Covalency has to do with how polar/non-polar the bond is. The more equal a partnership, the more covalent the bond is. Thus: compare electronegativities. Metal/non-metal pairs form ionic (extreme of polar covalent to the point of being NOT covalent) bonds.
Note that this is how you would calculate ENC - Although the nucleus gets MORE positive down the PT, the ENC actually decreases! Not just the compensation part, but actually in it's entirety.