Performance Overview
THE UNITED KINGDOM makes it into the top 5 in the Governance (5th) pillar, where it benefits from solid performances in all three sub-pillars: Trust (5th), Regulation (10th), and Inclusion (5th). The country is also ranked in the top 10 when it comes to Technology (7th), which is primarily driven by excellent Access (3rd) and Content (6th). A high level of SDG Contribution (3rd) boosts the Impact (13th) pillar, which is otherwise hampered by weaker performances in Economy and Quality of Life (18th in both sub-pillars). One of the main areas with scope for improvement relates to ICT usage and skills of Individuals (29th), which drags down the overall performance in the People (14th) pillar.
IS03
GBR
Country
United Kingdom
Score
77.73
Rank
10
Technology
78.16
People
69.81
Governance
88.32
Impact
74.62
| 1. Mobile tariffs | 89.21 | 12 |
| 2. Cost of cheapest internet-enable device (% of monthly GDP per capita) | 80.12 | 8 |
| 3. Households with internet acccess | 93.59 | 13 |
| 4. 4G mobile network coverage (% of population) | 99.7 | 17 |
| 5. Fixed-broadband subscriptions, 10Mbit/s or above (% of totaal subscriptions) | 98.04 | 8 |
| 6. International internet bandwidth, kb/s per Internet user | 81.21 | 5 |
| 7. Proportion of primary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical purpose | n/a | n/a |
| 1. Digital participation | n/a | n/a |
| 2. Mobile apps development | 87.22 | 14 |
| 3. Receipts for the use of intellectual property | 18.43 | 8 |
| 1. Availability of latest technologies | 91.85 | 9 |
| 2. Company investment in emerging technology | 80.94 | 8 |
| 3. Government procurement of advanced technology products | 57.31 | 23 |
| 4. ICT PCT patent applications per million population | 57.63 | 17 |
| 5. Total computer software spending (% of GDP) | 63.64 | 4 |
| 6. Robot density | 26.94 | 22 |
| 1. Medium and high-tech industry | 58.01 | 18 |
| 2. High-tech exports | 42.81 | 14 |
| 3. PCT patent applications | 26.92 | 19 |
| 4. Labour productivity per employee | 53.73 | 26 |
| 1. Happiness | 86.99 | 11 |
| 2. Freedom to make life choices | 71.53 | 56 |
| 3. Income inequality | 78.42 | 38 |
| 4. Healthy life expectancy at birth | 84.25 | 23 |
| 1. Access to basic services | 99.41 | 22 |
| 2. Pollution | 94.59 | 17 |
| 3. Road safety | 98.75 | 5 |
| 4. Reading proficiency in schools | n/a | n/a |
| 5. Maths proficiency in schools | n/a | n/a |
| 5. Use of clean fuels and technology | 100 | 1 |
| 1. Internet users | 94.71 | 10 |
| 2. Active mobile-broadband subscriptions | 37.24 | 33 |
| 3. Use of virtual social networks | 66.74 | 32 |
| 5. Tertiary enrolment | 43.58 | 46 |
| 5. Adult literacy rate | n/a | n/a |
| 6. ICT skills | 78.23 | 14 |
| 1. Firms with website | 82.28 | 14 |
| 2. Internet shopping | 95.86 | 4 |
| 3. Professionals | 65.98 | 9 |
| 4. Technicians and associate professionals | 54.81 | 35 |
| 5. Extent of staff training | 67.38 | 23 |
| 6. R&D expenditure by businesses | 28.7 | 18 |
| 1. Government online services | 97.7 | 4 |
| 2. Publication and use of open data | 100 | 1 |
| 3.ICT use and government efficiency | 74.65 | 18 |
| 4. R&D expenditure by governments and higher education | 45.59 | 34 |
| 1. Rule of law | 90.7 | 15 |
| 2. Software piracy rate | 91.89 | 10 |
| 3. Secure Internet servers | 87.14 | 17 |
| 4. Cybersecurity | 100 | 1 |
| 5. Online trust and safety | 73.67 | 28 |
| 1. Regulatory quality | 90.22 | 9 |
| 2. Ease of doing business | 94.31 | 8 |
| 3. Legal framework's adaptability to digital business models | 77.76 | 15 |
| 4. E-commerce legislation | 100 | 1 |
| 5. Social safety net protection | 74.19 | 22 |
| 6. ICT regulatory environment | 97.3 | 5 |
| 1. E-Participation | 98.08 | 5 |
| 2. Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments | 94.21 | 20 |
| 3. Availability of local online content | 100 | 1 |
| 4. Gender gap in internet use | 68.19 | 11 |
| 5. Rural gap in use of digital payments | 76.06 | 22 |