Yaqtin · AI Readiness Index

The world is getting readier for AI. The gap is closing slowly.

Almost every country has more of what AI adoption needs than it did in 2010 — the connectivity, the skills, the research base and the rules. But the countries that were behind then are mostly still behind now.

93%

of countries improved since 2010

80 of 86 scored in both years

49

average score in 2023

up 22% across the 86 countries scored in both years

81

Korea, Rep.

highest scoring this year

+23

Georgia

biggest gain since 2010, in points

The spread is still wide: the bottom tenth of countries score around 26 and the top tenth around 75 out of 100.

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Brighter countries are readier. Move the year to watch it change, or narrow to a region or income group. Click any country for the detail behind its score.

Overall score (normalised 0–100)0–2020–3535–5050–6565–8080–100no data / filtered out

The ranked table below is the accessible equivalent of this map and replaces it on small screens.

114 of the 211 economies this source covers have enough data to score in 2023. The rest are grey — most often because their human capital statistics are missing. A country is scored only when all four pillars can be built, so a missing pillar shows as no data rather than as a low score. Why →

Every country, ranked

Sort by any pillar to see who leads where. A country with no score for a year is shown as “no data”, never as a zero.

Scores for 2023

Countries ranked by overall AI readiness score, 2023. Scores are normalised to 0–100. “no data” marks missing values.
Δ rank
1Korea, Rep.KOR80.882.072.895.572.9▲ 4
2FinlandFIN80.898.569.879.975.00
3SwitzerlandCHE80.899.366.088.869.1▲ 11
4SwedenSWE80.694.871.787.468.7▼ 3
5IcelandISL79.290.865.781.678.5▼ 1
6DenmarkDNK79.1100.060.187.668.50
7NorwayNOR79.096.655.984.579.1▲ 2
8NetherlandsNLD78.496.056.386.574.6▲ 7
9IsraelISR76.676.291.278.660.3▼ 1
10AustriaAUT76.091.061.074.877.0▲ 1
11SingaporeSGP75.696.259.183.963.2▼ 4
12United KingdomGBR75.384.852.684.179.8▼ 2
13Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG73.686.152.495.959.90
14GermanyDEU73.590.757.985.959.5▲ 2
15BelgiumBEL72.882.461.381.465.9▼ 3
16AustraliaAUS71.395.130.078.681.4▲ 4
17EstoniaEST71.386.851.684.562.10
18New ZealandNZL70.496.939.581.563.6▲ 6
19CyprusCYP70.270.638.284.687.5▲ 4
20MaltaMLT69.767.135.788.887.2▲ 5
21FranceFRA68.781.049.482.262.10
22PortugalPRT67.674.040.282.873.5▲ 4
23CanadaCAN67.592.040.478.459.1▼ 4
24CzechiaCZE67.481.449.178.860.1▼ 2
25SloveniaSVN66.575.042.876.671.8▲ 3
26SpainESP66.572.934.282.076.8▲ 3
27LithuaniaLTU65.180.133.474.772.1▲ 4
28LuxembourgLUX64.599.030.687.141.1▲ 2
29ChileCHL63.171.017.972.890.6▲ 8
30GreeceGRC62.358.537.479.773.7▲ 4
31LatviaLVA61.872.932.570.871.1▲ 2
32PolandPOL61.363.538.570.972.4▲ 3
33Macao SAR, ChinaMAC61.078.514.386.165.0▼ 6
34United Arab EmiratesARE60.574.214.894.358.5—
35UruguayURY60.271.424.979.864.8▼ 3
36ChinaCHN59.848.950.686.053.8—
37AndorraAND59.181.927.393.134.2▲ 9
38ItalyITA58.768.128.075.962.8▲ 3
39Slovak RepublicSVK58.263.233.378.358.0▼ 3
40MontenegroMNE57.353.216.487.472.4▼ 1
41HungaryHUN57.156.740.575.555.8▼ 3
42BulgariaBGR56.051.533.374.564.5▲ 2
43RomaniaROU55.955.928.877.062.2▲ 2
44MalaysiaMYS55.962.860.867.932.2▼ 1
45CroatiaHRV55.362.728.069.061.7▼ 3
46Saudi ArabiaSAU54.161.19.393.852.3▼ 6
47SerbiaSRB52.847.639.774.249.60
48ArgentinaARG51.741.220.573.172.1▲ 1
49GeorgiaGEO51.262.015.877.149.8▲ 1
50Costa RicaCRI50.962.124.668.748.4▼ 2
51Viet NamVNM50.840.138.365.759.0—
52MauritiusMUS50.670.27.076.648.70
53Russian FederationRUS50.527.325.783.665.3▲ 8
54TurkiyeTUR50.437.023.163.078.4▲ 9
55Brunei DarussalamBRN50.270.312.768.249.8▲ 2
56PhilippinesPHL48.643.467.150.733.1▼ 5
