The Advantage Index

Introduction

Reconnaissance Advantage Index

Ranked Data by Indicator

Reconnaissance Advantage Index Methodology

Net Figures Methodology

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Global ranking	Country	15-39 age band as % of total population	Global ranking	Country	R&D investment, % of nominal annual GDP	Global ranking	Country	Telephone lines per 10,000 inhabitants	Global ranking	Country	PCs per 10,000 inhabitants	Global ranking	Country	Internet access per 10,000 inhabitants	Global ranking	Country	Mobile phones per 10,000 inhabitants	Global ranking	Country	E-commerce revenue as % of nominal GDP	Global ranking	Country	Broadband Internet per 10,000 inhabitants	Global ranking	Country	Web-enabled mobile devices per 10,000 inhabitants	Global ranking	Country	M-commerce revenue as % of nominal 2Q GDP
1	Lebanon	48.47	1	Sweden	3.78	1	Luxembourg	7,727.27	1	US	5,668.92	1	Iceland	6,428.57	1	Iceland	8,571.43	1	US	4.99	1	South Korea	1,338.20	1	South Korea	5,093.95	1	South Korea	0.000289
2	Kuwait	47.23	2	Luxembourg	3.25	2	Norway	7,433.33	2	Australia	5,377.07	2	US	6,342.24	2	Austria	8,319.02	2	Canada	4.25	2	Denmark	1,196.26	2	Japan	4,578.37	2	Japan	0.000162
3	Libya	46.35	3	Finland	3.11	3	Iceland	7,142.86	3	Singapore	5,234.00	3	Singapore	6,245.00	3	Luxembourg	8,181.82	3	Finland	3.06	3	Singapore	833.00	3	Sweden	777.03	3	Singapore	0.000056
4	Iran	45.84	4	Japan	3.04	4	Switzerland	7,060.44	4	Sweden	5,213.96	4	Sweden	6,207.21	4	Israel	8,030.30	4	New Zealand	2.20	4	Iceland	821.43	4	Austria	773.01	4	US	0.000015
5	Singapore	45.5	5	South Korea	2.93	5	Denmark	6934.58	5	Norway	5088.89	5	Canada	6070.09	5	Italy	8001.04	5	Denmark	2.15	5	Sweden	653.153	5	Singapore	738	5	United Kingdom	0.000014
6	Algeria	45.49	6	Switzerland	2.77	6	Japan	6,877.81	6	Switzerland	5,082.42	6	Finland	5,975.29	6	Finland	7,953.67	6	Sweden	2.15	6	Canada	557.14	6	Finland	733.59	6	Spain	0.000013
7	Tunisia	45.43	7	US	2.59	7	Canada	6,774.30	7	Denmark	4,691.59	7	Norway	5,747.56	7	Sweden	7,623.87	7	Norway	2.04	7	New Zealand	440.41	7	Iceland	714.29	7	Netherlands	0.000012
8	Jordan	45.36	8	Iceland	2.43	8	US	6,771.20	8	Japan	4,243.12	8	Denmark	5,567.48	8	Slovenia	7,564.77	8	Luxembourg	1.96	8	Norway	422.22	8	Norway	711.11	8	Sweden	0.000011
9	Turkey	44.46	9	Israel	2.43	9	Sweden	6,756.76	9	Luxembourg	4,090.91	9	Netherlands	5,426.03	9	Netherlands	7,509.39	9	Netherlands	1.81	9	US	418.61	9	Netherlands	694.62	9	Germany	0.000011
10	Brazil	44.24	10	France	2.35	10	Netherlands	6,182.73	10	Faroe Islands	4,080.00	10	Australia	5,113.84	10	United Kingdom	7,488.68	10	Austria	1.66	10	Belgium	263.16	10	US	690.14	10	Italy	0.000010
11	Syria	43.60	11	Germany	2.32	11	Germany	6,059.26	11	Canada	4,036.09	11	New Zealand	4,833.16	11	Norway	7,444.44	11	United Kingdom	1.65	11	Japan	254.79	11	Switzerland	686.81	11	Denmark	0.000010
12	South Africa	43.53	12	Denmark	1.98	12	Faroe Islands	6,034.00	12	Netherlands	4,017.52	12	South Korea	4,662.67	12	Portugal	7,308.84	12	Switzerland	1.63	12	Netherlands	193.99	12	Luxembourg	681.82	12	France	0.000009
