Quantum Technologies — National Capability Index

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 1

Advanced 7

Established 7

Transitional 8

Foundational 9

Nascent 21

Inception 144

197 nations, by capabilities

Best first on Quantum Technologies. The group score is the unweighted mean of the capability integers beside it.

#	Nation	Region	Quantum Technologies	Quantum Computing	Quantum Communication	Quantum Sensing & Metrology	Post-Quantum Cryptography
1	🇺🇸United States	Americas	19.5Frontier	20	18	20	20
2	🇨🇳China	Asia Pacific	17.8Advanced	18	20	17	16
3	🇩🇪Germany	Europe	16.8Advanced	16	16	18	17
4	🇯🇵Japan	Asia Pacific	16.8Advanced	17	17	17	16
5	🇬🇧United Kingdom	Europe	16.8Advanced	17	16	17	17
6	🇫🇷France	Europe	16.3Advanced	16	16	17	16
7	🇳🇱Netherlands	Europe	16.3Advanced	16	17	15	17
8	🇨🇭Switzerland	Europe	15.5Advanced	14	17	16	15
9	🇨🇦Canada	Americas	14.8Established	15	14	14	16
10	🇰🇷South Korea	Asia Pacific	14.3Established	14	15	13	15
11	🇦🇺Australia	Asia Pacific	13.5Established	14	12	15	13
12	🇮🇱Israel	Middle East	13.5Established	15	11	14	14
13	🇸🇬Singapore	Asia Pacific	13.0Established	11	15	13	13
14	🇦🇹Austria	Europe	12.5Established	12	14	13	11
15	🇫🇮Finland	Europe	12.3Established	14	10	13	12
16	🇸🇪Sweden	Europe	11.8Transitional	11	10	13	13
17	🇪🇸Spain	Europe	11.5Transitional	10	12	13	11
18	🇧🇪Belgium	Europe	11.3Transitional	11	10	10	14
19	🇮🇹Italy	Europe	11.3Transitional	10	12	13	10
20	🇷🇺Russia	Europe	11.0Transitional	11	11	12	10
21	🇮🇳India	Asia Pacific	10.5Transitional	10	11	10	11
22	🇩🇰Denmark	Europe	10.0Transitional	10	8	12	10
23	🇹🇼Taiwan	Asia Pacific	9.5Transitional	10	7	9	12
24	🇳🇴Norway	Europe	7.5Foundational	6	6	9	9
25	🇵🇱Poland	Europe	7.3Foundational	6	6	8	9
26	🇧🇷Brazil	Americas	6.3Foundational	6	6	6	7
27	🇨🇿Czechia	Europe	6.3Foundational	5	6	7	7
28	🇹🇷Türkiye	Middle East	6.3Foundational	5	6	6	8
29	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Middle East	6.3Foundational	6	6	5	8
30	🇭🇺Hungary	Europe	6.0Foundational	5	5	8	6
31	🇮🇪Ireland	Europe	6.0Foundational	6	5	6	7
32	🇳🇿New Zealand	Asia Pacific	6.0Foundational	5	5	7	7
33	🇪🇪Estonia	Europe	5.5Nascent	3	5	4	10
34	🇵🇹Portugal	Europe	5.5Nascent	5	5	6	6
35	🇿🇦South Africa	Africa	5.3Nascent	4	5	6	6
36	🇬🇷Greece	Europe	4.8Nascent	4	5	5	5
37	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Middle East	4.8Nascent	4	4	5	6
38	🇮🇷Iran	Asia Pacific	4.5Nascent	4	4	5	5
39	🇷🇴Romania	Europe	4.3Nascent	4	3	4	6
40	🇲🇾Malaysia	Asia Pacific	4.0Nascent	4	4	3	5
41	🇲🇽Mexico	Americas	4.0Nascent	4	3	4	5
42	🇱🇹Lithuania	Europe	3.8Nascent	3	3	4	5
43	🇸🇮Slovenia	Europe	3.8Nascent	3	3	4	5
44	🇱🇺Luxembourg	Europe	3.5Nascent	2	5	2	5
45	🇺🇦Ukraine	Europe	3.5Nascent	3	2	3	6
46	🇦🇷Argentina	Americas	3.3Nascent	3	3	4	3
47	🇧🇬Bulgaria	Europe	3.3Nascent	3	3	3	4
48	🇱🇻Latvia	Europe	3.3Nascent	2	4	2	5
49	🇸🇰Slovakia	Europe	3.3Nascent	3	3	3	4
50	🇹🇭Thailand	Asia Pacific	3.3Nascent	3	3	3	4
51	🇻🇳Vietnam	Asia Pacific	3.3Nascent	3	3	2	5
52	🇨🇱Chile	Americas	3.0Nascent	3	2	3	4
53	🇵🇰Pakistan	Asia Pacific	3.0Nascent	3	2	3	4
54	🇮🇩Indonesia	Asia Pacific	2.8Inception	2	2	3	4
55	🇷🇸Serbia	Europe	2.8Inception	2	2	3	4
56	🇭🇷Croatia	Europe	2.5Inception	2	2	3	3
57	🇨🇴Colombia	Americas	2.3Inception	2	2	2	3
58	🇪🇬Egypt	Africa	2.3Inception	2	2	3	2
59	🇶🇦Qatar	Middle East	2.3Inception	2	2	2	3
60	🇨🇾Cyprus	Middle East	2.0Inception	2	2	2	2
61	🇲🇹Malta	Europe	2.0Inception	2	2	1	3
62	🇵🇭Philippines	Asia Pacific	2.0Inception	2	1	2	3
63	🇧🇾Belarus	Europe	1.8Inception	2	1	2	2
64	🇲🇦Morocco	Africa	1.8Inception	2	1	1	3
65	🇳🇬Nigeria	Africa	1.8Inception	2	1	1	3
66	🇹🇳Tunisia	Africa	1.8Inception	1	1	2	3
67	🇦🇲Armenia	Middle East	1.5Inception	2	1	1	2
68	🇨🇺Cuba	Americas	1.5Inception	1	1	2	2
69	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Asia Pacific	1.5Inception	1	2	1	2
70	🇵🇪Peru	Americas	1.5Inception	1	1	1	3
71	🇨🇷Costa Rica	Americas	1.3Inception	1	1	1	2
72	🇬🇪Georgia	Middle East	1.3Inception	1	1	1	2
73	🇬🇭Ghana	Africa	1.3Inception	1	1	1	2
74	🇮🇸Iceland	Europe	1.3Inception	1	1	1	2
