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

Portugal is a high income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 27.28 Thousand USD (2023) and HDI value of 0.87 (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 Portugal

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2019	2021	2022	2023	2024	Simulator projection
Rank	33	33	33	28	30	28	31	29	28	30
Score	4.63Value: 4.629037909	4.67Value: 4.667078062	4.73Value: 4.725485029	4.91Value: 4.909769401	4.92Value: 4.916230793	65.56Value: 65.56	65.2Value: 65.2	65.63Value: 65.6337882733813	63.08Value: 63.0813	61.73Value: 61.725721575	Value: 61.725721575

Comparison benchmarks

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Region

Access Rank 28 / Score 76.58
KPI	2024 - Portugal
KPI	Weight	Best	Worst	Aspirational value	Current Value
mobile tariffs	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Switzerland 100.00 59.7%	59.7Value: 59.697950766
handset prices	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Australia 100.00 83.97%	83.97Value: 83.9738769
FTTh/Building internet subscriptions	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: China 100.00 41.38%	41.38Value: 41.381180189
Population covered by at least a 3G mobile network	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Armenia 100.00 100%	100Value: 100
International internet bandwidth	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lesotho 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 100.00 75.43%	75.43Value: 75.433991964
Internet access in schools	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Armenia 100.00 98.97%	98.97Value: 98.96975708
Content Rank 25 / Score 45.7
GitHub commits	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 45.65%	45.65Value: 45.654683327
mobile app development	Initial Value: 0.2	100.00	0.00	Worst: Madagascar 0.00 Best: Cyprus 100.00 70.47%	70.47Value: 70.474127389
Internet domain registrations	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Iceland 100.00 47.09%	47.09Value: 47.088781412
AI scientific publications	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Seychelles 0.00 Best: China 100.00 19.57%	19.57Value: 19.569899956
Future Technologies Rank 28 / Score 50.28
Adoption of emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Botswana 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 100.00 76.64%	76.64Value: 76.635941891
Investment in emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 52.75%	52.75Value: 52.75
Computer software spending	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 59.39%	59.39Value: 59.385986012
Robot density	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Peru 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 12.35%	12.35Value: 12.3522409
Individuals Rank 45 / Score 52.28
Mobile broadband internet traffic within the country	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mali 0.00 Best: China 100.00 13.81%	13.81Value: 13.806879788
Use of virtual social network	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: United Arab Emirates 100.00 63.11%	63.11Value: 63.108614232
Adult literacy rate	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Uzbekistan 100.00 95.34%	95.34Value: 95.34199568
ICT skills in the education system	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Sierra Leone 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 76.48%	76.48Value: 76.48296984
AI talent concentration	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: South Africa 0.00 Best: India 100.00 12.66%	12.66Value: 12.660944206
Business Rank 45 / Score 40.65
Firms with websites	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Sierra Leone 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 56.61%	56.61Value: 56.613516613
Number of venture capital deals invested in AI	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Russian Federation 0.00 Best: Estonia 100.00 18.55%	18.55Value: 18.547518892
Public cloud computing market scale	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Seychelles 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 29.15%	29.15Value: 29.153249445
Annual investment in telecommunication services	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lao PDR 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 58.28%	58.28Value: 58.278740227
Government Rank 38 / Score 48.56
Government online services	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Estonia 100.00 77.39%	77.39Value: 77.387267905
Data Capabilities	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mozambique 0.00 Best: Estonia 100.00 47.32%	47.32Value: 47.321775588
Government promotion of investment in emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Bolivia 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 39.42%	39.42Value: 39.42113445
R&D expenditure by government and higher education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Israel 100.00 30.11%	30.11Value: 30.105314609
Trust Rank 43 / Score 69.22
Secure Internet servers	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Denmark 100.00 79.85%	79.85Value: 79.850237323
Online access to financial account	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Egypt 0.00 Best: Norway 100.00 52.7%	52.7Value: 52.703604985
Internet shopping	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Pakistan 0.00 Best: Norway 100.00 47%	47Value: 47.002782875
Cybersecurity	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 97.33%	97.33Value: 97.333333333
Regulation Rank 17 / Score 85.47
Regulation quality	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Venezuela 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 65.92%	65.92Value: 65.924190475
Regulation of emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Sierra Leone 0.00 Best: Luxembourg 100.00 75.73%	75.73Value: 75.730183238
e-commerce legislation	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Namibia 0.00 Best: Algeria 100.00 100%	100Value: 100
Privacy protection by law content	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lao PDR 0.00 Best: Latvia 100.00 91.66%	91.66Value: 91.656505835
ICT regulatory environment	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Italy 100.00 94.05%	94.05Value: 94.047619048
Inclusion Rank 34 / Score 75.36
e-participation	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Japan 100.00 72.1%	72.1Value: 72.096592653
Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Switzerland 100.00 84.24%	84.24Value: 84.243832109
Availability of local online content	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Sweden 100.00 77.64%	77.64Value: 77.644230769
Gender gap in internet use	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burkina Faso 0.00 Best: Lesotho 100.00 66.98%	66.98Value: 66.984735976
Rural gap in use of digital payment	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Morocco 0.00 Best: Jordan 100.00 75.82%	75.82Value: 75.820538457
Economy Rank 51 / Score 37.39
PCT patent application	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: El Salvador 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 7.12%	7.12Value: 7.1151575792
Domestic market size	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Seychelles 0.00 Best: China 100.00 58.99%	58.99Value: 58.989218494
Prevalence of gig economy	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Zimbabwe 0.00 Best: China 100.00 57.85%	57.85Value: 57.848837209
ICT services exports	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lesotho 0.00 Best: Cyprus 100.00 25.61%	25.61Value: 25.613830086
Quality of life Rank 41 / Score 74.28
Happiness	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lesotho 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 61.33%	61.33Value: 61.333735843
Freedom to make life choices	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Malaysia 100.00 79.97%	79.97Value: 79.970435482
Income inequality	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: South Africa 0.00 Best: Slovak Republic 100.00 73.01%	73.01Value: 73.007712082
Healthy life expectancy at birth	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lesotho 0.00 Best: Japan 100.00 90.05%	90.05Value: 90.054578532
SDG Contribution Rank 8 / Score 84.94
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Canada 100.00 95.16%	95.16Value: 95.161290323
SDG 4: Quality Education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Cambodia 0.00 Best: China 100.00 58.02%	58.02Value: 58.024933718
SDG 5: Women's economic opportunity	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Belgium 100.00 100%	100Value: 100
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 0.00 Best: Ireland 100.00 90.28%	90.28Value: 90.277777778
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Iceland 100.00 87.79%	87.79Value: 87.791944933

