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Which Countries Are Most Prepared For AI? 🤖

What We're Showing

The top 10 countries most prepared for AI, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s AI Preparedness Index.

The index covers 174 countries as of 2023, and draws from data from eight institutions, including the International Labour Organization, World Bank, World Economic Forum, and more.

Measuring AI Preparedness

The AI Preparedness Index is the average of four key metrics:

digital infrastructure
human capital
technological innovation
legal frameworks

Each metric has a set of sub-indicators, including, but not limited to, sustained human capital investment, inclusive STEM expertise, a vibrant R&D ecosystem, and the adaptability of legal frameworks to digital business models.

Singapore Is Ready For AI

Singapore ranks first as the country most prepared for smooth AI adoption.

The country has invested hundreds of millions of dollars into boosting AI capabilities and supporting national AI strategies, and its workers are the world's fastest in adopting AI skills, according to LinkedIn.

The Singapore government has even developed a suite of general-purpose AI tools for public service officers, while adhering to strict security standards.

Besides Singapore, Northwestern European countries like Denmark (#2), Netherlands (#4), Estonia (#5), and Finland (#6) also scored high for AI preparedness.

Dataset

Rank	Country	AI Preparedness Index Score (0-1)
1	Singapore	0.80
2	Denmark	0.78
3	United States	0.77
4	Netherlands	0.77
5	Estonia	0.76
6	Finland	0.76
7	Switzerland	0.76
8	New Zealand	0.75
9	Germany	0.75
10	Sweden	0.75
11	Luxembourg	0.74
12	Japan	0.73
13	United Kingdom	0.73
14	Australia	0.73
15	South Korea	0.73
16	Israel	0.73
17	Austria	0.72
18	Canada	0.71
19	Norway	0.71
20	Hong Kong	0.70
21	Iceland	0.70
22	France	0.70
23	Ireland	0.69
24	Belgium	0.67
25	Taiwan	0.67
26	Lithuania	0.66
27	Malta	0.66
28	Spain	0.65
29	Czech Republic	0.65
30	Portugal	0.65
31	China	0.64
32	Slovenia	0.63
33	Latvia	0.63
34	Cyprus	0.63
35	Malaysia	0.63
36	United Arab Emirates	0.63
37	Italy	0.62
38	Poland	0.60
39	Slovak Republic	0.59
40	Chile	0.59
41	Romania	0.58
42	Greece	0.58
43	Croatia	0.58
44	Bulgaria	0.58
45	Saudi Arabia	0.58
46	Hungary	0.56
47	Russia	0.56
48	Kazakhstan	0.55
49	Uruguay	0.55
50	Türkiye	0.54
51	Costa Rica	0.54
52	Serbia	0.54
53	Thailand	0.54
54	Qatar	0.53
55	Oman	0.53
56	Mexico	0.53
57	Seychelles	0.53
58	Georgia	0.53
59	Albania	0.53
60	Mauritius	0.53
61	Indonesia	0.52
62	Bahrain	0.52
63	Ukraine	0.51
64	Barbados	0.50
65	Montenegro	0.50
66	Brazil	0.50
67	Panama	0.50
68	Philippines	0.50
69	South Africa	0.50
70	Brunei Darussalam	0.50
71	Armenia	0.49
72	India	0.49
73	Peru	0.49
74	Colombia	0.49
75	Mongolia	0.48
76	Jordan	0.48
77	North Macedonia	0.48
78	Vietnam	0.48
79	Moldova	0.48
80	Argentina	0.47
81	Azerbaijan	0.47
82	Belarus	0.47
83	Dominican Republic	0.47
84	Tunisia	0.47
85	Kuwait	0.46
86	The Bahamas	0.46
87	Fiji	0.45
88	Kenya	0.45
89	Ecuador	0.44
90	Bhutan	0.44
91	Rwanda	0.44
92	Sri Lanka	0.44
93	Trinidad and Tobago	0.44
94	Jamaica	0.43
95	Cabo Verde	0.43
96	Morocco	0.43
97	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.43
98	Timor-Leste	0.43
99	Kyrgyz Republic	0.43
100	Ghana	0.43
101	Guyana	0.42
102	Belize	0.42
103	Namibia	0.42
104	Suriname	0.42
105	Lebanon	0.42
106	Botswana	0.41
107	Paraguay	0.41
108	Macao	0.41
109	Senegal	0.40
110	Egypt	0.39
111	Guatemala	0.39
112	El Salvador	0.39
113	Bangladesh	0.38
114	Puerto Rico	0.38
115	Iran	0.38
116	Bolivia	0.38
117	Saint Lucia	0.37
118	Zambia	0.37
119	Algeria	0.37
120	Liberia	0.37
121	Cambodia	0.37
122	Pakistan	0.37
123	Tajikistan	0.37
124	Côte d'Ivoire	0.37
125	Benin	0.36
126	The Gambia	0.36
127	Lesotho	0.36
128	Uganda	0.35
129	Tanzania	0.35
130	Nepal	0.35
131	Uzbekistan	0.35
132	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.34
133	Honduras	0.34
134	Cameroon	0.34
135	Malawi	0.34
136	Nigeria	0.34
137	Nicaragua	0.33
138	Laos	0.33
139	Myanmar	0.33
140	Niger	0.33
141	Maldives	0.32
142	Guinea	0.32
143	Gabon	0.32
144	Djibouti	0.32
145	Togo	0.32
146	Burkina Faso	0.31
147	Eswatini	0.31
148	Madagascar	0.31
149	Zimbabwe	0.30
150	Syria	0.30
151	Sierra Leone	0.30
152	Mali	0.30
153	Burundi	0.29
154	Papua New Guinea	0.29
155	Republic of Congo	0.28
156	Venezuela	0.27
157	Iraq	0.27
158	Haiti	0.27
159	Guinea-Bissau	0.26
160	Angola	0.26
161	Mozambique	0.26
162	Comoros	0.25
163	Ethiopia	0.25
164	Yemen	0.25
165	São Tomé and Príncipe	0.25
166	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.25
167	Libya	0.24
168	Chad	0.23
169	Sudan	0.23
170	Mauritania	0.23
171	Somalia	0.20
172	Central African Republic	0.18
173	Afghanistan	0.13
174	South Sudan	0.11