- Created at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford
- Government responses are ranked based on data that is publicly sourced 
- Main variables measured include school closings, workplace closings, postponement of public events, transportation shutdowns, shutting down gatherings, stay-at-home orders, limited inter-state and international travel
- Not meant to provide judgement on efficacy of response but rather allow for comparisons across states of responses

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- COVID-19 Government Response Stringency Index (GRSI) 

Assessment of Government Responses to COVID-19

Michail A. Osadchuk, Trushin, M., & Alexey M. Osadchuk. (2020). COVID-19 & Quarantine Measures: A Comparison between India & Russia . Space and Culture, India, 8(1), 27-39. https://doi.org/10.20896/saci.v8i1.902

COVID-19 & Quarantine Measures: A Comparison between India & Russia

COVID-19 Government Response Stringency Index (GRSI)

Anecdotal analysis of different countries’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic has often pitted major autocracies like China against large democracies like the United States. This common media narrative typically notes how China has been more successful in curbing COVID-19, whereas the United States has struggled to mount an effective federal response to the pandemic. This comparison has led some academics to investigate whether autocracies (or dictatorships) are better at handling crises like COVID-19 than are democracies.

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