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Country description

Congo, Democratic Rep. is a low income country. It has a GDP per capita of around USD ( ) and HDI value of 0.48 (2019)

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 Congo, Democratic Rep.

	2021	2022	2023	2024	Simulator projection
Rank	129	129	132	131
Score	22.31Value: 22.31	23.34Value: 23.3379092223289	21.09Value: 21.0891	21.49Value: 21.493331575	Value: 21.493331575

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Region

Access Rank 129 / Score 18.39
KPI	2024 - Congo, Democratic Rep.
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 8.34%	8.34Value: 8.3408896127
handset prices	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Australia 100.00 23.28%	23.28Value: 23.283229471
FTTh/Building internet subscriptions	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: China 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Population covered by at least a 3G mobile network	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Armenia 100.00 0.09%	0.09Value: 0.086271160957
International internet bandwidth	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lesotho 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 100.00 60.22%	60.22Value: 60.221584637
Internet access in schools	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Armenia 100.00 0%	0Value: 0
Content Rank 128 / Score 1.62
GitHub commits	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 0.11%	0.11Value: 0.113933829
mobile app development	Initial Value: 0.2	100.00	0.00	Worst: Madagascar 0.00 Best: Cyprus 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Internet domain registrations	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Iceland 100.00 0.01%	0.01Value: 0.014094312998
AI scientific publications	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Seychelles 0.00 Best: China 100.00 4.74%	4.74Value: 4.7400298156
Future Technologies Rank 97 / Score 27.25
Adoption of emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Botswana 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 100.00 37.01%	37.01Value: 37.005812516
Investment in emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 17.5%	17.5Value: 17.5
Computer software spending	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Robot density	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Peru 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Individuals Rank 118 / Score 27.78
Mobile broadband internet traffic within the country	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mali 0.00 Best: China 100.00 9.42%	9.42Value: 9.4181565995
Use of virtual social network	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: United Arab Emirates 100.00 0.94%	0.94Value: 0.93632958801
Adult literacy rate	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Uzbekistan 100.00 73.19%	73.19Value: 73.190848655
ICT skills in the education system	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Sierra Leone 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 27.58%	27.58Value: 27.580354267
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 125 / Score 17.04
Firms with websites	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Sierra Leone 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 1.69%	1.69Value: 1.6934473265
Number of venture capital deals invested in AI	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Russian Federation 0.00 Best: Estonia 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Public cloud computing market scale	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Seychelles 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 1.16%	1.16Value: 1.1628547919
Annual investment in telecommunication services	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lao PDR 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 48.28%	48.28Value: 48.277923658
Government Rank 132 / Score 11.17
Government online services	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Estonia 100.00 15.35%	15.35Value: 15.351458886
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 11%	11Value: 11.001299218
R&D expenditure by government and higher education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Israel 100.00 7.14%	7.14Value: 7.1429830909
Trust Rank 133 / Score 5.8
Secure Internet servers	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Denmark 100.00 9.89%	9.89Value: 9.8906197716
Online access to financial account	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Egypt 0.00 Best: Norway 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Internet shopping	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Pakistan 0.00 Best: Norway 100.00 2.16%	2.16Value: 2.1634131222
Cybersecurity	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: United States 100.00 5.33%	5.33Value: 5.3333333333
Regulation Rank 131 / Score 32.56
Regulation quality	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Venezuela 0.00 Best: Singapore 100.00 13.37%	13.37Value: 13.374278381
Regulation of emerging technologies	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Sierra Leone 0.00 Best: Luxembourg 100.00 7.95%	7.95Value: 7.9485843925
e-commerce legislation	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Namibia 0.00 Best: Algeria 100.00 25%	25Value: 25
Privacy protection by law content	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lao PDR 0.00 Best: Latvia 100.00 48.6%	48.6Value: 48.59780526
ICT regulatory environment	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Yemen 0.00 Best: Italy 100.00 67.86%	67.86Value: 67.857142857
Inclusion Rank 127 / Score 26.65
e-participation	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Japan 100.00 23.26%	23.26Value: 23.257955592
Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burundi 0.00 Best: Switzerland 100.00 39.66%	39.66Value: 39.658368573
Availability of local online content	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Sweden 100.00 10.34%	10.34Value: 10.336538462
Gender gap in internet use	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Burkina Faso 0.00 Best: Lesotho 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 33.34%	33.34Value: 33.338844405
Economy Rank 115 / Score 20.49
PCT patent application	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: El Salvador 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 0%	n/aValue: n/a
Domestic market size	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Seychelles 0.00 Best: China 100.00 48.03%	48.03Value: 48.026670172
Prevalence of gig economy	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Zimbabwe 0.00 Best: China 100.00 13.37%	13.37Value: 13.372093023
ICT services exports	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lesotho 0.00 Best: Cyprus 100.00 0.07%	0.07Value: 0.071363837828
Quality of life Rank 129 / Score 32.09
Happiness	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lesotho 0.00 Best: Finland 100.00 4.37%	4.37Value: 4.3706026591
Freedom to make life choices	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Malaysia 100.00 52.98%	52.98Value: 52.984389088
Income inequality	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: South Africa 0.00 Best: Slovak Republic 100.00 47.04%	47.04Value: 47.043701799
Healthy life expectancy at birth	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Lesotho 0.00 Best: Japan 100.00 30.78%	30.78Value: 30.776228017
SDG Contribution Rank 133 / Score 37.09
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Canada 100.00 20.97%	20.97Value: 20.967741935
SDG 4: Quality Education	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Cambodia 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: Yemen 0.00 Best: Belgium 100.00 70.94%	70.94Value: 70.94017094
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 0.00 Best: Ireland 100.00 16.52%	16.52Value: 16.520467836
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities	Initial Value: 1	100.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Iceland 100.00 26.64%	26.64Value: 26.644629545

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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