https://www.humantruth.info/best_modernity_education.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2025
#bahrain #education #ethiopia #india #modernity #pakistan #russia #the_internet
The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Taiwan and Switzerland1. The worst countries are Eritrea, Sierra Leone and S. Sudan1. Despite improves in global education, access to tertially (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots2.
The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe1, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia1.
#countries #denmark #finland #israel #japan #politics #research #science #south_korea #sweden #taiwan
Research & Development (2016) | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.293 |
2 | Israel | 4.113 |
3 | Japan | 3.583 |
4 | Finland | 3.173 |
5 | Sweden | 3.163 |
6 | Denmark | 3.053 |
7 | Taiwan | 3.013 |
8 | Austria | 3.004 |
9 | Switzerland | 2.965 |
10 | Germany | 2.843 |
11 | USA | 2.746 |
12 | Belgium | 2.463 |
13 | Slovenia | 2.393 |
14 | France | 2.263 |
15 | Australia | 2.257 |
16= | Singapore | 2.006 |
16= | Czechia | 2.003 |
18 | Netherlands | 1.973 |
19 | Iceland | 1.893 |
20= | Norway | 1.703 |
q=126. |
Research & Development (2016) | ||
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Pos. | Lower is worse % RDP PPP | |
126 | Lesotho | 0.017 |
125= | China | 0.038 |
123= | El Salvador | 0.035 |
121= | Iraq | 0.037 |
122 | Colombia | 0.048 |
121= | Honduras | 0.049 |
119= | Bahrain | 0.048 |
117= | Guatemala | 0.045 |
118 | Trinidad & Tobago | 0.055 |
117= | Macau | 0.058 |
116 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0710 |
115= | Cape Verde | 0.077 |
113= | Algeria | 0.0711 |
113 | Indonesia | 0.088 |
112= | Congo, DR | 0.0812 |
111 | Paraguay | 0.095 |
110 | Peru | 0.1011 |
109= | Madagascar | 0.117 |
107= | Myanmar (Burma) | 0.119 |
105= | Philippines | 0.1113 |
q=126. |
Research and Development is a long-term boost to Human understanding: science improves our knowledge of the world, and new products such as better batteries for devices can improve our quality of lives. The world needs discoveries to help combat climate change, mitigate starvation and fight disease. The ten countries that commit most to Research and Development (as a percent of their GDP PPP) are mostly predictable; Japan, Finland, Sweden and Denmark top most developmental indices of any kind. Also in the list can be found technologically savvy South Korea and Taiwan and a few well-developed European countries. The only surprise (for some) is Israel, sitting 2nd in the list.
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Research and Development By Global Region:
Research & Development (2016) | ||
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Area | Higher is better % RDP PPP | |
Africa... | 0.36 | |
Asia... | 0.75 | |
Australasia | 1.71 | |
Europe... | 1.32 | |
North America | 0.57 | |
South America | 0.34 | |
The Middle East... | 0.66 | |
World | 0.84 | |
Secondary Education (2018)14 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better14 | |
1= | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
1= | Estonia | 100.0% |
1= | Austria | 100.0% |
1= | Canada | 100.0% |
1= | Finland | 100.0% |
1= | Iceland | 100.0% |
7 | Uzbekistan | 99.9% |
8 | Czechia | 99.8% |
9 | Slovakia | 99.3% |
10 | Latvia | 99.2% |
11 | Kazakhstan | 98.6% |
12 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.4% |
13 | Georgia | 98.0% |
14 | Slovenia | 97.6% |
15 | Armenia | 97.2% |
16 | Hungary | 97.2% |
17 | Palau | 97.1% |
18 | New Zealand | 96.9% |
19 | Switzerland | 96.5% |
20 | Moldova | 96.4% |
q=169. |
Secondary Education (2018)14 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is worse14 | |
169 | Chad | 6.0% |
168 | Niger | 6.6% |
167 | Burkina Faso | 8.8% |
166 | Burundi | 9.3% |
165 | Guinea | 11.7% |
164 | Bhutan | 12.0% |
163 | Papua New Guinea | 12.5% |
162 | Mali | 13.1% |
161 | Tanzania | 14.3% |
160 | Rwanda | 16.3% |
159 | Ethiopia | 17.1% |
158 | Sudan | 17.5% |
157 | Senegal | 17.6% |
156 | Mauritania | 18.8% |
155 | Mozambique | 19.3% |
154 | Cambodia | 21.3% |
153 | Malawi | 21.8% |
152 | Central African Rep. | 22.1% |
151 | Myanmar (Burma) | 25.8% |
150 | Afghanistan | 26.1% |
q=169. |
This data shows the "percentage of the population ages 25 and older that has reached (but not necessarily completed) a secondary level of education"15.
