The Model Index
Seven continents, six with people · 215 countries and territories · data read 1 Oct 2026

World

Who can reach the leading AI models, what they cost against what households live on, who is actually using them, and where they are built. Pick a continent and the whole page follows.

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A $20 plan as a share of the median living standard:1%3%10%30%100%no estimate
215 countries and territories

The world

People8.19 bn
Use the internet74%
A $20 plan ÷ median living standard9.9%median country
For whom it is over a tenth63%4.60 bn people · surveys cover 89%
Plan price ÷ GNI per person2.9%median country
Share of Claude use100%120 countries reported
On all three official lists184of 247
Notable AI models built here1,256100% of all
Lightest and heaviest
Switzerland0.57%
Zambia99%
Click any country on the map for its own figures.

A $20-a-month plan ($240 a year, US list price) against the median household living standard per person in each country. The median is from the latest national household survey (World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform), revalued from 2021 purchasing-power dollars into US dollars at recent prices and official exchange rates, assuming real living standards have not changed since the survey. Some surveys measure income and others consumption, which includes food people grow and housing they own, so this is a living standard, not cash to spare. Countries with no survey since 2015 or no defensible exchange rate are left blank.

Online, and able to payeach circle is a country, sized by population

Across: the share of people who use the internet. Up: what a $20-a-month plan costs against the median household living standard per person, on a log scale. Top left is where the model is furthest out of reach; bottom right is where it is an afterthought. Sources: World Bank household surveys and development indicators.

Who is using it mosttop 10 · 120 countries reported

Report ↗
Australia2.6%
6.40×
Singapore0.62%
5.81×
Switzerland0.70%
5.02×
Luxembourg0.05%
4.85×
New Zealand0.39%
4.84×
Canada2.6%
4.13×
Norway0.35%
4.04×
Iceland0.02%
4.02×
Malta0.04%
4.00×
France4.0%
3.97×

Use per working-age person, where the world average is 1. Anthropic Economic Index, May 2026: Claude.ai conversations by country. One product from one lab, so read it as a signal of who is using frontier models, not a census.

What it is used forworld

The world
Work 42%
Personal 41%
Coursework 17%
Handed over to the model (automation)48%
Coursework share17%

Shares of conversations, weighted by each country's use. Automation means the person hands the task over; the rest is working alongside the model. Anthropic Economic Index, May 2026: Claude.ai conversations by country. One product from one lab, so read it as a signal of who is using frontier models, not a census.

Where the models are built1,256 models

Epoch AI ↗
United States255 since '23
695
China118 since '23
189
United Kingdom10 since '23
89
Canada7 since '23
57
France10 since '23
50
Germany5 since '23
31
South Korea16 since '23
28
Singapore9 since '23
17

Notable AI models since 1950 by the home country of the organisation that built them, from Epoch AI's database. A model built by organisations in two countries counts for both.

The foundationsworld figures

World Bank ↗
People using the internet
74%
People with electricity
92%
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
112
Fixed broadband lines per 100 people
20.1
Enrolled in university-level education
44%
Research spending, share of GDP
2.6%
Researchers per million people
1,652
Secure internet servers per million people
16,381

Population-weighted averages of the latest World Bank figure for each country. The tick marks the world figure.

