Change in index, by region
One dot per nation. The bar marks each region’s mean. Further left is a larger fall.
Does capability protect?
Each nation’s baseline index against its fall. Stronger nations absorb more of the shock, so they sit higher; so do nations with low exposure.
Where the load lands
Mean change in each capability domain across all nations.
What policy is worth
The 20 hardest-hit nations under three policy responses. The distance from circle to square is what current buffers absorb; from square to diamond is what best practice would add.
All 197 nations
Rank shift is the change in the nation’s place among all nations once every index is stressed: up means it held up better than its neighbours. The weakest point is the capability left lowest among those the scenario singles out.
| Weakest point | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea | Indo-Pacific | High 1.00 | 4.26 | 3.18 | −1.09 | −25.5 | ▼ 12 | 25 · 1d | 12% | Artificial Intelligence 0 · Inception |
| Nauru | Indo-Pacific | High 0.91 | 1.96 | 1.04 | −0.92 | −46.8 | ▼ 4 | 12 · 2d | 9% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Kiribati | Indo-Pacific | High 0.83 | 2.20 | 1.35 | −0.85 | −38.7 | ▼ 3 | 14 · 1d | 9% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Maldives | South Asia | High 0.85 | 4.62 | 3.80 | −0.83 | −17.9 | ▼ 4 | 22 · 1d | 22% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Tuvalu | Indo-Pacific | High 0.80 | 2.12 | 1.29 | −0.83 | −39.1 | ▼ 3 | 6 · 1d | 9% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Monaco | Europe | High 0.95 | 5.91 | 5.09 | −0.82 | −13.9 | ▼ 4 | 15 · 2d | 31% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Marshall Islands | Indo-Pacific | High 0.78 | 2.48 | 1.67 | −0.81 | −32.8 | ▼ 3 | 13 · 2d | 10% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Montenegro | Europe | High 0.82 | 6.35 | 5.56 | −0.79 | −12.4 | ▼ 2 | 11 · 3d | 28% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Europe | High 0.78 | 5.80 | 5.01 | −0.78 | −13.5 | ▼ 5 | 12 · 4d | 24% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Kosovo | Europe | High 0.75 | 4.70 | 3.94 | −0.77 | −16.3 | ▼ 4 | 13 · 1d | 21% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Bhutan | South Asia | High 0.77 | 3.93 | 3.16 | −0.77 | −19.5 | ▼ 6 | 13 · 2d | 18% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Samoa | Indo-Pacific | High 0.76 | 3.48 | 2.71 | −0.77 | −22.2 | ▼ 4 | 20 · 5d | 14% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Cyprus | Europe | High 0.88 | 8.51 | 7.76 | −0.76 | −8.9 | 0 | 26 · 1d | 37% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| North Macedonia | Europe | High 0.80 | 6.61 | 5.85 | −0.76 | −11.5 | 0 | 19 · 3d | 29% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Fiji | Indo-Pacific | High 0.76 | 5.16 | 4.40 | −0.76 | −14.8 | ▼ 3 | 17 · 2d | 20% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Philippines | Indo-Pacific | High 0.80 | 8.83 | 8.08 | −0.75 | −8.5 | 0 | 23 · 3d | 32% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 2.5 · Inception |
| Nepal | South Asia | High 0.69 | 4.96 | 4.22 | −0.74 | −14.9 | ▼ 2 | 13 · 2d | 19% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Albania | Europe | High 0.74 | 6.13 | 5.40 | −0.73 | −11.9 | ▼ 3 | 15 · 5d | 25% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Andorra | Europe | High 0.90 | 5.15 | 4.42 | −0.73 | −14.2 | 0 | 18 · 1d | 29% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Myanmar | Indo-Pacific | High 0.64 | 3.89 | 3.15 | −0.73 | −18.9 | ▼ 5 | 18 · 3d | 12% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Djibouti | Africa | High 0.68 | 3.20 | 2.47 | −0.73 | −22.9 | ▼ 4 | 20 · 3d | 10% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Micronesia | Indo-Pacific | High 0.70 | 2.33 | 1.59 | −0.73 | −31.6 | ▼ 3 | 12 · 1d | 10% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Malta | Europe | High 0.90 | 8.89 | 8.17 | −0.72 | −8.1 | 0 | 18 · 4d | 42% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0.6 · Inception |