Secondary Education By Global Region:
Secondary Education (2018)14 | ||
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Area | Higher is better14 | |
Africa... | 34.4% | |
Asia... | 66.0% | |
Australasia | 79.3% | |
Europe... | 88.3% | |
North America | 64.7% | |
South America | 60.5% | |
The Middle East... | 62.5% | |
World | 63.0% | |
#1990s #2000s #2010s #education
Length of Schooling Higher is better16 | |||||
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Pos. | 2021 Years16 | 2010s Yrs16 | 2000s Yrs16 | 1990s Yrs16 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 | 22.3 | 21.5 | 18.7 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 | 18.8 | 17.9 | 16.2 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 | 18.2 | 15.5 | 13.0 |
4 | Belgium | 19.6 | 19.5 | 18.6 | 16.5 |
5 | Sweden | 19.4 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 15.6 |
6 | Iceland | 19.2 | 19.1 | 18.0 | 15.8 |
7 | Finland | 19.1 | 18.6 | 17.4 | 16.2 |
8 | Ireland | 18.9 | 18.5 | 17.0 | 13.6 |
9 | Denmark | 18.7 | 18.7 | 16.6 | 15.0 |
10 | Netherlands | 18.7 | 18.0 | 16.5 | 16.0 |
11 | Grenada | 18.7 | 18.5 | 16.9 | 15.1 |
12 | Turkey | 18.3 | 16.5 | 12.1 | 9.7 |
13 | Norway | 18.2 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 15.5 |
14 | Spain | 17.9 | 17.3 | 15.8 | 15.1 |
15 | Argentina | 17.9 | 17.4 | 16.2 | 13.5 |
16 | Slovenia | 17.7 | 17.4 | 16.4 | 12.8 |
17 | UK | 17.3 | 17.0 | 16.2 | 14.8 |
18 | Hong Kong | 17.3 | 16.3 | 14.9 | 13.6 |
19 | Germany | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 15.5 |
20 | Portugal | 16.9 | 16.5 | 15.7 | 14.3 |
q=193. |
Length of Schooling Higher is better16 | |||||
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Pos. | 2021 Years16 | 2010s Yrs16 | 2000s Yrs16 | 1990s Yrs16 | |
193 | S. Sudan | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 4.8 |
192 | Niger | 7.0 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
191 | Mali | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
190 | Djibouti | 7.4 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 2.8 |
189 | Sudan | 7.9 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 4.8 |
188 | Chad | 8.0 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 3.4 |
187 | Central African Rep. | 8.0 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
186 | Eritrea | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 5.5 |
185 | Pakistan | 8.7 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
184 | Senegal | 9.0 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 4.8 |
183 | Yemen | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 7.1 |
182 | Burkina Faso | 9.1 | 8.1 | 4.6 | 2.9 |
181 | Syria | 9.2 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 10.0 |
180 | Tanzania | 9.2 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 5.6 |
179 | Mauritania | 9.4 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 5.1 |
178 | Tuvalu | 9.4 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 10.0 |
177 | Gambia | 9.4 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 5.4 |
176 | Sierra Leone | 9.6 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 5.0 |
175 | Ethiopia | 9.7 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 2.9 |
174 | Haiti | 9.7 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 7.5 |
q=193. |
This data shows the "number of years of schooling that a child of school entrance age can expect to receive if prevailing patterns of age-specific enrolment rates persist throughout the child´s life"17. It seems sensible that at some point an upper ceiling is necessary, so that countries with (for example) over 20 years of expected schooling gain no further points. However, we do not yet have a problem with lives being wasted by knowledge. Almost everywhere, we have the opposite problem: lives being wasted through ignorance. The more that we can encourage learning, the better. We are at a stage of human development where we have, by a long way, reached a sufficient quantity of humans, and now, we need to improve the quality of humans. Education is the key that opens successive doors, generating understanding and giving life meaning, creating life options and allowing informed choices when approaching the world.
Length of Schooling By Global Region:
Area | 2021 Years16 | 2010s Yrs16 | 2000s Yrs16 | 1990s Yrs16 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Africa... | 11.0 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 7.2 | |
Asia... | 13.5 | 13.0 | 11.7 | 10.2 | |
Australasia | 13.4 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 11.6 | |
Europe... | 16.1 | 15.8 | 14.7 | 13.1 | |
North America | 13.9 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 11.5 | |
South America | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.3 | 11.9 | |
The Middle East... | 13.8 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 10.9 | |
World | 13.5 | 13.2 | 11.9 | 10.4 | |
Intellectual Endeavours (2017)18 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank18 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
4 | Denmark | 4 |
5 | UK | 5 |
6 | Austria | 6 |
7 | Finland | 7 |
8 | Netherlands | 8 |
9 | Belgium | 9 |
10 | Slovenia | 10 |
11 | Switzerland | 11 |
12 | New Zealand | 12 |
13 | Latvia | 13 |
14 | Bulgaria | 14 |
15 | Iceland | 15 |
16 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 16 |
17 | Sweden | 17 |
18 | Lithuania | 18 |
19 | Macedonia | 19 |
20 | Australia | 20 |
q=163. |
Intellectual Endeavours (2017)18 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse Rank18 | |
163 | Angola | 163 |
162 | Iraq | 162 |
161 | Bolivia | 161 |
160 | Indonesia | 160 |
159 | Afghanistan | 159 |
158 | Guyana | 158 |
157 | Equatorial Guinea | 157 |
156 | Tanzania | 156 |
155 | Paraguay | 155 |
154 | Zambia | 154 |
153 | Cambodia | 153 |
152 | Sierra Leone | 152 |
151 | Gabon | 151 |
150 | Libya | 150 |
149 | Venezuela | 149 |
148 | Lesotho | 148 |
147 | Mozambique | 147 |
146 | Philippines | 146 |
145 | Qatar | 145 |
144 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 144 |
q=163. |
The Good Country Index gauges how well countries are doing in helping international development. Their criteria on Contributions to Science & Technology include:
Intellectual Endeavours By Global Region:
Intellectual Endeavours (2017)18 | ||
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Area | Lower is better Rank18 | |
Africa... | 106.4 | |
Asia... | 97.1 | |
Australasia | 58.7 | |
Europe... | 31.3 | |
North America | 86.8 | |
South America | 122.4 | |
The Middle East... | 93.0 | |
World | 82.0 | |
#education #english #maths #science
Maths, Science & Reading (2015)19 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Score19 | |
1 | Singapore | 1655 |
2 | Hong Kong | 1598 |
3 | Japan | 1586 |
4 | Macau | 1582 |
5 | Estonia | 1573 |
6= | Taiwan | 1571 |
6= | Canada | 1571 |
8 | Finland | 1568 |
9 | S. Korea | 1557 |
10 | China | 154320 |
11= | Ireland | 1528 |
11= | Slovenia | 1528 |
13 | Germany | 1524 |
14= | Netherlands | 1524 |
15 | Switzerland | 1519 |
16 | New Zealand | 1517 |
17= | Norway | 1513 |
17= | Denmark | 1513 |
19 | Poland | 1511 |
20 | Belgium | 1508 |
q=70. |
Maths, Science & Reading (2015)19 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is worse Score19 | |
70 | Dominican Rep. | 1018 |
69 | Algeria | 1086 |
68 | Kosovo | 1087 |
67 | Macedonia | 1107 |
66 | Tunisia | 1114 |
65 | Lebanon | 1129 |
64 | Peru | 1182 |
63 | Brazil | 1185 |
62 | Indonesia | 1186 |
61 | Jordan | 1197 |
60 | Georgia | 1216 |
59 | Qatar | 1222 |
58 | Colombia | 1231 |
57= | Thailand | 1245 |
55= | Albania | 1245 |
55 | Mexico | 1247 |
54= | Costa Rica | 1247 |
53 | Montenegro | 1256 |
52 | Moldova | 1264 |
51 | Trinidad & Tobago | 1269 |
q=70. |
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA - part of the OECD) tests 15-year-old student's capabilities every 3 years. It is hard to imagine a more important and long-lasting improvement for a populace than a good education, be this government-led, parent-led or community-led.
