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Tel Aviv

Middle East Power #15/162Per-capita #6National view: Israel →
Metro Power
68.9
of 100 · #15
MPI
68.9
MCC
70.7
MDI
67.0

Pillar profile

Talent69.1
Capital71.3
Research71.1
Infrastructure74.9
Agentic67.0

Indicators

  • Population (m)4.2
  • GDP ($bn)290
  • GDP per capita ($k)69
  • AI investment ($bn)22
  • Tech employment %16
  • AI talent82
  • Research strength80
  • Notable AI orgs120
  • Compute / data centers62
  • Broadband %94
  • Tertiary degree %52
  • Digital skills84
  • Startup ecosystem90
  • Agent adoption62
  • Patents / 100k140

Nearest peers

Metro report · generated from Tel Aviv's indicators

Tel Aviv — metro standing in full

Tel Aviv is the #39 metro by economic size ($290bn) in the panel and ranks #15/162 on absolute Metro Power and #6/162 on per-capita intensity. Its strongest pillar is Capital (71.3, Leading); no single pillar is a binding weakness. Locally it runs above the Israel national average (MCC 70.7 vs CC 65.9).

National context: Israel scores CC 65.9 per-capita; Tel Aviv sits at MCC 70.7.

Economic & scale context curated v1 estimate

GDP (metro)
$290bn
#39 of 162
GDP / capita
$69k
Population
4.2M
AI investment
$22.0bn
#8 of 162
Notable AI orgs
120

Index & pillar read

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

Index / pillarValueStandingWhat a high vs low value means — and where Tel Aviv sits
MPI Metro Power68.9Leading · #15/162High here — a heavyweight hub where capital, talent and AI organizations concentrate — it can anchor an entire national AI ecosystem.
▲ 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 Coefficient70.7Leading · #6/162High here — deep capability per resident — a concentrated, high-intensity ecosystem.
▲ high: deep capability per resident — a concentrated, high-intensity ecosystem  ·  ▼ low: thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to the population
MDI Metro Agentic67.0Leading · #8/162High here — agents are widely deployed locally — a near-term productivity multiplier.
▲ high: agents are widely deployed locally — a near-term productivity multiplier  ·  ▼ low: agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used
Talent Talent69.1Leading · #6/162High here — a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI.
▲ 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 Capital71.3Leading · #5/162High here — abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure.
▲ high: abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure  ·  ▼ low: thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally
Research Research71.1Leading · #7/162High here — a strong research base feeding a pipeline of ideas and people.
▲ high: a strong research base feeding a pipeline of ideas and people  ·  ▼ low: a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts
Infrastructure Infrastructure74.9Strong · #36/162High here — the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place.
▲ 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 Agentic67.0Leading · #8/162High here — agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge.
▲ high: agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge  ·  ▼ low: little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused

Strengths to build on

  • Capital (71.3, Leading) — abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure.
  • Talent (69.1, Leading) — a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI.
  • Research (71.1, Leading) — a strong research base feeding a pipeline of ideas and people.

Risk factors

  • No acute structural gaps stand out across the metro pillars.
Metro values are curated estimates (v1) on a consistent global scale — not yet measured sub-national data.