Data for 2022

Government AI Readiness Index, 2022

Name: Government AI Readiness Index, 2022
Creator: Oxford Insights
License: https://oxfordinsights.com/ai-readiness/

Figures for 2022, as Oxford Insights published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Government AI Readiness Index, 2022 covers 181 countries. United States is highest, at 85.721; Afghanistan is lowest, at 13.458. The middle country reads 40.271. Against 2021, 160 values changed (58 up, 102 down), 21 countries joined.

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Government AI Readiness Index · Data for 2022

HighestUnited States

85.721

LowestAfghanistan

13.458

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

181countries
1measure
2022the year it describes
181distinct values8 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY-SA 4.0licence

01Oxford Insights’s rank

The table

Every country and every column of Government AI Readiness Index, 2022, as published. The rank is Oxford Insights’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Government AI Readiness Index, 2022: every country, as published by Oxford Insights.

1	United States`USA`Northern America	85.721
2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	84.116
3	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	78.540
4	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	77.593
5	Canada`CAN`Northern America	77.389
6	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	76.757
7	France`FRA`Western Europe	75.784
8	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	75.292
9	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	75.254
10	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	75.112
11	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	74.790
12	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	73.090
13	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	73.056
14	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	72.785
15	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	72.642
16	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	71.491
17	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	70.836
18	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	70.758
19	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	70.142
20	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	70.116
21	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	69.947
22	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	68.544
23	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	68.494
24	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	68.406
25	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	68.119
26	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	67.909
27	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	67.825
28	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	67.818
29	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	67.374
30	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	67.051
31	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	64.631
32	India`IND`Southern Asia	63.665
33	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	62.752
34	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	62.651
35	Chile`CHL`South America	62.517
36	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	62.373
37	Brazil`BRA`South America	62.367
38	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	62.202
39	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	61.962
40	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	61.484
41	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	61.446
42	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	61.439
43	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	60.893
44	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	60.333
45	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	59.843
46	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	59.842
47	Colombia`COL`South America	59.379
48	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	59.148
49	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	58.974
50	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	58.561
51	Uruguay`URY`South America	58.247
52	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	57.831
53	Argentina`ARG`South America	57.387
54	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	55.417
55	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	53.961
56	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	53.594
57	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	53.382
58	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	53.296
59	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	52.962
60	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	52.796
61	Peru`PER`South America	51.972
62	Mexico`MEX`Central America	51.784
63	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	51.764
64	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	51.226
65	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	49.417
66	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	48.585
67	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	48.056
68	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	47.744
69	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	47.680
70	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	46.806
71	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	46.108
72	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	45.781
73	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	45.715
74	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	45.551
75	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	45.295
76	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	45.199
77	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	45.159
78	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	44.969
79	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	44.506
80	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	43.628
81	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	42.157
82	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	42.098
83	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	42.036
84	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	41.910
85	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	41.756
86	Panama`PAN`Central America	41.487
87	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	41.311
88	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	40.791
89	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	40.742
90	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	40.357
91	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	40.271
92	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	40.221
93	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	40.204
94	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	39.872
95	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	39.804
96	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	39.530
97	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	39.101
98	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	38.364
99	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	37.914
100	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	37.912
101	Ecuador`ECU`South America	37.359
102	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	37.214
103	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	37.090
104	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	36.563
105	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	36.231
106	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	36.171
107	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	35.859
108	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	35.835
109	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	35.831
110	Paraguay`PRY`South America	35.459
111	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	35.325
112	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	35.167
113	Suriname`SUR`South America	35.108
114	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	34.926
115	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	34.568
116	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	34.511
117	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	34.390
118	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	34.274
119	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	33.909
120	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	33.709
121	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	33.536
122	Guyana`GUY`South America	33.518
123	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	32.659
124	Bolivia`BOL`South America	32.556
125	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	32.498
126	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	32.446
127	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	32.424
128	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	31.950
129	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	31.719
130	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	31.587
131	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	31.522
132	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	31.165
133	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	31.107
134	Honduras`HND`Central America	31.043
135	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	30.957
136	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	30.954
137	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	30.863
138	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	30.765
139	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	30.754
140	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	30.578
141	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	30.549
142	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	30.113
143	Belize`BLZ`Central America	29.983
144	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	29.848
145	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	29.825
146	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	29.631
147	Venezuela`VEN`South America	29.328
148	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	29.265
149	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	28.839
150	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	28.403
151	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	28.331
152	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	28.258
153	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	27.964
154	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	27.818
155	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	27.815
156	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	27.621
157	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	27.339
158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	26.202
159	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	26.201
160	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	26.134
161	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	25.457
162	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	25.301
163	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	24.769
164	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	24.492
165	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	24.460
166	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	23.819
167	Niger`NER`Western Africa	23.724
168	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	22.824
169	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	22.555
170	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	22.540
171	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	22.090
172	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	20.576
173	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	20.529
174	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	20.218
175	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	20.166
176	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	19.900
177	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	19.454
178	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	18.607
179	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	17.322
180	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	16.040
181	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	13.458

02In 2022

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1United States85.721
#2Singapore84.116
#3United Kingdom78.540
#4Finland77.593
#5Canada77.389

Lowest

#181Afghanistan13.458
#180Syria16.040
#179Yemen17.322
#178Haiti18.607
#177South Sudan19.454

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 40.271. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+21 / −0countries joined / left
160values changed, of 160 in both
58 · 102rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Thailand52.628 → 64.631+12.003
Peru40.557 → 51.972+11.415
Philippines47.204 → 55.417+8.213
India56.106 → 63.665+7.559
Bangladesh36.099 → 43.628+7.529

Fell most

Afghanistan24.378 → 13.458−10.920
Slovakia61.623 → 51.226−10.397
Seychelles47.477 → 39.872−7.605
Haiti25.135 → 18.607−6.528
Fiji48.169 → 41.756−6.413

+ Andorra

+ Antigua and Barbuda

+ Bahamas

+ Comoros

+ Djibouti

+ Eritrea

+ Guinea-Bissau

+ Grenada

+ Guyana

+ Kiribati

+ Libya

+ Solomon Islands

+ South Sudan

+ São Tomé and Príncipe

+ Syria

+ Turkmenistan

+ Timor-Leste

+ Tonga

+ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

+ Vanuatu

+ Samoa

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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Oxford Insights (2022). Government AI Readiness Index, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/ai-readiness/2022

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