Simulation 2
Botswana, scripted, 30 years from 1996, seed 2: a poor simulation (10th percentile) of the experiment's 30. Capability index 9.60 at the 1996 position, 8.83 in 2026; 164 actions over 30 rounds and 4 shocks.
Model 0.1.0 · graph 0.2.0 · parameters 0.1.0 · seed 2
The experiment · The other representative simulations: 29 (median simulation), 9 (a good simulation (90th percentile))
Outcome
From the 1996 position to 2026.
- Capability index
- 8.83 (−0.77)
- From 9.60
- Rank by index
- 62
- From 51
- Domains at Tier 1
- 0
- From 0
- Events
- 4 shocks
- 1 upside event
Trajectory by domain
The mean score of each domain by round, with a dashed marker at each round a shock (red) or an upside event (green) began. Rest on a domain to bring it forward.
- ShockUpside event
Capability index by round
Pathway, round by round
Every decision of the scripted method: its actions (a mode, a group and the credits spent), and the events that began that round. Each round has its own page: the state it came in with, the decision, the shocks, what moved through the graph and the state it left.
| Round | Decision | Events | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 |
| Severe pandemic | 8.87 −0.725 |
| 1998 |
| 8.88 +0.009 | |
| 1999 |
| 8.89 +0.009 | |
| 2000 |
| 8.91 +0.024 | |
| 2001 |
| 8.95 +0.034 | |
| 2002 |
| 8.98 +0.036 | |
| 2003 |
| 9.02 +0.042 | |
| 2004 |
| 9.06 +0.036 | |
| 2005 |
| 9.09 +0.030 | |
| 2006 |
| 9.12 +0.027 | |
| 2007 |
| 9.14 +0.022 | |
| 2008 |
| Global funding seizure | 8.94 −0.198 |
| 2009 |
| 8.97 +0.028 | |
| 2010 |
| 8.99 +0.023 | |
| 2011 |
| 9.02 +0.025 | |
| 2012 |
| 9.04 +0.026 | |
| 2013 |
| 9.07 +0.030 | |
| 2014 |
| 9.11 +0.034 | |
| 2015 |
| Breadbasket failure | 8.96 −0.143 |
| 2016 |
| Market access opening | 9.04 +0.079 |
| 2017 |
| 9.11 +0.071 | |
| 2018 |
| 9.19 +0.072 | |
| 2019 |
| 9.21 +0.019 | |
| 2020 |
| Severe pandemic | 8.77 −0.436 |
| 2021 |
| 8.79 +0.016 | |
| 2022 |
| 8.80 +0.011 | |
| 2023 |
| 8.81 +0.009 | |
| 2024 |
| 8.81 +0.008 | |
| 2025 |
| 8.82 +0.006 | |
| 2026 |
| 8.83 +0.011 |
Credits
What each round's credits went on: maintenance, the three modes, and what was carried over.
Tiers by round
Each domain's tier against the frozen field, round by round: Tier 1 green, Tier 2 blue, Tier 3 amber, below that grey.
| Domain | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Technology | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Strategic Infrastructure | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| National Security | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Human Capital | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Information & Influence | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Governance & Integrity | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Financial Strength | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Production & Innovation | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Trade & Investment | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Probes
What the experiment's counterfactual probes found, paired seed by seed on its first 10 seeds, this one among them: the same simulation with one thing changed, the difference at the horizon.
| Probe | Index | Score sum | Tier 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hold instead of the method | −0.966 | −74.5 | 0.00 |
| No shocks | +1.898 | +133.0 | 0.00 |
| Replay of the recorded actions (must change nothing) | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Without the 1st largest decision | −0.012 | −1.0 | 0.00 |
| Without the 2nd largest decision | −0.010 | −0.8 | 0.00 |
| Without the 3rd largest decision | −0.010 | −0.8 | 0.00 |
| Without the 4th largest decision | −0.006 | −0.5 | 0.00 |
| Without the 5th largest decision | −0.013 | −1.1 | 0.00 |
| Without the 1st largest shock | +0.967 | +68.3 | 0.00 |
| Without the 2nd largest shock | +0.509 | +35.6 | 0.00 |
| Without the 3rd largest shock | +0.290 | +19.4 | 0.00 |
Every group over the simulation
Where each group started and ended, and what moved it: levels invested, decay, events and changes arriving through the graph. The parts do not quite sum to the change where a score met 0 or 20.