Maths, Science & Reading By Global Region:
Maths, Science & Reading (2015)19 | ||
---|---|---|
Area | Higher is better Score19 | |
Africa... | 1100 | |
Asia... | 1398 | |
Australasia | 1512 | |
Europe... | 1417 | |
North America | 1303 | |
South America | 1271 | |
The Middle East... | 1264 | |
World | 1389 | |
#religion #religiosity #secularisation
Religiosity (2018)21 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better %21 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
4= | Switzerland | 9 |
4= | Denmark | 9 |
6 | Germany | 10 |
7= | UK | 10 |
7= | Sweden | 10 |
7= | Japan | 10 |
7= | Finland | 10 |
11 | Latvia | 11 |
12= | France | 11 |
12= | Belgium | 11 |
14 | Austria | 12 |
15 | Hungary | 14 |
16 | Albania | 15 |
17= | Lithuania | 16 |
17= | S. Korea | 16 |
17= | Russia | 16 |
20 | Australia | 18 |
q=106. |
Religiosity (2018)21 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse %21 | |
106= | Senegal | 98 |
104= | Ethiopia | 98 |
104 | Pakistan | 94 |
103= | Mali | 94 |
102 | Tanzania | 93 |
101= | Indonesia | 93 |
99= | Burkina Faso | 93 |
99 | Afghanistan | 92 |
98= | Morocco | 91 |
96= | Zambia | 91 |
94= | Guinea-Bissau | 91 |
92= | Philippines | 91 |
94 | Cameroon | 90 |
93= | Liberia | 90 |
91= | Honduras | 90 |
89= | Rwanda | 90 |
90 | Ghana | 89 |
89= | Djibouti | 89 |
87= | Guatemala | 89 |
87 | Nicaragua | 88 |
q=106. |
High rates of religion are directly and indirectly linked with many inequalities and problems. For example, male-dominated society and abuse of women, gender inequality, poor adoption of human rights and anti-science and poor education policies. The data used here is part of the Social and Moral Index formula22 to grant points based on areligiosity. The data set on belief in god is only informational, as such personal beliefs are not the same thing as organised, endemic religion. Note that on official polls, many answer the question 'are you religious' in the way they think is correct and traditional, rather than the way that is accurate; hence the 2018 asks people if they are very religious23.
The developed world is becoming increasingly non-religious as part of a process called secularisation and portions of the rest of the world are following suit24; secularisation is especially prominent in Europe25.
The least religious countries are China (3%), Estonia (6%) and Czechia (7%)21 and those with the lowest belief in god(s) are Vietnam (81%), Japan (65%) and Sweden (64%)26. Conversely, the most religious countries are Ethiopia (98%), Senegal (98%) and Mali (94%)21 and the most religious regions of the world are Africa (86.96%), Central America (81.5%) and The Caribbean (78%)21.
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Religiosity By Global Region:
Religiosity (2018)21 | ||
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Area | Lower is better %21 | |
Africa... | 87.0 | |
Asia... | 55.8 | |
Australasia | 18.0 | |
Europe... | 25.8 | |
North America | 69.9 | |
South America | 60.5 | |
The Middle East... | 70.5 | |
World | 54.3 | |
IQ (2006)27 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better27 | |
1= | Hong Kong | 108 |
1= | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
4= | Japan | 105 |
4= | Taiwan | 105 |
4= | China | 105 |
7 | Italy | 102 |
8= | Iceland | 101 |
8= | Switzerland | 101 |
8= | Mongolia | 101 |
11 | Netherlands | 100 |
12= | Norway | 100 |
12= | Austria | 100 |
12= | UK | 100 |
15 | New Zealand | 99 |
16= | Poland | 99 |
16= | Germany | 99 |
16= | Finland | 99 |
16= | Estonia | 99 |
16= | Sweden | 99 |
q=138. |
IQ (2006)27 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is worse27 | |
138= | Mozambique | 64 |
136= | Central African Rep. | 64 |
134= | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 64 |
132= | Sierra Leone | 64 |
130= | Cameroon | 64 |
128= | Ethiopia | 64 |
132 | Gambia | 66 |
131= | Senegal | 66 |
129= | Zimbabwe | 66 |
129 | Haiti | 67 |
128= | Liberia | 67 |
126= | Guinea | 67 |
126 | Somalia | 68 |
125= | Chad | 68 |
123= | Angola | 68 |
121= | Burkina Faso | 68 |
122 | Ivory Coast | 69 |
121= | Mali | 69 |
119= | Burundi | 69 |
117= | Malawi | 69 |
q=138. |
IQ By Global Region:
IQ (2006)27 | ||
---|---|---|
Area | Higher is better27 | |
Africa... | 70.6 | |
Asia... | 90.4 | |
Australasia | 98.5 | |
Europe... | 96.6 | |
North America | 83.5 | |
South America | 87.8 | |
The Middle East... | 84.8 | |
World | 85.6 | |
Internet Users (2016)28 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better28 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
4 | Bermuda | 97% |
5 | Andorra | 97% |
6 | Denmark | 96% |
7 | Liechtenstein | 96% |
8 | Luxembourg | 95% |
9 | Netherlands | 94% |
10 | Sweden | 93% |
11 | Monaco | 93% |
12 | UK | 93% |
13 | Finland | 93% |
14 | Qatar | 92% |
15 | UAE | 92% |
16 | Bahrain | 92% |
17 | Estonia | 91% |
18 | Japan | 91% |
19 | New Zealand | 89% |
20= | USA | 89% |
q=201. |
Internet Users (2016)28 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is worse28 | |
201 | Eritrea | 1% |
200 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 1% |
199 | Burundi | 2% |
198 | Somalia | 2% |
197 | Guinea | 2% |
196 | Niger | 2% |
195 | Sierra Leone | 2% |
194 | Myanmar (Burma) | 3% |
193 | Chad | 3% |
192 | Guinea-Bissau | 4% |
191 | Congo, DR | 4% |
190 | Ethiopia | 4% |
189 | Madagascar | 4% |
188 | Central African Rep. | 5% |
187 | Tanzania | 5% |
186 | Benin | 6% |
185 | Mozambique | 6% |
184 | Malawi | 7% |
183 | Afghanistan | 7% |
182= | Comoros | 7% |
q=201. |
Internet access has become an essential research tool. It facilitates an endless list of life improvements, from the ability to network and socialize without constraint, to access to a seemingly infinite repository of technical and procedural information on pretty much any task. The universal availability of data has sped up industrial development and personal learning at the national and personal level. Individuals can read any topic they wish regardless of the locality of expert teachers, and, entire nations can develop their technology and understanding of the world simply because they are now exposed to advanced societies and moral discourses online.
