39%
of African countries show non-state activity on cultural and linguistic diversity in AI; 7% show government actions and 2% government frameworks

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

MeasureValue
Africa, non-state actors39%
Africa, government actions7%
Africa, government frameworks2%
North America, government frameworks33%
Europe, non-state actors59%
Asia and Oceania, non-state actors70%

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).
Source: The Global Index on 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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