NIG Score — Narrative vs Infrastructure Gap

GMIIE's signature composite — measuring the gap between what policymakers say and what's actually being built.

NIG = Narrative Acceleration Index − Infrastructure Deployment Index. Positive NIG means a jurisdiction talks about digital currency more than it builds (potential "policy theater"). Negative NIG means deployment outpaces communication (potential "silent rollout"). The US scores +0.38 (heavy rhetoric, minimal deployment); China scores −0.52 (massive deployment, modest public communication).