75	🇰🇪Kenya	Africa	1.3Inception	1	1	1	2
76	🇰🇵North Korea	Asia Pacific	1.3Inception	1	1	1	2
77	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Asia Pacific	1.3Inception	1	1	1	2
78	🇺🇾Uruguay	Americas	1.3Inception	1	1	1	2
79	🇩🇿Algeria	Africa	1.0Inception	1	1	1	1
80	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Asia Pacific	1.0Inception	1	1	1	1
81	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Africa	1.0Inception	1	1	1	1
82	🇯🇴Jordan	Middle East	1.0Inception	1	1	0	2
83	🇰🇼Kuwait	Middle East	1.0Inception	1	1	0	2
84	🇲🇺Mauritius	Africa	1.0Inception	1	1	0	2
85	🇲🇩Moldova	Europe	1.0Inception	1	1	0	2
86	🇴🇲Oman	Middle East	1.0Inception	1	1	0	2
87	🇷🇼Rwanda	Africa	1.0Inception	2	1	0	1
88	🇻🇪Venezuela	Americas	1.0Inception	1	1	1	1
89	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Middle East	0.8Inception	1	1	0	1
90	🇧🇭Bahrain	Middle East	0.8Inception	1	1	0	1
91	🇱🇧Lebanon	Middle East	0.8Inception	1	0	1	1
92	🇲🇰North Macedonia	Europe	0.8Inception	0	1	0	2
93	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Americas	0.5Inception	0	0	0	2
94	🇪🇨Ecuador	Americas	0.5Inception	0	0	1	1
95	🇮🇶Iraq	Middle East	0.5Inception	1	0	0	1
96	🇲🇪Montenegro	Europe	0.5Inception	0	1	0	1
97	🇵🇦Panama	Americas	0.5Inception	0	0	0	2
98	🇵🇾Paraguay	Americas	0.5Inception	0	0	0	2
99	🇺🇬Uganda	Africa	0.5Inception	0	0	1	1
100	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Asia Pacific	0.5Inception	0	0	0	2
101	🇦🇱Albania	Europe	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
102	🇦🇴Angola	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
103	🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
104	🇧🇸Bahamas	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
105	🇧🇧Barbados	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
106	🇧🇿Belize	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
107	🇧🇯Benin	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
108	🇧🇹Bhutan	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
109	🇧🇴Bolivia	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
110	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
111	🇧🇼Botswana	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
112	🇧🇳Brunei	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
113	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
114	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
115	🇰🇭Cambodia	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
116	🇨🇲Cameroon	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
117	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
118	🇩🇲Dominica	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
119	🇸🇻El Salvador	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
120	🇬🇹Guatemala	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
121	🇭🇳Honduras	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
122	🇯🇲Jamaica	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
123	🇽🇰Kosovo	Europe	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
124	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
125	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Europe	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
126	🇲🇬Madagascar	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
127	🇲🇼Malawi	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
128	🇲🇻Maldives	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
129	🇲🇱Mali	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
130	🇲🇷Mauritania	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
131	🇲🇳Mongolia	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
132	🇲🇿Mozambique	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
133	🇲🇲Myanmar	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
134	🇳🇦Namibia	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
135	🇳🇵Nepal	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
136	🇳🇮Nicaragua	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
137	🇳🇪Niger	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
