Benchmark Scope 39/195 (86 unrated)
Benchmark Mean 53.8 / 100
Data Completeness 96.5% (Harmonized)
Index Status Preview Release
Methodological Sensitivity Simulator

Interactive Pillar Weight Calculator

Customize the weights of the four core HSRI pillars to test policy sensitivity, explore alternative non-compensatory priorities, and observe dynamic country rank shifts in real time.

Presets:
AI Literacy 25%
Technical workforce skill & prompt/model literacy
Critical Discernment 25%
Cognitive defense against deepfakes & synthetic epistemic threat
Institutional Governance 25%
Enforceable audit mandates & frontier safety regulations
Digital Infrastructure 25%
Sovereign compute density, power redundancy & grid stability
Simulated RankCountryBase RankRank ShiftSimulated ScoreBase ScorePillar Breakdown (Lit / Disc / Gov / Infra)Profile
#1
FIN Finland
#1 —88.988.86
90.26 98.9 91.06 75.22
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#2
DNK Denmark
#2 —87.687.63
85.9 88.18 96.49 79.95
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#3
NOR Norway
#3 —86.486.44
77.77 88.88 87.36 91.74
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#4
SGP Singapore
#4 —82.282.17
92.08 84.52 63.32 88.76
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#5
NLD Netherlands
#5 —79.779.73
85.09 77.13 81.19 75.52
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#6
SWE Sweden
#6 —78.278.19
67.75 84.59 89.35 71.08
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#7
EST Estonia
#7 —76.776.65
80.51 79.49 68.05 78.57
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#8
JPN Japan
#8 —75.375.25
81.44 73.7 67.02 78.84
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#9
CAN Canada
#9 —74.974.88
65.35 85.64 77.33 71.19
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#10
KOR South Korea
#10 —72.872.79
82.12 63.9 59.23 85.91
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All 39 Benchmark Country Profiles

Select any country to view full pillar breakdowns, exposure gaps, crossing projections, and strategic policy recommendations.

Sample Scope & Composition: The current preview benchmark evaluates 39 nations, heavily weighted toward high-income and OECD economies. This reflects a coverage limitation of current international empirical data sources, not a judgment about other nations' readiness. In our coverage assessment of 145 countries, 59 possess partial or contextual data, while 86 evaluated countries currently lack sufficient multi-pillar data and remain unrated. See coverage details →

39
Filtered Nations
53.8
Average Score
4
Band A Nations
17
Deficit Nations
#1

Finland

FIN
88.86
Band A
AI Literacy 90.26%
Critical Discernment 98.9%
Institutional Governance 91.06%
Digital Infrastructure 75.22%
#2

Denmark

DNK
87.63
Band A
AI Literacy 85.9%
Critical Discernment 88.18%
Institutional Governance 96.49%
Digital Infrastructure 79.95%
#3

Norway

NOR
86.44
Band A
AI Literacy 77.77%
Critical Discernment 88.88%
Institutional Governance 87.36%
Digital Infrastructure 91.74%
#4

Singapore

SGP
82.17
Band A
AI Literacy 92.08%
Critical Discernment 84.52%
Institutional Governance 63.32%
Digital Infrastructure 88.76%
#5

Netherlands

NLD
79.73
Band B
AI Literacy 85.09%
Critical Discernment 77.13%
Institutional Governance 81.19%
Digital Infrastructure 75.52%
#6

Sweden

SWE
78.19
Band B
AI Literacy 67.75%
Critical Discernment 84.59%
Institutional Governance 89.35%
Digital Infrastructure 71.08%
#7

Estonia

EST
76.65
Band B
AI Literacy 80.51%
Critical Discernment 79.49%
Institutional Governance 68.05%
Digital Infrastructure 78.57%
#8

Japan

JPN
75.25
Band B
AI Literacy 81.44%
Critical Discernment 73.7%
Institutional Governance 67.02%
Digital Infrastructure 78.84%
#9

Canada

CAN
74.88
Band B
AI Literacy 65.35%
Critical Discernment 85.64%
Institutional Governance 77.33%
Digital Infrastructure 71.19%
#10

South Korea

KOR
72.79
Band B
AI Literacy 82.12%
Critical Discernment 63.9%
Institutional Governance 59.23%
Digital Infrastructure 85.91%
#11

Ireland

IRL
70.16
Band B
AI Literacy 71.97%
Critical Discernment 70%
Institutional Governance 64.51%
Digital Infrastructure 74.17%
#12

Iceland

ISL
69.41
Band C
AI Literacy 53.49%
Critical Discernment 73.79%
Institutional Governance 78.97%
Digital Infrastructure 71.38%
#13

United Kingdom

GBR
69.27
Band C
AI Literacy 49.83%
Critical Discernment 82.54%
Institutional Governance 71.52%
Digital Infrastructure 73.2%
#14

