Vietnam leads on 4 of 5 measures, and the overall scores are 0.115 apart. Measured against what their incomes predict, Vietnam does more with what it has (+0.133, against −0.010 for Iran).
E-Government Index
The overall score: the average of the next three.
Iran 0.656
Vietnam 0.771
Online services
What the government offers online.
Iran 0.377
Vietnam 0.708
Human capital
Literacy and schooling.
Iran 0.693
Vietnam 0.727
Telecoms
Internet, mobile and broadband.
Iran 0.899
Vietnam 0.878
E-participation
How far citizens are involved online.
Iran 0.178
Vietnam 0.603
Each track runs from 0 to 1. The higher score in each row is in bold.
Iran and Vietnam: context figures The context Iran Vietnam Income per person (PPP) $17,920 $15,190 Population 89.2 million 98.9 million Using the internet 82% 78% Score vs what income predicts −0.010 +0.133
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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.
