South Korea leads on 3 of 5 measures, and the overall scores are 0.010 apart. Measured against what their incomes predict, South Korea does more with what it has (+0.114, against +0.089 for United Kingdom).
E-Government Index
The overall score: the average of the next three.
United Kingdom 0.958
South Korea 0.968
Online services
What the government offers online.
United Kingdom 0.953
South Korea 1.000
Human capital
Literacy and schooling.
United Kingdom 0.945
South Korea 0.912
Telecoms
Internet, mobile and broadband.
United Kingdom 0.975
South Korea 0.992
E-participation
How far citizens are involved online.
United Kingdom 0.973
South Korea 0.973
Each track runs from 0 to 1. The higher score in each row is in bold.
United Kingdom and South Korea: context figures The context United Kingdom South Korea Income per person (PPP) $58,910 $54,030 Population 68.3 million 51.7 million Using the internet 95% 97% Score vs what income predicts +0.089 +0.114
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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.