57MoldovaMDA48.544.920.168.360.7▲ 1
58ThailandTHA47.549.725.771.642.9▼ 5
59KazakhstanKAZ46.245.525.263.950.2▲ 6
60MongoliaMNG45.642.327.863.848.7▲ 6
61BelarusBLR45.419.717.679.365.2▲ 3
62BahrainBHR44.764.010.273.331.3▲ 5
63MoroccoMAR44.043.216.562.254.3▲ 12
64SeychellesSYC43.961.70.374.239.6▼ 5
65BoliviaBOL43.421.713.551.886.8▲ 6
66IndiaIND43.449.565.734.024.2▲ 2
67JamaicaJAM43.249.75.261.256.7▲ 7
68South AfricaZAF43.245.615.860.051.2▲ 2
69ArmeniaARM42.944.926.164.136.5▲ 3
70FijiFJI41.454.52.259.849.2▲ 15
71AlbaniaALB41.449.43.959.452.8▲ 11
72Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH40.935.013.469.146.1▲ 7
73PeruPER40.842.46.455.259.4▲ 7
74MexicoMEX40.835.014.061.352.9▲ 9
75BotswanaBWA40.359.94.755.641.0▲ 6
76UzbekistanUZB40.132.28.370.249.7▲ 16
77TunisiaTUN39.739.013.249.856.7▼ 4
78Dominican RepublicDOM39.346.16.551.752.8▲ 10
79IndonesiaIDN39.252.519.048.137.2▲ 5
80PanamaPAN39.145.93.564.442.8▼ 3
81Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ38.724.014.553.562.8▲ 5
82Trinidad and TobagoTTO38.144.56.370.930.8▲ 7
83AzerbaijanAZE38.043.79.863.335.3▲ 8
84AlgeriaDZA37.830.112.553.055.6—
85El SalvadorSLV36.937.09.562.338.7▲ 8
86EcuadorECU36.632.49.952.651.3▲ 4
87AngolaAGO35.820.274.722.226.30
88BhutanBTN35.158.41.446.534.1▼ 19
89Sri LankaLKA34.738.421.348.331.0▲ 6
90SurinameSUR33.435.616.270.711.2▲ 4
91SenegalSEN32.644.911.642.231.6▲ 6
92RwandaRWA31.254.19.823.537.3▲ 15
93CambodiaKHM31.027.020.046.230.9▲ 27
94EswatiniSWZ31.028.24.944.546.4—
95GuatemalaGTM30.926.111.241.544.6▲ 4
96JordanJOR30.855.32.245.820.0▲ 10
97Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY30.334.613.947.525.2▲ 7
98ZambiaZMB29.632.24.021.660.4▲ 16
99HondurasHND29.324.26.533.153.3—
100Cote d'IvoireCIV29.237.116.345.318.2▲ 3
101TajikistanTJK28.421.218.929.743.9▲ 18
102GhanaGHA26.145.94.239.914.6▲ 9
103KenyaKEN25.936.913.932.320.5▲ 10
104Burkina FasoBFA25.728.315.027.532.1▲ 1
105NicaraguaNIC25.514.421.941.324.3—
106Timor-LesteTLS24.426.13.527.740.6—
107CameroonCMR23.721.713.143.516.7▲ 17
108NigeriaNGA21.523.08.428.726.0▲ 13
109Gambia, TheGMB20.734.12.536.010.3—
110Lao PDRLAO19.925.416.432.15.6▲ 7
111TanzaniaTZA19.833.75.726.114.0▲ 14
112MadagascarMDG18.921.824.616.213.1▲ 11
113PakistanPAK18.824.325.117.87.9▲ 5
114ZimbabweZWE17.715.06.227.921.6—
—ArubaABWno data74.37.6no datano data—
—AfghanistanAFGno data3.3no data11.2no data—
—American SamoaASMno data69.6no datano datano data—
—Antigua and BarbudaATGno data63.20.2no datano data—
—BurundiBDIno data16.75.59.7no data—
—BeninBENno data39.77.929.8no data—
—BangladeshBGDno data25.5no data38.829.4—
—Bahamas, TheBHSno data56.0no data65.159.9—
—BelizeBLZno data38.611.4no data29.4—
—BermudaBMUno data74.718.3no data10.8—
—BrazilBRAno data38.327.961.4no data—
—BarbadosBRBno data64.1no datano data49.2—
—Central African RepublicCAFno data4.6no datano datano data—
—Congo, Dem. Rep.CODno data5.73.911.7no data—
—Congo, Rep.COGno data14.5no data29.917.2—
—ColombiaCOLno data43.121.868.8no data—
—ComorosCOMno data13.316.828.5no data—
—Cabo VerdeCPVno data55.82.649.2no data—
—CubaCUBno data30.918.035.1no data—
—CuracaoCUWno datano datano data57.0no data—
—Cayman IslandsCYMno data76.450.1no datano data—
—DjiboutiDJIno data25.514.227.9no data—
—DominicaDMAno data57.74.9no datano data—
—EritreaERIno data2.1no datano datano data—
—EthiopiaETHno data23.66.114.0no data—
—Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSMno data49.0no datano datano data—
—GabonGABno data25.1no data46.5no data—
—GuineaGINno data20.1no data38.7no data—
—Guinea-BissauGNBno data11.1no data31.1no data—
—Equatorial GuineaGNQno data11.0no datano datano data—
—GrenadaGRDno data54.03.6no data56.3—
—GreenlandGRLno data82.2no datano datano data—
—GuamGUMno data69.9no datano datano data—
