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SurfShark Digital Quality of Life Index 2020 which researches on the quality of a digital well being in 85 countries. India ranks among the lowest in the world in terms of Internet quality.
Digital Quality of Life Index 2020
- A virtual private network (VPN) provider based in the British Virgin Islands.
- It seeks to rank countries on,
- Internet affordability and quality
- Electronic infrastructure
- Security and government.
- All parameters have equal weightage.
- Canada stands out as a country with the highest digital quality of life.
India’s Performance
- India occupies 79th place ranking below countries including Guatemala and Sri Lanka.
- India makes it into the top 10 in terms of Internet affordability it outperforms countries such as the U.K., the U.S. and China.
- For e-governance India occupies the 15th place globally, just below countries like New Zealand and Italy.
- India is at the bottom of the pillar with unstable and slow mobile Internet ranked at 78.
- India performed poorly ranking at 57th position in Security.
Performance of other Countries
- Highest digital quality of life are in Europe, with Denmark leading among 85 countries and first seven countries from Europe.
- Canada stands out as a country with the highest digital quality of life in the America.
- Japan takes the leading position in Asia.
- South Africa enjoy the highest quality of digital lives in Africa.
Source : The Hindu
Topic : Prelims, GS III :- Awareness in the fields of IT and Computers