Hard/Critical Technology/Semiconductors & Advanced Computing

High-Performance & AI Computing

The capacity to build and operate computing at the frontier: supercomputing, AI training and inference at scale, and the accelerator and system architectures that deliver them.
factbase.org/cap/EEFHJ9SJ2Q
World mean
3.5
of 20 · median 2.0
Range
0–20
middle half 0.0–5.0
Panel SD
±0.36
round 1 ±1.18 — the honest estimate
Leader
20
United States

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.

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 5
Advanced 4
Established 10
Transitional 8
Foundational 18
Nascent 30
Inception 122

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.

#NationRegionScoreBandPanel SD
1 🇺🇸United States Americas 20 Frontier ±0.00
2 🇨🇳China Asia Pacific 19 Frontier ±0.00
3 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 18 Frontier ±0.00
4 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 18 Frontier ±0.50
5 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 18 Frontier ±0.43
6 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 17 Advanced ±0.50
7 🇫🇷France Europe 16 Advanced ±0.43
8 🇩🇪Germany Europe 16 Advanced ±1.64
9 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 16 Advanced ±0.00
10 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 14 Established ±1.73
11 🇨🇦Canada Americas 13 Established ±0.43
12 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 13 Established ±0.71
13 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 13 Established ±0.83
14 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 13 Established ±1.30
15 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 13 Established ±2.06
16 🇫🇮Finland Europe 12 Established ±1.73
17 🇮🇹Italy Europe 12 Established ±0.83
18 🇷🇺Russia Europe 12 Established ±1.23
19 🇪🇸Spain Europe 12 Established ±0.87
20 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 11 Transitional ±1.50
21 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 11 Transitional ±0.87
22 🇳🇴Norway Europe 10 Transitional ±1.09
23 🇵🇱Poland Europe 10 Transitional ±0.87
24 🇦🇹Austria Europe 9 Transitional ±0.50
25 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 9 Transitional ±0.87
26 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 9 Transitional ±0.87
27 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 9 Transitional ±1.73
28 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 8 Foundational ±1.12
29 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 8 Foundational ±0.43
30 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±0.83
31 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 8 Foundational ±0.43
32 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 8 Foundational ±2.49
33 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 8 Foundational ±0.71
34 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 7 Foundational ±0.71
35 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±0.87
36 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±0.87
37 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 7 Foundational ±1.66
38 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 6 Foundational ±0.71
39 🇬🇷Greece Europe 6 Foundational ±0.83
40 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±1.09
41 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 6 Foundational ±0.00
42 🇷🇴Romania Europe 6 Foundational ±0.83
43 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 6 Foundational ±1.23
44 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±1.09
45 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.71
46 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 5 Nascent ±0.87
47 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 5 Nascent ±0.83
48 🇨🇱Chile Americas 5 Nascent ±0.87
49 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 5 Nascent ±0.83
50 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 5 Nascent ±0.43
51 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 5 Nascent ±0.43
52 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 5 Nascent ±0.43
53 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 5 Nascent ±1.12
54 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 5 Nascent ±0.43
55 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 5 Nascent ±0.43
56 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 4 Nascent ±0.00
57 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 4 Nascent ±0.50
58 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 4 Nascent ±0.50
59 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 4 Nascent ±0.71
60 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 4 Nascent ±0.50
61 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.50
62 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 4 Nascent ±0.83
63 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.43
64 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.43
65 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 4 Nascent ±0.43
66 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 3 Nascent ±0.00
67 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 3 Nascent ±0.43
68 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 3 Nascent ±0.43
69 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 3 Nascent ±0.50
70 🇲🇹Malta Europe 3 Nascent ±0.43
71 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 3 Nascent ±0.00
72 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±1.50
73 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 3 Nascent ±0.50
74 🇵🇪Peru Americas 3 Nascent ±0.00
75 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 3 Nascent ±0.43
76 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
77 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 2 Inception ±0.00
78 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 2 Inception ±0.00
79 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.00
80 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 2 Inception ±0.50
81 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 2 Inception ±0.00
82 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 2 Inception ±0.43
83 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 2 Inception ±0.50
84 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
85 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 2 Inception ±0.00
86 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
87 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 2 Inception ±0.00
88 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 2 Inception ±0.50
89 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
90 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 2 Inception ±0.00
91 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 2 Inception ±0.43
92 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 2 Inception ±0.43
93 🇵🇦Panama Americas 2 Inception ±0.50
94 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
95 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
96 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.00
97 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 2 Inception ±0.43
98 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.83
99 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 2 Inception ±0.43
100 🇦🇱Albania Europe 1 Inception ±0.00
101 🇦🇴Angola Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
102 🇧🇯Benin Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
103 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
104 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
105 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
106 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
107 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
108 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
109 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 1 Inception ±0.00
110 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 1 Inception ±0.00
111 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
112 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 1 Inception ±0.00
113 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 1 Inception ±0.00
114 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 1 Inception ±0.00
115 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.00
116 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 1 Inception ±0.00
117 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
118 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
119 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
120 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 1 Inception ±0.00
121 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.00
122 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
123 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.00
124 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
125 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.00
126 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
127 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
128 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
129 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
130 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
131 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
132 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
133 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
134 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
135 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
136 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
137 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
138 🇧🇿Belize Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
139 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
140 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
141 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
142 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
143 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
144 🇹🇩Chad Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
145 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
146 🇨🇬Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
147 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
148 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
149 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
150 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
151 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
152 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
153 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
154 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
155 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
156 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
157 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
158 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
159 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
160 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
161 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
162 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
163 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
164 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
165 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
166 🇱🇾Libya Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
167 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
168 🇲🇱Mali Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
169 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
170 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
171 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
172 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
173 🇳🇪Niger Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
174 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
175 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
176 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
177 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
178 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
179 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
180 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
181 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
182 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
183 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
184 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
185 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
186 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
187 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
188 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
189 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
190 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
191 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
192 🇹🇬Togo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
193 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
194 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
195 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
196 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
197 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00

Others in Semiconductors & Advanced Computing

CapabilityWorld meanRangeLeader
Semiconductor Design & EDA3.00–20United States
Advanced Semiconductor Fabrication1.80–20Taiwan
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials1.90–20Japan, Netherlands, United States
Advanced Packaging & Heterogeneous Integration2.10–20Taiwan
Compound & Power Semiconductors2.40–20United States