The Index Simulator

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Country description

Yemen is a low income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 650.27 USD (2022) and HDI value of 0.42 (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 Yemen

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2019	Simulator projection
Rank	141	139	140	136	121
Score	2.41Value: 2.413212292	2.63Value: 2.625082281	2.73Value: 2.731101891	2.72Value: 2.72123279	12.33Value: 12.33	Value: 12.33

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Access Rank 121 / Score 12
KPI	2019 - Yemen
KPI	Weight	Best	Worst	Aspirational value	Current Value
mobile tariffs	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Venezuela 0.00 Best: Romania 100.00 0.33%	0.33Value: 0.33
handset prices	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Venezuela 0.00 Best: Qatar 100.00 19.34%	19.34Value: 19.34
FTTh/Building internet subscriptions	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Kuwait 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
4G mobile network coverage	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.00 Best: Bahrain 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
fixed broadband subs	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Kenya 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
International internet bandwidth	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Tanzania 0.00 Best: Luxembourg 100.00 52.33%	52.33Value: 52.33
Internet access in schools	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Madagascar 0.00 Best: Armenia 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Content Rank 117 / Score 7.59
digital participation and content creation	Initial Value: 0.6	100.00	0.01	Worst: Ethiopia 0.01 Best: United Kingdom 100.00 6.4%	6.41Value: 6.41
mobile app development	Initial Value: 0.2	100.00	0.00	Worst: Malawi 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 17.42%	17.42Value: 17.42
Intellectual property receipts	Initial Value: 0.2	100.00	0.00	Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Netherlands 100.00 1.3%	1.3Value: 1.3
Future Technologies Rank 119 / Score 5.41
availability of latest technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
company investment in emerging technology	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
Gov procurement of advanced tech products	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Venezuela 0.00 Best: United Arab Emirates 100.00 21.65%	21.65Value: 21.65
ICT PCT patent applications	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: Norway 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Computer software spending	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
Robot density	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Pakistan 0.00 Best: Germany 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Individuals Rank 120 / Score 7.75
Internet users	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Madagascar 0.00 Best: Qatar 100.00 18.83%	18.83Value: 18.83
Active mobile broadband subs	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: United Arab Emirates 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
Use of virtual social network	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Malawi 0.00 Best: Qatar 100.00 5.3%	5.3Value: 5.3
Tertiary enrollment	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Malawi 0.00 Best: Greece 100.00 6.87%	6.87Value: 6.87
Adult literacy rate	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mali 0.00 Best: Ukraine 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
ICT skills in the education system	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Zimbabwe 0.00 Best: Iceland 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Business Rank 120 / Score 8.69
Firms with websites	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Sri Lanka 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 3.12%	3.12Value: 3.12
Internet shopping	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Denmark 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Professionals	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Tanzania 0.00 Best: Luxembourg 100.00 17.3%	17.3Value: 17.3
Technicians and associate professionals	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Malawi 0.00 Best: Japan 100.00 14.34%	14.34Value: 14.34
Extent of staff training	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Switzerland 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
R&D expenditure by businesses	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Guatemala 0.00 Best: Israel 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Government Rank 121 / Score 0
Gov online services	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Denmark 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
Publication and use of open data	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: United Kingdom 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
ICT use and government efficiency	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
R&D expenditure by government and higher education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Madagascar 0.00 Best: Denmark 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Trust Rank 121 / Score 6
Rule of law	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Venezuela 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 12.5%	12.5Value: 12.5
Software piracy rate	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Venezuela 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 1.35%	1.35Value: 1.35
Secure Internet servers	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Denmark 100.00 10.16%	10.16Value: 10.16
Cybersecurity	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: United Kingdom 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
Online trust and safety	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Cambodia 0.00 Best: Viet Nam 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Regulation Rank 121 / Score 14.06
Regulation quality	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Venezuela 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 100.00 17.58%	17.58Value: 17.58
Ease of doing business	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Venezuela 0.00 Best: New Zealand 100.00 2.7%	2.7Value: 2.7
Legal framework adaptability to digital business models	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Venezuela 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
e-commerce legislation	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Cambodia 0.00 Best: Albania 100.00 50%	50Value: 50
Social safety net protection	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Norway 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
ICT regulatory environment	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Italy 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
Inclusion Rank 121 / Score 12.3
e-participation	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Denmark 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Norway 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
Availability of local online content	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Malawi 0.00 Best: United Kingdom 100.00 10.8%	10.8Value: 10.8
Gender gap in internet use	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Malawi 0.00 Best: Mongolia 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Rural gap in use of digital payment	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Morocco 0.00 Best: Jordan 100.00 38.4%	38.4Value: 38.4
Economy Rank 107 / Score 7.77
Medium and high tech industry	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Cambodia 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 2.31%	2.31Value: 2.31
High-tech exports	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Qatar 0.00 Best: Malaysia 100.00 15.18%	15.18Value: 15.18
PCT patent application	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Nigeria 0.00 Best: Japan 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Labor productivity per employee	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Malawi 0.00 Best: Qatar 100.00 5.81%	5.81Value: 5.81
Quality of life Rank 121 / Score 24.38
Happiness	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
Freedom to make life choices	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Turkey 0.00 Best: Norway 100.00 5.58%	5.58Value: 5.58
Income inequality	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: South Africa 0.00 Best: Ukraine 100.00 69.21%	69.21Value: 69.21
Healthy life expectancy at birth	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Nigeria 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 22.71%	22.71Value: 22.71
SDG Contribution Rank 106 / Score 42.06
Access to basic services	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Bahrain 100.00 48.9%	48.9Value: 48.9
Pollution	Initial Value: 0.006667	100.00	0.00	Worst: Nepal 0.00 Best: New Zealand 100.00 55.72%	55.72Value: 55.72
Road safety	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Zimbabwe 0.00 Best: Norway 100.00 41.25%	41.25Value: 41.25
Reading proficiency in schools	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Zambia 0.00 Best: Latvia 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Math proficiency in schools	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
Use of clean fuels and technology	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Algeria 100.00 64.44%	64.44Value: 64.44

