastCoveredTopics":[{"code":"compute_export_controls","label":"Compute + Model-Weight Export Controls","governingInstruments":4},{"code":"education","label":"AI in Education","governingInstruments":5},{"code":"sovereign_ai","label":"Sovereign AI Doctrine","governingInstruments":5},{"code":"criminal_justice","label":"AI in Criminal Justice","governingInstruments":6},{"code":"healthcare","label":"AI in Healthcare","governingInstruments":7},{"code":"biometric_id","label":"Biometric Identification","governingInstruments":8},{"code":"employment","label":"AI in Employment","governingInstruments":8},{"code":"ai_worker_displacement","label":"AI-Driven Worker Displacement","governingInstruments":9}],"caveat":"This measures the catalog's coverage distribution, which reflects BOTH real-world governance activity AND Policy Window's own selection choices. A thinly-covered region is not a claim that it is ungoverned — it is the methodology §11 coverage-asymmetry limitation, quantified. Tier classification (Global North / South) follows UN M49 developed/developing economies; some cases are contested (see per-jurisdiction notes, esp. China). International standard-setting and treaty bodies are counted separately as they are not single-country regulators."},"caveat":"This measures the catalog's coverage distribution, which reflects BOTH real-world governance activity AND Policy Window's own selection choices. A thinly-covered region is not a claim that it is ungoverned — it is the methodology §11 coverage-asymmetry limitation, quantified. Tier classification (Global North / South) follows UN M49 developed/developing economies; some cases are contested (see per-jurisdiction notes, esp. China). International standard-setting and treaty bodies are counted separately as they are not single-country regulators.","relatedLimits":"https://policywindow.org/wiki/methodology#limits","license":"CC BY 4.0","attribution":"Policy Window — policywindow.org"}