| Mongolia | Indo-Pacific | High 0.73 | 5.73 | 5.01 | −0.72 | −12.6 | ▼ 4 | 12 · 2d | 25% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Bahamas | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.77 | 5.16 | 4.44 | −0.72 | −13.9 | ▼ 1 | 18 · 1d | 23% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Laos | Indo-Pacific | High 0.67 | 3.70 | 2.99 | −0.72 | −19.4 | ▼ 4 | 17 · 1d | 14% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Holy See | Europe | High 0.93 | 1.85 | 1.13 | −0.72 | −38.8 | ▼ 1 | 8 · 1d | 6% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Brunei | Indo-Pacific | High 0.75 | 5.60 | 4.89 | −0.71 | −12.7 | ▼ 2 | 18 · 2d | 27% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Palestine | Gulf and Middle East | High 0.67 | 3.72 | 3.00 | −0.71 | −19.1 | ▼ 5 | 14 · 2d | 19% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Vanuatu | Indo-Pacific | High 0.68 | 2.93 | 2.21 | −0.71 | −24.3 | ▼ 2 | 17 · 2d | 11% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Greece | Europe | High 0.83 | 10.61 | 9.91 | −0.70 | −6.6 | ▼ 1 | 20 | 38% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 2.1 · Inception |
| Bulgaria | Europe | High 0.79 | 8.95 | 8.25 | −0.70 | −7.8 | 0 | 20 · 2d | 35% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 1.3 · Inception |
| Tonga | Indo-Pacific | High 0.68 | 3.21 | 2.51 | −0.70 | −21.7 | ▼ 3 | 16 · 3d | 14% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Palau | Indo-Pacific | High 0.69 | 2.84 | 2.14 | −0.70 | −24.7 | ▼ 1 | 17 · 2d | 13% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Serbia | Europe | High 0.79 | 8.97 | 8.27 | −0.69 | −7.7 | 0 | 26 · 1d | 36% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 1.3 · Inception |
| Cuba | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.67 | 5.95 | 5.25 | −0.69 | −11.7 | ▼ 3 | 20 · 2d | 24% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Saint Lucia | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.71 | 3.85 | 3.16 | −0.69 | −17.9 | ▼ 1 | 18 · 1d | 17% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | Africa | High 0.67 | 2.85 | 2.16 | −0.69 | −24.2 | ▼ 1 | 19 · 2d | 12% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Thailand | Indo-Pacific | High 0.81 | 10.70 | 10.02 | −0.68 | −6.4 | ▼ 1 | 23 · 3d | 38% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 3.5 · Nascent |
| Romania | Europe | High 0.82 | 10.16 | 9.48 | −0.68 | −6.7 | 0 | 17 · 1d | 39% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 2.3 · Inception |
| Sri Lanka | South Asia | High 0.68 | 7.25 | 6.57 | −0.68 | −9.3 | ▼ 2 | 20 · 2d | 28% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Kyrgyzstan | Russia and Eurasia | High 0.66 | 4.77 | 4.08 | −0.68 | −14.3 | 0 | 14 · 2d | 20% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Iraq | Gulf and Middle East | High 0.61 | 4.69 | 4.02 | −0.68 | −14.4 | ▼ 1 | 19 | 16% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Venezuela | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.61 | 4.55 | 3.87 | −0.68 | −15.0 | 0 | 25 · 2d | 18% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Timor-Leste | Indo-Pacific | High 0.65 | 2.98 | 2.31 | −0.68 | −22.7 | ▼ 2 | 17 · 4d | 11% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Croatia | Europe | High 0.79 | 9.53 | 8.86 | −0.67 | −7.0 | 0 | 21 · 2d | 38% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0.7 · Inception |