13	Morocco	43.50	13	Netherlands	1.96	13	France	5,810.24	13	New Zealand	3,989.64	13	Austria	4,565.15	13	Denmark	7,252.34	13	Germany	1.61	13	Finland	193.05	13	Denmark	672.90	13	Norway	0.000008
14	China	43.12	14	Austria	1.84	14	Cyprus	5,789.47	14	Ireland	3,932.29	14	Switzerland	4,237.09	14	Switzerland	7,156.59	14	Belgium	1.50	14	Austria	171.78	14	Israel	659.26	14	Finland	0.000008
15	New Zealand	42.72	15	Belgium	1.83	15	United Kingdom	5,715.00	15	Iceland	3,928.57	15	United Kingdom	4,179.58	15	UAE	7,095.44	15	South Korea	1.46	15	Switzerland	164.84	15	Spain	649.35	15	Switzerland	0.000007
16	Azerbaijan	42.54	16	United Kingdom	1.75	16	Australia	5,661.16	16	Slovenia	3,834.20	16	Belgium	4,060.23	16	Singapore	6,946.00	16	Ireland	1.27	16	Estonia	140.85	16	Italy	624.13	16	Canada	0.000007
17	Uzbekistan	42.34	17	Norway	1.71	17	Israel	5,622.90	17	Israel	3,804.71	17	Japan	3,753.52	17	Ireland	6,875.00	17	Brazil	1.24	17	Australia	134.30	17	UAE	622.41	17	Austria	0.000007
18	Egypt	42.32	18	Canada	1.70	18	Finland	5,617.76	18	Finland	3,783.78	18	Ireland	3,422.92	18	Spain	6,718.28	18	France	1.21	18	Portugal	109.24	18	Slovenia	621.76	18	Belgium	0.000007
19	India	41.93	19	Slovenia	1.49	19	Ireland	5,572.92	19	Belgium	3,586.74	19	Luxembourg	3,372.73	19	South Korea	6,515.66	19	Iceland	1.15	19	Germany	96.35	19	Portugal	595.83	19	New Zealand	0.000002
20	Turkmenistan	41.56	20	Australia	1.48	20	Greece	5,480.23	20	United Kingdom	3,557.42	20	Germany	3,362.69	20	Germany	6,453.09	20	Australia	1.09	20	France	82.28	20	United Kingdom	556.58	20	Israel	0.000000
21	Kazakhstan	41.16	21	Ireland	1.37	21	Malta	5,384.62	21	Germany	3,286.76	21	Italy	3,219.69	21	Greece	6,355.93	21	Singapore	1.01	21	United Kingdom	50.29	21	Australia	552.69	21	Cyprus	0.000000
22	Kyrgyzstan	40.95	22	Singapore	1.26	22	Hungary	5,370.92	22	Austria	3,067.48	22	UAE	3,078.84	22	Australia	6,193.18	22	Italy	0.94	22	Italy	46.81	22	New Zealand	544.04	22	Faroe Islands	0.000000
23	Tajikistan	40.35	23	Czech Republic	1.25	23	New Zealand	5,362.69	23	Cyprus	2,763.16	23	Slovenia	2,965.80	23	Belgium	6,189.08	23	Spain	0.69	23	Latvia	41.84	23	Germany	481.75	23	Greece	0.000000
24	Albania	40.00	24	New Zealand	1.13	24	Austria	5,042.94	24	France	2,611.25	24	Israel	2,748.15	24	New Zealand	5,854.92	24	Japan	0.59	24	UAE	41.49	24	Czech Republic	458.09	24	Iceland	0.000000
25	Bosnia-Herzegovina	39.62	25	Belarus	1.12	25	Belgium	5,009.75	25	South Korea	2,409.19	25	Estonia	2,612.68	25	Japan	5,461.86	25	Portugal	0.57	25	Brazil	37.83	25	Belgium	448.34	25	Ireland	0.000000
26	Slovakia	39.15	26	Italy	1.11	26	UAE	4,979.25	26	Malta	2,307.69	26	Faroe Islands	2,600.00	26	Czech Republic	5,389.86	26	Turkey	0.52	26	Spain	37.46	26	France	434.93	26	Luxembourg	0.000000
27	Ireland	39.06	27	Slovakia	1.09	27	South Korea	4,868.48	27	Italy	2,161.93	27	France	2,121.78	27	France	5,365.24	27	India	0.49	27	Ireland	26.04	27	Greece	433.15	27	Malta	0.000000
