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AI by Country

Where each country stands on AI: how much it uses, builds and funds, and how complete its AI rulebook is. Every number is sourced; every law links to its official text.
The US and China lead on Progress, at 77 and 74 out of 100; Germany is next at 54. Use is spread more widely: in the UAE 73% of people aged 15–64 used generative AI in Q2 2026, against 33% in the US. 14 of the 40 countries have a verified AI law with enforceable duties in force, 11 of them through the EU AI Act.
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17 indicators195 verified laws and rulesDownload the dataChecked 21 Oct 2026

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Each country is one tile, placed roughly where it sits on the globe. Switch between the two scores and AI use; click a tile for the country's tracker.
United States: Progress 77, Rulebook 74, AI user share 33.0%US777433%Canada: Progress 53, Rulebook 37, AI user share 38.5%CA533738%Mexico: Progress 16, Rulebook 19, AI user share 21.4%MX161921%Colombia: Progress 11, Rulebook 21, AI user share 25.9%CO112126%Brazil: Progress 25, Rulebook 56, AI user share 20.2%BR255620%Chile: Progress 13, Rulebook 30, AI user share 24.0%CL133024%Argentina: Progress 16, Rulebook 22, AI user share 23.4%AR162223%United Kingdom: Progress 50, Rulebook 54, AI user share 43.7%GB505444%Ireland: Progress 23, Rulebook 86, AI user share 49.9%IE238650%Norway: Progress 21, Rulebook 42, AI user share 49.4%NO214249%Sweden: Progress 33, Rulebook 82, AI user share 37.3%SE338237%Finland: Progress 29, Rulebook 80, AI user share 30.6%FI298031%Denmark: Progress 24, Rulebook 82, AI user share 32.4%DK248232%Netherlands: Progress 33, Rulebook 85, AI user share 43.5%NL338544%Belgium: Progress 18, Rulebook 79, AI user share 40.3%BE187940%Germany: Progress 54, Rulebook 94, AI user share 32.3%DE549432%Poland: Progress 27, Rulebook 76, AI user share 32.3%PL277632%France: Progress 45, Rulebook 94, AI user share 49.6%FR459450%Switzerland: Progress 40, Rulebook 32, AI user share 39.1%CH403239%Italy: Progress 27, Rulebook 91, AI user share 31.4%IT279131%Spain: Progress 33, Rulebook 88, AI user share 45.1%ES338845%Turkey: Progress 16, Rulebook 39, AI user share 18.9%TR163919%Israel: Progress 42, Rulebook 24, AI user share 38.7%IL422439%Egypt: Progress 10, Rulebook 14, AI user share 15.5%EG101416%Saudi Arabia: Progress 28, Rulebook 16, AI user share 31.4%SA281631%United Arab Emirates: Progress 34, Rulebook 40, AI user share 73.3%AE344073%Nigeria: Progress 10, Rulebook 34, AI user share 10.4%NG103410%Kenya: Progress 1, Rulebook 34, AI user share 8.9%KE1349%South Africa: Progress 12, Rulebook 18, AI user share 23.9%ZA121824%India: Progress 51, Rulebook 34, AI user share 18.5%IN513418%China: Progress 74, Rulebook 84, AI user share 17.5%CN748418%South Korea: Progress 49, Rulebook 89, AI user share 40.6%KR498941%Japan: Progress 41, Rulebook 57, AI user share 24.7%JP415725%Taiwan: Progress 18, Rulebook 53, AI user share 33.8%TW185334%Vietnam: Progress 10, Rulebook 43, AI user share 27.9%VN104328%Malaysia: Progress 10, Rulebook 11, AI user share 22.6%MY101123%Singapore: Progress 53, Rulebook 40, AI user share 64.3%SG534064%Indonesia: Progress 13, Rulebook 36, AI user share 14.8%ID133615%Australia: Progress 37, Rulebook 44, AI user share 40.7%AU374441%New Zealand: Progress 11, Rulebook 14, AI user share 44.1%NZ111444%
LowestHighest of the countriesProgress score, 0–100
Tiles are equal, so small countries count as much as large ones. The EU is not a tile: its AI Act applies in the 11 member states here, shown on AI in the EU.

