Which country has the highest ICT Development Index?

Saudi Arabia has the highest ICT Development Index in 2025, at 99.2, followed by Finland (98.7) and Estonia (98.5).

Which country has the lowest ICT Development Index?

Burundi has the lowest ICT Development Index in 2025, at 25.3.

What is the median ICT Development Index across countries?

The median is 84.7 across the 163 countries with data in 2025.

Where does this ict development index by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Measuring digital development - ICT Development Index 2024 - ITU; Measuring digital development - ICT Development Index 2023 - ITU; ICT Development Index - Wiki; Measuring the Information Society Report 2017 - International Telecommunication Union.

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ICT Development Index by Country

Name: ICT Development Index by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Saudi Arabia has the highest ICT Development Index in 2025 (99.2), followed by Finland (98.7) and Estonia (98.5). Burundi has the lowest (25.3).

Tech & Business170 countries · 1 metricUpdated Aug 10, 2024Original page

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ShowingICT Development IndexBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →

Year

163 of 235 countries

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ICT Development Index, 2025

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 163 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

84.7

Middle half 67.2 – 91.4

Average

77.8

163 countries

Highest

99.2

Saudi Arabia

Lowest

25.3

Burundi

Over time · 2023–2025

The top 5 in 2025, against the median.

Median of all countries
Saudi Arabia
Finland
Estonia
Kuwait
Qatar

Data

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163 countries · # = rank by ICT Development Index

#
1	Saudi Arabia	99.2
2	Finland	98.7
3	Estonia	98.5
4	Kuwait	98.4
4	Qatar	98.4
6	United Arab Emirates	98.3
7	Denmark	97.9
8	Singapore	97.7
9	Hong Kong	97.6
10	Bahrain	97.5
11	United States	97.4
12	Iceland	95.9
13	Australia	95.8
14	Sweden	95.7
15	Poland	95.6
16	Austria	95.5
17	United Kingdom	95.4
18	Malaysia	95.3
18	Lithuania	95.3
20	Macau	95.2
21	South Korea	95.1
21	Latvia	95.1
23	Malta	95.0
24	Norway	93.7
25	Japan	93.6
25	Brunei	93.6
27	Netherlands	93.5
28	Chile	93.4
28	Israel	93.4
30	Spain	93.3
30	Liechtenstein	93.3
32	Croatia	93.2
33	Switzerland	93.1
34	Oman	92.9
34	Luxembourg	92.9
36	San Marino	92.5
37	Russia	92.3
38	Monaco	92.2
39	Thailand	91.9
40	Ireland	91.5
41	Slovenia	91.4
42	New Zealand	91.3
43	China	91.2
44	France	90.9
45	Andorra	90.8
46	Belarus	90.7
47	Kazakhstan	90.5
48	Uruguay	90.0
49	Bulgaria	89.9
49	Cyprus	89.9
51	Belgium	89.8
52	Montenegro	89.7
53	Germany	89.6
53	Romania	89.6
55	Georgia	89.5
56	Czechia	89.3
57	Canada	89.1
58	Serbia	89.0
59	Hungary	88.9
59	Bahamas	88.9
61	Portugal	88.8
62	Italy	88.7
63	Turkey	88.5
64	Slovakia	88.4
64	Mongolia	88.4
66	Morocco	88.2
67	Iran	87.9
68	Libya	87.8
69	Greece	87.7
70	Armenia	86.9
71	Uzbekistan	86.5
72	Costa Rica	86.3
72	Mauritius	86.3
74	Algeria	86.1
75	Vietnam	86.0
76	Azerbaijan	85.9
76	Kyrgyzstan	85.9
78	Bhutan	85.7
79	North Macedonia	85.2
80	South Africa	85.0
81	Indonesia	84.7
81	Jordan	84.7
83	Saint Kitts and Nevis	84.6
84	Brazil	84.4
85	Albania	84.3
86	Suriname	83.8
87	Argentina	83.7
88	Moldova	83.4
89	Panama	83.0
90	Ukraine	82.5
91	Bosnia and Herzegovina	82.4
92	Mexico	82.3
93	Botswana	82.1
94	Seychelles	82.0
95	Maldives	81.7
96	Jamaica	80.7
97	Trinidad and Tobago	80.6
97	Cape Verde	80.6
99	Tunisia	79.6
100	Barbados	79.5
101	Iraq	78.4
102	Philippines	78.0
103	Egypt	77.9
104	Peru	77.6
105	Cambodia	77.4
106	Colombia	77.2
107	Paraguay	76.3
108	Gabon	76.1
109	Dominican Republic	75.1
110	Saint Lucia	74.6
110	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	74.6
112	Eswatini	74.4
113	Namibia	73.2
114	Senegal	71.6
114	Ecuador	71.6
116	Sri Lanka	71.4
117	Ghana	70.6
118	Myanmar	69.7
118	Laos	69.7
120	Ivory Coast	69.5
121	Palestine	69.1
122	El Salvador	67.6
123	Vanuatu	66.7
124	Samoa	66.0
125	Bangladesh	64.9
126	Djibouti	64.4
127	Nicaragua	62.2
128	Honduras	61.9
129	Zambia	60.3
130	Kiribati	59.3
131	Syria	59.1
132	Venezuela	58.6
133	Lesotho	58.4
134	Mauritania	58.0
135	Guatemala	57.9
136	Sao Tome and Principe	57.1
137	Zimbabwe	56.8
138	Pakistan	56.4
139	Kenya	56.0
140	Tanzania	53.2
141	Nigeria	52.9
142	Angola	52.8
143	Comoros	52.2
144	Rwanda	51.9
145	Republic of the Congo	49.6
146	Yemen	48.3
147	Benin	47.4
148	Togo	47.2
149	Cameroon	46.3
150	Equatorial Guinea	45.5
151	Ethiopia	44.0
152	Liberia	43.6
153	Mali	42.9
154	Timor-Leste	42.7
155	Uganda	42.4
156	Guinea-Bissau	39.0
157	DR Congo	38.0
158	Afghanistan	36.5
159	Malawi	35.4
160	Somalia	33.7
161	Madagascar	32.8
162	Mozambique	32.4
163	Burundi	25.3

