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Compute Institute — Ratings for AI infrastructure

Compute Institute publishes evidence-backed ratings for AI infrastructure: 34 jurisdictions ranked on the 0–100 Jurisdiction Competitiveness Index (JCI), 156 data-center projects scored for execution risk, and 115,101 MW of tracked capacity across 35,878 monitored source documents — every claim graded on the E1–E5 evidence ladder, 2,051 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
34
Projects scored
156
Tracked capacity
115,101 MW
Primary-evidence claims
2,051
Sources monitored
35,878

The Jurisdiction Index

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Rank
Jurisdiction
JCI score
Δ vs prior run
Tier
Outlook
#1 Qatar 77.4 /100 unchanged
Tier 1 · Advantaged
Positive
#2 US — Iowa (MISO) 76.5 /100 unchanged
Tier 1 · Advantaged
Stable
#3 US — Indiana (MISO) 72.4 /100 unchanged
Tier 2 · Competitive
Positive
#4 US — Texas (ERCOT) 72.3 /100 unchanged
Tier 2 · Competitive
Stable
#5 United Arab Emirates 69.7 /100 unchanged
Tier 2 · Competitive
Positive
#6 US — Wisconsin (MISO) 68.5 /100 unchanged
Tier 2 · Competitive
Positive
#7 US — Arizona (APS/SRP) 67.2 /100 unchanged
Tier 2 · Competitive
Stable
#8 US — Georgia (Southern/Georgia Power) 67.2 /100 unchanged
Tier 2 · Competitive
Stable
#9 Saudi Arabia 65.2 /100 unchanged
Tier 2 · Competitive
Stable
#10 US — North Carolina (Duke Energy) 63.4 /100 unchanged
Tier 2 · Competitive
Positive
#11 US — Rest of US (composite) 63.4 /100 unchanged
Tier 2 · Competitive
Stable
#12 Sweden 63.1 /100 unchanged
Tier 2 · Competitive
Positive
#13 Canada 62.3 /100 unchanged
Tier 2 · Competitive
Stable
#14 France 62.3 /100 unchanged
Tier 2 · Competitive
Stable
#15 Australia 61.9 /100 unchanged
Tier 2 · Competitive
Negative
#16 US — Virginia (PJM/Dominion) 61.6 /100 unchanged
Tier 2 · Competitive
Stable
#17 US — Ohio (AEP Ohio / PJM) 61.2 /100 unchanged
Tier 2 · Competitive
Positive
#18 US — Pennsylvania (PJM) 60.4 /100 unchanged
Tier 2 · Competitive
Positive
#19 Denmark 60.2 /100 unchanged
Tier 2 · Competitive
Negative
#20 US — Minnesota (Xcel / MISO) 59.3 /100 unchanged
Tier 3 · Contested
Stable
#21 Singapore 59 /100 unchanged
Tier 3 · Contested
Stable
#22 Malaysia — Johor (Johor-Singapore SEZ) 58.9 /100 unchanged
Tier 3 · Contested
Positive
#23 Japan 58.6 /100 unchanged
Tier 3 · Contested
Stable
#24 United Kingdom 57 /100 unchanged
Tier 3 · Contested
Stable
#25 Germany 56.7 /100 unchanged
Tier 3 · Contested
Positive
#26 India 54.9 /100 unchanged
Tier 3 · Contested
Stable
#27 Ireland 54.1 /100 unchanged
Tier 3 · Contested
Positive
#28 Indonesia 53.6 /100 unchanged
Tier 3 · Contested
Stable
#29 South Africa 52.3 /100 unchanged
Tier 3 · Contested
Negative
#30 Brazil 50.9 /100 unchanged
Tier 3 · Contested
Positive
#31 Argentina 50.7 /100 unchanged
Tier 3 · Contested
Positive
#32 Poland 50.7 /100 unchanged
Tier 3 · Contested
Positive
#33 Netherlands 50.3 /100 unchanged
Tier 3 · Contested
Negative
#34 South Korea 49 /100 unchanged
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. 77 projects without a disclosed MW figure are excluded from the MW sums.

By status

Announced (17 projects)
36,082 MW
Planned (10 projects)
6,763 MW
Permitted (7 projects)
14,528 MW
Construction (29 projects)
44,878 MW
Energized (1 project)
2,000 MW
Commissioned (1 project)
152 MW
Operating (11 projects)
5,398 MW
Stalled (2 projects)
4,700 MW
Cancelled (1 project)
600 MW