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Europe · SVK

Slovakia

Baseline index 10.10Rank 46 of 197TransitionalEuropeAtlas profile

Read with care Second illustrative run, with exposure set nation by nation. The capability scores are candidate ratings and the test settings are GINC desk settings; neither has been adopted. Scores are from the GINC National Capability Index 2026, which describes them as candidate ratings. Exposure is set nation by nation from the CIA World Factbook 2025 and the scenario's regional exposure. Results show the method working on real scores; they are not findings about any nation. How the tests work.

Vulnerability and opportunity

Archetype: Anchors. Absorb most shocks and take most of the upside. One of 42 nations with a similar pattern of results.

Well placed over 10 years: lower vulnerability, higher opportunity than the median nation.

Vulnerability · 10 years11.3rank 141 of 197 · 3 years: 11.7
Worst case−7.5%Pandemic · tail −7.2%
Opportunity · 10 years+10.4rank 45 of 197 · 3 years: +10.7
Best case+38Energy abundance · gainer in 4 of 10
Shock absorbed41%by its own buffers, across downside scenarios
Policy dividend+0.60expected index points from best practice
Breadth14 of 14scenarios in which a domain falls a band
Weakest linkSemiconductors & Advanced Computingweakest point in 3 scenarios

Main drivers of vulnerability over 10 years: Energy supply shock, Global financial crisis, AI diffusion shock. Highest exposure indicators: no coastline; share of oil and gas use not met by domestic production; trade in goods and services relative to gdp; few months of imports covered by reserves; internet users as a share of population; refugees hosted per head of population; share of population aged 65 and over.

Downside scenarios: load test

Change in Slovakia’s capability index under each scenario at Standard Severe and current plans, largest fall first.

Pandemic S14−0.76
Energy supply shock S09−0.73
Global financial crisis S03−0.68
AI diffusion shock S13−0.66
Chokepoint closure S05−0.63
Geoeconomic confrontation S01−0.60
Infrastructure collapse S12−0.60
Single-supplier cut-off S02−0.50
Sovereign funding crisis S04−0.49
Hybrid campaign S06−0.40
Mass displacement S08−0.35
Legitimacy crisis S07−0.29
Disaster in the core S10−0.22
Food and water shock S11−0.14
ScenarioExposureChangeNo responseBest practiceRank shiftBands lostWeakest point
Pandemic S14High 0.81−0.76−1.25−0.55▼ 127Biotechnology & Health Technologies 5.1 · Nascent
Energy supply shock S09High 0.93−0.73−1.20−0.53▼ 124Energy Technologies 3.9 · Nascent
Global financial crisis S03High 0.84−0.68−1.24−0.54▼ 125Investment Attraction & Projection 9 · Foundational
AI diffusion shock S13High 0.81−0.66−1.11−0.49025Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 1.6 · Inception
Chokepoint closure S05High 0.82−0.63−0.95−0.42▼ 121Maritime Power 0 · Inception
Geoeconomic confrontation S01High 0.70−0.60−0.99−0.43▼ 118Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 1.7 · Inception
Infrastructure collapse S12High 0.67−0.60−0.97−0.42022Sensing, Timing & Navigation 2.8 · Inception
Single-supplier cut-off S02High 0.86−0.50−0.87−0.38018Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 1.5 · Inception
Sovereign funding crisis S04Medium 0.58−0.49−0.84−0.37018Sovereign Capital & External Financial Power 7.8 · Foundational
Hybrid campaign S06Medium 0.58−0.40−0.63−0.28▼ 117Maritime Power 0 · Inception
Mass displacement S08High 0.76−0.35−0.67−0.29▼ 114Health System Capability 11.5 · Transitional
Legitimacy crisis S07Medium 0.50−0.29−0.51−0.22011Information Environment & Strategic Communication 7.5 · Foundational
Disaster in the core S10Medium 0.39−0.22−0.42−0.18▲ 111Transport Infrastructure 10.1 · Transitional
Food and water shock S11Low 0.19−0.14−0.25−0.1105Resource Infrastructure 8.4 · Foundational

Where each scenario lands

Change in each of the nine capability domains, in points. Darker is a larger fall.

ScenarioCTSINSHCIIGIFSPITI
Pandemic−0.80−0.40−0.33−0.98−0.85−0.91−0.85−0.84−0.84
Energy supply shock−0.17−1.02−0.38−0.43−0.43−0.96−1.14−1.10−0.98
Global financial crisis−0.34−0.34−0.31−0.68−0.68−0.85−1.14−0.98−0.78
AI diffusion shock−0.86−0.36−0.32−0.96−0.72−0.99−0.84−0.46−0.41
Chokepoint closure−0.08−1.05−0.78·−0.47−1.01−0.40−0.81−1.04
Geoeconomic confrontation−0.76−0.32−0.29·−0.74−0.72−0.74−0.73−1.09
Infrastructure collapse−0.74−0.87−0.31−0.31−0.31−0.77−0.72−0.71−0.62
Single-supplier cut-off−0.97−0.26−0.34−0.42·−0.84·−0.86−0.86
Sovereign funding crisis−0.05−0.40−0.23−0.56−0.51−0.69−0.84−0.51−0.58
Hybrid campaign−0.30−0.66−0.66·−0.73−0.69·−0.28−0.28
Mass displacement·−0.36−0.27−0.72−0.59−0.82−0.35−0.04·
Legitimacy crisis−0.21·−0.42−0.21−0.49−0.69−0.56··
Disaster in the core−0.02−0.46−0.14−0.34−0.15−0.38−0.20−0.15−0.15
Food and water shock−0.02−0.16−0.07−0.20−0.19−0.20−0.09−0.16−0.19

Columns: CT Critical Technology · SI Strategic Infrastructure · NS National Security · HC Human Capital · II Information & Influence · GI Governance & Integrity · FS Financial Strength · PI Production & Innovation · TI Trade & Investment.

Upside scenarios: capture test

Net position in each upside scenario: what Slovakia is ready to capture, less what it stands to lose.

Energy abundance S16+37.6
100-day pandemic defence S24+30.5
Middle East settlement S21+29.2
Great-power détente S18+18.7
Digital state leapfrog S23+3.2
Sovereign debt reset S19+1.8
Superintelligence takeoff S15+1.4
Yield revolution S22−1.7
Emerging-market breakout S20−3.2
Biomedical breakthroughs S17−3.8
ScenarioPositionNetCaptureLossReadinessRankBinding capability
Energy abundance S16 ↗Gainer+37.640.73.04224Energy Technologies 5.6 · Nascent
100-day pandemic defence S24 ↗Gainer+30.532.72.14440Biotechnology & Health Technologies 6.6 · Foundational
Middle East settlement S21 ↗Gainer+29.231.82.65029Diplomatic Statecraft & Global Networks 8.8 · Foundational
Great-power détente S18 ↗Gainer+18.731.312.55036Diplomatic Statecraft & Global Networks 8.8 · Foundational
Digital state leapfrog S23 ↗Mixed+3.211.07.84458Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies 6.2 · Foundational
Sovereign debt reset S19 ↗Mixed+1.88.56.759117Public Integrity & Anti-Corruption 11 · Transitional
Superintelligence takeoff S15 ↗Mixed+1.423.021.63344Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 3 · Nascent
Yield revolution S22 ↗Mixed−1.76.48.144109Biotechnology & Health Technologies 6.6 · Foundational
Emerging-market breakout S20 ↗Mixed−3.212.816.153169Trade Facilitation & Logistics 9.5 · Transitional
Biomedical breakthroughs S17 ↗Mixed−3.823.527.345102Biotechnology & Health Technologies 6.6 · Foundational