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2019
Global research of 65 countries’
digital quality of life.
Digital Quality of Life
35%2018
14%2010
Global social media penetration
6 42HOURS MINUTES
Average hours spent online daily
51%2018
29%2010
Global internet penetration
Over half of the entire population is using the internet,
and more social interactions happen in the digital sphere.
Our Lives Are Profoundly A!ected by Our Digital Well-Being
Internetspeed
Entertainment content
availability
E-government availability
Personal data protection laws
Global Cybersecurity
index
Internetaffordability
The first-ever study of the Digital Quality
of Life (DQL) attempts to critically assess
and compare our digital experiences
globally. It all comes down to the 6 ultimate criteria.
How To Measure Our Digital Well-Being
Singapore0.7854 3
6th0.1123CYBERSECURITY OF A COUNTRY
middle tier0.1016CONTENT AVAILABILITY
top tier0.1667DATA PROTECTION
2nd0.1541E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES AVAILABILITY
12th0.0227MOBILE AFFORDABILITY
15th0.0291BROADBAND AFFORDABILITY
1st0.1144BROADBAND SPEED
7th0.0847MOBILE SPEED
France0.7985 2
3rd0.1148CYBERSECURITY OF A COUNTRY
top tier0.1354CONTENT AVAILABILITY
top tier0.1667DATA PROTECTION
4th0.1530E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES AVAILABILITY
5th0.0443MOBILE AFFORDABILITY
4th0.0543BROADBAND AFFORDABILITY
11th0.0620BROADBAND SPEED
19th0.0681MOBILE SPEED
11th0.1113CYBERSECURITY OF A COUNTRY
top tier0.1354CONTENT AVAILABILITY
top tier0.1667DATA PROTECTION
7th0.1519E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES AVAILABILITY
1st0.0938MOBILE AFFORDABILITY
14th0.0310BROADBAND AFFORDABILITY
42nd0.0199BROADBAND SPEED
6th0.0893MOBILE SPEED
Australia0.7992 1
Out of 65 countries, covering a population of approximately 5.5 billion in every major region of the world.
Top 3 Countries with the Highest Digital Quality of Life in 2019
China was included in the report, but it's a special case. Please read more about it in the full report.
640.2328
Ethiopia
650.1865
Algeria
560.4740
Morocco
570.4604
Indonesia
580.4265
Thailand
590.4079
Nepal
600.3956
Ecuador
610.3192
Pakistan
620.3010
Egypt
630.2915
Iraq
520.5002
Brazil
530.4967
Argentina
540.4903
Armenia
550.4821
Iran
400.5738
South Africa
410.5727
Malaysia
420.5702
Uruguay
430.5639
Ukraine
440.5624
Chile
450.5598
Czech Republic
460.5564
Albania
470.5548
China
480.5534
Greece
490.5499
Georgia
500.5312
Azerbaijan
510.5252
Philippines
280.6431
Estonia
290.6302
Slovenia
300.6242
Ireland
310.6215
United Arab Emirates
320.6165
India
330.6110
Romania
340.6057
Qatar
350.6049
Turkey
360.5867
Slovakia
370.5846
Mexico
380.5832
Croatia
390.5791
Latvia
160.7045
Iceland
170.7035
United Kingdom
180.7033
Finland
190.6914
Germany
200.6872
New Zealand
210.6690
Belgium
220.6687
Austria
230.6553
Lithuania
240.6529
Hungary
250.6478
Portugal
260.6442
Poland
270.6439
Russia
40.7607
Norway
50.7606
Japan
60.7516
Canada
70.7479
Denmark
80.7448
South Korea
90.7361
Italy
100.7360
Sweden
110.7341
United States
120.7331
Netherlands
130.7269Israel
140.7223
Switzerland
150.7061
Spain
The Rest of DQL 2019 Index Results
Global Leaders by Specific Factors
First place 1 Second place 2 Third place 3
Iceland
Singapore
Australia
Israel
Denmark
United Kingdom
Norway
Iceland
Israel
Japan
Singapore
United States
Canada
South Korea
India
Italy
United States
France
Mobile internet speed
Broadband internet speed
Mobile internet affordability
Broadband internet affordability
E-government availability
Global Cybersecurity index
The SurprisersLower GDP/capita correlates with lower DQL score. However, a few of the countries are
overpe!orming in some important digital fields. Namely, Hungary, Portugal, Poland,
Russia, Estonia, Slovenia, Lithuania, India, Romania, and Turkey.
Mean of GDP/capita $Mean of DQLThe leadersThe surprisersThe underperformers
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62 out of 65 countries have data protection laws
or their drafts in place. However, in many cases,
the apparent commitment to protect personal data is
illusory.
Investment in mobile internet is the key
ingredient ensuring the sustainable improvement of the digital quality of life in the long run, especially in developing economies.
Well-developed internet infrastructure ≠ high DQL as a composition of less
tangible factors (cybersecurity, personal data protection, etc.) is
essential as well.
Digital quality of life correlates with the
country’s GDP/capita. An increase of 0.0300 in the DQL score can potentially add up to $10 thousand to
a country’s GDP/capita.
Plenty of room for improvement. The median
value of the 2019 DQL index is 0.6110/1.000, which reveals that the overall digital quality of
life is mediocre. No country scored over 0.8000, indicating
drawbacks in various areas.
5 Key Global Takeaways
Singapore
Broadband speed
Iceland
Mobile speed
USA
Contentavailability
France
Data protection laws
Australia
Mobile affordability
Israel
Broadband affordability
UK
Cybersecurity of a country
Denmark
E-government services
availability
How a Pe!ect DQL Country Would Look in 2019
The composite factors of the index were determined by an expert panel from Surfshark,
Chip.de, Comparitech.com, Journaldugeek.com, Tomshardware.de, Technadu.com,
Vpngids.nl, Top10vpn.com, Bestvpn.co, and Vpnranks.com.
To measure the quality of our digital lives, data covering various aspects of online
experience was gathered from the United Nations, Freedom House, World Bank,
International Telecommunications Union, and other databases.
Questions about the 2019 DQL Report
General inquiries
Research inquiries
Surfshark Ltd.Wickhams Cay I, Road Town,Tortola, British Virgin Islands www.surfshark.com
Official website
Read the FULL report HERE or contact us
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