Dimension 2.2: Online access - Non-Proprietary format Score by country
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Countries reporting
180
Highest
1
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
0.048
Turkmenistan
Median
0.867
Years covered
9
2015–2023
Data points
1,560
What the numbers show
Dimension 2.2: Online access - Non-Proprietary format Score is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 1 in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 0.048 in Turkmenistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.867, and the mean is 0.8153.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Belize (up 4,266.7%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 43.9%).
Dimension 2.2: Online access - Non-Proprietary format Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2023 | up 129.9% | rising |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 2023 | up 274.5% | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2023 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 1 | Guinea | 1 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 1 | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 1 | Kenya | 1 | 2023 | up 255.9% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 | 2023 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 1 | Oman | 1 | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 1 | Philippines | 1 | 2023 | up 1,011.1% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 1 | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 1 | Palestine | 1 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 | 2023 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 1 | Togo | 1 | 2023 | up 147.5% | rising |
| 1 | Thailand | 1 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Albania | 0.983 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 27 | Indonesia | 0.983 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 27 | Jordan | 0.983 | 2023 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 0.967 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 0.967 | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 30 | Croatia | 0.967 | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 30 | India | 0.967 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 30 | Morocco | 0.967 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 30 | Moldova | 0.967 | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 30 | Pakistan | 0.967 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 0.967 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Sweden | 0.967 | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 30 | Vietnam | 0.967 | 2023 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 40 | Belarus | 0.952 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 40 | Ireland | 0.952 | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 40 | South Korea | 0.952 | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 40 | Serbia | 0.952 | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 40 | Samoa | 0.952 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 45 | Czechia | 0.95 | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 45 | New Zealand | 0.95 | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 47 | Rwanda | 0.943 | 2023 | up 208.2% | rising |
| 48 | Israel | 0.936 | 2023 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 0.933 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 49 | Bhutan | 0.933 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 49 | Mali | 0.933 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 49 | Niger | 0.933 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 49 | Netherlands | 0.933 | 2023 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 49 | Peru | 0.933 | 2023 | up 1,627.8% | rising |
| 49 | Slovakia | 0.933 | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 49 | Tanzania | 0.933 | 2023 | up 1,024.1% | rising |
| 49 | United States | 0.933 | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 58 | Armenia | 0.929 | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 58 | Jamaica | 0.929 | 2023 | up 1,835.4% | rising |
| 60 | France | 0.926 | 2023 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 0.919 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 61 | Georgia | 0.919 | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 61 | Hungary | 0.919 | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 61 | Liechtenstein | 0.919 | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 0.919 | 2023 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 66 | Belize | 0.917 | 2023 | up 4,266.7% | rising |
| 66 | Ecuador | 0.917 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 0.91 | 2023 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 0.91 | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 68 | Malaysia | 0.91 | 2023 | up 4,233.3% | rising |
| 71 | Austria | 0.905 | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 71 | Portugal | 0.905 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Bangladesh | 0.9 | 2023 | up 837.5% | rising |
| 73 | Cameroon | 0.9 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 73 | Egypt | 0.9 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 73 | Fiji | 0.9 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 73 | Tunisia | 0.9 | 2023 | up 165.5% | rising |
| 78 | Iceland | 0.886 | 2023 | up 14.9% | flat |
| 79 | Mexico | 0.883 | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 80 | Bahrain | 0.876 | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 81 | South Africa | 0.871 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 82 | Benin | 0.869 | 2023 | up 3,520.8% | rising |
| 83 | Botswana | 0.867 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 83 | China | 0.867 | 2023 | up 4,028.6% | rising |
| 83 | Congo | 0.867 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 83 | Ethiopia | 0.867 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 83 | Ghana | 0.867 | 2023 | up 445.3% | rising |
| 83 | Myanmar | 0.867 | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 83 | Mauritania | 0.867 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 83 | Nigeria | 0.867 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 83 | Senegal | 0.867 | 2023 | up 667.3% | rising |
