2023

Digital Quality of Life Index

A study on the digital wellbeing across 121 countries (92% of the global population). The study indexes each country according to five pillars that impact a population's digital quality of life.

Digital Quality of Life Index

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Digital Quality of Liferank / index *
Internet affordabilityrank / index *
Internet qualityrank / index *
Electronic infrastructurerank / index *
Electronic securityrank / index *
Electronic governmentrank / index *
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Global average
  • Global average
  • Oceania
  • Asia average
  • Africa average
  • Europe average
  • S America average
  • N America average
* Weighted index. For more information, please refer to our methodology.

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Rankings of the Digital Quality of Life Index 2023

Countries with a population of less than 1M were not included.
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Globally out of 121 countries
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*Throughout the years, some data sources were changed to be more up-to-date and accurate. For more information, please refer to methodology.
Global average