The Index Simulator

This simulator is for advanced users who have an understanding of the indices and have reviewed their country's ranking in those indices. The Index Simulator allows you to imagine how a change in your country's performance in an index KPI would alter its overall ranking, and to select other countries for comparison.

Country description

Iraq is an upper middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 5.51 Thousand USD (2023) and HDI value of 0.67 (2022)

Index description

Cybersecurity becomes an imperative as institutions are moving increasingly to digital platforms. Developed by International Telecom Union, The Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) measures the commitment of countries to cybersecurity at a global level to raise awareness of the importance and different dimensions of the issue.

Results for Iraq


2017 2019 2021 Simulator
projection
Rank 44 107 129
Score
0.17Value: 0.1710403
0.26Value: 0.263
20.71Value: 20.71
Value: 20.71

Comparison benchmarks
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Top 3 in Income Group
Top 3 in Region
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Income Group
Region
KPI Information icon 2021 - Iraq
Weight Information icon Best Worst Aspirational value Information icon Current Value
plus interface iconLegal Aspects
Rank 185 / Score 0
Cybercrime substantive lawInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Comoros 0.00
Best: Australia 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Cybersecurity regulationsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Australia 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
plus interface iconTechnical Measures
Rank 114 / Score 6.56
National CERT/CIRT/ CSIRTInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Andorra 0.00
Best: Austria 1.00
26.9%
0.27Value: 0.269032922
Sectorial CERT/CIRT/ CSIRTInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Australia 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
National framework for implementation of cybersecurity standardsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Child Online ProtectionInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
plus interface iconOrganizational Measures
Rank 105 / Score 7.78
National Cybersecurity StrategyInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Algeria 0.00
Best: Canada 1.00
44.96%
0.45Value: 0.449634135
Responsible AgencyInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Andorra 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
56.21%
0.56Value: 0.562128419
Cybersecurity metricsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Australia 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
plus interface iconCapacity Building Measures
Rank 140 / Score 2.14
Public cybersecurity awareness campaignsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Australia 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Training for Cybersecurity ProfessionalsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Australia 1.00
32.14%
0.32Value: 0.321428571
Educational programs/academic curricula in cybersecurityInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Australia 1.00
40.89%
0.41Value: 0.408928571
Research and development programsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Australia 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
National cybersecurity industryInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Government incentive mechanismsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Australia 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
plus interface iconCooperation Measures
Rank 124 / Score 4.26
Bilateral cybersecurity agreementsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Azerbaijan 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Government participation in international cybersecurity mechanismsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Cybersecurity multilateral agreementsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Australia 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Partnerships with the private sector (PPPs)Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Armenia 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Inter agency cooperationInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Argentina 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Index Global Highlights
Global Details
Global Average
51.71 Value: 51.7092783505155
Developed Economies Average
91.8 91.7988888888889
Developing Economies Average
59.18 59.1790909090909
Highest Ranked Country Country United States
Score
100 100
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Micronesia
Score
0 0
Global Rank 182
Highest Ranked Developed Country Country United States
Score
100 100
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country Country Bulgaria
Score
67.38 67.38
Global Rank 77
Highest Ranked Developing Country Country Saudi Arabia
Score
99.54 99.54
Global Rank 2
Lowest Ranked Developing Country Country Yemen
Score
0 0
Global Rank 182
Arab Region Details Information icon
Arab Average
50.64 50.6363636363636
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine
48.55 48.554
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen
14.12 14.1157142857143
Highest Ranked Country Country Saudi Arabia
Score
99.54 99.54
Global Rank 2
Lowest Ranked Country Country Yemen
Score
0 0
Global Rank 182
Highest Arab Diversified Country Country Egypt
Score
95.48 95.48
Global Rank 23
Lowest Arab Diversified Country Country Iraq
Score
20.71 20.71
Global Rank 129
Highest Arab LDC Country Sudan
Score
35.03 35.03
Global Rank 102
Lowest Arab LDC Country Yemen
Score
0 0
Global Rank 182
Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR
77.72 77.7183050847458
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia
48.92 48.9186538461538
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine
42.82 42.8234615384615
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic
21.27 21.2713793103448
Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen
61.84 61.8413235294118
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia
46.51 46.5131451612903
Oil Exporting Best Country United States
Score
100 100
Global Rank 1
Oil Exporting Worst Country Yemen
Score
0 0
Global Rank 182
Oil Importing Best Country Singapore
Score
98.52 98.52
Global Rank 4
Oil Importing Worst Country Micronesia
Score
0 0
Global Rank 182
OECD Information icon
OECD Average
91.82 91.8181081081081
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic
92.99 92.9909090909091
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey
82.05 82.05
OECD Best Country United States
Score
100 100
Global Rank 1
OECD Worst Country Colombia
Score
63.72 63.72
Global Rank 81
OECD Developed Best Country United States
Score
100 100
Global Rank 1
OECD Developed Worst Country Czech Republic
Score
74.37 74.37
Global Rank 68
OECD Developing Best Country Korea, Rep.
Score
98.52 98.52
Global Rank 4
OECD Developing Worst Country Colombia
Score
63.72 63.72
Global Rank 81
ESCWA region Information icon
Simple Average
50.64
Highest Ranked Country Country Saudi Arabia
Score 99.54
Rank 2
Lowest Ranked Country Country Yemen
Score 0
Rank 182
East Asia and Pacific Information icon
Simple Average
60.73
Highest Ranked Country Country Singapore
Score 98.52
Rank 4
Lowest Ranked Country Country Korea Dem Rep.
Score 1.35
Rank 181
Europe and Central Asia Information icon
Simple Average
81.99
Highest Ranked Country Country United Kingdom
Score 99.54
Rank 2
Lowest Ranked Country Country Turkmenistan
Score 14.48
Rank 144
Latin America and The Caribbean Information icon
Simple Average
41.15
Highest Ranked Country Country Brazil
Score 96.6
Rank 18
Lowest Ranked Country Country Honduras
Score 2.2
Rank 178
North America Information icon
Simple Average
98.84
Highest Ranked Country Country United States
Score 100
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Canada
Score 97.67
Rank 8
South Asia Information icon
Simple Average
50.54
Highest Ranked Country Country India
Score 97.49
Rank 11
Lowest Ranked Country Country Maldives
Score 2.95
Rank 177
Sub-Saharan Africa Information icon
Simple Average
38.16
Highest Ranked Country Country Mauritius
Score 96.89
Rank 17
Lowest Ranked Country Country Burundi
Score 1.73
Rank 179
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