73 of 73 groups
Capability group | Domain | 1996 | 2026 | Change | Invested | Decay | Events | Graph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical & Vocational Skills | Human Capital | 8.92 | 13.67 | +4.75 | +5.30 | 0.00 | −0.65 | +0.10 |
| Water, Sanitation & Waste Infrastructure | Strategic Infrastructure | 9.71 | 13.28 | +3.57 | +4.60 | 0.00 | −0.79 | −0.23 |
| Energy Infrastructure | Strategic Infrastructure | 8.20 | 11.57 | +3.37 | +4.37 | 0.00 | −0.61 | −0.38 |
| Transport Infrastructure | Strategic Infrastructure | 11.00 | 14.02 | +3.02 | +3.79 | 0.00 | −0.45 | −0.32 |
| Population Health | Human Capital | 8.48 | 11.42 | +2.94 | +4.32 | 0.00 | −1.72 | +0.34 |
| Foundational Education | Human Capital | 12.40 | 15.14 | +2.74 | +4.28 | 0.00 | −1.53 | −0.02 |
| Advanced Education | Human Capital | 10.10 | 12.67 | +2.57 | +3.20 | 0.00 | −0.85 | +0.22 |
| Health System Capability | Human Capital | 11.35 | 13.40 | +2.05 | +4.01 | 0.00 | −1.67 | −0.29 |
| Communications & Digital Infrastructure | Strategic Infrastructure | 11.76 | 13.20 | +1.44 | +2.21 | 0.00 | −0.69 | −0.09 |
| Advanced Manufacturing | Strategic Infrastructure | 8.19 | 9.62 | +1.43 | +2.00 | 0.00 | −0.76 | +0.20 |
| Social Infrastructure | Strategic Infrastructure | 12.30 | 13.65 | +1.35 | +2.83 | 0.00 | −1.20 | −0.28 |
| Global Value Chain Position | Trade & Investment | 9.48 | 10.83 | +1.35 | +3.42 | 0.00 | −1.94 | −0.13 |
| Technology Adoption & Diffusion | Production & Innovation | 10.80 | 12.10 | +1.30 | +2.76 | 0.00 | −1.47 | 0.00 |
| Transparency, Oversight & Accountability | Governance & Integrity | 12.80 | 13.66 | +0.86 | +1.55 | 0.00 | −0.65 | −0.03 |
| Public Integrity & Anti-Corruption | Governance & Integrity | 15.06 | 15.74 | +0.68 | +1.26 | 0.00 | −0.62 | +0.04 |
| Structural Transformation & Complexity | Production & Innovation | 9.20 | 9.81 | +0.61 | +2.26 | 0.00 | −1.58 | −0.07 |
| Nuclear Deterrence | National Security | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.90 | −0.02 |
| Government Effectiveness & Public Administration | Governance & Integrity | 15.20 | 15.18 | −0.02 | +1.27 | 0.00 | −1.24 | −0.06 |
| Economic Output & Productivity | Production & Innovation | 11.63 | 11.40 | −0.23 | +1.42 | 0.00 | −1.80 | +0.15 |
| Land Power | National Security | 8.80 | 8.34 | −0.46 | +0.59 | 0.00 | −0.80 | −0.25 |
| Air Power | National Security | 7.98 | 7.51 | −0.47 | +0.63 | 0.00 | −0.81 | −0.28 |
| Regulatory Governance & Strategic Controls | Governance & Integrity | 13.29 | 12.79 | −0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.50 | 0.00 |
| Early Childhood Development | Human Capital | 11.90 | 11.39 | −0.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.99 | +0.47 |
| Political Institutions & Civic Participation | Governance & Integrity | 14.79 | 14.27 | −0.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.66 | +0.14 |
| Agriculture & Food Infrastructure | Strategic Infrastructure | 9.26 | 8.70 | −0.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.92 | +0.35 |
| Digital & AI Competence | Human Capital | 9.40 | 8.82 | −0.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.91 | +0.32 |
| Justice System & Fundamental Rights | Governance & Integrity | 13.73 | 13.03 | −0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.68 | −0.03 |
| Joint Command, Projection & Sustainment | National Security | 8.20 | 7.41 | −0.79 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.80 | +0.01 |
| Research Talent & Knowledge Creation | Human Capital | 8.11 | 7.26 | −0.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.93 | +0.08 |
| Maritime Power | National Security | 2.50 | 1.60 | −0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.87 | −0.04 |
| Intelligence & Assessment | National Security | 9.14 | 8.23 | −0.91 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.79 | −0.12 |
| Resource Infrastructure | Strategic Infrastructure | 10.92 | 9.99 | −0.93 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.72 | −0.22 |
| Lifelong Learning & Reskilling | Human Capital | 9.09 | 8.15 | −0.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.91 | −0.03 |
| Internal Security & Order | Governance & Integrity | 13.71 | 12.77 | −0.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.78 | −0.17 |
| Space, Aerospace & Defence Infrastructure | Strategic Infrastructure | 4.97 | 4.02 | −0.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.78 | −0.17 |
| Cyber & Electromagnetic Operations | National Security | 6.94 | 5.98 | −0.96 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.81 | −0.15 |
| Force Generation & Mobilisation | National Security | 9.32 | 8.35 | −0.97 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.78 | −0.19 |
| Industrial & Sectoral Base | Production & Innovation | 11.51 | 10.50 | −1.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.51 | +0.51 |
| Financial Infrastructure | Strategic Infrastructure | 13.63 | 12.57 | −1.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.82 | −0.24 |
