Dimension 2.2: Online access - Machine Readability Score by country
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Countries reporting
174
Highest
1
Germany
Lowest
0
Sudan
Median
0.624
Years covered
9
2015–2023
Data points
1,560
What the numbers show
Dimension 2.2: Online access - Machine Readability Score is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 1 in Germany; the lowest is 0 in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.624, and the mean is 0.5814.
Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 3,176.2%), and the largest decrease in Bahamas (down 100.0%).
Dimension 2.2: Online access - Machine Readability Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 1 | Israel | 1 | 2023 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 1 | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2023 | up 2,280.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Norway | 0.983 | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 0.967 | 2023 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 13 | Estonia | 0.967 | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 0.967 | 2023 | up 686.2% | rising |
| 13 | Latvia | 0.967 | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 13 | Peru | 0.967 | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 0.967 | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 13 | Slovenia | 0.967 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 20 | Australia | 0.952 | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 20 | Ireland | 0.952 | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 20 | Oman | 0.952 | 2023 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 0.95 | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 23 | Switzerland | 0.95 | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | South Korea | 0.936 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 0.933 | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 0.933 | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 26 | Ecuador | 0.933 | 2023 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 0.933 | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 26 | Italy | 0.933 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Mexico | 0.933 | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 26 | Netherlands | 0.933 | 2023 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 26 | New Zealand | 0.933 | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 0.933 | 2023 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 26 | Turkey | 0.933 | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 36 | Brazil | 0.926 | 2023 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 0.917 | 2023 | up 280.5% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 0.917 | 2023 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 37 | Serbia | 0.917 | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 37 | United States | 0.917 | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 41 | Moldova | 0.91 | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 42 | Belgium | 0.9 | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 42 | Canada | 0.9 | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 0.9 | 2023 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 42 | Sweden | 0.9 | 2023 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 46 | Belarus | 0.886 | 2023 | up 967.5% | volatile |
| 46 | United Kingdom | 0.886 | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 0.886 | 2023 | up 14.9% | flat |
| 49 | Austria | 0.871 | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 0.867 | 2023 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 50 | Spain | 0.867 | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 52 | Bahrain | 0.86 | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 52 | Philippines | 0.86 | 2023 | up 242.6% | rising |
| 54 | Bolivia | 0.855 | 2023 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 0.85 | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 56 | Georgia | 0.833 | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 0.819 | 2023 | up 95.0% | rising |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 0.819 | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 57 | France | 0.819 | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 57 | Honduras | 0.819 | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 61 | India | 0.817 | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 61 | Palestine | 0.817 | 2023 | up 232.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Uruguay | 0.8 | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 64 | Albania | 0.793 | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 65 | Yemen | 0.783 | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 66 | Cyprus | 0.776 | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 66 | Mauritius | 0.776 | 2023 | up 312.8% | rising |
| 66 | Vietnam | 0.776 | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 0.769 | 2023 | up 86.2% | rising |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 0.76 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Croatia | 0.75 | 2023 | up 177.8% | rising |
| 72 | Chile | 0.733 | 2023 | up 88.4% | rising |
| 73 | Indonesia | 0.726 | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 74 | Ukraine | 0.712 | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 75 | Jordan | 0.702 | 2023 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 75 | Liechtenstein | 0.702 | 2023 | up 133.2% | rising |
| 75 | Macao | 0.702 | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 78 | Armenia | 0.693 | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 79 | Morocco | 0.688 | 2023 | up 3,176.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Maldives | 0.686 | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 80 | Myanmar | 0.686 | 2023 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 82 | Russia | 0.676 | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 83 | Jamaica | 0.669 | 2023 | up 367.8% | rising |
| 84 | Panama | 0.664 | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 85 | Lebanon | 0.633 | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.631 | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 87 | Greece | 0.624 | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 87 | Montenegro | 0.624 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 89 | Laos | 0.619 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Malta | 0.619 | 2023 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 0.619 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Benin | 0.617 | 2023 | up 350.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Gambia | 0.595 | 2023 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Tunisia | 0.588 | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 95 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.583 | 2023 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Qatar | 0.581 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 97 | Kuwait | 0.579 | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 98 | Argentina | 0.571 | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 99 | Liberia | 0.562 | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 100 | Saint Lucia | 0.557 | 2023 | up 214.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Rwanda | 0.548 | 2023 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 102 | Guatemala | 0.519 | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 102 | Kosovo | 0.519 | 2023 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 102 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.519 | 2023 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 105 | Ethiopia | 0.512 | 2023 | up 170.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.507 | 2023 | up 113.0% | rising |
| 107 | Belize | 0.495 | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 108 | Cape Verde | 0.483 | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 109 | Tajikistan | 0.479 | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 110 | Bhutan | 0.467 | 2023 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 0.462 | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 112 | Uganda | 0.445 | 2023 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 113 | Cambodia | 0.443 | 2023 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 114 | Cuba | 0.426 | 2023 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 115 | Thailand | 0.417 | 2023 | up 513.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Nigeria | 0.393 | 2023 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 117 | Iran | 0.388 | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 118 | Venezuela | 0.386 | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 119 | Micronesia (country) | 0.383 | 2023 | up 1,723.8% | rising |
| 120 | El Salvador | 0.379 | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 121 | South Africa | 0.364 | 2023 | up 48.6% | flat |
| 122 | Paraguay | 0.331 | 2023 | up 341.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Cameroon | 0.319 | 2023 | up 608.9% | rising |
| 124 | Lesotho | 0.317 | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 125 | Suriname | 0.312 | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 125 | Samoa | 0.312 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.31 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Nicaragua | 0.31 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 129 | Tanzania | 0.3 | 2023 | up 261.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Gabon | 0.281 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Afghanistan | 0.279 | 2023 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Botswana | 0.274 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Fiji | 0.267 | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 133 | Ghana | 0.267 | 2023 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 135 | Zambia | 0.264 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Syria | 0.262 | 2023 | up 608.1% | rising |
| 137 | Guyana | 0.243 | 2023 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 0.243 | 2023 | up 406.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Kiribati | 0.24 | 2023 | up 238.0% | rising |
| 140 | Namibia | 0.224 | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 141 | Mauritania | 0.214 | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 142 | Iraq | 0.212 | 2023 | up 542.4% | volatile |
| 142 | East Timor | 0.212 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Somalia | 0.21 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Angola | 0.19 | 2023 | up 804.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Burundi | 0.19 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | South Sudan | 0.181 | 2023 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 148 | Seychelles | 0.167 | 2023 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 149 | Nepal | 0.148 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Chad | 0.143 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Senegal | 0.136 | 2023 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Vanuatu | 0.133 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.129 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Togo | 0.121 | 2023 | down 71.5% | falling |
| 155 | Kenya | 0.117 | 2023 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Solomon Islands | 0.114 | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 157 | Djibouti | 0.098 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 157 | Madagascar | 0.098 | 2023 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.064 | 2023 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Mozambique | 0.064 | 2023 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Sierra Leone | 0.064 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Malawi | 0.057 | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Bangladesh | 0.05 | 2023 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.048 | 2023 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Mali | 0.04 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Niger | 0.04 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Egypt | 0.033 | 2023 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Algeria | 0.024 | 2023 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Guinea | 0.024 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Pakistan | 0.024 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Bahamas | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | China | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Sudan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
This openness element measures whether data are made available in machine readable formats. Machine readable file formats allow users to easily process data using a computer. Common machine readable formats include XLS, XLSX, CSV, and JSON files.