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Estonia ranks 17th in ICT Development Index; ahead of neighbors

BC, Tallinn, 21.11.2017.Print version
Estonia placed 17th in the ICT Development Index 2017 (IDI) of the United Nations specialized agency International Telecommunication Union (ITU) with 8.14 points, while in 2016 Estonia placed 14th, reports LETA/BNS.

Estonia's Baltic neighbors ranked 35th and 41st. Latvia rose five places, while Lithuania remained in the same place as the year before.




The ranking was topped by Iceland, South Korea, Switzerland, Denmark and the United Kingdom.


The index takes into account 11 different factors, including landline and mobile phone subscriptions, percentage of households with internet access and percentage of individuals using the internet. The index compared 176 countries this year.






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