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		49.52 Value: 49.5195828353835
Developed Economies Average		64.95 64.9488848849444
Developing Economies Average		44.4 44.4044101529722
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	78.96 78.964001767
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	20.24 20.240321999
	Global Rank	133
Highest Ranked Developed Country	Country	United States
	Score	78.96 78.964001767
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Croatia
	Score	51.96 51.959682353
	Global Rank	59
Highest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	76.94 76.93582921
	Global Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	20.24 20.240321999
	Global Rank	133

Arab Region Details
Arab Average		46.21 46.2125524556154
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine		45.73 45.7301708525
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen		23.7 23.699309052
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	62.79 62.78542279
	Global Rank	28
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	20.24 20.240321999
	Global Rank	133
Highest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Jordan
	Score	47.04 47.035534887
	Global Rank	74
Lowest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Egypt
	Score	44.42 44.424806818
	Global Rank	85
Highest Arab LDC	Country	Mauritania
	Score	27.16 27.158296105
	Global Rank	124
Lowest Arab LDC	Country	Yemen
	Score	20.24 20.240321999
	Global Rank	133

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			62.78 62.77637992412
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			48.17 48.1713789361818
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			40.59 40.5889484902973
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			27.37 27.3722247588462

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		51.41 51.4110287012037
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		48.23 48.2266957878607
Oil Exporting Best	Country	United States
	Score	78.96 78.964001767
	Global Rank	1
Oil Exporting Worst	Country	Yemen
	Score	20.24 20.240321999
	Global Rank	133
Oil Importing Best	Country	Singapore
	Score	76.94 76.93582921
	Global Rank	2
Oil Importing Worst	Country	Burundi
	Score	20.69 20.688803775
	Global Rank	132

OECD
OECD Average		65.28 65.275043805027
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		66.2 66.2011410197879
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey		56.17 56.1727851568
OECD Best	Country	United States
	Score	78.96 78.964001767
	Global Rank	1
OECD Worst	Country	Colombia
	Score	49.64 49.642589531
	Global Rank	64
OECD Developed Best	Country	United States
	Score	78.96 78.964001767
	Global Rank	1
OECD Developed Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	50.32 50.324958651
	Global Rank	62
OECD Developing Best	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	74.85 74.846859277
	Global Rank	5
OECD Developing Worst	Country	Colombia
	Score	49.64 49.642589531
	Global Rank	64

ESCWA region
Simple Average		46.21
Weighted Average by population		43.57
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	62.79
	Rank	28
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	20.24
	Rank	133

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		56.96
Weighted Average by population		64.44
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	76.94
	Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Cambodia
	Score	35.65
	Rank	110

Europe and Central Asia
Simple Average		59.26
Weighted Average by population		61.2
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Finland
	Score	75.76
	Rank	3
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Score	43.2
	Rank	90

Latin America and The Caribbean
Simple Average		44.35
Weighted Average by population		49.5
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Brazil
	Score	55.2
	Rank	44
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Nicaragua
	Score	33.51
	Rank	116

North America
Simple Average		75.36
Weighted Average by population		78.22
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	78.96
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Canada
	Score	71.76
	Rank	11

South Asia
Simple Average		43.7
Weighted Average by population		50.56
Highest Ranked Country	Country	India
	Score	53.63
	Rank	49
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Nepal
	Score	35.96
	Rank	109

Sub-Saharan Africa
Simple Average		34.11
Weighted Average by population		33.53
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritius
	Score	51.17
	Rank	60
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Burundi
	Score	20.69
	Rank	132

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