—GuyanaGUYno data37.017.1no datano data—
—HaitiHTIno data2.8no datano datano data—
—IrelandIRLno data94.880.275.0no data—
—Iran, Islamic Rep.IRNno data15.8no data67.210.5—
—IraqIRQno data9.0no data56.7no data—
—JapanJPNno data92.955.490.1no data—
—KiribatiKIRno data45.2no data35.590.8—
—St. Kitts and NevisKNAno data63.9no data68.6no data—
—KuwaitKWTno data55.226.864.1no data—
—LebanonLBNno data18.26.2no data27.4—
—LiberiaLBRno data19.3no datano datano data—
—LibyaLBYno data1.8no datano datano data—
—St. LuciaLCAno data58.0no datano data33.2—
—LiechtensteinLIEno data93.9100.088.2no data—
—LesothoLSOno data31.20.525.9no data—
—MonacoMCOno data88.9no data83.3no data—
—MaldivesMDVno data43.20.967.2no data—
—Marshall IslandsMHLno data45.5no datano datano data—
—North MacedoniaMKDno data47.020.469.1no data—
—MaliMLIno data19.426.2no data28.4—
—MyanmarMMRno data3.42.133.5no data—
—MozambiqueMOZno data22.93.910.9no data—
—MauritaniaMRTno data23.94.429.2no data—
—MalawiMWIno data32.643.613.1no data—
—NamibiaNAMno data52.72.037.3no data—
—New CaledoniaNCLno datano datano datano datano data—
—NigerNERno data27.539.412.3no data—
—NepalNPLno data30.9no data42.725.8—
—NaoeroNRUno data45.2no datano datano data—
—OmanOMNno data59.611.361.1no data—
—PalauPLWno data61.9no data56.943.4—
—Papua New GuineaPNGno data26.010.87.7no data—
—Puerto Rico (US)PRIno data55.4no data57.458.1—
—Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRKno data4.8no datano datano data—
—ParaguayPRYno data37.19.357.5no data—
—West Bank and GazaPSEno data26.116.246.6no data—
—French PolynesiaPYFno datano datano data69.4no data—
—QatarQATno data72.47.670.0no data—
—SudanSDNno data2.1no datano datano data—
—Solomon IslandsSLBno data30.8no datano datano data—
—Sierra LeoneSLEno data21.6no datano datano data—
—San MarinoSMRno data77.3no datano datano data—
—Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOMno data0.8no data14.9no data—
—South SudanSSDno data0.0no data6.9no data—
—Sao Tome and PrincipeSTPno data29.832.529.7no data—
—Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXMno datano datano datano data19.7—
—Syrian Arab RepublicSYRno data0.0no data22.7no data—
—Turks and Caicos IslandsTCAno datano datano datano data20.4—
—ChadTCDno data12.4no data12.8no data—
—TogoTGOno data29.30.723.9no data—
—TurkmenistanTKMno data13.7no datano data17.3—
—TongaTONno data51.730.0no data53.1—
—TuvaluTUVno data47.2no datano data57.9—
—UgandaUGAno data31.85.213.2no data—
—UkraineUKRno data31.640.166.5no data—
—United StatesUSAno data82.554.078.8no data—
—St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTno data56.76.164.5no data—
—Venezuela, RBVENno data1.7no data43.3no data—
—British Virgin IslandsVGBno datano datano data47.124.4—
—Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIRno data66.7no datano datano data—
—VanuatuVUTno data39.9no data21.7no data—
—SamoaWSMno data59.913.7no data38.0—
—KosovoXKXno data43.7no datano datano data—
—Yemen, Rep.YEMno data2.3no datano datano data—

Source: AI Readiness Index — Yaqtin

Edition year 2023 · https://yaqtin.net/ai-readiness/methodology

Cite as: Yaqtin AI Readiness Index (2010-2023 series), built from World Bank Open Data. https://yaqtin.net/ai-readiness

Licence: Our own composite, published under CC BY 4.0 — reuse it with attribution. Built entirely from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0 for World Bank-produced datasets). The underlying indicators are compiled by the World Bank from national statistical offices and agencies including the ITU, UNESCO Institute for Statistics and the Worldwide Governance Indicators programme, which carry their own terms; the indicator selection, scaling and weighting are Yaqtin's work and Yaqtin's responsibility.