Australia

AUS
69.14
Band C
AI Literacy 74.98%
Critical Discernment 74.82%
Institutional Governance 69.84%
Digital Infrastructure 56.93%
#15

United States

USA
68.43
Band C
AI Literacy 50.2%
Critical Discernment 61.97%
Institutional Governance 69.52%
Digital Infrastructure 92.02%
#16

Germany

DEU
68.3
Band C
AI Literacy 72.08%
Critical Discernment 63.25%
Institutional Governance 69.97%
Digital Infrastructure 67.9%
#17

Luxembourg

LUX
66.69
Band C
AI Literacy 53.76%
Critical Discernment 60.43%
Institutional Governance 83.65%
Digital Infrastructure 68.94%
#18

Austria

AUT
65.21
Band C
AI Literacy 67.94%
Critical Discernment 65.24%
Institutional Governance 64.78%
Digital Infrastructure 62.88%
#19

New Zealand

NZL
63.57
Band C
AI Literacy 54.88%
Critical Discernment 65.51%
Institutional Governance 80.42%
Digital Infrastructure 53.46%
#20

Hong Kong

HKG
59.47
Band D
AI Literacy 83.82%
Critical Discernment 69.96%
Institutional Governance 9.83%
Digital Infrastructure 74.26%
#21

Israel

ISR
59.04
Band D
AI Literacy 56.55%
Critical Discernment 73.36%
Institutional Governance 40.22%
Digital Infrastructure 66.05%
#22

France

FRA
56.71
Band D
AI Literacy 45.71%
Critical Discernment 57.34%
Institutional Governance 64.63%
Digital Infrastructure 59.14%
#23

Belgium

BEL
52.98
Band D
AI Literacy 47.49%
Critical Discernment 47.44%
Institutional Governance 54.82%
Digital Infrastructure 62.16%
#24

Czech Republic

CZE
46.1
Band F
AI Literacy 34.2%
Critical Discernment 56.1%
Institutional Governance 55.48%
Digital Infrastructure 38.62%
#25

Slovenia

SVN
41.87
Band F
AI Literacy 39.59%
Critical Discernment 45.37%
Institutional Governance 33.36%
Digital Infrastructure 49.15%
#26

Latvia

LVA
38.57
Band F
AI Literacy 33.46%
Critical Discernment 43.28%
Institutional Governance 42.16%
Digital Infrastructure 35.39%
#27

Portugal

PRT
38.31
Band F
AI Literacy 22.43%
Critical Discernment 38.69%
Institutional Governance 48.59%
Digital Infrastructure 43.53%
#28

Spain

ESP
37.66
Band F
AI Literacy 19.54%
Critical Discernment 42.91%
Institutional Governance 44.84%
Digital Infrastructure 43.36%
#29

Italy

ITA
37.49
Band F
AI Literacy 26.77%
Critical Discernment 39.24%
Institutional Governance 31.79%
Digital Infrastructure 52.15%
#30

Malta

MLT
35.81
Band F
AI Literacy 29.33%
Critical Discernment 52.3%
Institutional Governance 20.63%
Digital Infrastructure 41%
#31

Lithuania

LTU
34.53
Band F
AI Literacy 37.76%
Critical Discernment 30.86%
Institutional Governance 34.87%
Digital Infrastructure 34.63%
#32

Poland

POL
34.1
Band F
AI Literacy 26.36%
Critical Discernment 40.74%
Institutional Governance 28.79%
Digital Infrastructure 40.51%
#33

Slovakia

SVK
22.82
Band F
AI Literacy 19.83%
Critical Discernment 20.44%
Institutional Governance 21.21%
Digital Infrastructure 29.82%
#34

Cyprus

CYP
21.71
Band F
AI Literacy 12.06%
Critical Discernment 23.8%
Institutional Governance 23.77%
Digital Infrastructure 27.21%
#35

Greece

GRC
21.65
Band F
AI Literacy 22.34%
Critical Discernment 18.98%
Institutional Governance 21.61%
Digital Infrastructure 23.66%
#36

Hungary

HUN
21.56
Band F
AI Literacy 19.72%
Critical Discernment 26.55%
Institutional Governance 11.81%
Digital Infrastructure 28.17%
#37

Bulgaria

BGR
13.6
Band F
AI Literacy 8.81%
Critical Discernment 11.82%
Institutional Governance 9.53%
Digital Infrastructure 24.26%
#38

Romania

ROU
9.41
Band F
AI Literacy 3.77%
Critical Discernment 2.42%
Institutional Governance 19.3%
Digital Infrastructure 12.15%
#39

MKD

MKD
3.93
Band F
AI Literacy 2.75%
Critical Discernment 8.76%
Institutional Governance 2.09%
Digital Infrastructure 2.12%