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Compute Institute — Ratings for AI infrastructure

Compute Institute publishes evidence-backed ratings for AI infrastructure: 30 jurisdictions ranked on the 0–100 Jurisdiction Competitiveness Index (JCI), 35 data-center projects scored for execution risk, and 39,862 MW of tracked capacity across 10,222 monitored source documents — every claim graded on the E1–E5 evidence ladder, 764 of them resting on primary (E1–E2) sources. Qatar leads the Jurisdiction Index at 77.4.

Index as of · How these scores are built

Jurisdictions rated
30
Projects scored
35
Tracked capacity
39,862 MW
Primary-evidence claims
764
Sources monitored
10,222

The Jurisdiction Index

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Rank
Jurisdiction
JCI score
Δ vs prior run
Tier
Outlook
#1 Qatar 77.4 /100 first rating
Tier 1 · Advantaged
Positive
#2 US — Texas (ERCOT) 72.3 /100 first rating
Tier 2 · Competitive
Stable
#3 United Arab Emirates 69.7 /100 first rating
Tier 2 · Competitive
Positive
#4 US — Arizona (APS/SRP) 67.2 /100 first rating
Tier 2 · Competitive
Stable
#5 US — Georgia (Southern/Georgia Power) 67.2 /100 first rating
Tier 2 · Competitive
Stable
#6 Saudi Arabia 65.2 /100 first rating
Tier 2 · Competitive
Stable
#7 US — North Carolina (Duke Energy) 63.4 /100 first rating
Tier 2 · Competitive
Positive
#8 US — Rest of US (composite) 63.4 /100 first rating
Tier 2 · Competitive
Stable
#9 Sweden 63.1 /100 first rating
Tier 2 · Competitive
Positive
#10 Canada 62.3 /100 first rating
Tier 2 · Competitive
Stable
#11 France 62.3 /100 first rating
Tier 2 · Competitive
Stable
#12 Australia 61.9 /100 first rating
Tier 2 · Competitive
Negative
#13 US — Virginia (PJM/Dominion) 61.6 /100 first rating
Tier 2 · Competitive
Stable
#14 US — Ohio (AEP Ohio / PJM) 61.2 /100 first rating
Tier 2 · Competitive
Positive
#15 Denmark 60.2 /100 first rating
Tier 2 · Competitive
Negative
#16 US — Minnesota (Xcel / MISO) 59.3 /100 first rating
Tier 3 · Contested
Stable
#17 Singapore 59 /100 first rating
Tier 3 · Contested
Stable
#18 Malaysia — Johor (Johor-Singapore SEZ) 58.9 /100 first rating
Tier 3 · Contested
Positive
#19 Japan 58.6 /100 first rating
Tier 3 · Contested
Stable
#20 United Kingdom 57 /100 first rating
Tier 3 · Contested
Stable
#21 Germany 56.7 /100 first rating
Tier 3 · Contested
Positive
#22 India 54.9 /100 first rating
Tier 3 · Contested
Stable
#23 Ireland 54.1 /100 first rating
Tier 3 · Contested
Positive
#24 Indonesia 53.6 /100 first rating
Tier 3 · Contested
Stable
#25 South Africa 52.3 /100 first rating
Tier 3 · Contested
Negative
#26 Brazil 50.9 /100 first rating
Tier 3 · Contested
Positive
#27 Argentina 50.7 /100 first rating
Tier 3 · Contested
Positive
#28 Poland 50.7 /100 first rating
Tier 3 · Contested
Positive
#29 Netherlands 50.3 /100 first rating
Tier 3 · Contested
Negative
#30 South Korea 49 /100 first rating
Tier 3 · Contested
Stable

Project risk movers

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Project Risk Score (PRS) change between each project's two latest scoring runs, 0–100 (higher is healthier).

Tracked capacity

Megawatts of tracked data-center capacity, from stored project records. 12 projects without a disclosed MW figure are excluded from the MW sums.

By status

Announced (3 projects)
6,500 MW
Planned (2 projects)
201 MW
Construction (14 projects)
27,252 MW
Operating (3 projects)
3,209 MW
Stalled (1 project)
2,700 MW

By jurisdiction

US — Texas (ERCOT) (5)
14,900 MW
France (1)
5,000 MW
United Arab Emirates (4)
1,330 MW
Argentina (3)
510 MW