2024

Digital Quality of Life Index

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Analyzes 120+ countries worldwide
Consists of 5 core pillars
Independent study
2024 DQL

DQL index and ranking by pillar

The DQL index is calculated by examining the impact of five core pillars: internet affordability, internet quality, e-infrastructure, e-security, and e-government.

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DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.7071

0.7123

0.7357

0.7790

RELATIVE CHANGE
5.89%
RANK CHANGE
3
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.7562

0.6826

0.7483

0.7687

RELATIVE CHANGE
2.73%
RANK CHANGE
0
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.7128

0.7105

0.7902

0.7390

RELATIVE CHANGE
-6.48%
RANK CHANGE
-2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.7060

0.6843

0.7063

0.7255

RELATIVE CHANGE
2.72%
RANK CHANGE
8
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.8313

0.7347

0.7377

0.7229

RELATIVE CHANGE
-2.01%
RANK CHANGE
-2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6620

0.6214

0.7166

0.7076

RELATIVE CHANGE
-1.26%
RANK CHANGE
2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6744

0.6533

0.7232

0.7048

RELATIVE CHANGE
-2.54%
RANK CHANGE
-1
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6867

0.6347

0.7357

0.6998

RELATIVE CHANGE
-4.88%
RANK CHANGE
-4
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.7065

0.6685

0.6926

0.6933

RELATIVE CHANGE
0.10%
RANK CHANGE
6
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6662

0.6554

0.7185

0.6929

RELATIVE CHANGE
-3.56%
RANK CHANGE
-3
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.7093

0.6570

0.7106

0.6901

RELATIVE CHANGE
-2.88%
RANK CHANGE
-2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6972

0.6895

0.7079

0.6866

RELATIVE CHANGE
-3.01%
RANK CHANGE
-1
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6983

0.6785

0.6807

0.6827

RELATIVE CHANGE
0.29%
RANK CHANGE
3
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.7192

0.6547

0.7096

0.6793

RELATIVE CHANGE
-4.27%
RANK CHANGE
-4
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6863

0.6648

0.6957

0.6777

RELATIVE CHANGE
-2.59%
RANK CHANGE
-2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5975

0.5847

0.6944

0.6775

RELATIVE CHANGE
-2.43%
RANK CHANGE
-2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.7360

0.6572

0.6598

0.6751

RELATIVE CHANGE
2.32%
RANK CHANGE
2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5664

0.5907

0.5704

0.6633

RELATIVE CHANGE
16.29%
RANK CHANGE
22
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6360

0.6235

0.6540

0.6609

RELATIVE CHANGE
1.06%
RANK CHANGE
2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.7608

0.6660

0.6559

0.6601

RELATIVE CHANGE
0.64%
RANK CHANGE
0
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6360

0.6150

0.6613

0.6601

RELATIVE CHANGE
-0.18%
RANK CHANGE
-2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6459

0.6149

0.6501

0.6590

RELATIVE CHANGE
1.37%
RANK CHANGE
1
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.7387

0.7610

0.6660

0.6538

RELATIVE CHANGE
-1.83%
RANK CHANGE
-6
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6916

0.6389

0.6452

0.6450

RELATIVE CHANGE
-0.03%
RANK CHANGE
2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6635

0.6038

0.6527

0.6343

RELATIVE CHANGE
-2.82%
RANK CHANGE
-3
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6352

0.6330

0.6500

0.6330

RELATIVE CHANGE
-2.62%
RANK CHANGE
-2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6237

0.6123

0.6477

0.6323

RELATIVE CHANGE
-2.38%
RANK CHANGE
-2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5785

0.5854

0.6391

0.6320

RELATIVE CHANGE
-1.11%
RANK CHANGE
0
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6176

0.6260

0.6360

0.6281

RELATIVE CHANGE
-1.24%
RANK CHANGE
0
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6046

0.5867

0.6148

0.6232

RELATIVE CHANGE
1.37%
RANK CHANGE
5
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5951

0.5683

0.6299

0.6158

RELATIVE CHANGE
-2.24%
RANK CHANGE
0
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6492

0.5966

0.6432

0.6110

RELATIVE CHANGE
-5.01%
RANK CHANGE
-5
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5932

0.5880

0.6057

0.6108

RELATIVE CHANGE
0.84%
RANK CHANGE
3
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5834

