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Where can economies
build and use AI
most effectively?
A live index scoring 186 economies on AI readiness today and trajectory through 2028 — built on World Bank, IMF, OECD and Worldwide Governance Indicators data.
Four signals from the 2026 data.
The top 10 readiness scores sit between 73 and 91 out of 100, so frontier capacity is now table stakes among advanced economies.
🇮🇳 India has the largest projected gain, +12 pts by 2028, a directional scenario that separates rising economies from plateauing ones.
Europe leads on Governance at 10.2/20 on average, 2.6 pts above the global average of 7.6/20.
Economic Readiness is the weakest pillar across Middle East & Africa at 4.2/20 on average.
Capacity to build AI, and capacity to use it.
Can this country build AI?
Underlying capacity — infrastructure, talent pipelines, governance, investment, and economic strength. Think of it as the foundation.
Is this country using AI now?
Active deployment — government services, enterprise integration, consumer usage, and demand signals from the real economy.
Explore 186 economies.
Fastest movers · projected 2028
“Massive private capital deployment and frontier model leadership”
“National AI strategy with state-backed funding and massive proprietary data advantage”
“ASEAN AI hub positioning with world-class governance frameworks attracting global investment”
“TSMC semiconductor manufacturing monopoly — Taiwan makes the chips that run every major AI system globally”