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Countries with the most developed AI regulation (2026)

Where AI governance is most comprehensive: laws, acts, and national strategies.

Top 40 shownEqual scores share a rank (shown as “1=”)How scoring works
RankCountryArtificial IntelligenceScore
1=AustriaComprehensive law100
1=BelgiumComprehensive law100
1=BulgariaComprehensive law100
1=CroatiaComprehensive law100
1=CyprusComprehensive law100
1=DenmarkComprehensive law100
1=El SalvadorComprehensive law100
1=EstoniaComprehensive law100
1=FinlandComprehensive law100
1=FranceComprehensive law100
1=GermanyComprehensive law100
1=GreeceComprehensive law100
1=HungaryComprehensive law100
1=IrelandComprehensive law100
1=ItalyComprehensive law100
1=JapanComprehensive law100
1=KazakhstanComprehensive law100
1=LatviaComprehensive law100
1=LithuaniaComprehensive law100
1=LuxembourgComprehensive law100
1=MaltaComprehensive law100
1=NetherlandsComprehensive law100
1=PeruComprehensive law100
1=PolandComprehensive law100
1=PortugalComprehensive law100
1=RomaniaComprehensive law100
1=SlovakiaComprehensive law100
1=SloveniaComprehensive law100
1=South KoreaComprehensive law100
1=SpainComprehensive law100
1=SwedenComprehensive law100
1=TaiwanComprehensive law100
1=UzbekistanComprehensive law100
1=VietnamComprehensive law100
35=AustraliaSectoral rules70
35=AzerbaijanSectoral rules70
35=BelizeSectoral rules70
35=CanadaSectoral rules70
35=ChinaSectoral rules70
35=GabonSectoral rules70

Scores are derived from each country's researched status, not from opinion. Countries with equal scores share a rank and are listed A–Z. Orientation, not legal advice. Explore the map