| Kuwait | Gulf and Middle East | High 0.70 | 7.51 | 6.83 | −0.67 | −9.0 | ▼ 1 | 19 · 1d | 29% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Jordan | Gulf and Middle East | High 0.70 | 7.50 | 6.82 | −0.67 | −9.0 | ▼ 1 | 18 | 29% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Jamaica | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.67 | 6.24 | 5.57 | −0.67 | −10.8 | ▲ 1 | 24 · 3d | 24% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Botswana | Africa | High 0.68 | 6.08 | 5.40 | −0.67 | −11.1 | ▼ 1 | 15 · 3d | 25% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Cambodia | Indo-Pacific | High 0.63 | 4.93 | 4.26 | −0.67 | −13.5 | ▲ 1 | 16 · 1d | 18% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Saint Vincent & Grenadines | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.67 | 3.76 | 3.09 | −0.67 | −17.7 | ▼ 2 | 14 · 1d | 17% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Libya | Africa | Medium 0.58 | 3.01 | 2.34 | −0.67 | −22.2 | ▼ 2 | 25 | 11% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Slovakia | Europe | High 0.81 | 10.10 | 9.44 | −0.66 | −6.5 | 0 | 25 · 4d | 41% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 1.6 · Inception |
| Latvia | Europe | High 0.83 | 9.89 | 9.23 | −0.66 | −6.7 | 0 | 31 · 3d | 42% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0.7 · Inception |
| Dominican Republic | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.67 | 6.82 | 6.16 | −0.66 | −9.7 | ▼ 1 | 19 · 3d | 27% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Bangladesh | South Asia | High 0.64 | 6.73 | 6.07 | −0.66 | −9.8 | 0 | 20 | 25% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Barbados | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.72 | 5.56 | 4.90 | −0.66 | −11.9 | 0 | 11 · 3d | 26% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Cabo Verde | Africa | High 0.68 | 4.72 | 4.06 | −0.66 | −14.1 | ▼ 1 | 17 · 3d | 20% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Antigua & Barbuda | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.69 | 4.36 | 3.70 | −0.66 | −15.2 | ▼ 1 | 11 · 2d | 20% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Saint Kitts & Nevis | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.67 | 3.83 | 3.17 | −0.66 | −17.2 | ▲ 1 | 14 · 2d | 17% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Luxembourg | Europe | High 0.92 | 10.79 | 10.14 | −0.65 | −6.0 | ▼ 1 | 18 · 3d | 49% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0.4 · Inception |
| Costa Rica | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.71 | 7.76 | 7.11 | −0.65 | −8.4 | ▼ 1 | 24 · 4d | 33% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0.9 · Inception |
| Panama | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.69 | 7.17 | 6.52 | −0.65 | −9.1 | 0 | 9 · 3d | 29% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.67 | 6.69 | 6.05 | −0.65 | −9.6 | 0 | 22 · 2d | 28% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Moldova | Russia and Eurasia | High 0.67 | 6.34 | 5.69 | −0.65 | −10.3 | ▲ 1 | 22 · 4d | 28% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Seychelles | Africa | High 0.70 | 5.27 | 4.62 | −0.65 | −12.4 | 0 | 20 · 2d | 25% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| San Marino | Europe | High 0.78 | 5.03 | 4.38 | −0.65 | −12.9 | ▼ 1 | 13 · 3d | 28% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Lebanon | Gulf and Middle East | High 0.60 | 4.66 | 4.01 | −0.65 | −13.9 | ▼ 1 | 23 · 2d | 20% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Grenada | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.66 | 4.04 | 3.39 | −0.65 | −16.2 | ▼ 3 | 12 · 2d | 18% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Solomon Islands | Indo-Pacific | High 0.62 | 2.91 | 2.26 | −0.65 | −22.5 | 0 | 15 · 2d | 10% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Hungary | Europe | High 0.81 | 10.51 | 9.87 | −0.64 | −6.1 | 0 | 26 · 3d | 43% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 3.4 · Nascent |
| Morocco | Africa | High 0.67 | 9.36 | 8.72 | −0.64 | −6.8 | 0 | 11 · 2d | 31% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 1.1 · Inception |