The United Nation's human development report of 2019 stated that internet access falls within things "once considered luxuries that are now... critical to compete and belong"29. Like every communications medium, the Internet has issues and causes a small range of problems, but these are insignificant compared to the advantages of having an online populace.
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Internet Users By Global Region:
Internet Users (2016)28 | ||
---|---|---|
Area | Higher is better28 | |
Africa... | 18.4% | |
Asia... | 48.7% | |
Australasia | 44.3% | |
Europe... | 76.7% | |
North America | 57.5% | |
South America | 53.9% | |
The Middle East... | 60.4% | |
World | 48.1% | |
Freedom On The Internet (2012)30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better30 | |
1 | Estonia | 10 |
2 | USA | 12 |
3 | Germany | 15 |
4 | Australia | 18 |
5 | Hungary | 19 |
6= | Philippines | 23 |
6= | Italy | 23 |
8 | UK | 25 |
9= | S. Africa | 26 |
9= | Argentina | 26 |
11 | Ukraine | 27 |
12= | Brazil | 27 |
13 | Kenya | 29 |
14 | Georgia | 30 |
15 | Nigeria | 33 |
16= | S. Korea | 34 |
16= | Uganda | 34 |
18 | Kyrgyzstan | 35 |
19 | Mexico | 37 |
20 | India | 39 |
q=47. |
Freedom On The Internet (2012)30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse30 | |
47 | Iran | 90 |
46 | Cuba | 86 |
45 | China | 85 |
44 | Syria | 83 |
43 | Uzbekistan | 77 |
42= | Ethiopia | 75 |
40= | Myanmar (Burma) | 75 |
40 | Vietnam | 73 |
39= | Bahrain | 71 |
37= | Saudi Arabia | 71 |
37 | Belarus | 69 |
36 | Pakistan | 63 |
35 | Thailand | 61 |
34 | Egypt | 59 |
33 | Kazakhstan | 58 |
32 | Sri Lanka | 55 |
31 | Zimbabwe | 54 |
30 | Russia | 52 |
29 | Rwanda | 51 |
28 | Azerbaijan | 50 |
q=47. |
This is an important category as internet access allows access to varied sources of information outside of state influence, and access to the information age is a massive boost to personal liberty and personal potential. Scores are derived from these categories:
14 countries improved their stance on allowing access to the Internet uncensored by political or ideological bias, since last year. Bahrain, Pakistan, and Ethiopia saw the biggest increases in authoritarian behaviour. In many countries, imprisonment and violence against journalists and bloggers increased, and Pakistan's infamous blasphemy laws were increasingly enforced for online behaviour, reducing its ranking somewhat. "Only 4 of the 20 countries that recently experienced declines are considered electoral democracies. [...]"
"Regimes are covertly hiring armies of pro-government bloggers to tout the official point of view, discredit opposition activists, or disseminate false information about unfolding events [and] over the last year, it has been adopted in more than a quarter of the countries examined. The Bahraini authorities, for example, have employed hundreds of "trolls" whose responsibility is to scout popular domestic and international websites, and while posing as ordinary users, attack the credibility of those who post information that reflects poorly on the government."
Also see:
Freedom On The Internet By Global Region:
Freedom On The Internet (2012)30 | ||
---|---|---|
Area | Lower is better30 | |
Africa... | 45.0 | |
Asia... | 56.6 | |
Australasia | 18.0 | |
Europe... | 31.4 | |
North America | 45.0 | |
South America | 33.7 | |
The Middle East... | 66.4 | |
World | 46.7 | |
IT Security (2013)31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better31 | |
1= | Ireland | 0.11 |
1= | Luxembourg | 0.11 |
1= | Belize | 0.11 |
4 | Hong Kong | 0.12 |
5 | Mexico | 0.16 |
6 | Israel | 0.20 |
7 | Colombia | 0.22 |
8= | S. Africa | 0.22 |
8= | Japan | 0.22 |
10 | Philippines | 0.24 |
11 | Czechia | 0.24 |
12 | Argentina | 0.27 |
13 | Hungary | 0.27 |
14 | Peru | 0.30 |
15 | Latvia | 0.33 |
16 | Pakistan | 0.38 |
17 | Taiwan | 0.44 |
18 | Sweden | 0.44 |
19 | Romania | 0.52 |
20 | Turkey | 0.52 |
IT Security (2013)31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse31 | |
81 | USA | 3.68 |
80 | Russia | 2.42 |
79 | India | 2.10 |
78 | Sudan | 1.98 |
77 | Bangladesh | 1.87 |
76 | Iraq | 1.84 |
75 | Oman | 1.72 |
74 | Sri Lanka | 1.67 |
73 | Angola | 1.61 |
72 | China | 1.59 |
71 | Maldives | 1.57 |
70 | Tanzania | 1.50 |
69 | Rwanda | 1.50 |
68 | Netherlands | 1.47 |
67 | Germany | 1.46 |
66 | Afghanistan | 1.45 |
65 | Nepal | 1.45 |
64 | Ukraine | 1.44 |
63 | Uganda | 1.44 |
62 | Mongolia | 1.42 |
This index measures to what extent countries produce spam and malware. Spam has threatened to destroy the world's email systems and has certainly cost the IT industry billions in mitigation. "Malware" is malicious software, and the index takes into account the number of servers based in country that are Botnet CnC machines (which are bad), and the numbers of servers that host malicious downloads, including some of those associated with the infamous Blackhole crimepak.