What correlates with ICT Development Index (2025)?

Pearson r against 1,455 other country metrics sharing at least 98 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher ICT Development Index tend to score higher on these

% of Pop. Using Internet (ITU)Internet Users by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 162
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Internet PenetrationInternet Penetration by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 155
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Internet Users (% of People)Development Indicators by Country (World Bank)
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 155
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Basic NeedsSocial Progress Index by Country
r = +0.92 · very strong · n = 148
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Human Development IndexStandard of Living by Country
r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 161
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Energy Equity ScoreEnergy Trilemma Energy Performance Index
r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 119
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher ICT Development Index tend to score lower on these

Global Hunger IndexGlobal Hunger Index by Country
r = −0.88 · very strong · n = 109
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Young ADRAge Dependency Ratio by Country
r = −0.88 · very strong · n = 163
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Crude Birth Rate (UN)Birth Rate by Country
r = −0.88 · very strong · n = 160
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Crude Birth Rate (CIA)Birth Rate by Country
r = −0.87 · very strong · n = 162
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% ChildrenChildren in the World by Country
r = −0.87 · very strong · n = 160
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Public ServicesFailed States
r = −0.86 · very strong · n = 151
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest ICT Development Index?: Saudi Arabia has the highest ICT Development Index in 2025, at 99.2, followed by Finland (98.7) and Estonia (98.5).
Which country has the lowest ICT Development Index?: Burundi has the lowest ICT Development Index in 2025, at 25.3.
What is the median ICT Development Index across countries?: The median is 84.7 across the 163 countries with data in 2025.
Where does this ict development index by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Measuring digital development - ICT Development Index 2024 - ITU; Measuring digital development - ICT Development Index 2023 - ITU; ICT Development Index - Wiki; Measuring the Information Society Report 2017 - International Telecommunication Union.

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