Privacy, Identity & Trust Technologies — 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 cryptography and privacy technologies
digital identity systems deployed at national scale

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 2

Advanced 16

Established 10

Transitional 17

Foundational 26

Nascent 55

Inception 71

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

Others in Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies

Capability	World mean	Range	Leader
Advanced Optical Communication & Photonics	3.3	0–20	United States
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