Country by countryWorld · 215 countries and territories

India1.46 bn70%
41%
99%+8.7%0.30×3 of 32
China1.41 bn92%
8.8%
42%1.7%not reported0 of 3189
United States342 m95%
0.79%
1%0.27%3.87×3 of 3695
Indonesia286 m73%
27%
93%4.7%0.46×3 of 30
Pakistan255 m57%
55%
99%16%0.31×3 of 30
Nigeria238 m41%
78%
99%+18%0.24×3 of 30
Brazil213 m84%
7.1%
35%2.3%0.96×3 of 30
Bangladesh176 m53%
31%
97%8.4%0.11×3 of 30
Russia144 m94%
5.4%
14%1.5%not reported0 of 31
Ethiopia135 m22%
55%
99%+22%not reported3 of 30
Mexico132 m83%
6.6%
27%1.8%0.63×3 of 30
Japan123 m86%
1.9%
3%0.63%1.91×3 of 311
Egypt118 m75%
38%
99%7.4%0.36×3 of 30
Philippines117 m67%
27%
94%5.0%0.44×3 of 30
DR Congo113 m20%no estimate–33%not reported3 of 30
Viet Nam102 m84%
14%
73%4.8%0.53×3 of 30
Iran92 m85%no estimate–5.2%not reported0 of 31
Türkiye86 m90%
5.5%
20%1.5%0.64×3 of 30
Germany83 m93%
1.0%
1%0.40%2.40×3 of 331
Thailand72 m91%
11%
56%3.1%0.73×3 of 30
Tanzania71 m31%
76%
99%19%0.07×3 of 30
United Kingdom69 m95%
1.0%
1%0.44%3.35×3 of 389
France69 m89%
1.2%
0%0.49%3.97×3 of 350
South Africa65 m78%
19%
73%3.8%0.46×3 of 30
Italy59 m89%
1.5%
2%0.57%1.70×3 of 33
Kenya58 m35%
49%
98%11%0.34×3 of 30
Myanmar55 m45%no estimate–18%not reported2 of 30
Colombia53 m79%
11%
55%3.0%1.18×3 of 30
South Korea52 m98%
1.6%
1%0.63%3.78×3 of 328
Sudan52 m19%no estimate–27%not reported3 of 30
Uganda51 m9%
53%
99%21%0.11×3 of 30
Spain49 m96%
1.6%
2%0.65%2.69×3 of 32
Algeria47 m77%no estimate–4.1%0.56×3 of 30
Iraq47 m81%
12%
64%4.2%0.24×3 of 30
Argentina46 m90%
5.0%
19%1.6%1.48×3 of 31
Afghanistan44 m16%no estimate–62%not reported1 of 30
Yemen42 m17%no estimate–32%not reported2 of 30
Canada42 m94%
0.98%
1%0.43%4.13×3 of 357
Angola39 m41%
36%
92%8.4%0.10×3 of 30
Ukraine39 m82%
14%
79%4.4%0.78×3 of 30
Morocco38 m91%no estimate–5.5%0.90×3 of 30
Uzbekistan37 m90%
12%
61%6.5%0.30×3 of 30
Saudi Arabia37 m100%no estimate–0.67%0.93×3 of 34
Poland36 m89%
2.5%
1%0.94%1.33×3 of 32
Malaysia36 m98%
5.6%
21%1.9%0.87×3 of 31
Mozambique36 m21%
98%
99%42%0.08×3 of 30
Ghana35 m72%
36%
95%9.1%0.38×3 of 30
Peru35 m82%
9.6%
48%2.9%1.05×3 of 30
Madagascar33 m19%
85%
99%+43%0.10×3 of 30
Côte d'Ivoire33 m41%
30%
94%8.6%0.30×3 of 30
Cameroon30 m46%
31%
93%13%0.38×3 of 30
Nepal30 m46%
27%
96%15%0.41×3 of 30
Venezuela29 m77%no estimate–6.2%not reported1 of 30
Niger28 m16%
61%
99%32%not reported3 of 30
Australia28 m96%
0.95%
1%0.37%6.40×3 of 36
North Korea27 m0%no estimate––not reported0 of 30
Syrian Arab Republic26 m34%no estimate–33%not reported0 of 30
Mali25 m37%
45%
98%21%not reported3 of 30
Burkina Faso24 m28%
49%
98%24%0.15×3 of 30
Malawi22 m19%
90%
99%+40%not reported3 of 30
Zambia22 m17%
99%
99%20%0.15×3 of 30
Sri Lanka22 m55%
27%
92%5.1%0.56×3 of 30
Chad21 m13%
39%
97%25%not reported3 of 30
Kazakhstan21 m93%
12%
66%1.8%0.71×3 of 30
Chile20 m96%
4.1%
8%1.4%1.84×3 of 30
Somalia20 m28%no estimate–38%not reported3 of 30
Romania19 m91%
3.7%
9%1.2%1.37×3 of 30
Senegal19 m60%
28%
94%13%0.41×3 of 30
Guatemala19 m60%
14%
67%3.8%0.37×3 of 30
Ecuador18 m77%
9.9%
49%3.5%0.58×3 of 30
Netherlands18 m97%
0.87%
0%0.35%3.90×3 of 35
Cambodia18 m68%no estimate–8.7%0.21×3 of 30
Zimbabwe17 m42%no estimate–9.0%0.20×3 of 30
Guinea15 m33%
36%
99%14%not reported3 of 30
Benin15 m34%
39%
98%15%0.39×3 of 30
Rwanda15 m32%
60%
98%21%0.20×3 of 30
Burundi14 m9%no estimate–100%not reported3 of 30
