Comparison report — France
A detailed read across 1 countries, with every index and a per-item analysis. Model outputs & scenario estimates — not predictions.
Economic & scale context
| Measure | France |
|---|---|
| GDP | $3,366bn |
| GDP / capita | $64k |
| Population | 68.7M |
| AI investment | $11.0bn |
All indices, side by side
Best value in each row highlighted. Hover an index name for its definition.
| Index | France |
|---|---|
| CPI | 55.7 |
| CC | 65.1 |
| ADI | 64.2 |
| CDI | 0.641 |
| AIR | 68.7 |
| AIX | 51.2 |
| CRI | 59.3 |
| CM | 52.8 |
| CV | 3.5% |
Per-item analysis
France
France is the world's #7 economy by GDP ($3,366bn) and ranks #7/50 on absolute Cognitive Power and #15/50 on per-capita intensity. Its standout strength is Cognitive Power Index (55.7, Strong); its trajectory is Maintaining — holding position but not compounding an advantage. It carries no single binding weakness across the headline indices.
Strengths
- Cognitive Power Index (55.7, Strong) — great-power scale: the country can shape the frontier, attract capital and talent, and set standards others follow.
- Cognitive Resilience Index (59.3, Strong) — strategic autonomy: a broad home-grown base that is hard to cut off or coerce.
- AI Readiness (68.7, Strong) — institutions and infrastructure are ready to convert capability into real deployment.
Risk factors
- Relative trajectory — Maintaining: Risk: the frontier keeps moving, so standing still means slow relative decline. A stable base, but it needs fresh momentum to avoid drifting back.
- Readiness–utilization gap — AIR 68.7 but AIX 51.2: the institutions are ready but AI is under-used, so the capacity is not yet converting to value.
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These are model outputs and scenarios, not forecasts of actual outcomes. This platform measures access to, utilization of, and leverage from cognitive infrastructure — not intelligence. No causality or certainty is claimed.