28	Armenia	39.02	28	Croatia	1.01	28	Italy	4,677.53	28	UAE	2,074.69	28	Slovakia	2,116.08	28	Estonia	4,507.04	28	Lebanon	0.48	28	Croatia	23.09	28	Estonia	422.54	28	Portugal	0.000000
29	Macedonia	38.86	29	Russia	0.99	29	Bulgaria	4,409.86	29	Estonia	2,042.25	29	Cyprus	2,105.26	29	Hungary	4,005.93	29	China	0.48	29	Czech Republic	21.44	29	Hungary	365.97	29	Turkey	0.000000
30	Georgia	38.82	30	Spain	0.97	30	Portugal	4,319.76	30	Kuwait	1,911.76	30	Spain	2,075.52	30	Faroe Islands	4,000.00	30	Russia	0.45	30	Hungary	19.78	30	Cyprus	331.58	30	Albania	0.000000
31	Moldova	38.66	31	Brazil	0.88	31	Slovenia	4,300.52	31	Spain	1,520.98	31	Portugal	1,957.89	31	US	3,944.47	31	Hungary	0.40	31	Slovakia	18.48	31	Canada	297.56	31	Armenia	0.000000
32	Israel	38.53	32	Poland	0.81	32	Croatia	4,272.52	32	Czech Republic	1,500.97	32	Greece	1,779.66	32	Malta	3,846.15	32	Czech Republic	0.36	32	Israel	16.84	32	Kuwait	294.12	32	Azerbaijan	0.000000
33	Spain	38.42	33	Moldova	0.78	33	Spain	4,148.35	33	Latvia	1,338.91	33	Czech Republic	1,591.03	33	Cyprus	3,815.79	33	UAE	0.34	33	China	5.34	33	Ireland	260.42	33	Belarus	0.000000
34	Romania	38.33	34	Romania	0.76	34	Czech Republic	4,093.57	34	Portugal	1,251.24	34	Lebanon	1,197.25	34	Kuwait	3,039.22	34	Greece	0.28	34	Poland	5.18	34	Malta	256.41	34	Bosnia-Herzegovina	0.000000
35	South Korea	38.12	35	South Africa	0.76	35	Estonia	4,014.08	35	Hungary	1,157.27	35	Russia	1,173.16	35	Canada	3,016.78	35	Israel	0.26	35	India	3.50	35	Lebanon	247.93	35	Bulgaria	0.000000
36	Belarus	37.68	36	China	0.73	36	Lithuania	3,933.52	36	Slovakia	1,072.09	36	Poland	1,141.50	36	Slovakia	2,643.25	36	South Africa	0.24	36	Russia	2.06	36	Slovakia	184.84	36	Croatia	0.000000
37	Lithuania	37.47	37	Lithuania	0.71	37	Singapore	3,646.00	37	Croatia	993.07	37	Hungary	1,058.95	37	Croatia	2,586.61	37	Egypt	0.14	37	Turkey	1.50	37	South Africa	181.23	37	Czech Republic	0.000000
38	Poland	37.47	38	India	0.69	38	Slovakia	3,567.47	38	Poland	973.34	38	Lithuania	1,057.06	38	Lebanon	2,451.79	38	Poland	0.13	38	Luxembourg	0.00	38	Latvia	167.36	38	Estonia	0.000000
39	Portugal	37.35	39	Hungary	0.68	39	Latvia	3,305.44	39	Saudi Arabia	953.43	39	Malta	1,025.64	39	Poland	2,259.90	39	Saudi Arabia	0.12	39	Lithuania	0.00	39	Poland	163.09	39	Georgia	0.000000
40	Slovenia	37.22	40	Portugal	0.63	40	Poland	3,295.37	40	South Africa	949.76	40	Kuwait	935.29	40	Latvia	2,008.37	40	Cyprus	0.00	40	Greece	0.00	40	Croatia	161.66	40	Hungary	0.000000
41	Russia	37.02	41	Estonia	0.60	41	Belarus	3,082.13	41	Lithuania	886.43	41	Croatia	783.37	41	South Africa	1,977.52	41	Faroe Islands	0.00	41	Slovenia	0.00	41	Lithuania	138.50	41	Kazakhstan	0.000000
42	Czech Republic	36.77	42	Bulgaria	0.58	42	Turkey	3,007.97	42	Iran	839.26	42	South Africa	766.00	42	Turkey	1,780.72	42	Malta	0.00	42	Lebanon	0.00	42	Turkey	127.84	42	Kyrgyzstan	0.000000
43	Iceland	36.68	43	Iran	0.55	43	Kuwait	2,843.14	43	Greece	800.38	43	Brazil	717.52	43	Lithuania	1,772.85	43	Albania	0.00	43	Moldova	0.00	43	Serbia and Montenegro	120.00	43	Latvia	0.000000