138	🇵🇸Palestine	Middle East	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
139	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
140	🇸🇳Senegal	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
141	🇸🇩Sudan	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
142	🇹🇯Tajikistan	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
143	🇹🇿Tanzania	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
144	🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
145	🇿🇲Zambia	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
146	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
147	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
148	🇦🇩Andorra	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0	1
149	🇧🇮Burundi	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
150	🇨🇫Central African Rep.	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
151	🇹🇩Chad	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
152	🇰🇲Comoros	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
153	🇨🇬Congo	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
154	🇩🇯Djibouti	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
155	🇨🇩DR Congo	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
156	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
157	🇪🇷Eritrea	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
158	🇸🇿Eswatini	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
159	🇫🇯Fiji	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
160	🇬🇦Gabon	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
161	🇬🇲Gambia	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
162	🇬🇩Grenada	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
163	🇬🇳Guinea	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
164	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
165	🇬🇾Guyana	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
166	🇭🇹Haiti	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
167	🇻🇦Holy See	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
168	🇰🇮Kiribati	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
169	🇱🇦Laos	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
170	🇱🇸Lesotho	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
171	🇱🇷Liberia	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
172	🇱🇾Libya	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
173	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
174	🇫🇲Micronesia	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
175	🇲🇨Monaco	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
176	🇳🇷Nauru	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
177	🇵🇼Palau	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
178	🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
179	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
180	🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
181	🇼🇸Samoa	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
182	🇸🇲San Marino	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
183	🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
184	🇸🇨Seychelles	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
185	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
186	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
187	🇸🇴Somalia	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
188	🇸🇸South Sudan	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
189	🇸🇷Suriname	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
190	🇸🇾Syria	Middle East	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
191	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
192	🇹🇬Togo	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
193	🇹🇴Tonga	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
194	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
195	🇹🇻Tuvalu	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
196	🇻🇺Vanuatu	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
197	🇾🇪Yemen	Middle East	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0