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# In Africa, 39% of countries show non-state work on AI linguistic diversity; 2% have government frameworks
- URL: https://aiadoption.org/data/cultural-linguistic-diversity-action-by-region/
- Published: 2026-10-19T17:08:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-20T22:56:16.000Z
- Description: In six of seven regions, non-state activity on cultural and linguistic diversity in AI is more common than government measures. In Africa, 39% of countries show it, against 7% for government actions and 2% for frameworks.
- Author: Manu
- Tags: Data, AI Ethics, #chart, #ai-index-2026, #hub-ethics

39%

of African countries show non-state activity on cultural and linguistic diversity in AI; 7% show government actions and 2% government frameworks

Africa, share of countries

Non-state actors39%

Government actions7%

Government frameworks2%

## What the chart shows

GIRAI records whether each country shows evidence of government frameworks, government actions and non-state activity, by groups such as advocacy organisations and research institutions, to protect cultural and linguistic diversity in AI. In six of seven regions, non-state activity is the most common of the three.

The AI Index highlights Africa, where 39% of countries show non-state activity but only 7% show government actions and 2% government frameworks. In North America, every country shows government actions and non-state activity, but 33% have frameworks. No Caribbean country shows either kind of government measure.

## Key numbers

| Measure                              | Value |
| ------------------------------------ | ----- |
| Africa, non-state actors             | 39%   |
| Africa, government actions           | 7%    |
| Africa, government frameworks        | 2%    |
| North America, government frameworks | 33%   |
| Europe, non-state actors             | 59%   |
| Asia and Oceania, non-state actors   | 70%   |

## How to read it

- GIRAI scores 138 countries from 0 to 100, based on an expert survey completed by in-country researchers between November 2023 and February 2024.
- Frameworks are formal laws and policies; actions are government programmes and initiatives. Regions contain very different numbers of countries, so shares in small regions move in large steps.
- This measures policies and civil society activity, not how AI models handle languages ([related chart by country](https://aiadoption.org/data/ai-cultural-linguistic-diversity-scores-by-country/)).

**Source:** [The Global Index on Responsible AI](https://aiadoption.org/sources/#global-index-responsible-ai), 2024, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 3.7.4: *Share of countries with evidence on cultural and linguistic diversity in AI by region and category*. Chart and text by AI Adoption.  
Numbers checked against the published data on 20 October 2026.  
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