2022 Digital Quality of Life Index

A study on the quality of digital wellbeing across 117 countries (92% of the global population). The study indexes each country according to five pillars that impact a population's overall digital quality of life.

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DQL index
Internet affordability
Internet quality
Electronic infrastructure
Electronic security
Electronic government

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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Best in pillar/criterion Israel has best digital quality of life Chile has best internet quality Denmark has best electronic infrastructure Greece has best electronic security U.S. has best electronic government Armenia has most affordable fixed internet U.A.E. has fastest mobile internet Singapore has fastest fixed internet Netherlands is best in network-readiness

Highest jump Uruguay had the biggest jump in internet quality Algeria had the biggest jump in e-infrastructure Morocco had the biggest jump in e-security Paraguay had the biggest jump in mobile internet affordability Philippines had the biggest jump in fixed internet speed India had the biggest jump in network-readiness Brazil had the biggest jump in government AI-readiness

Biggest drop China had the biggest drop in digital quality of life Angola had the biggest drop in internet affordability Belarus had the biggest drop in e-security Egypt had the biggest drop in mobile internet affordability Sri Lanka had the biggest drop in fixed internet affordability Mali had the biggest drop in mobile internet speed Bosnia and Herzegovina had the biggest drop in national cybersecurity

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Internet Affordability rank / index

Time to work to afford the cheapest mobile internet rank / seconds

Time to work to afford the cheapest broadband internet rank / minutes

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Mobile speed rank / Mbps

Broadband speed rank / Mbps

Mobile internet stability rank / index

Broadband internet stability rank / index

Mobile speed improvement rank / index

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Electronic Infrastructure rank / index

Individuals using the internet rank / per 100 inhabitants

Network readiness rank / index

Electronic Security rank / index

Cybersecurity rank / index

Data protection laws rank / score

Electronic Government rank / index

Online Service Index rank / index

AI readiness rank / index

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