The Index Simulator

This simulator is for advanced users who have an understanding of the indices and have reviewed their country's ranking in those indices. The Index Simulator allows you to imagine how a change in your country's performance in an index KPI would alter its overall ranking, and to select other countries for comparison.

Country description

Albania is an upper middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 8.37 Thousand USD (2023) and HDI value of 0.79 (2022)

Index description

The Gov AI readiness index measures national preparedness to harness AI technology for development. The index consists of 3 pillars, that cover 10 dimensions. The scores of these dimensions are calculated based on 33 KPIs.

Learn more about the AI Readiness Index

Results for Albania

	2020	2021	2022	2023	Simulator projection
Rank	85	83	82	89
Score	39.99Value: 39.99141822	42.9Value: 42.8992	42.1Value: 42.0977979	43.26Value: 43.262393622	Value: 43.262393622

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Region

Vision Rank 80 / Score 0
KPI	2023 - Albania
KPI	Weight	Best	Worst	Aspirational value	Current Value
AI strategy	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Argentina 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
Governance & Ethics Rank 81 / Score 54.06
Data protection and privacy laws	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Albania 100.00 100%	100Value: 100
Cybersecurity	Initial Value: 1	100.00	1.46	Worst: Equatorial Guinea 1.46 Best: United States 100.00 63.79%	64.32Value: 64.32
Regularity quality	Initial Value: 1	94.20	2.60	Worst: Eritrea 2.60 Best: Singapore 94.20 55.24%	53.2Value: 53.2
Ethical principles	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Argentina 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
Accountability	Initial Value: 1	85.40	11.20	Worst: Turkmenistan 11.20 Best: Norway 85.40 56.06%	52.8Value: 52.8
Digital Capacity Rank 69 / Score 61.65
Online services	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Eritrea 0.00 Best: Estonia 100.00 81.82%	81.82Value: 81.82
Foundational IT infrastructure	Initial Value: 1	99.00	5.80	Worst: Eritrea 5.80 Best: Korea, Rep. 99.00 69.64%	70.7Value: 70.7
Government promotion of investment in emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.05	Worst: Lesotho 0.05 Best: China 100.00 32.4%	32.43Value: 32.43
Adaptability Rank 57 / Score 54.4
Government Effectiveness	Initial Value: 1	92.80	2.20	Worst: South Sudan 2.20 Best: Singapore 92.80 54.3%	51.4Value: 51.4
Government's responsiveness to change	Initial Value: 1	85.22	7.20	Worst: Venezuela 7.20 Best: Singapore 85.22 45.65%	42.81Value: 42.81409582
Procurement Data	Initial Value: 1	96.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Ukraine 96.00 71.88%	69Value: 69
Maturity Rank 117 / Score 17.95
Number of AI Unicorns (log transformation)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
Number of non-AI Unicorns (log transformation)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
Value of trade in ICT services (per capita) (log transformation)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Kiribati 0.00 Best: Ireland 100.00 41.13%	41.13Value: 41.13146058
Value of trade in ICT goods (per capita) (log transformation)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	8.63	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 8.63 Best: Singapore 100.00 31.11%	37.05Value: 37.05156544
Computer software spending	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 11.57%	11.57Value: 11.56534987
Innovation Capacity Rank 110 / Score 35.84
Time spent dealing with government regulations	Initial Value: 1	99.90	71.20	Worst: Bhutan 71.20 Best: Tunisia 99.90 92.33%	97.7Value: 97.7
VC availability	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: Canada 100.00 6%	6Value: 6
R&D Spending (log transformation)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.55	Worst: Mauritania 0.55 Best: Israel 100.00 21.38%	21.81Value: 21.80860655
Company investment in emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 21.75%	21.75Value: 21.75
AI research papers (log transformation)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Andorra 0.00 Best: China 100.00 31.93%	31.93Value: 31.92892887
Human Capital Rank 74 / Score 42.13
Graduates in STEM or computer science	Initial Value: 1	100.00	1.68	Worst: Marshall Islands 1.68 Best: San Marino 100.00 25.94%	27.19Value: 27.18797074
Github Activity	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Andorra 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 62.15%	62.15Value: 62.15347896
Female STEM Graduates	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Andorra 0.00 Best: Algeria 100.00 93.31%	93.31Value: 93.30698
Quality of Engineering and Technology Higher Ed	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
Digital skills	Initial Value: 1	100.00	2.66	Worst: Togo 2.66 Best: Saudi Arabia 100.00 26.05%	28.01Value: 28.01264322
Infrastructure Rank 142 / Score 24.88
Telecommunications infrastructure	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: South Sudan 0.00 Best: Liechtenstein 100.00 60.37%	60.37Value: 60.37
Broadband Quality	Initial Value: 1	85.30	18.40	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 18.40 Best: Singapore 85.30 39.57%	44.88Value: 44.875
Supercomputers	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
5G Infrastructure	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Afghanistan 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
Adoption of emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lesotho 0.00 Best: Netherlands 100.00 19.18%	19.18Value: 19.18
Data Availability Rank 53 / Score 67.44
Open Data	Initial Value: 1	90.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Canada 90.00 44.44%	40Value: 40
Data Governance	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Australia 100.00 50%	50Value: 50
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions	Initial Value: 1	100.00	15.15	Worst: State of Palestine 15.15 Best: Andorra 100.00 70.9%	75.31Value: 75.30769231
Households with internet access	Initial Value: 1	100.00	1.92	Worst: Eritrea 1.92 Best: Bahrain 100.00 96.43%	96.5Value: 96.5
Statistical Capacity	Initial Value: 1	90.09	19.62	Worst: Somalia 19.62 Best: Norway 90.09 79.13%	75.38Value: 75.38291667
Data Representativeness Rank 86 / Score 73.53
Cost of cheapest internet-enabled device (% of monthly GDP per capita)	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Austria 100.00 52.06%	52.06Value: 52.06
Gender gap in internet access	Initial Value: 1	100.00	72.00	Worst: Cote d'Ivoire 72.00 Best: China 100.00 82.14%	95Value: 95

