The Index Simulator

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Country description

Mozambique is a low income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 558.3 USD (2022) and HDI value of 0.46 (2022)

Index description

Digital transformation needs the availability of appropriate infrastructure, skilled human resources, adequate governance and impact on national development. Developed by Portulans Institute, this index assesses 134 economies based on their performance across 60 variables.

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Results for Mozambique

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2019	2021	2022	2023	Simulator projection
Rank	120	133	137	129	123	120	125	125	130
Score	2.99Value: 2.98671418	2.76Value: 2.764248736	2.77Value: 2.774143915	2.92Value: 2.918397785	3Value: 2.996607693	22.07Value: 22.07	26.55Value: 26.55	28.18Value: 28.1829899709092	25.07Value: 25.0741	Value: 25.0741

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Region

Access Rank 122 / Score 39.17
KPI	2023 - Mozambique
KPI	Weight	Best	Worst	Aspirational value	Current Value
mobile tariffs	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Ireland 100.00 11.26%	11.26Value: 11.259
handset prices	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 17.33%	17.33Value: 17.3284
FTTh/Building internet subscriptions	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: China 100.00 13.52%	13.52Value: 13.5161
Population covered by at least a 3G mobile network	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Cameroon 0.00 Best: Armenia 100.00 94.47%	94.47Value: 94.4746
International internet bandwidth	Initial Value: 1	100.00	39.83	Worst: Tajikistan 39.83 Best: Hong Kong SAR 100.00 32.33%	59.28Value: 59.281
Internet access in schools	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Armenia 100.00 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Content Rank 122 / Score 2.32
GitHub commits	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Hungary 100.00 0.29%	0.29Value: 0.293496
Internet domain registrations	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Iceland 100.00 0.15%	0.15Value: 0.145393
Mobile application development	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Madagascar 0.00 Best: Cyprus 100.00 4.61%	4.61Value: 4.61393
AI scientific publications	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Guinea 0.00 Best: China 100.00 4.24%	4.24Value: 4.24168
Future Technologies Rank 127 / Score 15.01
Adoption of emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lesotho 0.00 Best: Netherlands 100.00 17.19%	17.19Value: 17.1887
Investment in emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	10.75	Worst: Venezuela 10.75 Best: United States 100.00 17.09%	26Value: 26
Computer software spending	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 1.84%	1.84Value: 1.8357
Robot density	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Peru 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Individuals Rank 129 / Score 14.78
Mobile broadband internet traffic within the country	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: China 100.00 1.28%	1.28Value: 1.28295
Use of virtual social network	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: United Arab Emirates 100.00 4.69%	4.69Value: 4.69208
Tertiary enrollment	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Gambia 0.00 Best: Greece 100.00 3.1%	3.1Value: 3.09679
Adult literacy rate	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Ukraine 100.00 50.05%	50.05Value: 50.054612309
ICT skills in the education system	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 0%	N/AValue: N/A
AI talent concentration	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: South Africa 0.00 Best: India 100.00 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Business Rank 128 / Score 19
Firms with websites	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 35.58%	35.58Value: 35.5825
GERD financed by business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Gambia 0.00 Best: Thailand 100.00 0.58%	0.58Value: 0.583526
Professionals	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Luxembourg 100.00 1.8%	1.8Value: 1.80118
Annual investment in telecommunication services	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 57.03%	57.03Value: 57.0314
GERD performed by business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Israel 100.00 0.01%	0.01Value: 0.0130749
Government Rank 128 / Score 12.53
Government online services	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Estonia 100.00 28.86%	28.86Value: 28.8572
Publication and use of open data	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Eswatini 0.00 Best: Canada 100.00 2.94%	2.94Value: 2.94118
Government promotion of investment in emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: China 100.00 12.87%	12.87Value: 12.8717
R&D expenditure by government and higher education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Israel 100.00 5.46%	5.46Value: 5.46158
Trust Rank 113 / Score 22.27
Secure Internet servers	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Denmark 100.00 26.92%	26.92Value: 26.9194
Online access to financial account	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Norway 100.00 34.3%	34.3Value: 34.3049
Internet shopping	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Pakistan 0.00 Best: Norway 100.00 5%	5Value: 4.99699
Cybersecurity	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.48	Worst: Honduras 0.48 Best: United States 100.00 22.47%	22.85Value: 22.8452
Regulation Rank 108 / Score 51.12
Regulation quality	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Venezuela 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 32.02%	32.02Value: 32.0195
Regulation of emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Venezuela 0.00 Best: Luxembourg 100.00 0%	N/AValue: N/A
e-commerce legislation	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Algeria 100.00 33.33%	33.33Value: 33.3333
Privacy protection by law content	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.00 Best: Portugal 100.00 73.25%	73.25Value: 73.2456
ICT regulatory environment	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Tajikistan 0.00 Best: Italy 100.00 65.88%	65.88Value: 65.8824
Inclusion Rank 125 / Score 30.24
e-participation	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Japan 100.00 17.45%	17.45Value: 17.446
Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Switzerland 100.00 38.26%	38.26Value: 38.2629
Availability of local online content	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Sweden 100.00 18.27%	18.27Value: 18.2692
Gender gap in internet use	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burkina Faso 0.00 Best: Lesotho 100.00 11.62%	11.62Value: 11.6168
Rural gap in use of digital payment	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Morocco 0.00 Best: Jordan 100.00 65.6%	65.6Value: 65.6033
Economy Rank 132 / Score 9.07
High-tech and medium-high-tech manufacturing	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burkina Faso 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
High-tech exports	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Philippines 100.00 1.61%	1.61Value: 1.60696
PCT patent application	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Japan 100.00 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Domestic market size	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Cape Verde 0.00 Best: China 100.00 36.75%	36.75Value: 36.7479
Prevalence of gig economy	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: China 100.00 5.52%	5.52Value: 5.52326
ICT services exports	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: Cyprus 100.00 1.45%	1.45Value: 1.45051
Quality of life Rank 120 / Score 43.08
Happiness	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lebanon 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 44.4%	44.4Value: 44.401
Freedom to make life choices	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Viet Nam 100.00 84.8%	84.8Value: 84.8024
Income inequality	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: South Africa 0.00 Best: Slovak Republic 100.00 22.61%	22.61Value: 22.6131
Healthy life expectancy at birth	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lesotho 0.00 Best: Japan 100.00 20.48%	20.48Value: 20.4837
SDG Contribution Rank 125 / Score 42.3
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Canada 100.00 30.43%	30.43Value: 30.434
SDG 4: Quality Education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Dominican Republic 0.00 Best: China 100.00 0%	N/AValue: N/A
SDG 5: Women's economic opportunity	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Qatar 0.00 Best: Belgium 100.00 75.22%	75.22Value: 75.2212
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Congo, Democratic Rep. 0.00 Best: Venezuela 100.00 17.05%	17.05Value: 17.052
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Iceland 100.00 46.5%	46.5Value: 46.4987

