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

Kuwait is a high income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 37.53 Thousand USD (2023) and HDI value of 0.85 (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.

Results for Kuwait


2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 Simulator
projection
Rank 62 62 72 72 61 54 55 63 64 67
Score
3.95Value: 3.949546953
3.94Value: 3.935722188
3.96Value: 3.962373557
4.01Value: 4.007945163
4.21Value: 4.205856064
53.39Value: 53.39
54.61Value: 54.61
51.04Value: 51.0399975510771
48.36Value: 48.3623
49.3Value: 49.300909595
Value: 49.300909595

Comparison benchmarks
Compare to:
Top 3 in Income Group
Top 3 in Region
Compare to:
Income Group
Region
KPI Information icon 2024 - Kuwait
Weight Information icon Best Worst Aspirational value Information icon Current Value
plus interface iconAccess
Rank 53 / Score 69.39
mobile tariffsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: Switzerland 100.00
65.68%
65.68Value: 65.675143459
handset pricesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Burundi 0.00
Best: Australia 100.00
72.92%
72.92Value: 72.917498793
FTTh/Building internet subscriptionsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: China 100.00
4.97%
4.97Value: 4.969304759
Population covered by at least a 3G mobile networkInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Mauritania 0.00
Best: Armenia 100.00
100%
100Value: 100
International internet bandwidthInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Lesotho 0.00
Best: Hong Kong SAR 100.00
72.75%
72.75Value: 72.7523754
Internet access in schoolsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: Armenia 100.00
100%
100Value: 100
plus interface iconContent
Rank 91 / Score 17.99
GitHub commitsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: Singapore 100.00
1.98%
1.98Value: 1.9750976371
mobile app developmentInformation icon
Initial Value: 0.2
100.00 0.00
Worst: Madagascar 0.00
Best: Cyprus 100.00
65.54%
65.54Value: 65.540525121
Internet domain registrationsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Ethiopia 0.00
Best: Iceland 100.00
3.08%
3.08Value: 3.0770580788
AI scientific publicationsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Seychelles 0.00
Best: China 100.00
1.36%
1.36Value: 1.3566868545
plus interface iconFuture Technologies
Rank 46 / Score 41.8
Adoption of emerging technologiesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Botswana 0.00
Best: Korea, Rep. 100.00
33.55%
33.55Value: 33.553387605
Investment in emerging technologiesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Angola 0.00
Best: United States 100.00
42.5%
42.5Value: 42.5
Computer software spendingInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Ethiopia 0.00
Best: United States 100.00
49.34%
49.34Value: 49.336160609
Robot densityInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Peru 0.00
Best: Singapore 100.00
0%
n/aValue: n/a
plus interface iconIndividuals
Rank 19 / Score 61.72
Mobile broadband internet traffic within the countryInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Mali 0.00
Best: China 100.00
30.8%
30.8Value: 30.799640724
Use of virtual social networkInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: United Arab Emirates 100.00
84.93%
84.93Value: 84.925093633
Adult literacy rateInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: Uzbekistan 100.00
94.71%
94.71Value: 94.713887556
ICT skills in the education systemInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Sierra Leone 0.00
Best: Finland 100.00
36.44%
36.44Value: 36.444267471
AI talent concentrationInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: South Africa 0.00
Best: India 100.00
0%
n/aValue: n/a
plus interface iconBusiness
Rank 102 / Score 27.35
Firms with websitesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Sierra Leone 0.00
Best: Finland 100.00
0%
n/aValue: n/a
Number of venture capital deals invested in AIInformation icon
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 scaleInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Seychelles 0.00
Best: United States 100.00
11.66%
11.66Value: 11.658945333
Annual investment in telecommunication servicesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Lao PDR 0.00
Best: United States 100.00
43.05%
43.05Value: 43.049852267
plus interface iconGovernment
Rank 88 / Score 32.59
Government online servicesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Mauritania 0.00
Best: Estonia 100.00
66.55%
66.55Value: 66.545092838
Data CapabilitiesInformation icon
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 technologiesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Bolivia 0.00
Best: United States 100.00
28.04%
28.04Value: 28.037079037
R&D expenditure by government and higher education Information icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Mauritania 0.00
Best: Israel 100.00
3.18%
3.18Value: 3.1807089449
plus interface iconTrust
Rank 69 / Score 48.59
Secure Internet serversInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: Denmark 100.00
47.92%
47.92Value: 47.921197134
Online access to financial accountInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Egypt 0.00
