Comparison report — Japan
A detailed read across 1 countries, with every index and a per-item analysis. Model outputs & scenario estimates — not predictions.
Economic & scale context
| Measure | Japan |
|---|---|
| GDP | $4,435bn |
| GDP / capita | $55k |
| Population | 123.4M |
| AI investment | $7.5bn |
All indices, side by side
Best value in each row highlighted. Hover an index name for its definition.
| Index | Japan |
|---|---|
| CPI | 65.4 |
| CC | 64.4 |
| ADI | 62.4 |
| CDI | 0.683 |
| AIR | 69.8 |
| AIX | 37.6 |
| CRI | 55.7 |
| CM | 48.0 |
| CV | 3.4% |
Per-item analysis
Japan
Japan is the world's #4 economy by GDP ($4,435bn) and ranks #3/50 on absolute Cognitive Power and #16/50 on per-capita intensity. Its standout strength is Cognitive Power Index (65.4, Leading); 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 (65.4, Leading) — great-power scale: the country can shape the frontier, attract capital and talent, and set standards others follow.
- Cognitive Development Index (0.683, Strong) — broad, balanced development with no single dimension dragging it down.
- AI Readiness (69.8, 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 69.8 but AIX 37.6: the institutions are ready but AI is under-used, so the capacity is not yet converting to value.
- Affluent but under-utilizing — a high-income economy (GDP/cap $55,422 PPP) whose AI utilization (AIX 37.6) lags its means.
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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.