| Kazakhstan | Russia and Eurasia | High 0.69 | 8.14 | 7.51 | −0.64 | −7.8 | 0 | 26 · 3d | 33% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Georgia | Russia and Eurasia | High 0.68 | 7.55 | 6.91 | −0.64 | −8.4 | ▼ 1 | 21 · 2d | 31% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Ecuador | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.64 | 6.76 | 6.12 | −0.64 | −9.4 | 0 | 24 · 2d | 26% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Armenia | Russia and Eurasia | High 0.67 | 6.65 | 6.01 | −0.64 | −9.7 | 0 | 16 · 2d | 29% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0.4 · Inception |
| Uzbekistan | Russia and Eurasia | High 0.63 | 5.92 | 5.28 | −0.64 | −10.9 | 0 | 21 · 3d | 24% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| El Salvador | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.63 | 5.68 | 5.03 | −0.64 | −11.3 | 0 | 22 · 2d | 23% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Honduras | Latin America and Caribbean | Medium 0.59 | 5.05 | 4.41 | −0.64 | −12.7 | ▲ 1 | 17 · 5d | 18% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Belize | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.65 | 4.03 | 3.39 | −0.64 | −15.9 | 0 | 15 · 1d | 18% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Dominica | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.66 | 3.87 | 3.23 | −0.64 | −16.6 | ▲ 2 | 11 · 1d | 18% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Malaysia | Indo-Pacific | High 0.81 | 11.48 | 10.85 | −0.63 | −5.5 | 0 | 18 · 1d | 44% | Artificial Intelligence 7 · Foundational |
| Lithuania | Europe | High 0.82 | 10.75 | 10.12 | −0.63 | −5.8 | 0 | 19 · 1d | 44% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 2 · Inception |
| Liechtenstein | Europe | High 0.81 | 7.22 | 6.58 | −0.63 | −8.8 | 0 | 18 · 4d | 38% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Guatemala | Latin America and Caribbean | Medium 0.60 | 5.67 | 5.04 | −0.63 | −11.1 | ▲ 2 | 14 · 2d | 21% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Bolivia | Latin America and Caribbean | Medium 0.59 | 5.11 | 4.47 | −0.63 | −12.4 | ▲ 3 | 15 | 19% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Indonesia | Indo-Pacific | High 0.68 | 9.97 | 9.35 | −0.62 | −6.2 | 0 | 19 · 1d | 34% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 2 · Inception |
| Iceland | Europe | High 0.86 | 9.63 | 9.01 | −0.62 | −6.4 | 0 | 22 · 2d | 47% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Bahrain | Gulf and Middle East | High 0.69 | 7.32 | 6.70 | −0.62 | −8.4 | 0 | 23 | 34% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Belarus | Russia and Eurasia | High 0.65 | 6.90 | 6.28 | −0.62 | −9.0 | 0 | 21 · 3d | 31% | Political Institutions & Civic Participation 2 · Inception |
| Paraguay | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.61 | 5.79 | 5.16 | −0.62 | −10.8 | ▲ 1 | 18 | 23% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Equatorial Guinea | Africa | Medium 0.56 | 2.80 | 2.18 | −0.62 | −22.1 | ▲ 2 | 17 · 2d | 10% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Slovenia | Europe | High 0.80 | 10.48 | 9.87 | −0.61 | −5.8 | 0 | 13 · 2d | 45% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 1.8 · Inception |
| Uruguay | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.71 | 8.54 | 7.94 | −0.61 | −7.1 | 0 | 19 · 2d | 37% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Pakistan | South Asia | Medium 0.58 | 7.96 | 7.34 | −0.61 | −7.7 | 0 | 18 · 2d | 24% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0.8 · Inception |
| Algeria | Africa | Medium 0.59 | 6.96 | 6.35 | −0.61 | −8.7 | 0 | 21 · 1d | 25% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Azerbaijan | Russia and Eurasia | High 0.62 | 6.79 | 6.18 | −0.61 | −9.0 | ▲ 1 | 14 · 1d | 27% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Suriname | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.61 | 4.04 | 3.42 | −0.61 | −15.2 | ▲ 1 | 15 · 1d | 17% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Italy | Europe | High 0.82 | 13.72 | 13.12 | −0.60 | −4.4 | 0 | 14 · 1d | 47% | Lifelong Learning & Reskilling 9.7 · Transitional |
