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National government

Side by side, never added together

# National government

The websites central governments run on hosts of their own. Each region’s population is its own cohort, drawn from that country’s own register and scored against the same Index. There is no figure across regions: it would be a number about whichever region has more sites.

Index 12.1 · Census Q4 2026

Region

- [United States](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4)
- [United Kingdom](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk)
- [Canada](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/ca)
- [Compare regions](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/compare)

2 populations, 2 measured

## National government in each region

| Region | Population | Median and spread | Scanned | Gated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United States | [US Federal Government Sites](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/government/federal) 500 federal executive-branch websites from the .gov registry, ranked by Tranco, with no agency above 10%. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA); Tranco | **28** · 21–66 | 497/500 | 489 of 497 |
| United Kingdom | [UK Central Government Sites](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/government/central) The websites UK central government departments, agencies and public bodies run on hosts of their own, ranked by Tranco. Government Digital Service (GOV.UK); Central Digital and Data Office (.gov.uk register); Tranco (Le Pochat et al.) | **58** · 28–79 | 412/476 | 212 of 412 |

Purple line is the median. Grey band is the middle half of the range. A population drawn from a different kind of register is not the same population: the UK’s schools are schools, where the US cohort is the districts that run them.

Comparisons

## The other comparisons

- [Universities and colleges](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/compare/universities) · Higher education in each region, measured against the same Index.
- [Schools and school systems](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/compare/schools) · The bodies that run public schooling, and in the UK the schools themselves.
- [Hospitals and health systems](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/compare/hospitals) · Where patients look for care.
- [Legislators](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/compare/legislators) · Elected members and the websites each publishes.
- [States, provinces and devolved governments](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/compare/regional-government) · The level between national and local government.
- [Local government](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/compare/local-government) · Counties, cities, councils and municipalities.
- [Banks and credit unions](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/compare/banks) · Deposit-takers, where trust and accuracy are the product.
- [Charities and nonprofits](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/compare/charities) · The largest charitable organizations.