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Progress measures how much AI a country uses, builds and pays for. Rulebook measures how complete and binding its AI rules are; it does not grade them as good or bad. A country can lead one and trail the other, and many do.
03060900255075100Building and writing rulesBuilding first, few rulesRules ahead of capacityEarly on bothUSUnited States: Progress 77, Rulebook 74CACanada: Progress 53, Rulebook 37MXMexico: Progress 16, Rulebook 19COColombia: Progress 11, Rulebook 21BRBrazil: Progress 25, Rulebook 56CLChile: Progress 13, Rulebook 30ARArgentina: Progress 16, Rulebook 22GBUnited Kingdom: Progress 50, Rulebook 54IEIreland: Progress 23, Rulebook 86NONorway: Progress 21, Rulebook 42SESweden: Progress 33, Rulebook 82FIFinland: Progress 29, Rulebook 80DKDenmark: Progress 24, Rulebook 82NLNetherlands: Progress 33, Rulebook 85BEBelgium: Progress 18, Rulebook 79DEGermany: Progress 54, Rulebook 94PLPoland: Progress 27, Rulebook 76FRFrance: Progress 45, Rulebook 94CHSwitzerland: Progress 40, Rulebook 32ITItaly: Progress 27, Rulebook 91ESSpain: Progress 33, Rulebook 88TRTurkey: Progress 16, Rulebook 39ILIsrael: Progress 42, Rulebook 24EGEgypt: Progress 10, Rulebook 14SASaudi Arabia: Progress 28, Rulebook 16AEUnited Arab Emirates: Progress 34, Rulebook 40NGNigeria: Progress 10, Rulebook 34KEKenya: Progress 1, Rulebook 34ZASouth Africa: Progress 12, Rulebook 18INIndia: Progress 51, Rulebook 34CNChina: Progress 74, Rulebook 84KRSouth Korea: Progress 49, Rulebook 89JPJapan: Progress 41, Rulebook 57TWTaiwan: Progress 18, Rulebook 53VNVietnam: Progress 10, Rulebook 43MYMalaysia: Progress 10, Rulebook 11SGSingapore: Progress 53, Rulebook 40IDIndonesia: Progress 13, Rulebook 36AUAustralia: Progress 37, Rulebook 44NZNew Zealand: Progress 11, Rulebook 14Rulebook score →Progress score →
AmericasEuropeMiddle East & AfricaAsia-PacificLines split the countries at the median of each score (27 and 42). A small dot marks a country's exact place when its label had to move.

The ranking

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40 countries on the same 17 indicators. Click a column to sort; filter by region; or set your own weights.
Set your own weightsProgress is an equal-weight average. Change the weights and the ranking re-sorts.
1United StatesState laws, no federal AI statute77565289100887433.0%
2ChinaBinding rules by use case7456—8374838417.5%
3GermanyEU AI Act, plus national law5439575357649432.3%
4SingaporeExisting regulators, no AI statute5377654950274064.3%
5CanadaExisting regulators, no AI statute5352546359353738.5%
6IndiaExisting regulators, no AI statute5172611758473418.5%
7United KingdomExisting regulators, no AI statute5049415464405443.7%
8South KoreaComprehensive AI law4939317551508940.6%
9FranceEU AI Act, plus national law4543355158419449.6%
10IsraelExisting regulators, no AI statute4241524058172438.7%
11JapanPromotion law, no penalties4123185349625724.7%
12SwitzerlandExisting regulators, no AI statute4048543134363239.1%
13AustraliaExisting regulators, no AI statute3745313249304440.7%
14United Arab EmiratesExisting regulators, no AI statute3478412214164073.3%
15SpainEU AI Act, plus national law3358351118448845.1%
16NetherlandsEU AI Act, plus national law3339502818308543.5%
17SwedenEU AI Act, plus national law3344323026328237.3%
18FinlandEU AI Act, plus national law293642350338030.6%
19Saudi ArabiaStrategy and guidance2856232513241631.4%
20PolandEU AI Act, plus national law275239170297632.3%
21ItalyEU AI Act, plus national law274030170499131.4%
22BrazilAI bill in progress25593400305620.2%
23DenmarkEU AI Act, plus national law244128230288232.4%
24IrelandEU AI Act, plus national law234937110168649.9%
25NorwayAI bill in progress215110110344249.4%
26TaiwanPromotion law, no penalties18410170335333.8%
27BelgiumEU AI Act, plus national law183591711177940.3%
28TurkeyAI bill in progress16462200143918.9%
29MexicoAI bill in progress1642800311921.4%
30ArgentinaAI bill in progress16469110132223.4%
31ChileAI bill in progress1343800163024.0%
32IndonesiaStrategy and guidance1338800173614.8%
33South AfricaStrategy and guidance125290001823.9%
34New ZealandStrategy and guidance1132900171444.1%
35ColombiaAI bill in progress1142000142125.9%
36MalaysiaStrategy and guidance10250110161122.6%
37EgyptStrategy and guidance105100001415.5%
38NigeriaAI bill in progress104800003410.4%
39VietnamComprehensive AI law10320001543*27.9%
40KenyaAI bill in progress140000348.9%
Lens and Rulebook cells are shaded from low to high. high, medium, low coverage: how many of the 17 indicators measure the country. * A few Rulebook lines are still being verified; "In review" means 15 or more points depend on checks still under way. Download the data (CSV)

