Machinepower Index / Dossiers
Every jurisdiction, on the record.
50 nations scored on the three things AI power actually needs, plus the EU for reference — it is not ranked. Score comes from the twelve measurements beneath those three, so one weak number pulls it down instead of being averaged away. Potential is the plain average. The distance between them is what being lopsided costs.
| # | Jurisdiction | Play | Watts | Weights | Will | Score | Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | Total Sovereignty | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 8.30 | 8.87 |
| 2 | China | Total Sovereignty | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.23 | 8.47 |
| 3 | South Korea | Chokepoint Leverage | 7.7 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.40 | 7.70 |
| 4 | France | Strategic Autonomy | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 6.75 | 7.17 |
| 5 | Germany | Chokepoint Leverage | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 6.74 | 7.27 |
| 6 | Japan | Chokepoint Leverage | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 6.72 | 7.03 |
| 7 | Canada | Specialist Power | 6.1 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 6.53 | 6.97 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | Specialist Power | 5.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 6.51 | 7.07 |
| 9 | India | Diffusion Advantage | 6.0 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 6.25 | 6.80 |
| 10 | Israel | Specialist Power | 5.1 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 6.02 | 6.67 |
| 11 | Spain | Strategic Autonomy | 5.5 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 5.95 | 6.50 |
| 12 | Taiwan | Chokepoint Leverage | 6.9 | 5.8 | 8.2 | 5.92 | 6.97 |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | Sovereign Capital | 6.0 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 5.88 | 6.67 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | Sovereign Capital | 6.3 | 5.8 | 8.8 | 5.88 | 6.97 |
| 15 | Singapore | Diffusion Advantage | 5.2 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 5.86 | 6.77 |
| 16 | Netherlands | Chokepoint Leverage | 5.8 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 5.65 | 6.80 |
| 17 | Australia | Specialist Power | 5.5 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 5.62 | 6.60 |
| 18 | Italy | Diffusion Advantage | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 5.53 | 6.23 |
| 19 | Norway | Compute Rentier | 5.2 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 5.46 | 6.63 |
| 20 | Sweden | Compute Rentier | 5.4 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 5.39 | 6.20 |
| 21 | Switzerland | Specialist Power | 5.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 5.38 | 6.20 |
| 22 | Finland | Compute Rentier | 5.5 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 5.37 | 6.17 |
| 23 | Poland | Diffusion Advantage | 4.8 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 5.19 | 5.93 |
| 24 | Austria | Specialist Power | 4.8 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 5.03 | 5.80 |
| 25 | Vietnam | Diffusion Advantage | 5.4 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 4.98 | 5.70 |
| 26 | Thailand | Compute Rentier | 4.8 | 4.7 | 8.1 | 4.84 | 5.87 |
| 27 | Brazil | Diffusion Advantage | 5.0 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 4.75 | 5.93 |
| 28 | Czechia | Diffusion Advantage | 4.3 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 4.70 | 5.43 |
| 29 | Denmark | Diffusion Advantage | 4.2 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 4.69 | 6.10 |
| 30 | Belgium | Specialist Power | 4.3 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 4.60 | 5.67 |
| 31 | Malaysia | Compute Rentier | 5.4 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 4.45 | 6.10 |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | Compute Rentier | 4.3 | 4.1 | 7.9 | 4.37 | 5.43 |
| 33 | Türkiye | Specialist Power | 4.2 | 4.6 | 7.4 | 4.30 | 5.40 |
| 34 | Philippines | Diffusion Advantage | 4.1 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 4.14 | 5.57 |
| 35 | Ireland | Compute Rentier | 3.8 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 4.11 | 5.73 |
| 36 | Russia | Siege Autarky | 5.2 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 4.01 | 6.03 |
| 37 | New Zealand | Compute Rentier | 3.9 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 4.01 | 5.43 |
| 38 | South Africa | Diffusion Advantage | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 3.92 | 4.87 |
| 39 | Mexico | Diffusion Advantage | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 3.92 | 4.83 |
| 40 | Indonesia | Diffusion Advantage | 3.9 | 4.4 | 7.3 | 3.80 | 5.20 |
| 41 | Ukraine | Specialist Power | 3.6 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 3.79 | 5.60 |
| 42 | Qatar | Sovereign Capital | 4.3 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 3.74 | 5.30 |
| 43 | Estonia | Diffusion Advantage | 3.6 | 5.0 | 8.9 | 3.64 | 5.83 |
| 44 | Egypt | Compute Rentier | 3.9 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 3.64 | 5.33 |
| 45 | Chile | Specialist Power | 3.5 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 3.62 | 5.10 |
| 46 | Argentina | Compute Rentier | 3.5 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 3.60 | 4.97 |
| 47 | Pakistan | Diffusion Advantage | 3.2 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 3.34 | 4.27 |
| 48 | Nigeria | Diffusion Advantage | 2.6 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 3.30 | 4.60 |
| 49 | Morocco | Compute Rentier | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.25 | 4.20 |
| 50 | Kenya | Diffusion Advantage | 2.4 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 3.14 | 4.33 |
| — | European Union reference bloc | Strategic Autonomy | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.91 | 7.43 |
Dots show each nation's strategy: Total Sovereignty · Chokepoint Leverage · Compute Rentier · Specialist Power · Strategic Autonomy · Diffusion Advantage · Sovereign Capital · Siege Autarky. Every measurement is scored 0–10 against the latest editions of public sources, none more than three years old. No two nations score exactly the same, but Estonia and Egypt match to two decimals. If two ever tie, the higher Potential goes first, then the deeper single layer. The full dataset, the source behind each number and the CSV export are in the interactive Index.