About 2021 DQL

A global research on the quality of a digital wellbeing in 110 countries (90% of the global population). This study indexes the countries by looking at five fundamental pillars that define the digital quality of life.

DQL index is calculated by looking at the impact of five core pillars: internet affordability, internet quality, e-infrastructure, e-security, e-government

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The Digital Quality of Life (DQL) Index reveals insights into what factors impact a country’s digital wellbeing the most and which areas should be prioritized to improve it.

The 2021 edition of the index is a third issue of an annual research that offers a unique understanding of the overall digital quality of life based on five core pillars. These five pillars are internet affordability, internet quality, electronic infrastructure, electronic security, and electronic government.

DQL is a study conducted by Surfshark, a cybersecurity company. If you have any questions regarding the DQL, you can contact us at media@surfshark.com.

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Best in Denmark has best digital quality of life Israel has most affordable broadband internet United Arab Emirates has fastest mobile internet Singapore has fastest broadband internet Switzerland has most stable mobile Internet Brazil has most stable broadband internet Qatar has most internet users Greece is best in cybersecurity
Biggest drops Estonia had the biggest drop in internet quality Trinidad and Tobago had the biggest drop in e-infrastructure Russian Federation had the biggest drop in e-security Tunisia had the biggest drop in e-government Azerbaijan had the biggest drop in time to work to afford the cheapest mobile internet Indonesia had the biggest drop in time to work to afford the cheapest broadband internet Kenya had the biggest drop in broadband speed Oman had the biggest drop in cybersecurity index Nepal had the biggest drop in online services index
Biggest jumps in Philippines had the biggest jump in internet quality Italy had the biggest jump in e-infrastructure Chile had the biggest jump in e-security Nigeria had the biggest jump in time to work to afford the cheapest mobile internet Sri Lanka had the biggest jump in time to work to afford the cheapest broadband internet China had the biggest jump in broadband speed Ukraine had the biggest jump in the number of internet users Thailand had the biggest jump in online services index Bahrain had the biggest jump in AI readiness index

*We have found an error in Broadband internet stability data for Slovenia. After adjustments Slovenia ranks:
DQL index rank - 34th
Europe rank - 23rd
DQL rank dropped down - 11
Internet quality index – 39th/0.56
Broadband internet stability - 76th/0.89
Worst criteria rankings:
Broadband internet stability 76th

Global rank
Global ranking out of 110 countries
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First time ranked DQL rank jumped up DQL rank dropped down DQL rank not changed Compared to 2020
Internet Affordability rank / index
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Time to work to afford the cheapest mobile internet rank / seconds
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Time to work to afford the cheapest broadband internet rank / minutes
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Internet Quality rank / index
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Mobile speed rank / Mbps
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Broadband speed rank / Mbps
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Mobile internet stability rank / index
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Broadband internet stability rank / index
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Mobile speed improvement rank / index
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Broadband speed improvement rank / index
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Electronic Infrastructure rank / index
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Individuals using the internet rank / per 100 inhabitants
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Network readiness rank / index
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Electronic Security rank / index
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Cybersecurity rank / index
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Data protection laws rank / score
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Electronic Government rank / index
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Online Service Index rank / index
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AI readiness rank / index
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