Index Global Highlights

Custom Region
Average
Weighted Average by population
Highest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank
Lowest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank

Global Details
Global Average		45.08 Value: 45.0814105143125
Developed Economies Average		67.83 67.8303977954167
Developing Economies Average		44.94 44.9390921846883
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	84.8 84.796171272
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Syrian Arab Republic
	Score	18.12 18.12073889
	Global Rank	192
Highest Ranked Developed Country	Country	United States
	Score	84.8 84.796171272
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Croatia
	Score	49.34 49.341993045
	Global Rank	70
Highest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	81.97 81.97096482
	Global Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	19.89 19.887070519
	Global Rank	188

Arab Region Details
Arab Average		41.12 41.1154520705454
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine		44.74 44.7386579678
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen		23.45 23.4511113392857
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	70.42 70.423033084
	Global Rank	18
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Syrian Arab Republic
	Score	18.12 18.12073889
	Global Rank	192
Highest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Jordan
	Score	56.85 56.846811704
	Global Rank	55
Lowest Arab Diversified Country	Country	State of Palestine
	Score	33.14 33.13922995
	Global Rank	133
Highest Arab LDC	Country	Djibouti
	Score	29.95 29.947910108
	Global Rank	154
Lowest Arab LDC	Country	Syrian Arab Republic
	Score	18.12 18.12073889
	Global Rank	192

Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR			62.21 62.2080622639
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia			44.04 44.0401041961539
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine			36.84 36.8437739645686
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic			25.66 25.6610233696786

Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen		48.86 48.8624790474706
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia		43.07 43.068794352439
Oil Exporting Best	Country	United States
	Score	84.8 84.796171272
	Global Rank	1
Oil Exporting Worst	Country	Syrian Arab Republic
	Score	18.12 18.12073889
	Global Rank	192
Oil Importing Best	Country	Singapore
	Score	81.97 81.97096482
	Global Rank	2
Oil Importing Worst	Country	Eritrea
	Score	19.62 19.624214699
	Global Rank	190

OECD
OECD Average		68.35 68.3485182834595
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic		68.88 68.8769910468485
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey		61.27 61.2655630038
OECD Best	Country	United States
	Score	84.8 84.796171272
	Global Rank	1
OECD Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	50.37 50.373343077
	Global Rank	68
OECD Developed Best	Country	United States
	Score	84.8 84.796171272
	Global Rank	1
OECD Developed Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	50.37 50.373343077
	Global Rank	68
OECD Developing Best	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	75.65 75.645112116
	Global Rank	7
OECD Developing Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	50.37 50.373343077
	Global Rank	68

ESCWA region
Simple Average		41.12
Weighted Average by population		40.93
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	70.42
	Rank	18
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Syrian Arab Republic
	Score	18.12
	Rank	192

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		52.94
Weighted Average by population		66.45
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	81.97
	Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Papua New Guinea
	Score	30.41
	Rank	151

Europe and Central Asia
Simple Average		59.08
Weighted Average by population		63.94
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Kingdom
	Score	78.57
	Rank	3
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Turkmenistan
	Score	31.17
	Rank	147

Latin America and The Caribbean
Simple Average		42.6
Weighted Average by population		52.89
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Brazil
	Score	63.7
	Rank	32
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Haiti
	Score	21.97
	Rank	184

North America
Simple Average		80.93
Weighted Average by population		84
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	84.8
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Canada
	Score	77.07
	Rank	5

South Asia
Simple Average		39.49
Weighted Average by population		56.38
Highest Ranked Country	Country	India
	Score	62.58
	Rank	40
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Afghanistan
	Score	21.27
	Rank	186

Sub-Saharan Africa
Simple Average		31.53
Weighted Average by population		33.15
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritius
	Score	53.27
	Rank	61
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Central African Republic
	Score	19.74
	Rank	189

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