Advanced Optical Communication & Photonics — National Capability Index

Indicators

The measures seeded for this capability in the framework. They are candidate indicators: no cell in the index has a source document attached to it yet.

research publication share in optical communication
photonic component production share
optical transmission records held

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 3

Advanced 12

Established 6

Transitional 9

Foundational 14

Nascent 18

Inception 135

All 197 nations

Best first. The score is the mean of the four adjudicators' round-3 integers, rounded to the nearest integer; ±SD is their spread on that cell. Where the spread is three points or more, read the number as a band rather than a value.

#	Nation	Region	Score	Band	Panel SD
1	🇺🇸United States	Americas	20	Frontier	±0.00
2	🇯🇵Japan	Asia Pacific	19	Frontier	±0.43
3	🇨🇳China	Asia Pacific	18	Frontier	±0.43
4	🇫🇷France	Europe	17	Advanced	±0.43
5	🇩🇪Germany	Europe	17	Advanced	±0.00
6	🇰🇷South Korea	Asia Pacific	17	Advanced	±0.50
7	🇳🇱Netherlands	Europe	16	Advanced	±0.43
8	🇨🇭Switzerland	Europe	16	Advanced	±0.50
9	🇹🇼Taiwan	Asia Pacific	16	Advanced	±0.43
10	🇬🇧United Kingdom	Europe	16	Advanced	±0.43
11	🇧🇪Belgium	Europe	15	Advanced	±0.71
12	🇨🇦Canada	Americas	15	Advanced	±0.00
13	🇮🇱Israel	Middle East	15	Advanced	±0.00
14	🇸🇬Singapore	Asia Pacific	15	Advanced	±0.43
15	🇸🇪Sweden	Europe	15	Advanced	±0.50
16	🇫🇮Finland	Europe	14	Established	±0.71
17	🇮🇹Italy	Europe	13	Established	±0.43
18	🇦🇺Australia	Asia Pacific	12	Established	±0.83
19	🇩🇰Denmark	Europe	12	Established	±0.43
20	🇷🇺Russia	Europe	12	Established	±1.30
21	🇪🇸Spain	Europe	12	Established	±0.43
22	🇦🇹Austria	Europe	11	Transitional	±0.50
23	🇮🇳India	Asia Pacific	11	Transitional	±0.43
24	🇮🇪Ireland	Europe	11	Transitional	±0.43
25	🇵🇱Poland	Europe	11	Transitional	±0.43
26	🇧🇷Brazil	Americas	9	Transitional	±0.71
27	🇱🇹Lithuania	Europe	9	Transitional	±0.71
28	🇲🇾Malaysia	Asia Pacific	9	Transitional	±0.71
29	🇳🇴Norway	Europe	9	Transitional	±1.09
30	🇵🇹Portugal	Europe	9	Transitional	±0.43
31	🇨🇿Czechia	Europe	8	Foundational	±0.71
32	🇷🇴Romania	Europe	8	Foundational	±1.12
33	🇹🇭Thailand	Asia Pacific	8	Foundational	±0.50
34	🇹🇷Türkiye	Middle East	8	Foundational	±0.00
35	🇪🇪Estonia	Europe	7	Foundational	±0.87
36	🇭🇺Hungary	Europe	7	Foundational	±0.43
37	🇲🇽Mexico	Americas	7	Foundational	±0.71
38	🇸🇮Slovenia	Europe	7	Foundational	±0.50
39	🇿🇦South Africa	Africa	7	Foundational	±0.00
40	🇬🇷Greece	Europe	6	Foundational	±0.43
41	🇮🇷Iran	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.87
42	🇱🇻Latvia	Europe	6	Foundational	±1.50
43	🇳🇿New Zealand	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.43
44	🇺🇦Ukraine	Europe	6	Foundational	±0.43
45	🇮🇩Indonesia	Asia Pacific	5	Nascent	±0.50
46	🇵🇰Pakistan	Asia Pacific	5	Nascent	±0.87
47	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Middle East	5	Nascent	±0.87
48	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Middle East	5	Nascent	±0.71
49	🇻🇳Vietnam	Asia Pacific	5	Nascent	±0.71
50	🇦🇷Argentina	Americas	4	Nascent	±0.71
51	🇧🇾Belarus	Europe	4	Nascent	±0.71
52	🇧🇬Bulgaria	Europe	4	Nascent	±0.83
53	🇪🇬Egypt	Africa	4	Nascent	±1.09
54	🇱🇺Luxembourg	Europe	4	Nascent	±1.50
55	🇵🇭Philippines	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±0.43
56	🇷🇸Serbia	Europe	4	Nascent	±1.09
57	🇸🇰Slovakia	Europe	4	Nascent	±0.71
58	🇨🇱Chile	Americas	3	Nascent	±0.71
59	🇭🇷Croatia	Europe	3	Nascent	±0.43
60	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Asia Pacific	3	Nascent	±0.50
61	🇲🇦Morocco	Africa	3	Nascent	±0.71
62	🇹🇳Tunisia	Africa	3	Nascent	±0.71
63	🇦🇲Armenia	Middle East	2	Inception	±0.43
64	🇨🇴Colombia	Americas	2	Inception	±0.00
65	🇨🇷Costa Rica	Americas	2	Inception	±0.83
66	🇨🇺Cuba	Americas	2	Inception	±0.71