0.5747

0.6239

0.6100

RELATIVE CHANGE
-2.23%
RANK CHANGE
-2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6210

0.5932

0.6215

0.6070

RELATIVE CHANGE
-2.33%
RANK CHANGE
-2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6083

0.5999

0.6149

0.6024

RELATIVE CHANGE
-2.03%
RANK CHANGE
-2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6835

0.5806

0.6324

0.5969

RELATIVE CHANGE
-5.61%
RANK CHANGE
-7
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5879

0.5561

0.5781

0.5892

RELATIVE CHANGE
1.92%
RANK CHANGE
1
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6050

0.5088

0.5277

0.5857

RELATIVE CHANGE
10.99%
RANK CHANGE
9
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5523

0.4838

0.5365

0.5750

RELATIVE CHANGE
7.18%
RANK CHANGE
5
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6108

0.5580

0.5869

0.5749

RELATIVE CHANGE
-2.04%
RANK CHANGE
-4
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5573

0.5106

0.5624

0.5622

RELATIVE CHANGE
-0.04%
RANK CHANGE
1
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5735

0.5130

0.5821

0.5584

RELATIVE CHANGE
-4.07%
RANK CHANGE
-5
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5713

0.5481

0.5625

0.5504

RELATIVE CHANGE
-2.15%
RANK CHANGE
-2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.6529

0.5261

0.5577

0.5484

RELATIVE CHANGE
-1.67%
RANK CHANGE
-1
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5342

0.5472

0.5652

0.5478

RELATIVE CHANGE
-3.08%
RANK CHANGE
-5
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5640

0.4893

0.5295

0.5440

RELATIVE CHANGE
2.74%
RANK CHANGE
-1
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5654

0.4976

0.5236

0.5348

RELATIVE CHANGE
2.14%
RANK CHANGE
2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5476

0.4814

0.5014

0.5216

RELATIVE CHANGE
4.03%
RANK CHANGE
6
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5508

0.5325

0.5068

0.5208

RELATIVE CHANGE
2.76%
RANK CHANGE
3
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5672

0.4904

0.5215

0.5142

RELATIVE CHANGE
-1.40%
RANK CHANGE
0
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5873

0.4488

0.4991

0.5106

RELATIVE CHANGE
2.30%
RANK CHANGE
5
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5369

0.4595

0.5245

0.5087

RELATIVE CHANGE
-3.01%
RANK CHANGE
-4
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4919

0.4018

0.4941

0.4990

RELATIVE CHANGE
0.99%
RANK CHANGE
5
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5009

0.4461

0.4958

0.4981

RELATIVE CHANGE
0.46%
RANK CHANGE
3
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5430

0.4133

0.4867

0.4789

RELATIVE CHANGE
-1.60%
RANK CHANGE
5
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5584

0.4520

0.4915

0.4787

RELATIVE CHANGE
-2.60%
RANK CHANGE
3
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5486

0.4405

0.5280

0.4755

RELATIVE CHANGE
-9.94%
RANK CHANGE
-11
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4840

0.4032

0.4565

0.4751

RELATIVE CHANGE
4.07%
RANK CHANGE
8
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5249

0.4436

0.5154

0.4702

RELATIVE CHANGE
-8.77%
RANK CHANGE
-8
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5265

0.4447

0.4661

0.4694

RELATIVE CHANGE
0.71%
RANK CHANGE
1
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5015

0.4196

0.4524

0.4667

RELATIVE CHANGE
3.16%
RANK CHANGE
6
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4914

0.3917

0.4240

0.4599

RELATIVE CHANGE
8.47%
RANK CHANGE
11
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5163

0.4406

0.4615

0.4569

RELATIVE CHANGE
-1.00%
RANK CHANGE
2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5523

0.4556

0.5036

0.4551

RELATIVE CHANGE
-9.63%
RANK CHANGE
-11
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4919

0.4131

0.4355

0.4535

RELATIVE CHANGE
4.13%
RANK CHANGE
6
Country profile
DQL index comparison
202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4660

0.4491

RELATIVE CHANGE
-3.63%
RANK CHANGE
-4
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4668

0.3883

0.4200

0.4486

RELATIVE CHANGE
6.81%
RANK CHANGE
9
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4459

0.4051

0.4225

0.4484

RELATIVE CHANGE
6.13%
RANK CHANGE
6
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4972