“Russia's authorities have historically been quite lax toward cybercriminals.”
Kaspersky Labs (2012)
The index also includes measures of host-based virus-detection from removable devices such as USB drives. This measures the danger in running IT systems in those locations, and probably reflects badly on the society and governments level of understanding of IT security in general.
Being a source of spam or malware is gauged as being four times worse than the other factors considered, especially as detection and block actions from antivirus are a good thing and only indirectly give away the fact that the IT security of the local environment is bad.
The data comes from a range of IT security companies including AVG, Kaspersky, McAfee and Sophos, covering 2010, 2011 and 2012 reports. In total, 17 reports' data were accumulated for this index, in all cases listing the worst offenders. In all this data only 83 unique countries appeared. All countries not on these lists have been given full points on account of no news being good news!
The upside to this IT Security index is that countries that are host to malware score lowly, bringing down their average scores. The downside to this negative index is that over 100 countries scored top points and many of these are not countries that have excellent IT security, but merely are countries that do not have much IT infrastructure. Hopefully a positive measure of IT security will resolve this in the future.
IT Security By Global Region:
IT Security (2013)31 | ||
---|---|---|
Area | Lower is better31 | |
Africa... | 1.07 | |
Asia... | 1.08 | |
Australasia | 0.63 | |
Europe... | 0.80 | |
North America | 1.20 | |
South America | 0.49 | |
The Middle East... | 0.96 | |
World | 0.98 | |
IPv6 Uptake (2017)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Ratio32 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
4 | USA | 35.0 |
5 | Greece | 33.5 |
6 | Luxembourg | 32.4 |
7 | India | 26.8 |
8 | Portugal | 26.6 |
9 | Ireland | 26.1 |
10 | UK | 24.7 |
11 | Japan | 22.1 |
12 | France | 18.8 |
13 | Canada | 18.3 |
14 | Peru | 18.3 |
15 | Ecuador | 18.2 |
16 | Estonia | 17.6 |
17 | Malaysia | 16.5 |
18 | Norway | 14.7 |
19 | Australia | 14.6 |
20 | Trinidad & Tobago | 14.5 |
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IPv6 Uptake (2017)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is worse Ratio32 | |
176= | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0 |
174= | Jordan | 0.0 |
172= | Fiji | 0.0 |
170= | Jamaica | 0.0 |
168= | Libya | 0.0 |
166= | Montenegro | 0.0 |
164= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 0.0 |
162= | Cuba | 0.0 |
160= | Dominica | 0.0 |
158= | St Lucia | 0.0 |
156= | Lebanon | 0.0 |
154= | Gabon | 0.0 |
152= | Grenada | 0.0 |
150= | Belize | 0.0 |
148= | Lesotho | 0.0 |
146= | Suriname | 0.0 |
144= | Oman | 0.0 |
142= | Barbados | 0.0 |
140= | Bahrain | 0.0 |
138= | Aruba | 0.0 |
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The time for preparation and transition is over: we should all be moving to IPv6. This is largely an issue for ISPs and large telecommunications companies, spurred on by government and citizen pressure. It is not good enough to ignore IPv6. Eventually when IPv4 support is removed from infrastructure, the entire network-of-networks (as well as individual networks) will run more smoothly and quicker. Don't hold up progress!
Sometimes, transition is a case of having to buy new equipment, but often the cost is tied up with having qualified administrators to make required configuration changes (and testing) on network devices. Because of this, the Social & Moral Development index only rates countries that have are at over $1,000 GDP per capita, in order to avoid punishing countries that are simply to poor and too troubled to modernize right now. Of the countries with the lowest GDP per Capita in the results, India performs very well indeed, proving to others that it can be done even where investments are spread thinly.
IPv6 Uptake By Global Region:
IPv6 Uptake (2017)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Area | Higher is better Ratio32 | |
Africa... | 0.04 | |
Asia... | 2.11 | |
Australasia | 1.55 | |
Europe... | 8.11 | |
North America | 2.76 | |
South America | 4.76 | |
The Middle East... | 0.57 | |
World | 3.82 | |
#modernity #technology #the_internet
Digital Quality of Life (2024)33 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better33 | |
1 | Germany | 77.9% |
2 | Finland | 76.9% |
3 | France | 73.9% |
4 | Netherlands | 72.6% |
5 | Denmark | 72.3% |
6 | Austria | 70.8% |
7 | Spain | 70.5% |
8 | Luxembourg | 70.0% |
9 | UK | 69.3% |
10 | Estonia | 69.3% |
11 | Switzerland | 69.0% |
12 | Sweden | 68.7% |
13 | Japan | 68.3% |
14 | Singapore | 67.9% |
15 | Lithuania | 67.8% |
16 | Romania | 67.8% |
17 | USA | 67.5% |
18 | Bulgaria | 66.3% |
19 | Belgium | 66.1% |
20= | Poland | 66.0% |
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Digital Quality of Life (2024)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is worse33 | |
121 | Yemen | 14.9% |
120 | Congo, DR | 18.5% |
119 | Mozambique | 21.4% |
118 | Cameroon | 23.4% |
117 | Ethiopia | 23.7% |
116 | Mali | 24.9% |
115 | Zimbabwe | 24.9% |
114 | Tajikistan | 25.9% |
113 | Uganda | 26.9% |
112 | Tanzania | 26.9% |
111 | Burkina Faso | 27.0% |
110 | Honduras | 28.5% |
109 | Cambodia | 29.4% |
108 | El Salvador | 30.0% |
107 | Zambia | 30.1% |
106 | Venezuela | 30.1% |
105 | Nepal | 30.3% |
104 | Guatemala | 31.0% |
103 | Laos | 31.5% |
102 | Namibia | 32.1% |
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The Digital Quality of Life Index (DQL) is the creation of the IT Security firm Surfshark. As per its sixth annual report in 2024, it includes 14 indicators, spread across five pillars: "internet affordability, internet quality, e-infrastructure, e-security, and e-government"34. Many of the results are unsurprising - internet access is getting more affordable globally, and, investing in infrastructure and making government accessible online improves national wellbeing34.
