Statistical Annex
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Map of digital opportunity in the Americas, 2005/2006
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Belize
Guatemala
HondurasEl Salvador
Nicaragua
PanamaCosta Rica
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Grenada
St Kitts & Nevis
Trinidad & Tobago
Dominica
Antigua & Barbuda
Barbados
St Lucia
St Vincent
Canada
Brazil
United States of America
Argentina
Mexico
Peru
Bolivia
Colombia
Chile
Venezuela
Paraguay
Ecuador
Guyana
Uruguay
Cuba
SurinameFrench Guiana
Haiti
DominicanRep
Aruba
Bermuda
Jamaica
The Bahamas
PuertoRico
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0.66
0.64
0.63
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0.57
0.54
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Pan
ama
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Per
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Ecu
ador
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Guy
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Bol
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Source: ITU/UNCTAD/KADO Digital Opportunity Platform
The designations employed and the presentation of material in this map do not imply any opinion whatsoever on the part of the ITU concerning the legal or other status of any country, territory or area or any endorsement or acceptance of any boundary.
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Digital Opportunity Index 2006
Notes:1) higher score means better digital opportunity
2) numbers in purple show world ranks
Overall Digital Opportunity Index scores, 2006
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Digital Opportunity in the Americas, 2006
Source: ITU/UNCTAD/KADO Digital Opportunity Platform.
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Notes:1) higher score means better digital opportunity
2) numbers in purple show world ranks
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Note: For data comparability and coverage, see the technical notes.
Source: ITU/UNCTAD/KADO Digital Opportunity Platform.
Table 2b Digital Opportunity Index 2005/06 – Americas Rank
in Americas 2005/2006
Economy Opportunity 2005/2006
Infrastructure 2005/2006
Utilization 2005/2006
Digital Opportunity
Index2005/2006
World Rank
2005/2006
1 Canada 0.98 0.57 0.48 0.67 17
2 United States 0.98 0.59 0.41 0.66 20
3 Barbados 0.97 0.50 0.44 0.64 27
4 Bahamas 0.97 0.51 0.40 0.63 29
5 Antigua & Barbuda 0.94 0.49 0.30 0.57 40
6 Chile 0.97 0.36 0.37 0.57 41
7 St. Kitts & Nevis 0.93 0.44 0.26 0.54 45
8 Argentina 0.97 0.36 0.21 0.51 54
9 Jamaica 0.93 0.32 0.27 0.51 55
10 Dominica 0.91 0.34 0.26 0.51 56
11 Trinidad & Tobago 0.98 0.39 0.13 0.50 59
12 Uruguay 0.97 0.31 0.18 0.48 63
13 Brazil 0.92 0.27 0.24 0.48 65
14 Mexico 0.94 0.24 0.25 0.47 66
15 St. Vincent 0.89 0.23 0.29 0.47 69
16 Grenada 0.93 0.35 0.11 0.47 71
17 St. Lucia 0.94 0.32 0.14 0.46 73
18 Costa Rica 0.89 0.27 0.23 0.46 74
19 Venezuela 0.92 0.22 0.23 0.46 76
20 Colombia 0.89 0.25 0.19 0.45 80
21 Belize 0.76 0.20 0.31 0.42 84
22 Dominican Republic 0.92 0.16 0.18 0.42 85
23 Panama 0.91 0.22 0.10 0.41 89
24 El Salvador 0.89 0.17 0.14 0.40 95
25 Peru 0.82 0.12 0.27 0.40 96
26 Ecuador 0.89 0.21 0.08 0.40 97
27 Guatemala 0.84 0.14 0.11 0.37 108
28 Suriname 0.72 0.28 0.07 0.36 110
29 Paraguay 0.86 0.11 0.08 0.35 112
30 Guyana 0.72 0.21 0.06 0.33 118
31 Bolivia 0.79 0.12 0.07 0.33 119
32 Nicaragua 0.64 0.08 0.22 0.31 122
33 Cuba 0.78 0.05 0.01 0.28 129
34 Honduras 0.72 0.09 0.01 0.27 130
35 Haiti 0.43 0.03 0.01 0.15 160
America 0.87 0.27 0.20 0.45 78
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