| Space Operations | National Security | 3.62 | 2.41 | −1.21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.85 | −0.36 |
| Strategic Strike & Missile Defence | National Security | 4.51 | 3.24 | −1.27 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.84 | −0.42 |
| Semiconductors & Advanced Computing | Critical Technology | 1.39 | 0.00 | −1.39 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.63 | +0.01 |
| National Resilience & Crisis Management | Governance & Integrity | 12.42 | 11.03 | −1.39 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.35 | −0.04 |
| Space Technologies | Critical Technology | 1.44 | 0.00 | −1.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.63 | −0.04 |
| Culture, Language & Education Diplomacy | Information & Influence | 7.21 | 5.71 | −1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.60 | +0.10 |
| Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies | Critical Technology | 4.60 | 3.05 | −1.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.55 | +0.01 |
| Diaspora & Global Communities | Information & Influence | 8.05 | 6.49 | −1.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.58 | +0.02 |
| Advanced Materials & Manufacturing | Critical Technology | 3.00 | 1.39 | −1.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.59 | −0.01 |
| Energy Technologies | Critical Technology | 1.62 | 0.00 | −1.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.73 | −0.01 |
| Quantum Technologies | Critical Technology | 2.90 | 1.24 | −1.66 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.59 | −0.07 |
| Business Dynamism & Entrepreneurship | Production & Innovation | 10.43 | 8.75 | −1.68 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.54 | −0.15 |
| Digital & Services Trade | Trade & Investment | 10.23 | 8.55 | −1.68 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.70 | +0.01 |
| Robotics & Autonomous Systems | Critical Technology | 3.28 | 1.58 | −1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.58 | −0.11 |
| Development Cooperation & Global Assistance | Information & Influence | 7.61 | 5.89 | −1.72 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.59 | −0.13 |
| Alliances & Security Cooperation | Information & Influence | 10.85 | 9.10 | −1.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.52 | −0.22 |
| Sensing, Timing & Navigation | Critical Technology | 2.43 | 0.63 | −1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.60 | −0.20 |
| Diplomatic Statecraft & Global Networks | Information & Influence | 11.63 | 9.83 | −1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.70 | −0.11 |
| Sovereign Capital & External Financial Power | Financial Strength | 12.37 | 10.52 | −1.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.66 | −0.18 |
| Innovation & Commercialisation | Production & Innovation | 8.50 | 6.65 | −1.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.58 | −0.27 |
| Trade Policy & Market Access | Trade & Investment | 13.73 | 11.88 | −1.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.61 | −0.24 |
| Artificial Intelligence | Critical Technology | 5.18 | 3.28 | −1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.54 | −0.36 |
| Financial Regulation & Integrity | Financial Strength | 13.56 | 11.62 | −1.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.92 | −0.02 |
| Financial System Depth & Access | Financial Strength | 12.51 | 10.51 | −2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.96 | −0.05 |
| Financial Stability & Crisis Management | Financial Strength | 13.26 | 11.23 | −2.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.93 | −0.11 |
| Investment Attraction & Projection | Trade & Investment | 11.92 | 9.85 | −2.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −2.00 | −0.08 |
| Export Capability & Sophistication | Trade & Investment | 9.93 | 7.82 | −2.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.90 | −0.21 |
| Economic Leverage & Dependence | Trade & Investment | 8.08 | 5.97 | −2.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.94 | −0.17 |
| Monetary & Currency Capability | Financial Strength | 14.01 | 11.66 | −2.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −2.09 | −0.26 |
| Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance | Financial Strength | 15.09 | 12.71 | −2.38 | +0.95 | 0.00 | −3.26 | −0.08 |
| Trade Facilitation & Logistics | Trade & Investment | 11.15 | 8.24 | −2.91 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −3.38 | +0.47 |
| Information Environment & Strategic Communication | Information & Influence | 9.46 | 6.53 | −2.93 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −2.85 | −0.08 |
| Labour & Employment | Production & Innovation | 9.02 | 6.08 | −2.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −3.13 | +0.19 |
| Biotechnology & Health Technologies | Critical Technology | 4.34 | 1.35 | −2.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −2.94 | −0.05 |
Seed 2 of experiment cycle-002.e4-bwa. The simulation can be reproduced exactly from the experiment's configuration, its versions and this seed.