Performance Overview
THE UNITED STATES leads the way when it comes to Technology, where it is the top performer in Future Technologies and has the second-highest score in Content. Its weaker performance in the Access (29th) sub-pillar stands in stark contrast to this. The country also does very well in the Governance (4th) pillar, where it has the world’s best Regulation relevant to the network economy and is a leading country in terms of Inclusion (4th). The United States also has a high rank in the People (8th) pillar, as a result of solid performances in the sub-pillars Businesses (9th) and Governments (8th). The country’s weakest dimension relates to Impact (20th), where there is mainly room for improvement in the Quality of Life (40th) and SDG Contribution (35th) sub-pillars.

1. Mobile tariffs | 60.72 | 70 |
2. Handset prices | 85.02 | 4 |
3. Households with internet acccess | 83.80 | 36 |
4. 4G mobile network coverage (% of population) | 99.80 | 12 |
5. Fixed-broadband subscriptions, 10Mbit/s or above (% of total subscriptions) | 87.49 | 38 |
6. International internet bandwidth, kb/s per Internet user | 72.69 | 35 |
7. Proportion of primary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical purpose | n/a | n/a |
1. GitHub commits | 71.54 | 8 |
2. Wikipedia edits | 72.47 | 34 |
3. Internet domain registrations* | - | - |
4. Mobile apps development | 94.51 | 6 |
1. Availability of latest technologies | 99.75 | 2 |
2. Company investment in emerging technology | 100.00 | 1 |
3. ICT PCT patent applications per million population | 79.30 | 7 |
4. Total computer software spending (% of GDP) | 100.00 | 1 |
5. Robot density | 64.06 | 8 |
1. Medium and high-tech industry | 61.01 | 16 |
2. High-tech exports | 36.18 | 23 |
3. PCT patent applications | 46.46 | 11 |
4. Labour productivity per employee | 84.69 | 4 |
5. Prevalence of gig economy | 100.00 | 1 |
1. Happiness | 83.55 | 18 |
2. Freedom to make life choices | 78.40 | 58 |
3. Income inequality | 55.67 | 84 |
4. Healthy life expectancy at birth | 74.10 | 38 |
1. SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being | 91.80 | 10 |
2. SDG 4: Quality Education | 57.51 | 36 |
3. SDG 5: Gender Equality | 82.48 | 28 |
4. SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy | 73.05 | 84 |
5. SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities | 81.56 | 34 |
1. Internet users | 87.23 | 24 |
2. Active mobile-broadband subscriptions | 56.29 | 7 |
3. Use of virtual social networks | 70.10 | 24 |
5. Tertiary enrolment | 64.33 | 8 |
5. Adult literacy rate | n/a | n/a |
6. ICT skills | 85.19 | 12 |
1. Firms with website | 73.55 | 32 |
2. Ease of doing business | 95.10 | 6 |
3. Professionals | 54.97 | 16 |
4. Technicians and associate professionals | 61.60 | 24 |
5. Business use of digital tools | 100.00 | 1 |
6. R&D expenditure by businesses | 52.08 | 8 |
1. Government online services | 94.55 | 7 |
2. Publication and use of open data | 81.62 | 4 |
3. Government promotion of investment in emerging technologies | 78.86 | 7 |
4. R&D expenditure by governments and higher education | 58.04 | 21 |
1. Secure Internet servers | 93.58 | 3 |
2. Cybersecurity | 99.46 | 2 |
3. Online access to financial account | 84.40 | 7 |
4. Internet shopping | 90.33 | 7 |
1. Regulatory quality | 86.17 | 16 |
2. ICT regulatory environment | 89.77 | 35 |
3. Legal framework's adaptability to emerging technologies | 88.10 | 3 |
4. E-commerce legislation | 100.00 | 1 |
5. Privacy protection by law content | 35.82 | 63 |
1. E-Participation | 100.00 | 1 |
2. Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments | 79.64 | 40 |
3. Availability of local online content | 93.52 | 6 |
4. Gender gap in internet use | n/a | n/a |
5. Rural gap in use of digital payments | 73.90 | 41 |