Digital Quality of Life By Global Region:
Digital Quality of Life (2024)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Area | Higher is better33 | |
Africa... | 32.3% | |
Asia... | 46.4% | |
Australasia | 60.4% | |
Europe... | 61.0% | |
North America | 43.1% | |
South America | 46.4% | |
The Middle East... | 48.3% | |
World | 48.4% | |
#education #human_development #modernity #technology #the_internet
The overall scores are simply an average of each countries' position in all of the data sets that make up this category. Countries only receive a ranking if they have at least 4 different data points across the data sets. The overall results for each country are listed alongside their position in the Social and Moral Development Index.
Pos. | Modernity & Learning (2020) Lower is better Avg Rank35 | Social & Moral Lower is better Avg Rank36 | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Finland | 7.7 | 31.8 |
2 | Taiwan | 10.0 | 45.0 |
3 | Switzerland | 14.7 | 35.9 |
4 | Denmark | 14.8 | 27.4 |
5 | Estonia | 15.2 | 47.9 |
6 | Belgium | 16.4 | 38.3 |
7 | Germany | 17.0 | 38.0 |
8 | Czechia | 17.7 | 49.3 |
9 | Sweden | 17.9 | 30.4 |
10 | Austria | 18.1 | 36.5 |
11 | New Zealand | 19.4 | 31.7 |
12 | Iceland | 19.6 | 31.3 |
13 | UK | 20.4 | 36.4 |
14 | Australia | 20.8 | 35.5 |
15 | Japan | 21.0 | 42.3 |
16 | Norway | 21.3 | 27.6 |
17 | Ireland | 21.7 | 37.1 |
18 | Canada | 21.9 | 37.1 |
19 | Slovenia | 22.4 | 46.0 |
20 | Luxembourg | 22.6 | 40.3 |
21 | Netherlands | 22.6 | 31.9 |
22 | S. Korea | 23.6 | 53.7 |
23 | Faroe Islands | 24.0 | |
24 | Hungary | 25.3 | 53.6 |
25 | Singapore | 26.1 | 59.2 |
26 | France | 26.2 | 39.3 |
27 | USA | 28.2 | 51.3 |
28 | Latvia | 28.2 | 61.0 |
29 | Israel | 31.3 | 70.2 |
30 | Hong Kong | 32.6 | |
31 | Lithuania | 32.8 | 61.1 |
32 | Poland | 33.1 | 56.0 |
33 | Spain | 34.1 | 46.1 |
34 | Italy | 37.4 | 46.8 |
35 | Portugal | 38.9 | 50.8 |
36 | Slovakia | 39.0 | 57.6 |
37 | Greece | 40.6 | 58.9 |
38 | Russia | 41.5 | 87.7 |
39 | Croatia | 43.0 | 62.2 |
40 | Argentina | 43.6 | 69.1 |
41 | Bulgaria | 44.0 | 64.1 |
42 | Romania | 45.8 | 63.9 |
43 | Ukraine | 47.1 | 75.9 |
44 | Liechtenstein | 47.7 | 56.8 |
45 | Malaysia | 49.3 | 77.1 |
46 | Malta | 49.4 | 50.7 |
47 | Turkey | 50.0 | 77.7 |
48 | Macau | 50.8 | |
49 | Chile | 50.8 | 58.5 |
50 | Cyprus | 51.1 | 56.0 |
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Pos. | Modernity & Learning (2020) Lower is better Avg Rank35 | Social & Moral Lower is better Avg Rank36 | |
---|---|---|---|
51 | S. Africa | 54.1 | 84.8 |
52 | Barbados | 54.2 | 59.7 |
53 | UAE | 54.4 | 85.3 |
54 | Brazil | 54.9 | 74.4 |
55 | Belarus | 55.2 | 81.6 |
56 | Serbia | 55.4 | 69.8 |
57 | St Kitts & Nevis | 56.7 | 78.7 |
58 | Kosovo | 57.0 | 82.3 |
59 | Moldova | 57.2 | 75.3 |
60 | Puerto Rico | 57.5 | |
61 | Saudi Arabia | 58.1 | 103.2 |
62 | Palau | 59.3 | 84.7 |
63 | China | 60.4 | 84.6 |
64 | Mexico | 60.7 | 80.6 |
65 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 61.6 | 77.6 |
66 | Uzbekistan | 61.7 | 98.2 |
67 | Kazakhstan | 62.8 | 88.5 |
68 | Monaco | 64.5 | 52.2 |
69 | Georgia | 66.0 | 75.2 |
70 | Montenegro | 66.3 | 74.3 |
71 | Uruguay | 66.8 | 52.0 |
72 | Vietnam | 67.5 | 86.4 |
73 | Costa Rica | 68.0 | 54.7 |
74= | Peru | 68.5 | 80.6 |
74= | Grenada | 68.5 | 78.6 |
76 | Bermuda | 69.0 | |
77 | Azerbaijan | 69.4 | 90.9 |
78 | Macedonia | 70.1 | 77.1 |
79 | Armenia | 70.2 | 81.5 |
80 | Thailand | 70.4 | 79.4 |
81 | Albania | 71.2 | 75.1 |
82 | Egypt | 71.3 | 101.8 |
83 | Trinidad & Tobago | 71.4 | 74.7 |
84 | Qatar | 71.4 | 85.4 |
85 | Aruba | 71.5 | |
86 | India | 72.4 | 84.6 |
87 | Bahrain | 72.6 | 89.1 |
88 | Kyrgyzstan | 73.1 | 89.2 |
89 | Tunisia | 74.3 | 79.1 |
90 | Andorra | 74.5 | 74.0 |
91 | Iran | 74.6 | 101.3 |
92 | Colombia | 74.9 | 83.2 |
93 | Tonga | 75.2 | 103.4 |
94 | New Caledonia | 75.5 | |
95 | Kuwait | 76.3 | 86.3 |
96 | Philippines | 79.3 | 88.1 |
97 | Bahamas | 80.0 | 80.6 |
98 | Cuba | 80.3 | 85.3 |
99 | Kenya | 80.7 | 107.3 |
100 | Sri Lanka | 80.8 | 73.9 |
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Pos. | Modernity & Learning (2020) Lower is better Avg Rank35 | Social & Moral Lower is better Avg Rank36 | |
---|---|---|---|
101= | Fiji | 80.8 | 85.9 |
101= | Jordan | 80.8 | 90.6 |
103 | Seychelles | 81.3 | 77.8 |
104 | Cayman Islands | 82.0 | |
105 | Dominican Rep. | 82.4 | 86.9 |
106 | Ecuador | 82.9 | 81.3 |
107 | Dominica | 83.8 | 77.0 |
108 | Antigua & Barbuda | 84.0 | 83.4 |
109 | Mauritius | 84.6 | 65.9 |
110 | Oman | 84.8 | 104.2 |
111 | Morocco | 85.1 | 89.2 |
112 | Lebanon | 85.7 | 90.6 |
113= | US Virgin Islands | 86.0 | |
113= | Belize | 86.0 | 91.9 |