Index Global Highlights

Custom Region
Average
Weighted Average by population
Highest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank
Lowest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank

Global Details
Global Average		48.87 Value: 48.8671768656717
Developed Economies Average		65.64 65.6432194444444
Developing Economies Average		43.46 43.4570361111111
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	76.91 76.9064
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Burundi
	Score	20.62 20.6201
	Global Rank	134
Highest Ranked Developed Country	Country	United States
	Score	76.91 76.9064
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Bulgaria
	Score	52.18 52.1764
	Global Rank	53
Highest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	76.81 76.811
	Global Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Burundi
	Score	20.62 20.6201
	Global Rank	134

Arab Region Details
Arab Average		46.59 46.5881615384615
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine		43.69 43.6853
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen		23.74 23.735
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	62.43 62.4274
	Global Rank	30
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	23.74 23.735
	Global Rank	131
Highest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Jordan
	Score	47.29 47.2877
	Global Rank	68
Lowest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Lebanon
	Score	39.7 39.6958
	Global Rank	96
Highest Arab LDC	Country	Mauritania
	Score	23.74 23.735
	Global Rank	131
Lowest Arab LDC	Country	Mauritania
	Score	23.74 23.735
	Global Rank	131

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			63.89 63.8861104166667
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			47.54 47.5380363636364
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			39.08 39.081182051282
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			27.77 27.76765

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		51.74 51.7407019230769
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		47.04 47.0449414634146
Oil Exporting Best	Country	United States
	Score	76.91 76.9064
	Global Rank	1
Oil Exporting Worst	Country	Chad
	Score	20.82 20.8163
	Global Rank	133
Oil Importing Best	Country	Singapore
	Score	76.81 76.811
	Global Rank	2
Oil Importing Worst	Country	Burundi
	Score	20.62 20.6201
	Global Rank	134

OECD
OECD Average		65.84 65.8383837837838
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		66.87 66.8745787878788
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey		55.75 55.74906
OECD Best	Country	United States
	Score	76.91 76.9064
	Global Rank	1
OECD Worst	Country	Colombia
	Score	48.28 48.279
	Global Rank	65
OECD Developed Best	Country	United States
	Score	76.91 76.9064
	Global Rank	1
OECD Developed Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	49.59 49.5862
	Global Rank	62
OECD Developing Best	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	74.48 74.4786
	Global Rank	7
OECD Developing Worst	Country	Colombia
	Score	48.28 48.279
	Global Rank	65

Arab region
Simple Average		46.36
Weighted Average by population		24.07
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	62.43
	Rank	30
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	23.74
	Rank	131

AMU
Simple Average		37.23
Weighted Average by population		32.65
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Morocco
	Score	45.43
	Rank	77
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritania
	Score	23.74
	Rank	131

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		55.89
Weighted Average by population		56.42
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	76.81
	Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Lao PDR
	Score	34.72
	Rank	109

Europe and Central Asia
Simple Average		59
Weighted Average by population		50.79
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Finland
	Score	76.19
	Rank	3
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Tajikistan
	Score	33.75
	Rank	113

Latin America and The Caribbean
Simple Average		44.56
Weighted Average by population		40.4
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Brazil
	Score	54.67
	Rank	44
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Nicaragua
	Score	33.32
	Rank	115

North America
Simple Average		74.45
Weighted Average by population		69.53
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	76.91
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Canada
	Score	71.99
	Rank	11

South Asia
Simple Average		42.16
Weighted Average by population		46.51
Highest Ranked Country	Country	India
	Score	49.93
	Rank	60
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Nepal
	Score	33.73
	Rank	114

Sub-Saharan Africa
Simple Average		32.14
Weighted Average by population		24.51
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Kenya
	Score	46.86
	Rank	70
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Burundi
	Score	20.62
	Rank	134

Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Simple Average		41
Weighted Average by population		31.74
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	62.43
	Rank	30
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Chad
	Score	20.82
	Rank	133

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Results for Mozambique

Comparison benchmarks

Index Global Highlights

Custom Region

Global Details

Arab Region Details

Economies per capita

Oil Exporting/Importing

OECD

Arab region

AMU

East Asia and Pacific

Europe and Central Asia

Latin America and The Caribbean

North America

South Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

Organization of Islamic Cooperation

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