Hard/Critical Technology/Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies

Resilient & Infrastructure-Independent Networks

The capacity to communicate when infrastructure fails or is denied: mesh and self-organising networks, undersea and hostile-environment communication, and links that need no fixed network.
factbase.org/cap/Q2BGP4XP0S
World mean
3.9
of 20 · median 2.0
Range
0–20
middle half 1.0–5.0
Panel SD
±0.67
round 1 ±1.19 — 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 1
Advanced 10
Established 9
Transitional 6
Foundational 21
Nascent 34
Inception 116

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 17 Advanced ±0.00
3 🇫🇷France Europe 17 Advanced ±0.00
4 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 17 Advanced ±0.00
5 🇩🇪Germany Europe 16 Advanced ±0.43
6 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 16 Advanced ±0.00
7 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.43
8 🇫🇮Finland Europe 15 Advanced ±0.00
9 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.43
10 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.71
11 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 15 Advanced ±0.43
12 🇨🇦Canada Americas 14 Established ±0.43
13 🇳🇴Norway Europe 14 Established ±0.50
14 🇷🇺Russia Europe 14 Established ±0.00
15 🇮🇹Italy Europe 13 Established ±0.00
16 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 13 Established ±0.43
17 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 13 Established ±0.43
18 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 13 Established ±0.50
19 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 12 Established ±0.00
20 🇪🇸Spain Europe 12 Established ±0.00
21 🇵🇱Poland Europe 11 Transitional ±0.71
22 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 11 Transitional ±1.78
23 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 11 Transitional ±0.71
24 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 11 Transitional ±0.43
25 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 10 Transitional ±1.12
26 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 9 Transitional ±0.71
27 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 8 Foundational ±0.50
28 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 8 Foundational ±0.87
29 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 8 Foundational ±1.09
30 🇬🇷Greece Europe 8 Foundational ±0.43
31 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±0.71
32 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±1.73
33 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 8 Foundational ±1.64
34 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 8 Foundational ±0.43
35 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 8 Foundational ±0.83
36 🇦🇹Austria Europe 7 Foundational ±0.71
37 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±0.83
38 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±0.71
39 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 6 Foundational ±0.87
40 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 6 Foundational ±0.43
41 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.43
42 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.83
43 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.43
44 🇷🇴Romania Europe 6 Foundational ±0.83
45 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 6 Foundational ±1.23
46 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 6 Foundational ±0.87
47 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.83
48 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 5 Nascent ±0.00
49 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 5 Nascent ±0.71
50 🇨🇱Chile Americas 5 Nascent ±1.12
51 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 5 Nascent ±0.43
52 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 5 Nascent ±0.83
53 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 5 Nascent ±0.43
54 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 5 Nascent ±1.30
55 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 5 Nascent ±1.48
56 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 5 Nascent ±0.43
57 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 5 Nascent ±1.48
58 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 5 Nascent ±0.83
59 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 4 Nascent ±1.12
60 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 4 Nascent ±1.12
61 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±1.64
62 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 4 Nascent ±0.83
63 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 4 Nascent ±1.12
64 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 3 Nascent ±0.50
65 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 3 Nascent ±0.00
66 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 3 Nascent ±0.71
67 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 3 Nascent ±0.43
68 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 3 Nascent ±0.83
69 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 3 Nascent ±0.71
70 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 3 Nascent ±0.71
71 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 3 Nascent ±1.50
72 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.83
73 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 3 Nascent ±0.83
74 🇲🇹Malta Europe 3 Nascent ±1.12
75 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 3 Nascent ±1.48
76 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 3 Nascent ±0.83
77 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 3 Nascent ±1.09
78 🇵🇪Peru Americas 3 Nascent ±0.71
79 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 3 Nascent ±1.48
80 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±1.23
81 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 3 Nascent ±0.50
82 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 2 Inception ±0.83
83 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.71
84 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 2 Inception ±0.50
85 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 2 Inception ±1.09
86 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 2 Inception ±0.50
87 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 2 Inception ±0.50
88 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 2 Inception ±1.12
89 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 2 Inception ±0.83
90 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
91 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 2 Inception ±0.43
92 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 2 Inception ±0.50
93 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 2 Inception ±0.71
94 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 2 Inception ±0.43
95 🇱🇾Libya Africa 2 Inception ±1.12
96 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 2 Inception ±1.58
97 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 2 Inception ±0.83
98 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.71
99 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±1.30
100 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 2 Inception ±0.83
101 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 2 Inception ±0.43
102 🇵🇦Panama Americas 2 Inception ±1.30
103 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 2 Inception ±0.71
104 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 2 Inception ±0.71
105 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 2 Inception ±0.50
106 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 2 Inception ±0.83
107 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 2 Inception ±0.83
108 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 2 Inception ±0.83
109 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 2 Inception ±1.30
110 🇦🇱Albania Europe 1 Inception ±0.71
111 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
112 🇦🇴Angola Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
113 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
114 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
115 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
116 🇧🇿Belize Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
117 🇧🇯Benin Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
118 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
119 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
120 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
121 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.71
122 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
123 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
124 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.71
125 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
126 🇨🇬Congo Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
127 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
128 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
129 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
130 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
131 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
132 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
133 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
134 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
135 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
136 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
137 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
138 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
139 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
140 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
141 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
142 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
143 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
144 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
145 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
146 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
147 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
148 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
149 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
150 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
151 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 1 Inception ±0.71
152 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
153 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
154 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
155 🇲🇱Mali Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
156 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
157 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
158 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
159 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 1 Inception ±0.71
160 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
161 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
162 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
163 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
164 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
165 🇳🇪Niger Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
166 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
167 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
168 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
169 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
170 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
171 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
172 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
173 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
174 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
175 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
176 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
177 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
178 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
179 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
180 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
181 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.71
182 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
183 🇹🇬Togo Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
184 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
185 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
186 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.71
187 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
188 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
189 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
190 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
191 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
192 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
193 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
194 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
195 🇹🇩Chad Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
196 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
197 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 0 Inception ±0.43

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