AI laws by country

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Every country sorted by how it governs AI, from one binding law to strategy and guidance only. The number is its Rulebook score.
  1. Comprehensive risk-based lawOne law sorts AI systems by risk and sets duties for each tier, with fines.1
    EUEuropean Union97
  2. EU AI Act, plus national lawThe EU AI Act applies directly; national law names the regulators and sets national penalties.11
    DEGermany94FRFrance94ITItaly91ESSpain88IEIreland86NLNetherlands85SESweden82DKDenmark82FIFinland80BEBelgium79PLPoland76
  3. Comprehensive AI lawA national AI law with duties for companies and penalties.2
    KRSouth Korea89VNVietnam43
  4. Binding rules by use caseSeparate binding rules for recommendation algorithms, deepfakes, generative AI and labelling, enforced by one regulator.1
    CNChina84
  5. State laws, no federal AI statuteNo national AI statute; several states have their own enforceable AI laws.1
    USUnited States74
  6. Promotion law, no penaltiesA national AI law that sets up planning and coordination, with no fines for companies.2
    JPJapan57TWTaiwan53
  7. AI bill in progressNo AI law yet; a bill or official draft is moving through the legislature or consultation.9
    BRBrazil56NONorway42TRTurkey39NGNigeria34KEKenya34CLChile30ARArgentina22COColombia21MXMexico19
  8. Existing regulators, no AI statuteNo AI law or bill; existing regulators apply privacy, consumer and sector rules to AI.8
    GBUnited Kingdom54AUAustralia44AEUnited Arab Emirates40SGSingapore40CACanada37INIndia34CHSwitzerland32ILIsrael24
  9. Strategy and guidanceA national strategy and voluntary guidance, with no AI law or bill.6
    IDIndonesia36ZASouth Africa18SASaudi Arabia16EGEgypt14NZNew Zealand14MYMalaysia11

What starts next

  1. 28 Oct 2026Poland · Most provisions of the Act on AI systems (arts 8-18 and chapters 3-5, 8 and 9) applySource
  2. Nov 2026United Kingdom · Draft Regulating for Growth Bill (sandbox powers, not an AI statute) expected, per the May 2026 King's SpeechSource
  3. Nov 2026United Kingdom · Cyber Security and Resilience Bill in the Lords; government says it will look at adding reporting of serious AI…Source
  4. Nov 2026Norway · Second public consultation on the revised KI-lovenSource
  5. Nov 2026Egypt · End of the roughly one-year compliance window after the PDPL executive regulationsSource
  6. 3 Nov 2026United States · Midterm elections; Congress out of session until after the vote, so federal preemption and frontier billsSource
  7. 13 Nov 2026India · DPDP Rule 4 (consent manager registration and obligations) takes effect, 12 months after notification.Source
  8. Dec 2026Brazil · Earliest window for a Chamber special-committee vote on PL 2338/2023Source
  9. 1 Dec 2026Chile · Ley 21.719 que regula la protección y el tratamiento de los datos personales… takes effectSource
  10. 1 Dec 2026Chile · Ley 21.719 personal-data law and the Agencia de Protección de Datos Personales take effect, unless Boletín 18623-07 is…Source
  11. Dec 2026Switzerland · Consultation draft on CoE convention implementation and a non-legislative implementation plan due by end of 2026Source
  12. 2 Dec 2026European Union · AI Act ban on nudifier/CSAM-generating AI systems appliesSource
  13. 9 Dec 2026European Union · Transposition deadline for revised Product Liability DirectiveSource
  14. 10 Dec 2026Australia · Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (automated decision-making… takes effectSource