115 | Panama | 87.0 | 82.7 |
116 | Indonesia | 89.3 | 89.6 |
117 | Venezuela | 89.5 | 98.0 |
118 | Greenland | 90.0 | |
119= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 90.3 | 80.7 |
119= | Mongolia | 90.3 | 86.8 |
121 | Bolivia | 91.0 | 91.2 |
122 | Brunei | 91.6 | 97.3 |
123= | Tajikistan | 92.0 | 105.3 |
123= | Palestine | 92.0 | |
125 | Nigeria | 94.8 | 118.6 |
126 | French Polynesia | 95.0 | |
127 | Ghana | 95.6 | 98.2 |
128 | Jamaica | 95.7 | 77.6 |
129 | Libya | 97.0 | 114.0 |
130 | Uganda | 97.2 | 114.5 |
131 | Pakistan | 97.6 | 118.4 |
132 | Botswana | 97.8 | 100.1 |
133 | St Lucia | 97.8 | 88.0 |
134 | Nauru | 99.0 | 108.2 |
135 | Maldives | 99.8 | 89.4 |
136 | Paraguay | 101.5 | 96.3 |
137 | Algeria | 102.6 | 101.7 |
138 | Marshall Islands | 102.8 | 113.9 |
139 | Samoa | 103.4 | 112.0 |
140 | Cameroon | 103.6 | 122.3 |
141 | Zimbabwe | 104.0 | 126.8 |
142 | Turkmenistan | 105.3 | 115.4 |
143 | Guinea-Bissau | 106.0 | 128.1 |
144 | Zambia | 107.8 | 111.5 |
145 | Bangladesh | 109.1 | 100.5 |
146 | Ethiopia | 109.5 | 120.6 |
147 | Nepal | 109.8 | 93.6 |
148= | El Salvador | 110.8 | 91.6 |
148= | Guatemala | 110.8 | 98.7 |
150 | Bhutan | 112.3 | 94.3 |
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Pos. | Modernity & Learning (2020) Lower is better Avg Rank35 | Social & Moral Lower is better Avg Rank36 | |
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151 | Rwanda | 112.3 | 119.0 |
152 | Laos | 113.4 | 119.8 |
153 | Suriname | 114.4 | 97.3 |
154 | Senegal | 115.3 | 105.6 |
155 | Cape Verde | 116.3 | 89.2 |
156 | Namibia | 116.6 | 106.4 |
157 | Vanuatu | 117.0 | 104.0 |
158 | Ivory Coast | 117.4 | 124.1 |
159 | Nicaragua | 117.7 | 100.9 |
160 | Swaziland | 118.0 | 122.8 |
161 | Gabon | 118.3 | 117.6 |
162 | Burkina Faso | 119.4 | 115.0 |
163 | Sudan | 119.8 | 137.8 |
164 | Angola | 120.0 | 140.0 |
165 | Sao Tome & Principe | 120.3 | 113.0 |
166 | Malawi | 121.6 | 119.4 |
167 | Iraq | 121.8 | 128.0 |
168 | Guyana | 122.6 | 100.1 |
169 | Mali | 123.1 | 120.3 |
170 | Syria | 123.5 | 124.0 |
171 | Togo | 124.4 | 120.2 |
172 | San Marino | 125.0 | 68.0 |
173 | Djibouti | 125.8 | 122.6 |
174 | Myanmar (Burma) | 127.0 | 121.5 |
175 | Honduras | 128.0 | 104.7 |
176 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 129.0 | 107.9 |
177 | Tanzania | 129.5 | 116.8 |
178 | Liberia | 130.8 | 123.5 |
179 | Micronesia | 131.3 | 108.6 |
180 | Mozambique | 131.7 | 123.8 |
181 | Yemen | 132.2 | 131.3 |
182 | Congo, DR | 132.6 | 138.4 |
183 | Benin | 134.4 | 119.1 |
184 | Mauritania | 134.7 | 129.3 |
185 | Afghanistan | 136.7 | 141.2 |
186 | Lesotho | 137.2 | 108.5 |
187 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 137.4 | 128.4 |
188 | Cambodia | 138.7 | 117.4 |
189 | Burundi | 139.0 | 130.4 |
190 | Madagascar | 142.5 | 117.5 |
191 | Kiribati | 143.0 | 97.2 |
192 | Gambia | 144.0 | 124.9 |
193 | Central African Rep. | 146.3 | 138.6 |
194 | Tuvalu | 148.0 | 108.4 |
195 | Equatorial Guinea | 149.3 | 144.2 |
196 | Papua New Guinea | 150.4 | 122.5 |
197 | Chad | 150.6 | 144.5 |
198 | Niger | 151.0 | 130.3 |
199 | Solomon Islands | 152.7 | 118.1 |
200 | Haiti | 153.8 | 123.7 |
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Pos. | Modernity & Learning (2020) Lower is better Avg Rank35 | Social & Moral Lower is better Avg Rank36 | |
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201 | Guinea | 157.5 | 126.0 |
202 | Comoros | 160.5 | 133.4 |
203 | S. Sudan | 164.0 | 147.5 |
204 | Sierra Leone | 167.8 | 119.5 |
205 | Eritrea | 193.5 | 146.0 |
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Area | Modernity & Learning (2020) Lower is better Avg Rank35 | Social & Moral Lower is better Avg Rank36 | |
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Africa... | 120.2 | 119.0 | |
Asia... | 78.3 | 92.0 | |
Australasia | 98.4 | 95.3 | |
Baltic States | 25.4 | 56.6 | |
Central America | 101.2 | 89.3 | |
Europe... | 40.6 | 57.5 | |
Melanesia | 115.3 | 107.6 | |
Micronesia | 107.1 | 102.5 | |
North America | 81.8 | 81.3 | |
Polynesia | 88.2 | 88.9 | |
Scandinavia... | 17.2 | 32.7 | |
Small Islands... | 88.3 | 89.1 | |
South America | 80.1 | 81.8 | |
The Americas... | 81.3 | 81.5 | |
The Balkans | 58.3 | 72.4 | |
The Caribbean... | 82.1 | 82.7 | |
The Mediterranean | 62.8 | 73.0 | |
The Middle East... | 78.3 | 95.3 | |
World | 82.7 | 89.7 | |
The table here shows overall results for this category, compared with each region's average score on the Social and Moral Development Index. Regional values are calculated as an average of national results, not by total regional population. The tables below show results for each data set for each region.
