The map shows the countries of the world painted in four colours. Uruguay appears in red, indicating that it fell into the category of those with a "high" level of information technology (ICT) development, according to the ninth edition of the annual "Measuring the Information Society" report, produced by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialised agency in this field.
On this occasion, 176 countries were analysed and the ranking was headed by Iceland.
Uruguay ranked 42nd. In the last edition of 2016, the country had been ranked 48th. Having climbed these six steps placed it within the list of the "most dynamic" nations among those studied.
Meanwhile, Uruguay achieved a score of 7.16. This performance brought it closer, for example, to the European average, the highest of those surveyed: 7.50.
This made Uruguay the best performing country in Latin America. With 42nd place, it led the region. It was followed by Argentina (51st) and Chile (56th).
Within the Americas, Uruguay ranked fifth, behind the United States (ranked 16th), Canada (29th), Barbados (34th) and St. Kitts and Nevis (two Caribbean islands ranked 37th).
Among other things, the ranking takes into consideration what percentage of households have access to the internet, the percentage of inhabitants who use the internet, and what share of the population has access to primary, secondary and tertiary education.
"This edition of the report shows that ICTs can make the world a better place and make a major contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals," said ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao in a statement released by ITU.
Source: El País
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