67	🇨🇾Cyprus	Middle East	2	Inception	±0.71
68	🇯🇴Jordan	Middle East	2	Inception	±0.43
69	🇰🇪Kenya	Africa	2	Inception	±0.87
70	🇱🇧Lebanon	Middle East	2	Inception	±0.50
71	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Europe	2	Inception	±0.87
72	🇲🇹Malta	Europe	2	Inception	±0.43
73	🇲🇩Moldova	Europe	2	Inception	±0.43
74	🇳🇬Nigeria	Africa	2	Inception	±0.71
75	🇰🇵North Korea	Asia Pacific	2	Inception	±0.87
76	🇵🇪Peru	Americas	2	Inception	±0.71
77	🇶🇦Qatar	Middle East	2	Inception	±1.00
78	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Asia Pacific	2	Inception	±0.71
79	🇺🇾Uruguay	Americas	2	Inception	±0.50
80	🇻🇪Venezuela	Americas	2	Inception	±0.50
81	🇦🇱Albania	Europe	1	Inception	±0.50
82	🇩🇿Algeria	Africa	1	Inception	±0.43
83	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Middle East	1	Inception	±0.43
84	🇧🇭Bahrain	Middle East	1	Inception	±0.50
85	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Asia Pacific	1	Inception	±0.43
86	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	1	Inception	±0.50
87	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Americas	1	Inception	±0.71
88	🇪🇨Ecuador	Americas	1	Inception	±0.71
89	🇸🇻El Salvador	Americas	1	Inception	±0.50
90	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Africa	1	Inception	±0.83
91	🇬🇪Georgia	Middle East	1	Inception	±0.43
92	🇬🇭Ghana	Africa	1	Inception	±0.43
93	🇬🇹Guatemala	Americas	1	Inception	±0.50
94	🇮🇸Iceland	Europe	1	Inception	±0.00
95	🇮🇶Iraq	Middle East	1	Inception	±0.43
96	🇯🇲Jamaica	Americas	1	Inception	±0.43
97	🇰🇼Kuwait	Middle East	1	Inception	±0.83
98	🇲🇬Madagascar	Africa	1	Inception	±0.43
99	🇲🇺Mauritius	Africa	1	Inception	±0.43
100	🇲🇳Mongolia	Asia Pacific	1	Inception	±0.50
101	🇲🇪Montenegro	Europe	1	Inception	±0.50
102	🇲🇿Mozambique	Africa	1	Inception	±0.50
103	🇲🇲Myanmar	Asia Pacific	1	Inception	±0.50
104	🇳🇦Namibia	Africa	1	Inception	±0.43
105	🇳🇵Nepal	Asia Pacific	1	Inception	±0.50
106	🇳🇮Nicaragua	Americas	1	Inception	±0.50
107	🇲🇰North Macedonia	Europe	1	Inception	±0.83
108	🇴🇲Oman	Middle East	1	Inception	±0.83
109	🇵🇸Palestine	Middle East	1	Inception	±0.50
110	🇵🇦Panama	Americas	1	Inception	±0.43
111	🇵🇾Paraguay	Americas	1	Inception	±0.50
112	🇷🇼Rwanda	Africa	1	Inception	±0.43
113	🇸🇳Senegal	Africa	1	Inception	±0.71
114	🇹🇿Tanzania	Africa	1	Inception	±0.83
115	🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago	Americas	1	Inception	±0.83
116	🇺🇬Uganda	Africa	1	Inception	±0.43
117	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Asia Pacific	1	Inception	±0.43
118	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Africa	1	Inception	±0.43
119	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.00
120	🇦🇩Andorra	Europe	0	Inception	±0.00
121	🇦🇴Angola	Africa	0	Inception	±0.43
122	🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda	Americas	0	Inception	±0.00
123	🇧🇸Bahamas	Americas	0	Inception	±0.00
124	🇧🇧Barbados	Americas	0	Inception	±0.00
125	🇧🇿Belize	Americas	0	Inception	±0.00
126	🇧🇯Benin	Africa	0	Inception	±0.43
127	🇧🇹Bhutan	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.00
128	🇧🇴Bolivia	Americas	0	Inception	±0.43
129	🇧🇼Botswana	Africa	0	Inception	±0.43
130	🇧🇳Brunei	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.43
131	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Africa	0	Inception	±0.43
132	🇧🇮Burundi	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
133	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
134	🇰🇭Cambodia	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.43
135	🇨🇲Cameroon	Africa	0	Inception	±0.43
136	🇨🇫Central African Rep.	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
137	🇹🇩Chad	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
138	🇰🇲Comoros	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
139	🇨🇬Congo	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