| Portugal | Europe | High 0.82 | 11.68 | 11.08 | −0.60 | −5.1 | 0 | 11 · 3d | 47% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 3.5 · Nascent |
| Vietnam | Indo-Pacific | High 0.70 | 9.68 | 9.07 | −0.60 | −6.2 | 0 | 18 · 1d | 38% | Political Institutions & Civic Participation 3 · Nascent |
| Peru | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.63 | 8.61 | 8.00 | −0.60 | −7.0 | 0 | 21 · 3d | 30% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Iran | Gulf and Middle East | High 0.61 | 8.17 | 7.57 | −0.60 | −7.3 | 0 | 15 · 2d | 29% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 2.7 · Inception |
| Oman | Gulf and Middle East | High 0.65 | 8.03 | 7.43 | −0.60 | −7.5 | 0 | 21 · 1d | 32% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Tunisia | Africa | High 0.64 | 7.71 | 7.11 | −0.60 | −7.8 | ▲ 1 | 13 · 2d | 32% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0.9 · Inception |
| Namibia | Africa | Medium 0.59 | 5.95 | 5.35 | −0.60 | −10.1 | ▼ 2 | 17 · 1d | 23% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Papua New Guinea | Indo-Pacific | Medium 0.54 | 3.80 | 3.20 | −0.60 | −15.9 | ▲ 4 | 14 · 1d | 11% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Czechia | Europe | High 0.80 | 11.51 | 10.92 | −0.59 | −5.1 | ▼ 1 | 16 · 1d | 46% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 5.5 · Nascent |
| Mauritius | Africa | High 0.68 | 8.08 | 7.48 | −0.59 | −7.4 | 0 | 20 · 1d | 35% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Senegal | Africa | Medium 0.56 | 6.42 | 5.83 | −0.59 | −9.1 | 0 | 23 · 2d | 22% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Taiwan | Indo-Pacific | High 0.95 | 14.03 | 13.45 | −0.58 | −4.1 | ▼ 1 | 18 · 3d | 56% | Artificial Intelligence 11.1 · Transitional |
| Spain | Europe | High 0.86 | 13.78 | 13.20 | −0.58 | −4.2 | 0 | 11 | 51% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 6.2 · Foundational |
| Poland | Europe | High 0.80 | 12.39 | 11.82 | −0.58 | −4.7 | 0 | 12 · 1d | 47% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 4.9 · Nascent |
| Ukraine | Russia and Eurasia | High 0.67 | 9.40 | 8.83 | −0.58 | −6.1 | ▼ 1 | 21 · 1d | 37% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 2.2 · Inception |
| Colombia | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.64 | 9.11 | 8.53 | −0.58 | −6.4 | 0 | 20 · 2d | 33% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Nicaragua | Latin America and Caribbean | Medium 0.54 | 4.37 | 3.79 | −0.58 | −13.3 | 0 | 19 · 2d | 17% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Gabon | Africa | Medium 0.55 | 3.94 | 3.36 | −0.58 | −14.8 | 0 | 14 | 15% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Eswatini | Africa | Medium 0.56 | 3.71 | 3.13 | −0.58 | −15.7 | ▲ 2 | 13 | 15% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Gambia | Africa | Medium 0.53 | 3.32 | 2.74 | −0.58 | −17.3 | ▲ 1 | 14 · 2d | 12% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Belgium | Europe | High 0.87 | 13.46 | 12.89 | −0.57 | −4.2 | 0 | 24 · 3d | 53% | Artificial Intelligence 9.8 · Transitional |
| New Zealand | Indo-Pacific | High 0.86 | 12.83 | 12.26 | −0.57 | −4.4 | ▼ 1 | 19 · 1d | 52% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 1.4 · Inception |
| South Africa | Africa | High 0.66 | 10.77 | 10.20 | −0.57 | −5.3 | ▲ 1 | 14 | 37% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 3.1 · Nascent |
| Argentina | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.66 | 9.25 | 8.68 | −0.57 | −6.1 | 0 | 19 · 2d | 38% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 1.3 · Inception |
| Ghana | Africa | Medium 0.57 | 6.98 | 6.41 | −0.57 | −8.2 | 0 | 14 · 1d | 26% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Zimbabwe | Africa | Medium 0.52 | 4.34 | 3.77 | −0.57 | −13.1 | ▲ 1 | 12 · 3d | 18% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Sudan | Africa | Medium 0.48 | 2.61 | 2.04 | −0.57 | −21.7 | 0 | 9 · 1d | 8% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Mexico | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.66 | 10.85 | 10.29 | −0.56 | −5.2 | 0 | 19 · 1d | 38% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 3.8 · Nascent |