Best: Norway 100.00
0%
n/aValue: n/a
Internet shoppingInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Pakistan 0.00
Best: Norway 100.00
22.76%
22.76Value: 22.755667846
CybersecurityInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Yemen 0.00
Best: United States 100.00
75.08%
75.08Value: 75.083333333
plus interface iconRegulation
Rank 84 / Score 63.41
Regulation qualityInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Venezuela 0.00
Best: Singapore 100.00
52.95%
52.95Value: 52.953206423
Regulation of emerging technologiesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Sierra Leone 0.00
Best: Luxembourg 100.00
43.35%
43.35Value: 43.350638037
e-commerce legislationInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Namibia 0.00
Best: Algeria 100.00
100%
100Value: 100
Privacy protection by law contentInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Lao PDR 0.00
Best: Latvia 100.00
51.68%
51.68Value: 51.680891831
ICT regulatory environmentInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Yemen 0.00
Best: Italy 100.00
69.05%
69.05Value: 69.047619048
plus interface iconInclusion
Rank 79 / Score 55.39
e-participationInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Mauritania 0.00
Best: Japan 100.00
53.49%
53.49Value: 53.494321089
Socioeconomic gap in use of digital paymentsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Burundi 0.00
Best: Switzerland 100.00
76.49%
76.49Value: 76.488114922
Availability of local online contentInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: Sweden 100.00
68.51%
68.51Value: 68.509615385
Gender gap in internet useInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Burkina Faso 0.00
Best: Lesotho 100.00
70.93%
70.93Value: 70.93103927
Rural gap in use of digital paymentInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Morocco 0.00
Best: Jordan 100.00
7.53%
7.53Value: 7.5273076837
plus interface iconEconomy
Rank 48 / Score 38.36
PCT patent applicationInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: El Salvador 0.00
Best: Finland 100.00
0%
0Value: 0
Domestic market sizeInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Seychelles 0.00
Best: China 100.00
53.22%
53.22Value: 53.216504379
Prevalence of gig economyInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Zimbabwe 0.00
Best: China 100.00
53.2%
53.2Value: 53.197674419
ICT services exportsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Lesotho 0.00
Best: Cyprus 100.00
47.04%
47.04Value: 47.039678532
plus interface iconQuality of life
Rank 9 / Score 87.06
HappinessInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Lesotho 0.00
Best: Finland 100.00
87.4%
87.4Value: 87.399193868
Freedom to make life choicesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Angola 0.00
Best: Malaysia 100.00
88.6%
88.6Value: 88.600146485
Income inequalityInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: South Africa 0.00
Best: Slovak Republic 100.00
0%
n/aValue: n/a
Healthy life expectancy at birthInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Lesotho 0.00
Best: Japan 100.00
83.29%
83.29Value: 83.292904791
plus interface iconSDG Contribution
Rank 118 / Score 47.97
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-BeingInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: Canada 100.00
79.03%
79.03Value: 79.032258065
SDG 4: Quality EducationInformation icon
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 opportunityInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Yemen 0.00
Best: Belgium 100.00
15.38%
15.38Value: 15.384615385
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean EnergyInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 0.00
Best: Ireland 100.00
51.32%
51.32Value: 51.315789474
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: Iceland 100.00
75.41%
75.41Value: 75.408074508
Index Global Highlights
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 Information icon
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 Information icon
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 Information icon
Simple Average
46.21
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 Information icon
Simple Average
56.96
Highest Ranked Country Country Singapore
Score 76.94
Rank 2
Lowest Ranked Country Country Cambodia
Score 35.65
Rank 110
Europe and Central Asia Information icon
Simple Average
59.26
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 Information icon
Simple Average
44.35
Highest Ranked Country Country Brazil
Score 55.2
Rank 44
Lowest Ranked Country Country Nicaragua
Score 33.51
Rank 116
North America Information icon
Simple Average
75.36
Highest Ranked Country Country United States
Score 78.96
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Canada
Score 71.76
Rank 11
South Asia Information icon
Simple Average
43.7
Highest Ranked Country Country India
Score 53.63
Rank 49
Lowest Ranked Country Country Nepal
Score 35.96
Rank 109
Sub-Saharan Africa Information icon
Simple Average
34.11
Highest Ranked Country Country Mauritius
Score 51.17
Rank 60
Lowest Ranked Country Country Burundi
Score 20.69
Rank 132
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