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. Cost of cheapest internet-enable device (% of monthly GDP per capita) | 85.02 | 4 |
| 3. Households with internet acccess | 82.76 | 36 |
| 4. 4G mobile network coverage (% of population) | 99.80 | 12 |
| 5. Fixed-broadband subscriptions, 10Mbit/s or above (% of totaal subscriptions) | 87.49 | 37 |
| 6. International internet bandwidth, kb/s per Internet user | 72.67 | 34 |
| 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 | 75.12 | 38 |
| 3. Receipts for the use of intellectual property | 84.82 | 41 |
| 1. Availability of latest technologies | 75.12 | 32 |
| 2. Company investment in emerging technology | 87.66 | 20 |
| 3. Government procurement of advanced technology products | 79.32 | 34 |
| 4. ICT PCT patent applications per million population | 54.32 | 53 |
| 5. Total computer software spending (% of GDP) | 64.44 | 43 |
| 6. Robot density | 87.21 | 87 |
| 1. Medium and high-tech industry | 61.01 | 16 |
| 2. High-tech exports | 35.80 | 22 |
| 3. PCT patent applications | 46.73 | 11 |
| 4. Labour productivity per employee | 76.94 | 7 |
| 1. Happiness | 79.68 | 21 |
| 2. Freedom to make life choices | 68.55 | 61 |
| 3. Income inequality | 56.58 | 79 |
| 4. Healthy life expectancy at birth | 71.79 | 37 |
| 1. Access to basic services | 99.50 | 20 |
| 2. Pollution | 98.12 | 9 |
| 3. Road safety | 69.69 | 51 |
| 4. Reading proficiency in schools | 96.84 | 16 |
| 5. Maths proficiency in schools | 79.94 | 15 |
| 5. Use of clean fuels and technology | 100.00 | 1 |
| 1. Internet users | 86.21 | 24 |
| 2. Active mobile-broadband subscriptions | 55.93 | 7 |
| 3. Use of virtual social networks | 69.85 | 27 |
| 5. Tertiary enrolment | 64.33 | 8 |
| 5. Adult literacy rate | n/a | n/a |
| 6. ICT skills | n/a | n/a |
| 1. Firms with website | 70.42 | 30 |
| 2. Internet shopping | 90.33 | 7 |
| 3. Professionals | 58.16 | 15 |
| 4. Technicians and associate professionals | 61.88 | 24 |
| 5. Extent of staff training | 97.05 | 2 |
| 6. R&D expenditure by businesses | 51.98 | 8 |
| 1. Government online services | 98.46 | 2 |
| 2. Publication and use of open data | 81.62 | 4 |
| 3.ICT use and government efficiency | 82.23 | 9 |
| 4. R&D expenditure by governments and higher education | 57.85 | 19 |
| 1. Rule of law | 86.48 | 19 |
| 2. Software piracy rate | 100.00 | 1 |
| 3. Secure Internet servers | 94.65 | 6 |
| 4. Cybersecurity | 99.45 | 2 |
| 5. Online trust and safety | 47.64 | 68 |
| 1. Regulatory quality | 86.17 | 16 |
| 2. Ease of doing business | 95.10 | 6 |
| 3. Legal framework's adaptability to digital business models | 100.00 | 1 |
| 4. E-commerce legislation | 100.00 | 1 |
| 5. Social safety net protection | 88.02 | 11 |
| 6. ICT regulatory environment | 89.77 | 34 |
| 1. E-Participation | 98.08 | 5 |
| 2. Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments | 79.64 | 40 |
| 3. Availability of local online content | 97.91 | 3 |
| 4. Gender gap in internet use | n/a | n/a |
| 5. Rural gap in use of digital payments | 73.90 | 40 |