South Korea leads on 5 of 5 measures, and the overall scores are 0.008 apart. Measured against what their incomes predict, South Korea does more with what it has (+0.114, against +0.104 for Saudi Arabia).
E-Government Index
The overall score: the average of the next three.
South Korea 0.968
Saudi Arabia 0.960
Online services
What the government offers online.
South Korea 1.000
Saudi Arabia 0.990
Human capital
Literacy and schooling.
South Korea 0.912
Saudi Arabia 0.907
Telecoms
Internet, mobile and broadband.
South Korea 0.992
Saudi Arabia 0.984
E-participation
How far citizens are involved online.
South Korea 0.973
Saudi Arabia 0.959
Each track runs from 0 to 1. The higher score in each row is in bold.
South Korea and Saudi Arabia: context figures The context South Korea Saudi Arabia Income per person (PPP) $54,030 $54,990 Population 51.7 million 36.9 million Using the internet 97% 100% Score vs what income predicts +0.114 +0.104
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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.