Bolivia13 m80%
8.4%
41%5.4%0.56×3 of 30
Tunisia12 m76%
14%
74%5.6%1.40×3 of 30
South Sudan12 m7%no estimate–23%not reported3 of 30
Belgium12 m96%
0.99%
0%0.40%3.80×3 of 32
Haiti12 m48%no estimate–12%0.14×3 of 30
Jordan12 m96%no estimate–4.6%0.64×3 of 30
Dominican Republic12 m91%
8.2%
39%2.3%0.67×3 of 30
United Arab Emirates12 m100%
1.1%
1%0.47%2.84×3 of 33
Honduras11 m59%
14%
64%7.3%0.26×3 of 30
Cuba11 m70%no estimate–2.7%not reported0 of 30
Czechia11 m88%
2.0%
1%0.73%1.84×3 of 33
Portugal11 m88%
2.4%
2%0.80%3.32×3 of 30
Tajikistan11 m56%
25%
94%12%not reported3 of 30
Papua New Guinea11 m19%no estimate–8.3%not reported3 of 30
Sweden11 m96%
1.1%
1%0.38%2.98×3 of 32
Greece10 m86%
2.8%
3%0.95%1.51×3 of 30
Azerbaijan10 m91%no estimate–3.3%0.43×3 of 30
Israel10 m88%
1.3%
1%0.43%3.05×3 of 312
Hungary9.5 m94%
4.3%
7%1.0%1.07×3 of 30
Austria9.2 m92%
0.87%
1%0.40%2.61×3 of 31
Switzerland9.1 m97%
0.57%
0%0.22%5.02×3 of 312
Belarus9.1 m94%
11%
58%2.6%not reported0 of 30
Sierra Leone8.8 m25%
70%
99%29%not reported3 of 30
Togo8.6 m39%
38%
97%18%0.22×3 of 30
Lao People's Democratic Republic7.9 m66%
33%
97%11%not reported3 of 30
Turkmenistan7.6 m18%no estimate–3.8%not reported3 of 30
Hong Kong7.5 m96%no estimate–0.38%not reported1 of 315
Libya7.5 m82%no estimate–3.3%not reported3 of 30
Kyrgyzstan7.3 m92%
26%
97%8.6%0.35×3 of 30
Paraguay7.0 m82%
9.7%
48%3.6%0.59×3 of 30
Nicaragua7.0 m61%no estimate–8.4%not reported3 of 30
Serbia6.5 m88%
4.9%
14%1.8%1.31×3 of 30
Congo6.5 m47%no estimate–11%0.24×3 of 30
Bulgaria6.4 m82%
3.8%
8%1.4%1.36×3 of 30
El Salvador6.4 m66%
9.9%
50%4.4%0.59×3 of 30
Singapore6.1 m94%no estimate–0.29%5.81×3 of 317
Denmark6.0 m100%
0.86%
0%0.31%3.57×3 of 32
Lebanon5.8 m81%
10%
52%6.7%0.96×3 of 30
Liberia5.7 m32%
33%
97%29%not reported3 of 30
Finland5.6 m94%
1.0%
0%0.43%2.19×3 of 36
Norway5.6 m99%
0.74%
0%0.25%4.04×3 of 31
Central African Republic5.5 m14%
65%
99%43%not reported3 of 30
Oman5.5 m95%no estimate–1.2%0.73×3 of 30
Ireland5.5 m97%
0.98%
0%0.27%3.23×3 of 31
Slovakia5.4 m90%
3.1%
3%0.91%1.43×3 of 30
Palestine5.4 m87%no estimate–7.4%0.43×3 of 30
New Zealand5.3 m94%no estimate–0.51%4.84×3 of 30
Mauritania5.3 m46%
28%
96%11%not reported3 of 30
Costa Rica5.2 m87%
3.6%
10%1.3%1.57×3 of 30
Kuwait4.9 m100%no estimate–0.58%0.92×3 of 30
Panama4.6 m73%
6.0%
29%1.3%1.28×3 of 30
Georgia3.9 m84%
16%
78%2.7%1.80×3 of 30
Croatia3.9 m84%
2.6%
2%0.95%1.80×3 of 31
Eritrea3.6 m14%no estimate–37%not reported3 of 30
Mongolia3.6 m85%
14%
72%3.9%1.37×3 of 30
Uruguay3.4 m92%
2.8%
5%1.0%1.89×3 of 30
Puerto Rico3.2 m87%no estimate–0.88%1.68×1 of 30
Bosnia and Herzegovina3.1 m86%
8.3%
36%2.4%0.61×3 of 30
Namibia3.1 m65%
22%
76%5.5%0.44×3 of 30
Armenia3.1 m81%
16%
85%2.7%0.95×3 of 30
Qatar3.0 m98%
1.0%
0%0.32%1.66×3 of 30
Lithuania2.9 m89%
2.3%
3%0.79%2.28×3 of 30
Jamaica2.8 m90%
6.3%
26%3.1%0.66×3 of 30
Gambia2.8 m49%
41%
97%26%not reported3 of 30
Gabon2.6 m69%
10%
51%3.0%not reported3 of 30
Botswana2.6 m57%
24%
79%3.3%0.52×3 of 30
Lesotho2.4 m52%
44%
96%19%not reported3 of 30
Moldova2.4 m77%
9.4%
45%3.0%1.45×3 of 30
Albania2.3 m86%
8.2%
35%2.0%1.02×3 of 30
Guinea-Bissau2.2 m30%
41%
98%22%not reported3 of 30
Slovenia2.1 m91%
1.6%
0%0.68%2.13×3 of 30
Equatorial Guinea1.9 m63%
18%
78%4.1%not reported3 of 30
Latvia1.8 m93%
2.4%
2%0.96%2.37×3 of 30
North Macedonia1.8 m93%
8.4%
40%2.5%0.98×3 of 30
