The Index Simulator

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Country description

United Arab Emirates is a high income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 53.71 Thousand USD (2022) 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 United Arab Emirates

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2019	2021	2022	2023	Simulator projection
Rank	30	25	24	23	26	29	34	28	30
Score	4.77Value: 4.766712556	5.07Value: 5.072312636	5.2Value: 5.198900445	5.3Value: 5.3042753	5.27Value: 5.270010039	65.45Value: 65.45	63.92Value: 63.92	65.64Value: 65.6407130146592	62.43Value: 62.4274	Value: 62.4274

Comparison benchmarks

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Region

Access Rank 3 / Score 84.41
KPI	2023 - United Arab Emirates
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 91.7%	91.7Value: 91.7033
handset prices	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 91.79%	91.79Value: 91.7921
FTTh/Building internet subscriptions	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: China 100.00 38.6%	38.6Value: 38.5998
Population covered by at least a 3G mobile network	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Cameroon 0.00 Best: Armenia 100.00 100%	100Value: 100
International internet bandwidth	Initial Value: 1	100.00	39.83	Worst: Tajikistan 39.83 Best: Hong Kong SAR 100.00 73.97%	84.34Value: 84.3378
Internet access in schools	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Armenia 100.00 100%	100Value: 100
Content Rank 57 / Score 25.29
GitHub commits	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Hungary 100.00 11.02%	11.02Value: 11.0179
Internet domain registrations	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Iceland 100.00 10.55%	10.55Value: 10.547
Mobile application development	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Madagascar 0.00 Best: Cyprus 100.00 76.85%	76.85Value: 76.8464
AI scientific publications	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Guinea 0.00 Best: China 100.00 2.76%	2.76Value: 2.76405
Future Technologies Rank 14 / Score 60.14
Adoption of emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lesotho 0.00 Best: Netherlands 100.00 78%	78Value: 77.9977
Investment in emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	10.75	Worst: Venezuela 10.75 Best: United States 100.00 77.03%	79.5Value: 79.5
Computer software spending	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 22.93%	22.93Value: 22.9293
Robot density	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Peru 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 0%	N/AValue: N/A
Individuals Rank 7 / Score 67.82
Mobile broadband internet traffic within the country	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: China 100.00 21.21%	21.21Value: 21.2118
Use of virtual social network	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: United Arab Emirates 100.00 100%	100Value: 100
Tertiary enrollment	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Gambia 0.00 Best: Greece 100.00 35.49%	35.49Value: 35.4907
Adult literacy rate	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Ukraine 100.00 97.44%	97.44Value: 97.44177775
ICT skills in the education system	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 84.93%	84.93Value: 84.9334
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 26 / Score 62.49
Firms with websites	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 0%	N/AValue: N/A
GERD financed by business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Gambia 0.00 Best: Thailand 100.00 91.89%	91.89Value: 91.8927
Professionals	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Luxembourg 100.00 52.74%	52.74Value: 52.7356
Annual investment in telecommunication services	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 85.04%	85.04Value: 85.0433
GERD performed by business enterprise	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Israel 100.00 20.28%	20.28Value: 20.2769
Government Rank 25 / Score 56.3
Government online services	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Estonia 100.00 89.1%	89.1Value: 89.1026
Publication and use of open data	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Eswatini 0.00 Best: Canada 100.00 25%	25Value: 25
Government promotion of investment in emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: China 100.00 84.34%	84.34Value: 84.3401
R&D expenditure by government and higher education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Israel 100.00 26.77%	26.77Value: 26.7744
Trust Rank 46 / Score 61.08
Secure Internet servers	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Denmark 100.00 58.34%	58.34Value: 58.3375
Online access to financial account	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Norway 100.00 59.16%	59.16Value: 59.1648
Internet shopping	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Pakistan 0.00 Best: Norway 100.00 28.78%	28.78Value: 28.7841
Cybersecurity	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.48	Worst: Honduras 0.48 Best: United States 100.00 98.02%	98.03Value: 98.0258
Regulation Rank 74 / Score 62.99
Regulation quality	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Venezuela 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 72.5%	72.5Value: 72.5047
Regulation of emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Venezuela 0.00 Best: Luxembourg 100.00 82.08%	82.08Value: 82.0779
e-commerce legislation	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Algeria 100.00 66.67%	66.67Value: 66.6667
Privacy protection by law content	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.00 Best: Portugal 100.00 13.7%	13.7Value: 13.7018
ICT regulatory environment	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Tajikistan 0.00 Best: Italy 100.00 80%	80Value: 80
Inclusion Rank 31 / Score 75.82
e-participation	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Japan 100.00 77.91%	77.91Value: 77.9085
Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Switzerland 100.00 91.47%	91.47Value: 91.4718
Availability of local online content	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Sweden 100.00 85.82%	85.82Value: 85.8173
Gender gap in internet use	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burkina Faso 0.00 Best: Lesotho 100.00 71.55%	71.55Value: 71.5476
Rural gap in use of digital payment	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Morocco 0.00 Best: Jordan 100.00 52.36%	52.36Value: 52.3603
Economy Rank 37 / Score 36.39
High-tech and medium-high-tech manufacturing	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burkina Faso 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 35.76%	35.76Value: 35.7623
High-tech exports	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Philippines 100.00 16%	16Value: 16.0029
PCT patent application	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Japan 100.00 5.27%	5.27Value: 5.26978
Domestic market size	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Cape Verde 0.00 Best: China 100.00 64.96%	64.96Value: 64.9598
Prevalence of gig economy	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: China 100.00 79.94%	79.94Value: 79.9419
ICT services exports	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: Cyprus 100.00 16.43%	16.43Value: 16.4261
Quality of life Rank 13 / Score 85.05
Happiness	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lebanon 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 81.56%	81.56Value: 81.5609
Freedom to make life choices	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Viet Nam 100.00 92.83%	92.83Value: 92.8254
Income inequality	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: South Africa 0.00 Best: Slovak Republic 100.00 92.96%	92.96Value: 92.9648
Healthy life expectancy at birth	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lesotho 0.00 Best: Japan 100.00 72.86%	72.86Value: 72.8619
SDG Contribution Rank 48 / Score 71.34
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Canada 100.00 81.16%	81.16Value: 81.158
SDG 4: Quality Education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Dominican Republic 0.00 Best: China 100.00 40.56%	40.56Value: 40.5606
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 68.28%	68.28Value: 68.2803
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Iceland 100.00 91.5%	91.5Value: 91.4988

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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Index description

Results for United Arab Emirates

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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