The 3rd annual edition of the Digital Quality of Life Index (DQL) has put Denmark 1st in the Index for the 2nd year in a row, closely followed by South Korea. Finland ranks 3rd, while Israel & the U.S. round out the top five of 110 nations that were evaluated. The bottom 5 countries are Ethiopia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Guatemala, & Angola. In an all-around picture, 6 out of 10 countries holding the highest scores are located in Europe, following last year’s trend.
The Index ranked India 59th among 110 countries. Covering 90% of the global population, the DQL study is conducted by the cybersecurity company Surfshark and evaluates countries based on a set of five fundamental digital wellbeing pillars. India ranks 33rd in e-government, 36th in e-security, 47th in Internet affordability, 67th in Internet quality & shows the lowest result in e-infrastructure, which comes only in 91st place.
Regionally, the US stands out as a country with the highest digital quality of life in the Americas, while South Korea takes the leading position in Asia. Among countries in Africa, people in South Africa enjoy the highest quality of their digital lives whereas Australia leads in Oceania, outperforming New Zealand in various digital areas.
