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

Belgium is a high income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 53.48 Thousand USD (2023) and HDI value of 0.94 (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 Belgium

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2019	2021	2022	2023	2024	Simulator projection
Rank	22	24	27	24	23	20	18	21	21	21
Score	5.13Value: 5.13222238	5.1Value: 5.098977985	5.06Value: 5.061894569	5.29Value: 5.293126918	5.37Value: 5.374737682	72.62Value: 72.62	72.57Value: 72.57	70.04Value: 70.0382956572761	67.02Value: 67.0196	65.88Value: 65.884936098	Value: 65.884936098

Comparison benchmarks

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Region

Access Rank 26 / Score 77.96
KPI	2024 - Belgium
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 84.7%	84.7Value: 84.701986278
handset prices	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Australia 100.00 93.53%	93.53Value: 93.533426797
FTTh/Building internet subscriptions	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: China 100.00 16.11%	16.11Value: 16.110782798
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 73.4%	73.4Value: 73.404716356
Internet access in schools	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Armenia 100.00 100%	100Value: 100
Content Rank 26 / Score 45.48
GitHub commits	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 64.62%	64.62Value: 64.619789887
mobile app development	Initial Value: 0.2	100.00	0.00	Worst: Madagascar 0.00 Best: Cyprus 100.00 62.64%	62.64Value: 62.641277677
Internet domain registrations	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Iceland 100.00 42.78%	42.78Value: 42.782438136
AI scientific publications	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Seychelles 0.00 Best: China 100.00 11.86%	11.86Value: 11.861675359
Future Technologies Rank 17 / Score 59.37
Adoption of emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Botswana 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 100.00 79.98%	79.98Value: 79.979892584
Investment in emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 67.5%	67.5Value: 67.5
Computer software spending	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 60.99%	60.99Value: 60.992753986
Robot density	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Peru 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 28.99%	28.99Value: 28.989268136
Individuals Rank 99 / Score 40.09
Mobile broadband internet traffic within the country	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mali 0.00 Best: China 100.00 11.26%	11.26Value: 11.258642203
Use of virtual social network	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: United Arab Emirates 100.00 68.54%	68.54Value: 68.539325843
Adult literacy rate	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Uzbekistan 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
ICT skills in the education system	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Sierra Leone 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 71.78%	71.78Value: 71.777229799
AI talent concentration	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: South Africa 0.00 Best: India 100.00 8.8%	8.8Value: 8.7982832618
Business Rank 24 / Score 52.98
Firms with websites	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Sierra Leone 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 85.83%	85.83Value: 85.831531022
Number of venture capital deals invested in AI	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Russian Federation 0.00 Best: Estonia 100.00 15.19%	15.19Value: 15.189552063
Public cloud computing market scale	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Seychelles 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 44.73%	44.73Value: 44.726790983
Annual investment in telecommunication services	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lao PDR 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 66.17%	66.17Value: 66.167144417
Government Rank 16 / Score 65.82
Government online services	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Estonia 100.00 65.73%	65.73Value: 65.727232538
Data Capabilities	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mozambique 0.00 Best: Estonia 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Government promotion of investment in emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Bolivia 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 73.95%	73.95Value: 73.953303244
R&D expenditure by government and higher education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Israel 100.00 57.79%	57.79Value: 57.789268668
Trust Rank 13 / Score 84.4
Secure Internet servers	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Denmark 100.00 80.55%	80.55Value: 80.551197695
Online access to financial account	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Egypt 0.00 Best: Norway 100.00 82.09%	82.09Value: 82.093768686
Internet shopping	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Pakistan 0.00 Best: Norway 100.00 78.72%	78.72Value: 78.721265699
Cybersecurity	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 96.25%	96.25Value: 96.25
Regulation Rank 22 / Score 83.93
Regulation quality	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Venezuela 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 77.43%	77.43Value: 77.432555818
Regulation of emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Sierra Leone 0.00 Best: Luxembourg 100.00 83.51%	83.51Value: 83.510717576
e-commerce legislation	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Namibia 0.00 Best: Algeria 100.00 75%	75Value: 75
Privacy protection by law content	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lao PDR 0.00 Best: Latvia 100.00 90.84%	90.84Value: 90.83783313
ICT regulatory environment	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Italy 100.00 92.86%	92.86Value: 92.857142857
Inclusion Rank 38 / Score 74.48
e-participation	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Japan 100.00 44.18%	44.18Value: 44.182953034
Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Switzerland 100.00 95.02%	95.02Value: 95.024213279
Availability of local online content	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Sweden 100.00 84.62%	84.62Value: 84.615384615
Gender gap in internet use	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burkina Faso 0.00 Best: Lesotho 100.00 70.48%	70.48Value: 70.478130716
Rural gap in use of digital payment	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Morocco 0.00 Best: Jordan 100.00 78.08%	78.08Value: 78.077345173
Economy Rank 52 / Score 36.92
PCT patent application	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: El Salvador 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 19.23%	19.23Value: 19.229539871
Domestic market size	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Seychelles 0.00 Best: China 100.00 63.86%	63.86Value: 63.857656448
Prevalence of gig economy	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Zimbabwe 0.00 Best: China 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
ICT services exports	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lesotho 0.00 Best: Cyprus 100.00 27.68%	27.68Value: 27.680110537
Quality of life Rank 10 / Score 86.52
Happiness	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lesotho 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 83.26%	83.26Value: 83.262362322
Freedom to make life choices	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Malaysia 100.00 83.97%	83.97Value: 83.96864802
Income inequality	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: South Africa 0.00 Best: Slovak Republic 100.00 93.57%	93.57Value: 93.573264781
Healthy life expectancy at birth	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lesotho 0.00 Best: Japan 100.00 91.06%	91.06Value: 91.055184961
SDG Contribution Rank 18 / Score 82.68
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Canada 100.00 91.94%	91.94Value: 91.935483871
SDG 4: Quality Education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Cambodia 0.00 Best: China 100.00 61.62%	61.62Value: 61.618671077
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 79.75%	79.75Value: 79.751461988
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Iceland 100.00 86.75%	86.75Value: 86.754278237

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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