Latest changes, since April 2026

  1. 7 Oct 2026ItalyAI Act authorities, sanctions, sandbox, training, labour adoptedAdopted, not yet in forceOfficial text →Independent check →
  2. 9 Sep 2026ItalyDecreto legislativo 9 settembre 2026, n. 160 (AI in police activity; civil… adoptedAdopted, not yet in forceOfficial text →Independent check →
  3. 28 Aug 2026VietnamNational Strategy on Artificial Intelligence to 2030, vision to 2045… adoptedIn forceOfficial text →
  4. 18 Aug 2026TurkeyTürkiye AI Action Plan 2026-2030 (Presidential Circular 2026/9) came into forceIn forceOfficial text →Independent check →
  5. 11 Aug 2026PolandUstawa z dnia 3 lipca 2026 r. o systemach sztucznej inteligencji (Dz.U. 2026… came into forcePartly in forceOfficial text →Independent check →
  6. 2 Aug 2026United StatesCalifornia AI Transparency Act (SB 942, amended by AB 853) came into forcePartly in forceOfficial text →Independent check →
  7. 31 Jul 2026IrelandRegulation of Artificial Intelligence Act 2026 came into forceIn forceOfficial text →Independent check →
  8. 29 Jul 2026GermanyGesetz zur Marktüberwachung und Innovationsförderung von künstlicher… came into forceIn forceOfficial text →Independent check →
  9. 27 Jul 2026European UnionRegulation (EU) 2026/1744 of 8 July 2026 amending Regulations (EU)… came into forceIn forceOfficial text →Independent check →
  10. 15 Jul 2026ChinaInterim Measures for the Administration of Anthropomorphic AI Interaction… came into forceIn forceOfficial text →Independent check →
  11. 7 Jul 2026United StatesFTC Policy Statement Concerning the Suppression of Accuracy in Artificial… came into forceIn forceOfficial text →Independent check →
  12. 29 Jun 2026SingaporeOnline Safety (Relief and Accountability) Act 2025 came into forcePartly in forceOfficial text →Independent check →

Every country

How we pick countries →
40 countries and the EU, chosen because the main AI datasets measure them; together they cover most of the world's AI investment, models and users. More will be added as sources cover them.

