Pakistan has made a notable advancement in the United Nations E-Government Development Index (EGDI) for 2024, rising 14 places to rank 136th, compared to its 150th position in the 2022 survey.
Pakistan’s E-Government Development Index value rises to 0.5095, up from 0.42380 in 2022 and 0.41830 in 2018.
Although the country remains behind global leaders such as Denmark (0.9847) and regional frontrunners like Singapore (0.969) and the Maldives (0.6745), this progress is a significant accomplishment.
In South Asia, Pakistan ranks second lowest points as India’s E-Government Development Index is 0.6678 whereas Afghanistan stands at 0.2083, Bangladesh is at 0.6570, Bhutan is at 0.6511, Maldives is at 0.6745, Nepal and Sri Lanka is at 0.5781 and 0.6667 respectively.
The other countries including US, UK, China and Australia have taken the 19th, 7th, 35th and 8th ranks respectively.