Modernity and Education Data Sets by Region:
Area | Research & Development (2016) Higher is better % RDP PPP | Secondary Education (2018) Higher is better14 | Length of Schooling (2021) Higher is better Years16 | Intellectual Endeavours (2017) Lower is better Rank18 | Maths, Science & Reading (2015) Higher is better Score19 | Religiosity (2018) Lower is better %21 | IQ (2006) Higher is better27 | |
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Africa... | 0.36 | 34.4% | 11.0 | 106.4 | 1100 | 87.0 | 70.6 | |
Asia... | 0.75 | 66.0% | 13.5 | 97.1 | 1398 | 55.8 | 90.4 | |
Australasia | 1.71 | 79.3% | 13.4 | 58.7 | 1512 | 18.0 | 98.5 | |
Baltic States | 0.99 | 98.1% | 16.1 | 22.3 | 1486 | 11.0 | 96.0 | |
Central America | 0.15 | 52.2% | 12.7 | 110.4 | 1247 | 81.5 | 82.3 | |
Europe... | 1.32 | 88.3% | 16.1 | 31.3 | 1417 | 25.8 | 96.6 | |
North America | 0.57 | 64.7% | 13.9 | 86.8 | 1303 | 69.9 | 83.5 | |
Polynesia | 1.17 | 88.4% | 14.5 | 53.7 | 1517 | 99.0 | ||
Scandinavia... | 2.40 | 95.6% | 18.4 | 21.3 | 1516 | 10.8 | 99.3 | |
Small Islands... | 0.74 | 68.7% | 13.6 | 76.5 | 1370 | 77.5 | 87.0 | |
South America | 0.34 | 60.5% | 14.8 | 122.4 | 1271 | 60.5 | 87.8 | |
The Americas... | 0.47 | 63.0% | 14.2 | 99.8 | 1287 | 65.4 | 85.3 | |
The Balkans | 0.50 | 80.7% | 15.0 | 36.7 | 1232 | 37.7 | 91.7 | |
The Caribbean... | 0.32 | 68.0% | 14.2 | 80.7 | 1144 | 77.5 | 78.0 | |
The Mediterranean | 1.08 | 69.8% | 15.1 | 58.7 | 1331 | 52.1 | 89.3 | |
The Middle East... | 0.66 | 62.5% | 13.8 | 93.0 | 1264 | 70.5 | 84.8 | |
World | 0.84 | 63.0% | 13.5 | 82.0 | 1389 | 54.3 | 85.6 | |
Technology and Information Data Sets by Region:
Area | Internet Users (2016) Higher is better28 | Internet Freedom (2012) Lower is better30 | IT Security (2013) Lower is better31 | IPv6 Uptake (2017) Higher is better Ratio32 | Digital Quality of Life (2024) Higher is better33 | |
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Africa... | 18.4% | 45.0 | 1.07 | 0.04 | 32.3% | |
Asia... | 48.7% | 56.6 | 1.08 | 2.11 | 46.4% | |
Australasia | 44.3% | 18.0 | 0.63 | 1.55 | 60.4% | |
Baltic States | 81.6% | 10.0 | 0.33 | 6.65 | 66.8% | |
Central America | 36.0% | 0.11 | 1.00 | 35.6% | ||
Europe... | 76.7% | 31.4 | 0.80 | 8.11 | 61.0% | |
Melanesia | 33.8% | 0.02 | ||||
Micronesia | 34.2% | 0.10 | ||||
North America | 57.5% | 45.0 | 1.20 | 2.76 | 43.1% | |
Polynesia | 57.2% | 1.93 | 61.1% | |||
Scandinavia... | 95.7% | 10.0 | 0.44 | 7.87 | 70.3% | |
Small Islands... | 54.9% | 71.0 | 1.03 | 0.52 | 50.6% | |
South America | 53.9% | 33.7 | 0.49 | 4.76 | 46.4% | |
The Americas... | 56.4% | 39.3 | 0.84 | 3.36 | 44.7% | |
The Balkans | 61.8% | 5.41 | 50.7% | |||
The Caribbean... | 60.4% | 86.0 | 1.08 | 1.03 | 40.1% | |
The Mediterranean | 61.6% | 50.0 | 0.75 | 2.98 | 54.2% | |
The Middle East... | 60.4% | 66.4 | 0.96 | 0.57 | 48.3% | |
World | 48.1% | 46.7 | 0.98 | 3.82 | 48.4% | |
The data sets form part of the calculations for the Human Truth Foundation's Social and Moral Development Index.
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.