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All our data sources →
Every law on these pages links to its official text and to an independent check. These are the registers and trackers we use, with what each is good for. A headline about a new AI law is real when the official register shows it.
Official registers8
Law and policy trackers4
  • OECD.AI Policy Navigator (formerly National AI Policies & Strategies database; GAIIN)OECDNational AI policy initiatives (strategies, governance bodies, funding, regulation) by jurisdictionUse it for Use as primary verification source for 'national AI strategy exists / date' and governance bodies; link each country page to its OECD.AI country profile
  • IAPP Global AI Law and Policy TrackerIAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals)AI laws, policies, national strategies and responsible authorities per jurisdictionUse it for Cite as a secondary legal cross-check; link out; do not reproduce
  • Council of Europe Framework Convention (CETS 225) treaty chartCouncil of Europe Treaty Office · Live chart (see coe_convention block)Signature and ratification status of the first binding international AI treatyUse it for Primary source for a 'CoE AI Convention: signed / ratified' field per country
  • Digital Policy AlertDigital Policy Alert (St.Gallen Endowment for Prosperity through Trade) · ContinuousEvent-level tracker of digital policy changes incl. AI rules, by jurisdictionUse it for Use as verification source for law-stage changes; model aiadoption.org's country timeline on its event structure
Country indices11
  • Stanford HAI AI Index Report + Global AI Vibrancy ToolStanford Institute for Human-Centered AIAnnual state-of-AI report; Vibrancy Tool ranks national AI ecosystems (R&D, economy, policy, talent, infrastructure, public opinion, etc.)Use it for Reuse individual underlying indicators (with attribution) rather than the composite; link to Vibrancy Tool for each covered country
  • Tortoise Global AI IndexTortoise MediaNational AI capacity: investment, innovation, implementationUse it for Link out and quote rank with attribution only; do not reuse scores
  • Oxford Insights Government AI Readiness Index 2025Oxford InsightsWhether governments can harness AI for the public goodUse it for Cite as a verification source for governance/policy-capacity; reuse rank with attribution for countries lacking other data
  • Microsoft Global AI Diffusion Report (AI user share)Microsoft (AI Economy Institute / On the Issues)AI user share: % of working-age population (15-64) using generative AI products in the periodUse it for Reuse the per-country AI user share as the core 'adoption' metric with attribution and vintage label; flag method breaks
  • IMF AI Preparedness Index (AIPI)International Monetary Fund · June 2024 (released 25 June 2024); no later update foundMacro-structural readiness to adopt AIUse it for Use as background 'structural readiness' component only; label vintage 2024
  • Global Index on Responsible AI (GIRAI)Global Center on AI GovernanceGovernment commitments and implementation evidence for responsible AIUse it for Cite as verification source for responsible-AI governance; adopt its framework-vs-implementation distinction in aiadoption.org's law status pills
  • AI Safety / Security Institutes network (NAAIMES)Member governments; UK AI Security Institute as coordinatorMembership of the international network of AI safety/evaluation institutesUse it for Field 'has national AI evaluation institute (year)' per country; see safety_institutes block
  • Carnegie Endowment (AI governance research, e.g. China AI safety institute work)Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · Ongoing researchQualitative country analysis of AI governanceUse it for Cite for country narrative paragraphs
  • Brookings: How are countries evaluating AI models?Brookings Institution · Article (date not confirmed)Comparative analysis of national AI evaluation institutesUse it for Cite in safety-institute methodology notes
  • Anthropic Economic Index - geographic report (Anthropic AI Usage Index)AnthropicClaude usage per capita relative to working-age population by country (AUI), plus task mixUse it for Use as secondary adoption metric beside Microsoft; triangulate, never sole sourceLink not yet opened by us
  • Epoch AI dataEpoch AI · ContinuousNotable models, training compute, GPU clusters/data centres by countryUse it for Reuse 'notable models by country' and 'AI supercomputers by country' with attributionLink not yet opened by us
Research and safety4
  • CSET (Center for Security and Emerging Technology)Georgetown University · OngoingData-driven research on AI talent, investment, compute, policy (incl. ETO tools such as AGORA AI governance document set)Use it for Cite AGORA for law-text links; reuse open datasets with attributionLink not yet opened by us
  • International AI Safety ReportExpert panel chaired by Yoshua Bengio, UK-backed secretariat · 2026 edition expected/early 2026 (not verified)Scientific synthesis of general-purpose AI capabilities and risksUse it for Cite in methodology for why safety institutes/evaluation capacity are scored; list which countries sit on the panelLink not yet opened by us
  • Our World in Data - Artificial IntelligenceOur World in Data (Global Change Data Lab) · ContinuousCharts republishing AI data (investment, models, patents, public opinion) by countryUse it for Model chart UX on OWID; reuse CC BY datasets with attributionLink not yet opened by us
  • Artificial AnalysisArtificial Analysis · ContinuousModel benchmarks, price and speed; includes model origin by countryUse it for Use for 'frontier models produced by country' cross-check; citeLink not yet opened by us

How the scores work

Two scores, never added together. Download every score and indicator (CSV).

Progress, 0–100

  1. Five lenses, same for everyone. Adoption, Talent, Research, Investment and Infrastructure. Each lens is the average of its indicators; Progress is the average of the lenses.
  2. Only published numbers. Each indicator is a chart on AI Adoption with its source and CSV, or a public dataset linked on the page (Microsoft AI Diffusion, Epoch AI GPU Clusters).
  3. Scaled so outliers do not swamp the rest. Money, models and compute use a log scale on which the leader scores 100; shares and rates use the range of countries the source covers.
  4. Gaps stay gaps. A source that does not cover a country leaves a dash, never a guess. A country below a source's top-15 list scores 0 on that indicator, and the page says so. The coverage flag shows how many of the 17 indicators measure the country.

Rulebook, 0–100

How complete and binding a country's AI rules are. It does not grade whether the rules are good, strict or lenient. Points come only from laws we have verified against an official source.

Binding AI rulesup to 35
  • An AI law with enforceable duties on companies applies now35
  • Enforceable rules on AI systems apply, but only in part of the country26
  • An AI law with enforceable duties is enacted; its duties start later26
  • A national AI law is in force, but it sets no penalties for companies20
  • An AI bill or official draft is before the legislature or out for consultation10
  • No AI-specific law, bill or official draft0
Institutions, safeguards, international65
  • A national AI strategy, adopted or updated since 20228
  • A body named to oversee or enforce AI rules6
  • An AI safety or evaluation institute6
  • A right to challenge automated decisions, in force12
  • Rules on AI-generated content: labels or deepfake offences, in force13
  • International AI governance initiatives endorsed (of 8)12
  • Council of Europe AI Convention: signed 5, ratified 88
Disclosure: AI Adoption uses AI tools in its research and editorial work. No government, company or lobby group has any say in a country's scores or its law register, and the same rules apply to every country. Editorial standards · Data sources · Corrections
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