| Chile | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.69 | 10.61 | 10.05 | −0.56 | −5.3 | ▲ 2 | 12 · 3d | 41% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0.6 · Inception |
| Qatar | Gulf and Middle East | High 0.66 | 9.39 | 8.83 | −0.56 | −6.0 | ▲ 1 | 12 · 1d | 38% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Egypt | Gulf and Middle East | Medium 0.59 | 8.98 | 8.42 | −0.56 | −6.3 | 0 | 16 · 1d | 31% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 1.3 · Inception |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Africa | Medium 0.52 | 5.42 | 4.86 | −0.56 | −10.3 | 0 | 10 · 1d | 19% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Cameroon | Africa | Medium 0.51 | 4.39 | 3.83 | −0.56 | −12.8 | ▲ 1 | 12 · 1d | 15% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Afghanistan | South Asia | Medium 0.54 | 1.46 | 0.90 | −0.56 | −38.3 | 0 | 7 | 5% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Ireland | Europe | High 0.84 | 12.08 | 11.53 | −0.55 | −4.5 | 0 | 18 · 2d | 52% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 6.8 · Foundational |
| Syria | Gulf and Middle East | Medium 0.46 | 2.22 | 1.67 | −0.55 | −24.8 | ▲ 2 | 11 · 1d | 7% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Haiti | Latin America and Caribbean | Medium 0.49 | 2.03 | 1.48 | −0.55 | −27.2 | ▲ 1 | 7 | 7% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Austria | Europe | High 0.85 | 12.81 | 12.27 | −0.54 | −4.2 | ▲ 1 | 20 · 2d | 54% | Artificial Intelligence 8.8 · Foundational |
| India | South Asia | High 0.67 | 12.61 | 12.07 | −0.54 | −4.3 | 0 | 16 · 1d | 41% | Labour & Employment 7.7 · Foundational |
| Russia | Russia and Eurasia | High 0.69 | 12.30 | 11.76 | −0.54 | −4.4 | 0 | 12 · 1d | 43% | Political Institutions & Civic Participation 3.5 · Nascent |
| Brazil | Latin America and Caribbean | High 0.67 | 11.69 | 11.15 | −0.54 | −4.6 | 0 | 17 · 2d | 41% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 4.2 · Nascent |
| Estonia | Europe | High 0.84 | 11.49 | 10.95 | −0.54 | −4.7 | ▲ 1 | 10 · 1d | 53% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 1.3 · Inception |
| Zambia | Africa | Medium 0.50 | 4.93 | 4.39 | −0.54 | −10.9 | ▲ 2 | 11 | 18% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Togo | Africa | Medium 0.50 | 4.05 | 3.51 | −0.54 | −13.4 | ▲ 1 | 14 | 15% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Lesotho | Africa | Medium 0.52 | 3.43 | 2.89 | −0.54 | −15.8 | 0 | 16 | 13% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Angola | Africa | Medium 0.47 | 4.60 | 4.07 | −0.53 | −11.6 | ▲ 5 | 14 | 15% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Tajikistan | Russia and Eurasia | Medium 0.49 | 4.01 | 3.48 | −0.53 | −13.3 | ▲ 4 | 14 | 16% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Congo | Africa | Medium 0.47 | 3.19 | 2.66 | −0.53 | −16.6 | ▲ 1 | 12 · 2d | 10% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Comoros | Africa | Medium 0.49 | 2.29 | 1.75 | −0.53 | −23.4 | ▲ 1 | 9 · 3d | 8% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Türkiye | Gulf and Middle East | High 0.67 | 12.18 | 11.66 | −0.52 | −4.3 | 0 | 19 · 3d | 43% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 4.9 · Nascent |
| Saudi Arabia | Gulf and Middle East | High 0.67 | 11.19 | 10.67 | −0.52 | −4.6 | 0 | 17 · 3d | 43% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 2.2 · Inception |
| Mauritania | Africa | Medium 0.46 | 3.58 | 3.06 | −0.52 | −14.6 | ▲ 2 | 12 · 1d | 12% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Australia | Indo-Pacific | High 0.85 | 14.95 | 14.44 | −0.51 | −3.4 | 0 | 13 · 1d | 57% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 5.1 · Nascent |
