Belarus has been ranked the highest on the ICT Development Index (IDI) among the post-Soviet countries in the 2016 edition of Measuring the Information Society Report issued by the International Telecommunication Union*. Belarus has been given 7.26 in IDI value and placed in the 31st position out of 175 economies worldwide.
1. South Korea – 8.84 in IDI value,
2. Iceland – 8.83,
3. Denmark – 8.74,
10. Japan – 8.37,
11. Luxembourg – 8.36,
30. Israel – 7.40,
31. Belarus – 7.26,
39. Lithuania – 7.10,
40. Latvia – 7.08,
43. Russia – 6.95,
50. Poland – 6.65,
52. Kazakhstan – 6.57,
71. Armenia – 5.60,
76. Ukraine – 5.33.
The ICT Development Index combines 11 indicators and is designed to measure the level of access to ICTs, the use of ICTs in the society, and ICT capability and skills.
*International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations coordinating standards for telecommunications.
Source: International Telecommunication Union