Data for 2025

Government AI Readiness Index, 2025

Name: Government AI Readiness Index, 2025
Creator: Oxford Insights
License: https://oxfordinsights.com/ai-readiness/

Figures for 2025, as Oxford Insights published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Government AI Readiness Index, 2025 covers 195 countries. United States is highest, at 88.36; Guinea-Bissau is lowest, at 12.12. The middle country reads 40.19. Against 2024, 188 values changed (45 up, 143 down), 7 countries joined.

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Government AI Readiness Index · Data for 2025

HighestUnited States

88.36

LowestGuinea-Bissau

12.12

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

195countries
1measure
2025the year it describes
192distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY-SA 4.0licence

01Oxford Insights’s rank

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Every country and every column of Government AI Readiness Index, 2025, as published. The rank is Oxford Insights’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Government AI Readiness Index, 2025: every country, as published by Oxford Insights.

1	United States`USA`Northern America	88.36
2	France`FRA`Western Europe	80.81
3	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	77.75
4	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	77.18
5	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	76.89
6	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	76.78
7	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	76.42
8	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	76.27
9	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	75.73
10	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	74.84
11	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	74.75
12	Canada`CAN`Northern America	74.66
13	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	74.22
14	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	72.24
15	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	71.57
16	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	71.32
17	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	70.58
18	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	70.30
19	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	69.86
20	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	69.72
21	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	69.56
22	Brazil`BRA`South America	69.55
23	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	69.45
24	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	69.14
25	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	68.81
26	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	66.95
27	India`IND`Southern Asia	66.55
28	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	66.09
29	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	65.31
30	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	65.17
31	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	64.81
32	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	64.56
33	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	64.28
34	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	63.22
35	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	63.17
36	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	62.71
37	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	62.70
38	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	62.34
39	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	61.48
40	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	60.96
41	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	60.84
42	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	60.51
43	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	60.51
44	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	60.49
45	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	59.98
46	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	59.87
47	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	59.71
48	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	59.57
49	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	59.57
50	Chile`CHL`South America	59.30
51	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	59.14
52	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	59.10
53	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	58.91
54	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	58.61
55	Uruguay`URY`South America	58.47
56	Argentina`ARG`South America	58.25
57	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	56.73
58	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	56.70
59	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	56.60
60	Peru`PER`South America	56.52
61	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	56.29
62	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	56.11
63	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	56.07
64	Colombia`COL`South America	56.02
65	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	53.94
66	Ecuador`ECU`South America	53.04
67	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	52.76
68	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	52.55
69	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	51.91
70	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	50.79
71	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	50.59
72	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	49.79
73	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	48.55
74	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	48.54
75	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	48.37
76	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	48.34
77	Mexico`MEX`Central America	48.33
78	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	47.42
79	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	45.92
80	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	45.60
81	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	45.38
82	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	43.90
83	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	43.79
84	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	43.73
85	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	43.44
86	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	43.06
87	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	42.75
88	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	42.23
89	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	42.05
90	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	41.71
91	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	41.58
92	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	41.51
93	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	41.45
94	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	40.86
95	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	40.74
96	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	40.64
97	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	40.51
98	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	40.19
99	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	40.09
100	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	39.90
101	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	39.38
102	Panama`PAN`Central America	39.30
103	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	38.95
104	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	38.88
105	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	38.62
106	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	38.50
107	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	37.57
108	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	37.26
109	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	37.10
110	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	37.08
111	Paraguay`PRY`South America	36.84
112	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	35.89
113	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	35.76
114	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	35.67
115	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	35.54
116	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	34.91
117	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	34.26
118	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	33.91
119	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	33.28
120	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	32.73
121	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	32.47
122	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	32.16
123	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	31.18
124	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	30.59
125	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	29.92
126	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	29.53
127	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	29.45
128	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	29.37
129	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	29.34
130	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	29.08
131	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	28.95
132	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	28.55
133	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	28.41
134	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	28.38
135	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	27.98
136	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	27.92
137	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	27.70
138	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	27.58
139	Bolivia`BOL`South America	27.48
140	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	27.24
141	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	27.09
142	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	26.66
143	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	26.39
144	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	25.62
145	Venezuela`VEN`South America	25.55
146	Guyana`GUY`South America	25.47
147	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	25.04
148	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	24.52
149	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	24.22
150	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	23.90
151	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	23.80
152	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	23.78
153	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	23.64
154	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	23.46
155	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	23.33
156	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	23.11
157	Honduras`HND`Central America	22.96
158	Belize`BLZ`Central America	22.68
159	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	22.50
160	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	22.48
161	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	22.31
162	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	22.28
163	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	22.23
164	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	21.82
165	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	21.72
166	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	21.50
167	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	21.15
168	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	20.93
169	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	20.87
170	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	20.85
171	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	20.67
172	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	20.60
173	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	20.54
174	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	19.76
175	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	19.68
176	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	19.36
177	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	18.92
178	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	18.60
179	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	18.39
180	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	18.37
181	Suriname`SUR`South America	18.37
182	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	18.31
183	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	17.81
184	Niger`NER`Western Africa	17.44
185	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	17.22
186	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	16.21
187	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	16.18
188	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	15.72
189	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	15.65
190	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	14.94
191	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	14.48
192	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	12.80
193	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	12.70
194	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	12.20
195	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	12.12

02In 2025

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1United States88.36
#2France80.81
#3United Kingdom77.75
#4Netherlands77.18
#5South Korea76.89

Lowest

#195Guinea-Bissau12.12
#194South Sudan12.20
#193Eritrea12.70
#192Central African Republic12.80
#191Yemen14.48

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 40.19. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032024 → 2025

Since 2024

What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+7 / −0countries joined / left
188values changed, of 188 in both
45 · 143rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Azerbaijan39.92 → 51.91+11.99
Ecuador41.46 → 53.04+11.58
Kenya43.56 → 52.55+8.99
Nigeria43.33 → 50.79+7.46
Tanzania35.08 → 41.45+6.37

Fell most

Saint Kitts and Nevis41.62 → 20.85−20.77
Marshall Islands37.62 → 18.92−18.70
Grenada37.96 → 19.36−18.60
Suriname36.87 → 18.37−18.50
Barbados41.11 → 23.33−17.78

+ Dominica

+ Micronesia

+ Monaco

+ Nauru

+ Palau

+ North Korea

+ Tuvalu

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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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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192 distinct values among 195
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 60.51. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The rank is Oxford Insights’s
Printed as the publisher ranked the countries; never re-ranked here.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 195 countries has every column.

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