0.4302

0.4639

0.4463

RELATIVE CHANGE
-3.79%
RANK CHANGE
-6
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4830

0.4072

0.4992

0.4423

RELATIVE CHANGE
-11.40%
RANK CHANGE
-15
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4619

0.5052

0.4464

0.4393

RELATIVE CHANGE
-1.59%
RANK CHANGE
-3
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5097

0.4084

0.4407

0.4351

RELATIVE CHANGE
-1.27%
RANK CHANGE
-3
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5028

0.4127

0.4623

0.4340

RELATIVE CHANGE
-6.12%
RANK CHANGE
-9
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4989

0.3789

0.4189

0.4339

RELATIVE CHANGE
3.58%
RANK CHANGE
3
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4757

0.3643

0.4333

0.4334

RELATIVE CHANGE
0.02%
RANK CHANGE
-3
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4806

0.4117

0.4149

0.4289

RELATIVE CHANGE
3.37%
RANK CHANGE
3
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.3777

0.3395

0.3858

0.4263

RELATIVE CHANGE
10.50%
RANK CHANGE
7
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.3508

0.3475

0.3845

0.4247

RELATIVE CHANGE
10.46%
RANK CHANGE
8
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4869

0.3772

0.4189

0.4162

RELATIVE CHANGE
-0.64%
RANK CHANGE
-2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.5094

0.4231

0.4144

0.4121

RELATIVE CHANGE
-0.56%
RANK CHANGE
0
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4655

0.3848

0.4128

0.4042

RELATIVE CHANGE
-2.08%
RANK CHANGE
1
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.3434

0.3849

0.4129

0.4033

RELATIVE CHANGE
-2.33%
RANK CHANGE
-1
Country profile
DQL index comparison
2022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.3224

0.4358

0.3946

RELATIVE CHANGE
-9.45%
RANK CHANGE
-13
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4069

0.3052

0.3572

0.3888

RELATIVE CHANGE
8.85%
RANK CHANGE
6
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4777

0.3785

0.3906

0.3882

RELATIVE CHANGE
-0.61%
RANK CHANGE
-2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4711

0.3619

0.3603

0.3811

RELATIVE CHANGE
5.77%
RANK CHANGE
3
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4112

0.3330

0.3397

0.3789

RELATIVE CHANGE
11.54%
RANK CHANGE
7
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4664

0.3836

0.4201

0.3743

RELATIVE CHANGE
-10.90%
RANK CHANGE
-13
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4150

0.3302

0.3854

0.3629

RELATIVE CHANGE
-5.84%
RANK CHANGE
-4
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.3141

0.2432

0.2937

0.3490

RELATIVE CHANGE
18.83%
RANK CHANGE
18
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4091

0.3230

0.3632

0.3463

RELATIVE CHANGE
-4.65%
RANK CHANGE
-3
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4017

0.3143

0.3305

0.3437

RELATIVE CHANGE
3.99%
RANK CHANGE
6
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.3918

0.2946

0.3085

0.3403

RELATIVE CHANGE
10.31%
RANK CHANGE
9
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.3698

0.3076

0.3526

0.3345

RELATIVE CHANGE
-5.13%
RANK CHANGE
-2
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4282

0.3222

0.3531

0.3324

RELATIVE CHANGE
-5.86%
RANK CHANGE
-4
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4376

0.3187

0.3215

0.3307

RELATIVE CHANGE
2.86%
RANK CHANGE
3
Country profile
DQL index comparison
2022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.2557

0.3031

0.3305

RELATIVE CHANGE
9.04%
RANK CHANGE
10
Country profile
DQL index comparison
202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.3321

0.3284

RELATIVE CHANGE
-1.11%
RANK CHANGE
-1
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4564

0.3437

0.3762

0.3271

RELATIVE CHANGE
-13.05%
RANK CHANGE
-12
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4561

0.3478

0.3397

0.3249

RELATIVE CHANGE
-4.36%
RANK CHANGE
-6
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.3583

0.2740

0.2904

0.3214

RELATIVE CHANGE
10.67%
RANK CHANGE
8
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.3465

0.2290

0.3355

0.3153

RELATIVE CHANGE
-6.02%
RANK CHANGE
-6
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.2998

0.2630

0.3081

0.3095

RELATIVE CHANGE
0.45%
RANK CHANGE
0
Country profile
DQL index comparison
20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.4182