| Guyana | Latin America and Caribbean | Medium 0.49 | 4.53 | 4.02 | −0.51 | −11.2 | ▲ 5 | 13 · 1d | 17% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Benin | Africa | Medium 0.47 | 4.09 | 3.57 | −0.51 | −12.6 | ▲ 1 | 12 · 1d | 15% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| United Kingdom | Europe | High 0.92 | 16.45 | 15.96 | −0.50 | −3.0 | 0 | 11 | 61% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 12.9 · Established |
| Nigeria | Africa | Medium 0.48 | 7.43 | 6.93 | −0.50 | −6.7 | ▲ 3 | 17 · 3d | 26% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0.1 · Inception |
| Kenya | Africa | Medium 0.51 | 7.18 | 6.67 | −0.50 | −7.0 | ▲ 2 | 13 | 28% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Niger | Africa | Medium 0.43 | 3.07 | 2.58 | −0.50 | −16.2 | ▲ 2 | 13 · 3d | 9% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Guinea-Bissau | Africa | Medium 0.45 | 2.07 | 1.58 | −0.50 | −24.0 | ▲ 2 | 15 · 1d | 7% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Somalia | Africa | Medium 0.44 | 1.62 | 1.12 | −0.50 | −30.7 | ▲ 1 | 2 | 5% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Madagascar | Africa | Medium 0.43 | 3.90 | 3.42 | −0.49 | −12.4 | ▲ 5 | 8 | 14% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Turkmenistan | Russia and Eurasia | Medium 0.44 | 3.55 | 3.06 | −0.49 | −13.8 | ▲ 2 | 13 · 4d | 13% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Mali | Africa | Medium 0.43 | 3.41 | 2.92 | −0.49 | −14.4 | ▲ 2 | 14 · 1d | 10% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Canada | North America | High 0.85 | 15.06 | 14.58 | −0.48 | −3.2 | 0 | 17 | 59% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 9.1 · Transitional |
| Denmark | Europe | High 0.86 | 13.94 | 13.47 | −0.48 | −3.4 | ▲ 1 | 12 · 2d | 59% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 4.1 · Nascent |
| Rwanda | Africa | Medium 0.47 | 5.95 | 5.47 | −0.48 | −8.0 | ▲ 3 | 12 · 1d | 25% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| South Sudan | Africa | Medium 0.43 | 1.38 | 0.89 | −0.48 | −35.0 | 0 | 2 | 4% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| France | Europe | High 0.84 | 16.64 | 16.17 | −0.47 | −2.8 | 0 | 12 | 60% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 13.8 · Established |
| Netherlands | Europe | High 0.87 | 15.50 | 15.02 | −0.47 | −3.1 | 0 | 7 · 1d | 61% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 13 · Established |
| United Arab Emirates | Gulf and Middle East | High 0.69 | 11.94 | 11.47 | −0.47 | −4.0 | 0 | 19 · 2d | 50% | Political Institutions & Civic Participation 2.3 · Inception |
| Malawi | Africa | Medium 0.41 | 3.76 | 3.29 | −0.47 | −12.5 | ▲ 7 | 13 · 1d | 13% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Sierra Leone | Africa | Medium 0.42 | 3.59 | 3.13 | −0.47 | −13.0 | ▲ 3 | 13 · 2d | 12% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Switzerland | Europe | High 0.88 | 14.73 | 14.27 | −0.46 | −3.1 | 0 | 9 | 62% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 10.2 · Transitional |
| Norway | Europe | High 0.80 | 14.62 | 14.16 | −0.46 | −3.1 | 0 | 12 · 1d | 58% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 4.8 · Nascent |
| Guinea | Africa | Medium 0.41 | 3.15 | 2.69 | −0.46 | −14.6 | ▲ 3 | 10 · 2d | 10% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Liberia | Africa | Medium 0.42 | 2.93 | 2.47 | −0.46 | −15.8 | ▲ 3 | 11 · 3d | 10% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| DR Congo | Africa | Medium 0.41 | 2.87 | 2.41 | −0.46 | −16.0 | ▲ 4 | 14 · 4d | 9% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Germany | Europe | High 0.84 | 16.36 | 15.92 | −0.45 | −2.7 | 0 | 10 | 61% | Digital & AI Competence 14.5 · Established |
| Japan | Indo-Pacific | High 0.84 | 16.26 | 15.81 | −0.45 | −2.8 | 0 | 12 | 61% | Political Institutions & Civic Participation 14.4 · Established |