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		51.8 Value: 51.7960655737705
Developed Economies Average		70.14 70.1361111111111
Developing Economies Average		43.25 43.2532835820896
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Sweden
	Score	82.65 82.65
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	12.33 12.33
	Global Rank	121
Highest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Sweden
	Score	82.65 82.65
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Bulgaria
	Score	54.77 54.77
	Global Rank	49
Highest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	82.13 82.13
	Global Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	12.33 12.33
	Global Rank	121

Arab Region Details
Arab Average		46.82 46.8207692307692
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine		42.33 42.33
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen		12.33 12.33
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	65.45 65.45
	Global Rank	29
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	12.33 12.33
	Global Rank	121
Highest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Jordan
	Score	46.97 46.97
	Global Rank	72
Lowest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Egypt
	Score	38.58 38.58
	Global Rank	92
Highest Arab LDC	Country	Yemen
	Score	12.33 12.33
	Global Rank	121
Lowest Arab LDC	Country	Yemen
	Score	12.33 12.33
	Global Rank	121

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			67.81 67.8114285714286
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			47.52 47.5169696969697
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			37.41 37.4066666666667
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			30.61 30.61

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		54.67 54.6708163265306
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		49.87 49.8664383561644
Oil Exporting Best	Country	Netherlands
	Score	81.78 81.78
	Global Rank	3
Oil Exporting Worst	Country	Yemen
	Score	12.33 12.33
	Global Rank	121
Oil Importing Best	Country	Sweden
	Score	82.65 82.65
	Global Rank	1
Oil Importing Worst	Country	Mozambique
	Score	22.07 22.07
	Global Rank	120

OECD
OECD Average		69.87 69.8710810810811
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		71.26 71.2572727272727
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey		57.04 57.036
OECD Best	Country	Sweden
	Score	82.65 82.65
	Global Rank	1
OECD Worst	Country	Colombia
	Score	48.77 48.77
	Global Rank	68
OECD Developed Best	Country	Sweden
	Score	82.65 82.65
	Global Rank	1
OECD Developed Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	51.44 51.44
	Global Rank	57
OECD Developing Best	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	73.84 73.84
	Global Rank	17
OECD Developing Worst	Country	Colombia
	Score	48.77 48.77
	Global Rank	68

Arab region
Simple Average		46.21
Weighted Average by population		24.07
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	65.45
	Rank	29
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	12.33
	Rank	121

AMU
Simple Average		39.57
Weighted Average by population		32.65
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Tunisia
	Score	42.04
	Rank	84
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Algeria
	Score	35.3
	Rank	98

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		57.24
Weighted Average by population		56.42
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Singapore
	Score	82.13
	Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Lao PDR
	Score	31.88
	Rank	108

Europe and Central Asia
Simple Average		62.4
Weighted Average by population		50.79
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Sweden
	Score	82.65
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Tajikistan
	Score	34.9
	Rank	99

Latin America and The Caribbean
Simple Average		45.92
Weighted Average by population		40.4
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Chile
	Score	57.38
	Rank	42
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Venezuela
	Score	34.14
	Rank	102

North America
Simple Average		77.52
Weighted Average by population		69.53
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	80.32
	Rank	8
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Canada
	Score	74.72
	Rank	14

South Asia
Simple Average		38.62
Weighted Average by population		46.51
Highest Ranked Country	Country	India
	Score	44.81
	Rank	79
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Nepal
	Score	32.96
	Rank	106

Sub-Saharan Africa
Simple Average		31.07
Weighted Average by population		24.51
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritius
	Score	53.4
	Rank	53
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Mozambique
	Score	22.07
	Rank	120

Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Simple Average		42.12
Weighted Average by population		31.74
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	65.45
	Rank	29
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	12.33
	Rank	121

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