GINC Infrastructure
One rubric, 25 points

Index

Every asset is scored on the same five dimensions, from 0 to 5 each, so that assets can be compared across nations. Within a nation every asset competes on its score, and the hundred highest form its national top 100.

Mean score
12.82of 25
Top-100 mean
15.27of 25
Scoring 22 or more
1,936
Scoring a full 25
185

How the scores fall

All 51,160 assets by score, split between those in a national top 100 and the rest.

Score distribution

Source National Infrastructure Index, Strategic Infrastructure schema v1.1. An asset's score is the sum of five dimensions, each judged from 0 to 5; individual scores are approximate.

The five dimensions

Equally weighted; a score is their sum.

  1. 1Flow criticality0–5
  2. 2Geographic reach0–5
  3. 3Systemic centrality0–5
  4. 4Low substitutability0–5
  5. 5Economic throughput0–5

Archetypes5

Nations grouped by how their strategic weight is spread across the ten capability groups, not by how high they score.

  • Extractive states

    63 nations

    12.47mean score

    Lifted by
    Resource
    Light on
    Financial

    Such as Angola, Kyrgyzstan, Yemen, Cote d'Ivoire, Armenia, Tunisia

  • Strategic and extractive economies

    59 nations

    16.25mean score

    Lifted by
    Defence & space, Resource, Financial
    Light on
    Social

    Such as United Arab Emirates, Romania, Malaysia, Vietnam, Bulgaria, Switzerland

  • Service-led states, light on resource

    48 nations

    11.81mean score

    Lifted by
    Social
    Light on
    Resource

    Such as Kenya, Cambodia, Benin, Burundi, Paraguay, Bhutan

  • Service-led and corridor states

    14 nations

    11.04mean score

    Lifted by
    Social, Transport, Agri-food
    Light on
    Resource

    Such as Kiribati, Tonga, Maldives, Vanuatu, Gambia, Micronesia

  • Service-led and networked states

    12 nations

    10.86mean score

    Lifted by
    Social, Digital
    Light on
    Resource

    Such as Saint Kitts and Nevis, Monaco, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe, Haiti, Samoa

Highest-scoring national top 100s25 of 196

Scores are absolute, not set against a nation's own scale, and registers differ in depth: read the order as a guide, not as a league table.

#NationTop-100 meanMedianAt 22 or moreLeading group
1United States
23.99
24100Financial
2China
23.58
24100Space, Aerospace & Defence
3Japan
23.35
2399Transport
4United Kingdom
23.30
2398Communications & Digital
5France
23.21
2399Transport
6South Africa
22.91
2397Communications & Digital
7Korea (Republic)
22.88
2390Energy
8India
22.86
2392Financial
9Germany
22.85
2381Transport
10Russia
22.77
2385Social
11Australia
22.68
2290Transport
12Saudi Arabia
22.56
2270Transport
13Turkiye
22.48
2371Transport
14Brazil
22.39
2273Social
15Canada
22.35
2270Financial
16Mexico
22.01
2258Social
17Italy
21.93
2254Transport
18Indonesia
21.84
2257Resource
19Argentina
21.29
2142Transport
20Netherlands
18.14
189Transport
21Singapore
18.05
178Transport
22Norway
17.98
188Resource
23Belgium
17.74
178Transport
24Switzerland
17.71
175Transport
25Sweden
17.67
182Transport