Network Readiness Index 2025: USA Tops; India Ranks 45thIn February 2026, the Portulans Institute published the 2025 Network Readiness Index (NRI 2025), titled “AI Governance in a Global Context: Policy and Regulatory Approaches”, in which India climbed four places to secure the 45th position out of 127 economies with a score of 54.43 out of 100.
- Among lower-middle-income economies, India ranked 2nd, behind Vietnam (40th).
- The United States of America (USA) retained 1st place globally with a score of 79.13, marking its fourth consecutive year at the top, followed by Finland (2nd, 75.82) and Singapore (3rd, 75.46).
Key Findings of NRI 2025:
Income Distribution: The 2025 rankings comprise 52 high-income, 34 upper-middle-income, 32 lower-middle-income, and 9 low-income economies.
Top 10: Denmark secured 4th place (75.14), followed by Sweden (5th, 75.09), the Netherlands (6th, 75.08), and Germany (7th, 74.12). The United Kingdom ranked 8th (73.85), Switzerland placed 9th (73.63), and the Republic of Korea rounded out the top ten at 10th (72.38).
Top 25: Among the top 25 countries, Europe is represented by 17 nations, East and Southeast Asia by 4, North America includes 2 economies and Oceania is represented by 2.
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- China’s ranking fell by 7 spots to 24th, but still remains the only middle-income economy in the NRI’s top 25.
Pillar Toppers: In the 2025 edition, the USA, Switzerland, and the Netherlands recorded the highest scores in the Technology pillar.
- The USA also led the People pillar, followed by the Republic of Korea and Israel.
- Northern European economies continued to feature prominently in Governance, with Denmark, Norway, and the Netherlands occupying the top positions.
- The Impact pillar was led by Finland, followed closely by Ireland and Denmark.
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