0.3145

0.3451

0.3028

RELATIVE CHANGE
-12.26%
RANK CHANGE
-11
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202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.3059

0.3013

RELATIVE CHANGE
-1.50%
RANK CHANGE
0
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20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.3803

0.2604

0.3121

0.3006

RELATIVE CHANGE
-3.68%
RANK CHANGE
-5
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20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.3789

0.2957

0.3126

0.3004

RELATIVE CHANGE
-3.90%
RANK CHANGE
-7
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20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.2787

0.2845

0.3066

0.2943

RELATIVE CHANGE
-4.01%
RANK CHANGE
-4
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20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.3672

0.2521

0.2587

0.2851

RELATIVE CHANGE
10.20%
RANK CHANGE
4
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202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.2865

0.2702

RELATIVE CHANGE
-5.69%
RANK CHANGE
0
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20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.3161

0.2531

0.2695

0.2692

RELATIVE CHANGE
-0.11%
RANK CHANGE
1
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2022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.2983

0.3041

0.2688

RELATIVE CHANGE
-11.61%
RANK CHANGE
-6
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20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.3371

0.2185

0.2315

0.2591

RELATIVE CHANGE
11.92%
RANK CHANGE
3
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2022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.2482

0.2563

0.2492

RELATIVE CHANGE
-2.77%
RANK CHANGE
0
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20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.3665

0.2819

0.2735

0.2491

RELATIVE CHANGE
-8.92%
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-4
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20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.1989

0.2004

0.2205

0.2366

RELATIVE CHANGE
7.30%
RANK CHANGE
1
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20212022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.2765

0.2092

0.2347

0.2340

RELATIVE CHANGE
-0.30%
RANK CHANGE
-2
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2022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.2035

0.2158

0.2142

RELATIVE CHANGE
-0.74%
RANK CHANGE
0
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2022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.1526

0.1824

0.1852

RELATIVE CHANGE
1.54%
RANK CHANGE
0
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2022202320240.00.20.40.60.81.0

0.1800

0.1705

0.1494

RELATIVE CHANGE
-12.38%
RANK CHANGE
0
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DQL 2024 RANKING

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The DQL 2024 Index analyzes 120+ countries based on internet affordability, internet quality, e-infrastructure, e-security, and e-government. These pillars include 14 indicators that collectively measure the overall digital quality of life. To learn more, please refer to the methodology.

Global insights

Uncovering the Digital Quality of Life: exploring the impact of GDP and key statistics.

Is Europe still leading in DQL?

Does the GDP have an impact on digital quality of life? What has contributed to digital wellbeing the most? Is the internet less affordable globally?

Insights

Methodology

In this section, we present the methodology used to investigate the key indicators of digital quality of life and their correlation with GDP across different countries.

Methodology
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Frequently asked questions

The Digital Quality of Life is an independent study conducted by Surfshark. The Index of DQL comprises five pillars: internet quality, internet affordability, e-infrastructure, e-government, and e-security. The Index reveals insights into factors that impact a country's digital wellbeing and areas that should be prioritized for future improvement. You can read more on the methodology of the DQL index.
Ensuring cybersecurity is crucial for your digital wellbeing. You can enhance your privacy protection by employing tools such as a VPN, which stands out as one of the most effective means to shield yourself online. Additionally, incorporating Antivirus and Alternative ID into your digital arsenal could strengthen your defense against cyberthreats.
Surfshark’s annual Digital Quality of Life study ranks 120+ countries across the globe. In 2024, Germany tops in the list and is followed by Finland, France, Netherlands and Denmark.
According to Surfshark’s Digital Quality of Life 2023 index, France topped the list regarding internet affordability that year. In terms of internet quality, the United Arab Emirates ranked first, and Sweden led in electronic infrastructure. Belgium ranked first in electronic security, while Singapore took the top spot in electronic government.
According to Surfshark’s Digital Quality of Life 2024 index, the most affordable fixed internet is found in Bulgaria. To afford fixed internet, people must work 0 hours and 14 minutes a month in Bulgaria. Angola has the world's most affordable mobile internet. To afford mobile internet, people must work 9 minutes and 19 seconds a month in Angola.

Get in touch!

Reach out for any inquiries, feedback, or suggestions regarding our work. We are eager to collaborate on potential research ideas and explore new digital quality-of-life avenues.

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