SKA Designs ("compliance" matrix)
| Level 1 Science | Strawman | China | Europe | India | Ozlens | Ozcyli | USA | Canada |
| 1: Galactic HI | YES | MAYBE | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | MAYBE |
| 1: Galactic NT+B | YES | MAYBE | NO | YES | MAYBE | YES | MAYBE | MAYBE |
| 2: Transients | MAYBE | NO | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE |
| 2: Pulsars | MAYBE | NO | NO | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE |
| 2: SETI | MAYBE | NO | NO | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE |
| 3: EOR | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE |
| 4: HI surveys / LSS | YES | MAYBE | YES | YES | YES | YES | MAYBE | YES |
| 4: Continuum surveys | MAYBE | NO | MAYBE | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 4: CO surveys | YES | MAYBE | NO | MAYBE | NO | MAYBE | YES | YES |
| 5: Hi-z AGN | MAYBE | MAYBE | YES | MAYBE | MAYBE | YES | MAYBE | MAYBE |
| 5: Inner AGN | MAYBE | NO | NO | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | YES | MAYBE |
| 6: Protoplanetary systems | MAYBE | NO | NO | MAYBE | NO | MAYBE | YES | YES |
| 7: CMEs | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE |
| 7: SS bodies | YES | MAYBE | NO | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | YES |
| 8: IGM non thermal | YES | MAYBE | MAYBE | YES | YES | YES | MAYBE | YES |
| 8: IGM thermal | MAYBE | NO | NO | MAYBE | NO | MAYBE | YES | YES |
| 9: Spacecraft Tracking | MAYBE | MAYBE | NO | MAYBE | MAYBE | MAYBE | YES | MAYBE |
| 9: Geodesy | MAYBE | NO | NO | MAYBE | MAYBE | YES | YES | YES |