Bahrain1.6 m100%no estimate–0.83%1.50×3 of 30
Timor-Leste1.4 m35%no estimate–16%not reported3 of 30
Cyprus1.4 m90%
1.6%
0%0.66%3.08×3 of 30
Trinidad and Tobago1.4 m82%no estimate–1.3%1.05×3 of 30
Estonia1.4 m92%
1.8%
1%0.74%3.21×3 of 30
Eswatini1.3 m63%no estimate–6.4%not reported3 of 30
Mauritius1.2 m73%
9.4%
45%1.7%1.74×3 of 30
Djibouti1.2 m65%
24%
89%6.1%not reported3 of 30
Fiji933k75%
20%
89%3.9%not reported3 of 30
Comoros883k33%
15%
76%12%not reported3 of 30
Solomon Islands839k29%no estimate–12%not reported3 of 30
Guyana836k83%no estimate–0.84%not reported3 of 30
Bhutan797k91%
14%
75%5.6%not reported3 of 30
Luxembourg687k99%
0.59%
0%0.25%4.85×3 of 30
Macao686k90%no estimate–0.34%not reported1 of 30
Suriname640k87%
9.1%
45%3.9%not reported3 of 30
Montenegro623k89%
6.2%
23%1.7%not reported3 of 30
Malta580k94%
1.5%
1%0.58%4.00×3 of 30
Maldives530k85%
5.9%
14%1.9%not reported3 of 30
Cabo Verde527k75%
17%
74%4.3%not reported3 of 30
Brunei Darussalam466k96%no estimate–0.69%not reported3 of 30
Belize423k80%
6.8%
29%3.2%not reported3 of 30
Bahamas403k92%no estimate–0.65%not reported3 of 30
Iceland392k98%
0.69%
0%0.27%4.02×3 of 30
Vanuatu335k22%
11%
54%5.4%not reported3 of 30
New Caledonia295k82%no estimate–0.80%not reported2 of 30
Barbados283k70%no estimate–0.89%not reported3 of 30
French Polynesia282k73%no estimate–1.0%not reported2 of 30
Sao Tome and Principe240k59%
14%
71%6.3%not reported3 of 30
Samoa219k21%no estimate–4.3%not reported3 of 30
Saint Lucia180k68%
4.0%
9%1.8%not reported3 of 30
Guam169k81%no estimate––not reported1 of 30
Curaçao156k68%no estimate–1.1%not reported1 of 30
Kiribati136k89%
11%
63%6.1%not reported3 of 30
Seychelles123k88%
4.6%
12%1.3%not reported3 of 30
Grenada117k70%
6.4%
22%2.1%not reported3 of 30
Micronesia114k40%no estimate–5.0%not reported3 of 30
Aruba109k97%no estimate–0.68%not reported2 of 30
Virgin Islands (U.S.)104k64%no estimate––not reported1 of 30
Tonga104k67%
6.5%
17%3.5%not reported3 of 30
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines100k76%no estimate–2.0%not reported3 of 30
Antigua and Barbuda94k73%no estimate–1.0%not reported3 of 30
Isle of Man84k–no estimate–0.28%not reported1 of 30
Andorra83k94%no estimate–0.45%not reported3 of 30
Cayman Islands76k81%no estimate–0.29%not reported2 of 30
Dominica66k82%no estimate–2.3%not reported3 of 30
Bermuda65k98%no estimate–0.17%not reported2 of 30
Greenland57k69%no estimate–0.69%not reported2 of 30
Faroe Islands55k98%no estimate–0.33%not reported2 of 30
Saint Kitts and Nevis47k77%no estimate–0.98%not reported3 of 30
Turks and Caicos Islands47k0%no estimate–0.65%not reported1 of 30
American Samoa46k0%no estimate––not reported1 of 30
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)44k–no estimate–0.62%not reported1 of 30
Northern Mariana Islands44k0%no estimate––not reported1 of 30
Liechtenstein41k98%no estimate–0.21%not reported3 of 30
Gibraltar40k94%no estimate––not reported1 of 30
Virgin Islands (British)40k78%no estimate––not reported1 of 30
Monaco38k99%no estimate––not reported3 of 30
Marshall Islands36k66%no estimate–2.5%not reported3 of 30
San Marino34k97%no estimate–0.45%not reported3 of 30
Saint Martin (French part)25k–no estimate––not reported2 of 30
Palau18k84%no estimate–1.2%not reported3 of 30
Nauru12k83%no estimate–1.2%not reported3 of 30
Tuvalu9k35%no estimate–2.5%not reported3 of 30