| 83 | Uganda | 0.867 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 83 | Kosovo | 0.867 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 83 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.867 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 95 | Greece | 0.862 | 2023 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 96 | Burundi | 0.852 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 96 | Namibia | 0.852 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 96 | Suriname | 0.852 | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 99 | Paraguay | 0.843 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 0.843 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 101 | Bahamas | 0.833 | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 101 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.833 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 101 | Gambia | 0.833 | 2023 | up 1,143.3% | rising |
| 101 | Laos | 0.833 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 101 | Saint Lucia | 0.833 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 101 | Zimbabwe | 0.833 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 0.826 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Mozambique | 0.826 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | 0.819 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Liberia | 0.819 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 111 | Chile | 0.805 | 2023 | up 576.5% | rising |
| 111 | Lesotho | 0.805 | 2023 | up 3,254.2% | rising |
| 113 | Iran | 0.802 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Kuwait | 0.8 | 2023 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 114 | Macao | 0.8 | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 114 | Malawi | 0.8 | 2023 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 114 | El Salvador | 0.8 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 114 | Seychelles | 0.8 | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 114 | East Timor | 0.8 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 120 | Bolivia | 0.795 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 120 | Qatar | 0.795 | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 122 | Montenegro | 0.79 | 2023 | up 3,661.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Russia | 0.788 | 2023 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 124 | Afghanistan | 0.786 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Iraq | 0.786 | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 124 | Italy | 0.786 | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 124 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.786 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 128 | Cambodia | 0.771 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 129 | Djibouti | 0.767 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 129 | Gabon | 0.767 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 129 | Maldives | 0.767 | 2023 | up 3,552.4% | rising |
| 129 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.767 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 0.762 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 134 | Belgium | 0.76 | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 135 | Panama | 0.755 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 136 | Madagascar | 0.752 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Cyprus | 0.748 | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | rising |
| 138 | Cape Verde | 0.745 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Libya | 0.733 | 2023 | up 1,427.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Costa Rica | 0.731 | 2023 | up 3,380.9% | rising |
| 141 | Angola | 0.729 | 2023 | up 3,371.4% | rising |
| 142 | Ukraine | 0.719 | 2023 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 143 | Algeria | 0.71 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 144 | Somalia | 0.705 | 2023 | up 393.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Japan | 0.698 | 2023 | up 883.1% | rising |
| 146 | Australia | 0.695 | 2023 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 147 | Zambia | 0.69 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 148 | Solomon Islands | 0.686 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 149 | Vanuatu | 0.683 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 150 | United Kingdom | 0.681 | 2023 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 151 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.667 | 2023 | up 107.8% | rising |
| 152 | Guatemala | 0.66 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 152 | Tajikistan | 0.66 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 154 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.657 | 2023 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 155 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.655 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 156 | Mauritius | 0.652 | 2023 | up 1,452.4% | rising |
| 157 | Marshall Islands | 0.638 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 157 | Malta | 0.638 | 2023 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 159 | Guyana | 0.633 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 160 | Uruguay | 0.614 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 161 | Chad | 0.605 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Sudan | 0.576 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.571 | 2023 | up 133.1% | rising |
| 163 | Kiribati | 0.571 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 165 | Papua New Guinea | 0.557 | 2023 | up 1,060.4% | rising |
| 166 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.54 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 167 | Argentina | 0.517 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Colombia | 0.512 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Cuba | 0.507 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 170 | Lebanon | 0.502 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 171 | Micronesia (country) | 0.5 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 172 | Eswatini | 0.424 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Honduras | 0.362 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 174 | Syria | 0.329 | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 175 | Turkey | 0.212 | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 176 | South Sudan | 0.181 | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 177 | Yemen | 0.164 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 178 | Venezuela | 0.131 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 179 | Haiti | 0.129 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Turkmenistan | 0.048 | 2023 | — | volatile |
About this data
This openness element measures whether data are made available in nonproprietary formats. Nonproprietary file formats are important because they allow users to access data without requiring the use of a costly, proprietary software that may prevent some users from accessing the data. Common nonproprietary formats include PDF, HTML, XLSX, DOCX, CSV, and JSON files.