44	Cyprus	36.52	44	Greece	0.54	44	Macedonia	2,829.27	44	Lebanon	688.71	44	Latvia	709.62	44	Serbia and Montenegro	1,650.00	44	Armenia	0.00	44	Macedonia	0.00	44	Romania	116.28	44	Lithuania	0.000000
45	Australia	36.45	45	Turkey	0.50	45	Serbia and Montenegro	2,600.00	45	Turkey	521.88	45	Turkey	570.01	45	Brazil	1,618.62	45	Azerbaijan	0.00	45	South Africa	0.00	45	Brazil	108.90	45	Macedonia	0.000000
46	Estonia	36.34	46	Latvia	0.42	46	Russia	2,350.31	46	Brazil	491.78	46	Saudi Arabia	456.41	46	Romania	1,355.10	46	Belarus	0.00	46	Kyrgyzstan	0.00	46	Saudi Arabia	87.87	46	Moldova	0.000000
47	Greece	36.20	47	Algeria	0.36	47	Ukraine	2,303.12	47	Russia	484.64	47	Romania	426.65	47	Morocco	1,334.42	47	Bosnia-Herzegovina	0.00	47	Cyprus	0.00	47	Bulgaria	77.82	47	Poland	0.000000
48	Ukraine	36.14	48	Cyprus	0.34	48	Lebanon	2,231.40	48	Romania	389.09	48	Bulgaria	412.45	48	Bulgaria	1,206.23	48	Bulgaria	0.00	48	Egypt	0.00	48	Morocco	65.25	48	Romania	0.000000
49	Canada	36.00	49	Ukraine	0.34	49	Brazil	2,066.83	49	Bulgaria	363.16	49	Jordan	308.74	49	China	1,148.53	49	Croatia	0.00	49	Malta	0.00	49	Jordan	58.25	49	Russia	0.000000
50	Austria	35.95	50	Kazakhstan	0.33	50	Egypt	2,034.80	50	China	310.74	50	Tunisia	283.83	50	Jordan	1,126.21	50	Estonia	0.00	50	Kuwait	0.00	50	Macedonia	48.78	50	Serbia and Montenegro	0.000000
51	Latvia	35.80	51	Morocco	0.33	51	Romania	1,788.91	51	Serbia and Montenegro	290.00	51	Macedonia	258.54	51	Saudi Arabia	922.67	51	Georgia	0.00	51	Saudi Arabia	0.00	51	Egypt	28.76	51	Slovakia	0.000000
52	Hungary	35.63	52	Tunisia	0.33	52	Armenia	1,736.53	52	Jordan	271.84	52	Armenia	253.89	52	Bosnia-Herzegovina	841.84	52	Kazakhstan	0.00	52	Serbia and Montenegro	0.00	52	China	26.16	52	Slovenia	0.000000
53	Italy	35.41	53	Malta	0.29	53	Syria	1,727.44	53	Libya	248.09	53	China	207.82	53	Azerbaijan	810.81	53	Kyrgyzstan	0.00	53	Romania	0.00	53	Russia	26.12	53	Tajikistan	0.000000
54	US	35.31	54	Jordan	0.27	54	Iran	1,707.24	54	Morocco	241.44	54	Egypt	153.95	54	Macedonia	731.71	54	Latvia	0.00	54	Faroe Islands	0.00	54	Bosnia-Herzegovina	25.51	54	Turkmenistan	0.000000
55	Serbia and Montenegro	35.15	55	Saudi Arabia	0.26	55	Georgia	1,603.21	55	Ukraine	219.44	55	Serbia and Montenegro	137.80	55	Georgia	480.96	55	Lithuania	0.00	55	Azerbaijan	0.00	55	Moldova	22.57	55	Ukraine	0.000000
56	Luxembourg	35.14	56	Egypt	0.25	56	South Africa	1,585.23	56	Tunisia	216.27	56	Kazakhstan	107.71	56	Moldova	428.89	56	Macedonia	0.00	56	Kazakhstan	0.00	56	Iran	15.12	56	Uzbekistan	0.000000
57	Netherlands	35.09	57	UAE	0.24	57	Jordan	1,475.73	57	Syria	215.18	57	Georgia	84.97	57	Egypt	418.46	57	Moldova	0.00	57	Algeria	0.00	57	Azerbaijan	12.87	57	Algeria	0.000000
58	Bulgaria	34.98	58	Turkmenistan	0.23	58	Libya	1,393.13	58	Egypt	209.95	58	Ukraine	82.61	58	Albania	398.86	58	Romania	0.00	58	Iran	0.00	58	Tunisia	10.30	58	Egypt	0.000000
59	Saudi Arabia	34.68	59	Syria	0.23	59	China	1,316.30	59	Macedonia	146.34