ITU, the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technology, has published the Global Cybersecurity Index 2017 (GCI-2017), which measures the commitment of ITU’s 193 member states to cybersecurity.
The GCI-2017 measures countries’ commitment to cybersecurity and helps them to identify areas for improvement. Through the information collected, it aims to illustrate the practices in use so that ITU member states can identify gaps and implement selected activities suitable to their national environment – with the added benefits of helping to harmonize practices and fostering a global culture of cybersecurity.
Houlin Zhao, Secretary General, ITU said, “While the impact generated by cyber-attacks, such as those carried out as recently as 27 June 2017, may not be eliminated completely, prevention and mitigation measures to reduce the risks posed by cyber-related threats can and should always be put in place. The GCI reaffirms ITU’s commitment to build confidence and security in the use of ICTs.”
The GCI-2017 also shows that there is space for further improvement in cooperation at all levels, capacity building and organizational measures. “As the global community rapidly embraces ICTs as key enabler for social and economic development, it is vital that cybersecurity is made an integral and indivisible part of the digital transformation,” said Brahima Sanou, Director, ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau.
“We continue to encourage governments to consider national policies that take into account cybersecurity so that everyone can reap the benefits of the online world,” added Sanou.
ITU Global Cybersecurity Index 2017
Rank – Country – Global Cybersecurity Index Score
- Singapore – 0.925
- United States of America – 0.919
- Malaysia – 0.893
- Oman – 0.871
- Estonia – 0.846
- Mauritius – 0.830
- Australia – 0.824
- Georgia – 0.819
- France – 0.819
- Canada – 0.818
- Russian Federation – 0.788
- Japan – 0.786
- Norway – 0.786
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – 0.783
- Republic of Korea – 0.782
- Egypt – 0.772
- Netherlands – 0.760
- Finland – 0.741
- Sweden – 0.733
- Switzerland – 0.727
- Spain – 0.718
- New Zealand – 0.718
- Israel – 0.691
- Latvia – 0.688
- Thailand – 0.684
- India – 0.683
- Germany – 0.679
- Qatar – 0.676
- Ireland – 0.675
- Belgium – 0.671
- Mexico – 0.660
- Uruguay – 0.647
- Austria – 0.639
- Italy – 0.626
- China – 0.624
- Poland – 0.622
- Denmark – 0.617
- Czech Republic – 0.609
- Rwanda – 0.602
- Luxembourg – 0.602
- Philippines – 0.594
- Brazil – 0.593
- Belarus – 0.592
- Tunisia – 0.591
- Croatia – 0.590
- Romania – 0.585
- Turkey – 0.581
- Bulgaria – 0.579
- Kenya – 0.574
- Colombia – 0.569
- Saudi Arabia – 0.569
- Nigeria – 0.569
- United Arab Emirates – 0.566
- Azerbaijan – 0.559
- Morocco – 0.541
- Uganda – 0.536
- Hungary – 0.534
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – 0.532
- Brunei Darussalam – 0.524
- Bangladesh – 0.524
- The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – 0.517
- Portugal – 0.508
- Lithuania – 0.504
- South Africa – 0.502
- Ukraine – 0.501
- Iran – 0.494
- Cyprus – 0.487
- Panama – 0.485
- Argentina – 0.482
- Greece – 0.475
- Bahrain – 0.467
- Ecuador – 0.466
- Pakistan – 0.447
- Algeria – 0.432
- Botswana – 0.430
- Indonesia – 0.424
- Montenegro – 0.422
- Sri Lanka – 0.419
- Moldova – 0.418
- Cote d’Ivoire – 0.416
- Cameroon – 0.413
- Malta – 0.399
- Lao – 0.392
- Iceland – 0.384
- Peru – 0.374
- Venezuela – 0.372
- Chile – 0.367
- Slovakia – 0.362
- Kazakhstan – 0.352
- Slovenia – 0.343
- Jamaica – 0.339
- Costa Rica – 0.336
- Ghana – 0.326
- Paraguay – 0.326
- Tanzania – 0.317
- Senegal – 0.314
- Albania – 0.314
- Serbia – 0.311
- Zambia – 0.292
- Tajikistan – 0.292
- Tonga – 0.292
- Cambodia – 0.283
- Uzbekistan – 0.277
- Jordan – 0.277
- Nepal – 0.275
- Barbados – 0.273
- Sudan – 0.271
- Kyrgyzstan – 0.270
- Guyana – 0.269
- Ethiopia – 0.267
- Myanmar – 0.263
- VietNam – 0.245
- Afghanistan – 0.245
- Syrian Arab Republic – 0.237
- Monaco – 0.236
- Mongolia – 0.228
- State of Palestine – 0.228
- Libya – 0.224
- Fiji – 0.222
- Togo – 0.218
- Burkina Faso – 0.208
- El Salvador – 0.208
- Mozambique – 0.206
- Bhutan – 0.199
- Armenia – 0.196
- Liechtenstein – 0.194
- Zimbabwe – 0.192
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – 0.189
- Seychelles – 0.184
- Belize – 0.182
- Antigua and Barbuda – 0.179
- San Marino – 0.174
- Lebanon – 0.172
- Niger – 0.170
- Madagascar – 0.168
- Dominican Republic – 0.162
- 123. Suriname – 0.155
- Liberia – 0.149
- Mauritania – 0.146
- Nicaragua – 0.146
- Sierra Leone – 0.145
- Nauru – 0.140
- Gabon – 0.139
- Bahamas – 0.137
- Gambia – 0.136
- Vanuatu – 0.134
- Turkmenistan – 0.133
- Kiriba – 0.123
- Bolivia – 0.122
- Burundi – 0.120
- Bosnia and Herzegovina – 0.116
- Grenada – 0.115
- Guatemala – 0.114
- Kuwait – 0.104
- Djibouti – 0.099
- Trinidad and Tobago – 0.098
- Solomon Islands – 0.095
- Lesotho – 0.094
- Guinea – 0.090
- Malawi – 0.084
- Angola – 0.078
- Eritrea – 0.076
- Chad – 0.072
- Benin – 0.069
- South Sudan – 0.067
- Papua New Guinea – 0.067
- Saint Kitts and Nevis – 0.066
- Namibia – 0.066
- Mali – 0.060
- Cape Verde – 0.058
- Cuba – 0.058
- Andorra – 0.057
- Maldives – 0.056
- Saint Lucia – 0.053
- Palau – 0.053
- Samoa – 0.048
- Honduras – 0.048
- Marshall Islands – 0.048
- Micronesia – 0.044
- Iraq – 0.043
- Swaziland – 0.041
- Sao Tome and Principe 0.040
- Haiti – 0.040
- Democratic Republic of the Congo – 0.040
- Congo – 0.040
- Vatican – 0.040
- Comoros – 0.040
- Tuvalu – 0.034
- Timor-Leste – 0.034
- Somalia – 0.034
- Guinea-Bissau – 0.034
- Dominica – 0.010
- Yemen – 0.007
- Central African Republic – 0.007
- Equatorial Guinea – 0.000
Source: ITU
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