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Ankara

Middle East Power #98/162Per-capita #130National view: Turkey →
Metro Power
39.3
of 100 · #98
MPI
39.3
MCC
31.9
MDI
28.8

Pillar profile

Talent34.6
Capital18.9
Research27.1
Infrastructure50.2
Agentic28.8

Indicators

  • Population (m)5.7
  • GDP ($bn)95
  • GDP per capita ($k)17
  • AI investment ($bn)0.9
  • Tech employment %5
  • AI talent46
  • Research strength52
  • Notable AI orgs11
  • Compute / data centers48
  • Broadband %86
  • Tertiary degree %44
  • Digital skills56
  • Startup ecosystem44
  • Agent adoption34
  • Patents / 100k9

Nearest peers

Metro report · generated from Ankara's indicators

Ankara — metro standing in full

Ankara is the #118 metro by economic size ($95bn) in the panel and ranks #98/162 on absolute Metro Power and #130/162 on per-capita intensity. No pillar stands out as a clear strength; the binding concern is capital. Locally it runs below the Turkey national average (MCC 31.9 vs CC 42.4).

National context: Turkey scores CC 42.4 per-capita; Ankara sits at MCC 31.9.

Economic & scale context curated v1 estimate

GDP (metro)
$95bn
#118 of 162
GDP / capita
$17k
Population
5.7M
AI investment
$0.9bn
#136 of 162
Notable AI orgs
11

Index & pillar read

For each metro index and pillar: what it means when high (the value) versus low (the gap), and Ankara's own standing.

Index / pillarValueStandingWhat a high vs low value means — and where Ankara sits
MPI Metro Power39.3Moderate · #98/162Mid-pack. High would mean a heavyweight hub where capital, talent and AI organizations concentrate — it can anchor an entire national AI ecosystem; low would mean limited absolute weight — a smaller node that leans on capacity built in larger hubs.
▲ high: a heavyweight hub where capital, talent and AI organizations concentrate — it can anchor an entire national AI ecosystem  ·  ▼ low: limited absolute weight — a smaller node that leans on capacity built in larger hubs
MCC Metro Coefficient31.9Developing · #130/162Low here — thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to the population.
▲ high: deep capability per resident — a concentrated, high-intensity ecosystem  ·  ▼ low: thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to the population
MDI Metro Agentic28.8Developing · #132/162Low here — agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used.
▲ high: agents are widely deployed locally — a near-term productivity multiplier  ·  ▼ low: agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used
Talent Talent34.6Developing · #115/162Low here — a shallow talent base that constrains how much can be built locally.
▲ high: a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI  ·  ▼ low: a shallow talent base that constrains how much can be built locally
Capital Capital18.9Lagging · #144/162Low here — thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally.
▲ high: abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure  ·  ▼ low: thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally
Research Research27.1Developing · #128/162Low here — a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts.
▲ high: a strong research base feeding a pipeline of ideas and people  ·  ▼ low: a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts
Infrastructure Infrastructure50.2Developing · #127/162Low here — infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally.
▲ high: the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place  ·  ▼ low: infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally
Agentic Agentic28.8Developing · #132/162Low here — little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused.
▲ high: agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge  ·  ▼ low: little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused

Strengths to build on

  • No pillar stands out as a clear strength yet.

Risk factors

  • Binding weakness — Capital 18.9 (#144/162, Lagging): thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally.
Metro values are curated estimates (v1) on a consistent global scale — not yet measured sub-national data.