Denmark leads on 5 of 5 measures, and the overall scores are 0.012 apart. Measured against what their incomes predict, Estonia does more with what it has (+0.136, against +0.072 for Denmark).
E-Government Index
The overall score: the average of the next three.
Estonia 0.973
Denmark 0.985
Online services
What the government offers online.
Estonia 0.995
Denmark 0.999
Human capital
Literacy and schooling.
Estonia 0.950
Denmark 0.958
Telecoms
Internet, mobile and broadband.
Estonia 0.973
Denmark 0.997
E-participation
How far citizens are involved online.
Estonia 0.959
Denmark 0.986
EstoniaDenmarkEach track runs from 0 to 1. The higher score in each row is in bold.
Estonia and Denmark: context figures
The context
Estonia
Denmark
Income per person (PPP)
$48,990
$76,690
Population
1.4 million
5.9 million
Using the internet
93%
99%
Score vs what income predicts
+0.136
+0.072
Sources: UN E-Government Survey 2024, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs; income per person (GDP, PPP) and population from the World Bank World Development Indicators, via the Quality of Government Standard Dataset, January 2025.