140	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	0	Inception	±0.43
141	🇩🇯Djibouti	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
142	🇩🇲Dominica	Americas	0	Inception	±0.00
143	🇨🇩DR Congo	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
144	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
145	🇪🇷Eritrea	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
146	🇸🇿Eswatini	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
147	🇫🇯Fiji	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.43
148	🇬🇦Gabon	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
149	🇬🇲Gambia	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
150	🇬🇩Grenada	Americas	0	Inception	±0.00
151	🇬🇳Guinea	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
152	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
153	🇬🇾Guyana	Americas	0	Inception	±0.43
154	🇭🇹Haiti	Americas	0	Inception	±0.00
155	🇻🇦Holy See	Europe	0	Inception	±0.00
156	🇭🇳Honduras	Americas	0	Inception	±0.43
157	🇰🇮Kiribati	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.00
158	🇽🇰Kosovo	Europe	0	Inception	±0.43
159	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.43
160	🇱🇦Laos	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.00
161	🇱🇸Lesotho	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
162	🇱🇷Liberia	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
163	🇱🇾Libya	Africa	0	Inception	±0.43
164	🇲🇼Malawi	Africa	0	Inception	±0.43
165	🇲🇻Maldives	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.00
166	🇲🇱Mali	Africa	0	Inception	±0.43
167	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.00
168	🇲🇷Mauritania	Africa	0	Inception	±0.43
169	🇫🇲Micronesia	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.00
170	🇲🇨Monaco	Europe	0	Inception	±0.43
171	🇳🇷Nauru	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.00
172	🇳🇪Niger	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
173	🇵🇼Palau	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.00
174	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.00
175	🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis	Americas	0	Inception	±0.00
176	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Americas	0	Inception	±0.00
177	🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Americas	0	Inception	±0.00
178	🇼🇸Samoa	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.00
179	🇸🇲San Marino	Europe	0	Inception	±0.00
180	🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
181	🇸🇨Seychelles	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
182	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Africa	0	Inception	±0.43
183	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.00
184	🇸🇴Somalia	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
185	🇸🇸South Sudan	Africa	0	Inception	±0.00
186	🇸🇩Sudan	Africa	0	Inception	±0.43
187	🇸🇷Suriname	Americas	0	Inception	±0.43
188	🇸🇾Syria	Middle East	0	Inception	±0.00
189	🇹🇯Tajikistan	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.43
190	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.00
191	🇹🇬Togo	Africa	0	Inception	±0.43
192	🇹🇴Tonga	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.00
193	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.43
194	🇹🇻Tuvalu	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.00
195	🇻🇺Vanuatu	Asia Pacific	0	Inception	±0.00
196	🇾🇪Yemen	Middle East	0	Inception	±0.00
197	🇿🇲Zambia	Africa	0	Inception	±0.43

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Capability	World mean	Range	Leader
Advanced Wireless Communication	3.3	0–20	United States
Resilient & Infrastructure-Independent Networks	3.9	0–20	United States
Protective Cybersecurity Technologies	4.9	0–20	United States
Privacy, Identity & Trust Technologies	5.5	0–20	United States