Soft/Human Capital/Capability group

Digital & AI Competence

The capacity to equip the whole population with foundational digital skills and a sufficient corps with advanced digital and AI skills.
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World mean
7.6
of 20 · median 7.0
Range
1.0–18.0
middle half 3.5–11.0
Capabilities
2
2 capabilities beneath
Leader
18.0
Singapore

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 1
Advanced 19
Established 17
Transitional 37
Foundational 40
Nascent 51
Inception 32

197 nations, by capabilities

Best first on Digital & AI Competence. The group score is the unweighted mean of the capability integers beside it.

# Nation Region Digital & AI Competence Foundational Digital SkillsAdvanced Digital & AI Skills
1 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 18.0Frontier 1818
2 🇫🇮Finland Europe 17.5Advanced 1817
3 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 17.0Advanced 1717
4 🇺🇸United States Americas 17.0Advanced 1519
5 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 16.5Advanced 1716
6 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 16.5Advanced 1716
7 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 16.5Advanced 1716
8 🇳🇴Norway Europe 16.5Advanced 1716
9 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 16.5Advanced 1716
10 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 16.5Advanced 1617
11 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 16.5Advanced 1617
12 🇨🇦Canada Americas 16.0Advanced 1616
13 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 16.0Advanced 1418
14 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 15.5Advanced 1615
15 🇫🇷France Europe 15.5Advanced 1516
16 🇩🇪Germany Europe 15.5Advanced 1516
17 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 15.5Advanced 1516
18 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 15.5Advanced 1516
19 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 15.5Advanced 1516
20 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 15.0Advanced 1614
21 🇦🇹Austria Europe 14.5Established 1514
22 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 14.5Established 1514
23 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 14.5Established 1613
24 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 14.5Established 1514
25 🇨🇳China Asia Pacific 14.0Established 1117
26 🇵🇱Poland Europe 13.5Established 1314
27 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 13.5Established 1413
28 🇪🇸Spain Europe 13.5Established 1413
29 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 13.5Established 1413
30 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 13.0Established 1313
31 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 13.0Established 1313
32 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 12.5Established 1213
33 🇮🇹Italy Europe 12.5Established 1213
34 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 12.5Established 1213
35 🇲🇹Malta Europe 12.5Established 1312
36 🇷🇺Russia Europe 12.5Established 1213
37 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 12.5Established 1312
38 🇨🇱Chile Americas 11.5Transitional 1211
39 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 11.5Transitional 1211
40 🇬🇷Greece Europe 11.5Transitional 1112
41 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 11.5Transitional 1112
42 🇷🇴Romania Europe 11.5Transitional 1112
43 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 11.5Transitional 1211
44 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 11.5Transitional 1211
45 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 11.5Transitional 1112
46 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 11.5Transitional 1112
47 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 11.0Transitional 1111
48 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 11.0Transitional 1210
49 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 11.0Transitional 814
50 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 11.0Transitional 1210
51 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 11.0Transitional 1210
52 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 10.5Transitional 1011
53 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 10.5Transitional 147
54 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 10.5Transitional 1110
55 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 10.5Transitional 1011
56 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 10.0Transitional 128
57 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 10.0Transitional 1010
58 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 10.0Transitional 119
59 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 10.0Transitional 1010
60 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 10.0Transitional 1010
61 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 9.5Transitional 109
62 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 9.5Transitional 109
63 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 9.5Transitional 910
64 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 9.0Transitional 144
65 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 9.0Transitional 99
66 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 9.0Transitional 99
67 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 9.0Transitional 108
68 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 9.0Transitional 99
69 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 9.0Transitional 99
70 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 9.0Transitional 135
71 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 9.0Transitional 108
72 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 9.0Transitional 99
73 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 9.0Transitional 135
74 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 9.0Transitional 99
75 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 8.5Foundational 710
76 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 8.5Foundational 89
77 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 8.5Foundational 710
78 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 8.5Foundational 89
79 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 8.5Foundational 107
80 🇵🇪Peru Americas 8.5Foundational 98
81 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 8.0Foundational 97
82 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 8.0Foundational 97
83 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 8.0Foundational 115
84 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 8.0Foundational 97
85 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 8.0Foundational 97
86 🇵🇦Panama Americas 8.0Foundational 97
87 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 8.0Foundational 88
88 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 8.0Foundational 97
89 🇦🇱Albania Europe 7.5Foundational 96
90 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 7.5Foundational 105
91 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 7.5Foundational 87
92 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 7.5Foundational 69
93 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 7.5Foundational 78
94 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 7.0Foundational 77