| Sweden | Europe | High 0.85 | 15.30 | 14.85 | −0.45 | −2.9 | 0 | 8 | 62% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 8.9 · Foundational |
| Finland | Europe | High 0.83 | 14.52 | 14.07 | −0.45 | −3.1 | 0 | 15 · 1d | 61% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 7.5 · Foundational |
| Mozambique | Africa | Medium 0.39 | 4.12 | 3.67 | −0.45 | −10.9 | ▲ 1 | 12 | 14% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Burundi | Africa | Medium 0.41 | 2.48 | 2.04 | −0.45 | −18.0 | 0 | 13 · 3d | 8% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Eritrea | Africa | Medium 0.40 | 2.01 | 1.56 | −0.45 | −22.4 | ▲ 3 | 6 · 1d | 6% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Yemen | Gulf and Middle East | Medium 0.39 | 1.62 | 1.18 | −0.45 | −27.5 | ▲ 2 | 5 | 6% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Israel | Gulf and Middle East | High 0.73 | 14.46 | 14.02 | −0.44 | −3.0 | 0 | 14 · 1d | 57% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 12.7 · Established |
| Burkina Faso | Africa | Medium 0.39 | 3.47 | 3.03 | −0.44 | −12.8 | ▲ 3 | 15 | 11% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| United States | North America | High 0.90 | 18.03 | 17.60 | −0.43 | −2.4 | 0 | 10 · 3d | 65% | Labour & Employment 14 · Established |
| Uganda | Africa | Medium 0.40 | 5.53 | 5.10 | −0.43 | −7.8 | ▲ 7 | 13 · 3d | 20% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| South Korea | Indo-Pacific | High 0.82 | 16.00 | 15.58 | −0.42 | −2.6 | 0 | 7 | 63% | Labour & Employment 14.5 · Established |
| Ethiopia | Africa | Medium 0.38 | 5.70 | 5.27 | −0.42 | −7.4 | ▲ 5 | 18 · 2d | 19% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Singapore | Indo-Pacific | High 0.87 | 15.20 | 14.78 | −0.41 | −2.7 | 0 | 12 · 3d | 65% | Political Institutions & Civic Participation 10.1 · Transitional |
| Tanzania | Africa | Medium 0.38 | 5.82 | 5.42 | −0.41 | −7.0 | ▲ 6 | 10 · 2d | 21% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| Central African Rep. | Africa | Medium 0.37 | 1.66 | 1.25 | −0.41 | −24.6 | ▲ 2 | 7 | 6% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
| China | China | High 0.64 | 15.64 | 15.26 | −0.39 | −2.5 | 0 | 8 | 56% | Political Institutions & Civic Participation 4.5 · Nascent |
| Chad | Africa | Low 0.35 | 2.26 | 1.88 | −0.39 | −17.1 | ▲ 3 | 14 · 2d | 6% | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception |
Settings of this run
- Load
- 12 capability groups singled out, 73 loaded in all, of 73. A band on the capability scale is three points wide, so a High load moves a fully exposed, unprotected capability down one band. A capability group that the scenario does not single out takes its domain's load one level lower.
- Singled out
- Semiconductors & Advanced ComputingHighArtificial IntelligenceHighAdvanced EducationHighDigital & AI CompetenceHighLifelong Learning & ReskillingHighPolitical Institutions & Civic ParticipationHighRegulatory Governance & Strategic ControlsHighGovernment Effectiveness & Public AdministrationHighFiscal Capacity & Public FinanceHighLabour & EmploymentMediumTechnology Adoption & DiffusionMediumDigital & Services TradeMedium
- Buffers
- Artificial IntelligenceDigital & AI CompetenceLifelong Learning & ReskillingTechnology Adoption & DiffusionGovernment Effectiveness & Public Administration
Absorption is the nation's mean score on the scenario's buffer capabilities as a share of the top of the scale, times 0.75: a nation at the frontier on every buffer absorbs three quarters of the shock.
- Exposure
- services as a share of gdp (40%); regional exposure (30%); internet users as a share of population (30%). Exposure is set nation by nation: a weighted blend of indicators from the 2025 World Factbook and the scenario's regional exposure. Where a nation does not report an indicator, its weight passes to the others.
- Likelihood
- 4 per cent over three years and 40 per cent over ten, as used in the vulnerability index.