95 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 7.0Foundational 77
96 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 7.0Foundational 77
97 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 7.0Foundational 68
98 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 7.0Foundational 77
99 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 7.0Foundational 95
100 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 7.0Foundational 86
101 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 7.0Foundational 68
102 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 7.0Foundational 95
103 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 6.5Foundational 94
104 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 6.5Foundational 67
105 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 6.5Foundational 76
106 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 6.5Foundational 76
107 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 6.5Foundational 85
108 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 6.5Foundational 76
109 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 6.0Foundational 93
110 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 6.0Foundational 75
111 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 6.0Foundational 66
112 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 6.0Foundational 57
113 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 6.0Foundational 66
114 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 6.0Foundational 75
115 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 5.5Nascent 74
116 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 5.5Nascent 74
117 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 5.5Nascent 65
118 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 5.5Nascent 56
119 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 5.5Nascent 65
120 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 5.5Nascent 65
121 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 5.5Nascent 65
122 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 5.5Nascent 56
123 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 5.0Nascent 55
124 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 5.0Nascent 73
125 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 5.0Nascent 46
126 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 5.0Nascent 64
127 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 5.0Nascent 64
128 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 5.0Nascent 55
129 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 5.0Nascent 55
130 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 5.0Nascent 55
131 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 5.0Nascent 64
132 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 5.0Nascent 73
133 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 5.0Nascent 73
134 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 5.0Nascent 73
135 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 5.0Nascent 73
136 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 5.0Nascent 55
137 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 5.0Nascent 55
138 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 5.0Nascent 55
139 🇧🇿Belize Americas 4.5Nascent 63
140 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 4.5Nascent 63
141 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 4.5Nascent 54
142 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 4.5Nascent 54
143 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 4.5Nascent 54
144 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 4.5Nascent 54
145 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 4.0Nascent 44
146 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 4.0Nascent 53
147 🇦🇴Angola Africa 3.5Nascent 43
148 🇧🇯Benin Africa 3.5Nascent 43
149 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 3.5Nascent 43
150 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 3.5Nascent 43
151 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 3.5Nascent 43
152 🇱🇾Libya Africa 3.5Nascent 43
153 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 3.5Nascent 43
154 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 3.5Nascent 52
155 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 3.5Nascent 52
156 🇹🇬Togo Africa 3.5Nascent 43
157 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 3.5Nascent 52
158 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 3.5Nascent 43
159 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 3.0Nascent 33
160 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 3.0Nascent 33
161 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 3.0Nascent 33
162 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 3.0Nascent 33
163 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 3.0Nascent 33
164 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 3.0Nascent 24
165 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 3.0Nascent 42
166 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 2.5Inception 32
167 🇨🇬Congo Africa 2.5Inception 32
168 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 2.5Inception 32
169 🇲🇱Mali Africa 2.5Inception 23
170 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 2.5Inception 32
171 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 2.5Inception 32
172 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 2.5Inception 32
173 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 2.5Inception 32
174 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 2.5Inception 32
175 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 2.5Inception 32
176 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 2.5Inception 32
177 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 2.0Inception 22
178 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 2.0Inception 22
179 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 2.0Inception 31
180 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 2.0Inception 22
181 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 2.0Inception 31
182 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 2.0Inception 22
183 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 2.0Inception 31
184 🇳🇪Niger Africa 2.0Inception 22
185 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 2.0Inception 22
186 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 2.0Inception 22
187 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 2.0Inception 31
188 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 1.5Inception 21
189 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 1.5Inception 21
190 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 1.5Inception 21
191 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 1.0Inception 11
192 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 1.0Inception 11
193 🇹🇩Chad Africa 1.0Inception 11
194 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 1.0Inception 11
195 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 1.0Inception 20
196 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 1.0Inception 11
197 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 1.0Inception 11