Dimension 2.2: Online access - Terms of Use Score by country
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What the numbers show
Dimension 2.2: Online access - Terms of Use Score is currently reported for 146 countries. The highest value is 1 in Denmark; the lowest is 0 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.444, and the mean is 0.4398.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Hong Kong (up 2,930.3%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Dimension 2.2: Online access - Terms of Use Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 1 | 2023 | up 2,930.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Philippines | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 1 | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 | 2023 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 | 2023 | up 172.5% | rising |
| 8 | Moldova | 0.967 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Mongolia | 0.967 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Palestine | 0.96 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Australia | 0.952 | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 11 | Ireland | 0.952 | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 11 | Japan | 0.952 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | Oman | 0.952 | 2023 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 0.952 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 0.943 | 2023 | up 140.6% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 0.936 | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 17 | Finland | 0.936 | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 19 | Cyprus | 0.933 | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 0.933 | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 0.933 | 2023 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 19 | Slovakia | 0.933 | 2023 | up 591.1% | rising |
| 23 | Liechtenstein | 0.919 | 2023 | up 145.7% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 0.917 | 2023 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 25 | United States | 0.9 | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 26 | Indonesia | 0.895 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Latvia | 0.888 | 2023 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 0.886 | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 28 | Greece | 0.886 | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 30 | France | 0.883 | 2023 | up 133.0% | rising |
| 31 | New Zealand | 0.876 | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 31 | Tanzania | 0.876 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Morocco | 0.867 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Sweden | 0.867 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 33 | Tunisia | 0.867 | 2023 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Mexico | 0.862 | 2023 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 37 | Jamaica | 0.857 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Uruguay | 0.85 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Georgia | 0.84 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Estonia | 0.838 | 2023 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Italy | 0.838 | 2023 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 40 | South Africa | 0.838 | 2023 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 43 | South Korea | 0.836 | 2023 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 44 | Saint Lucia | 0.833 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Paraguay | 0.826 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Rwanda | 0.821 | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 46 | Ukraine | 0.821 | 2023 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 0.798 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Turkey | 0.788 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 50 | Jordan | 0.774 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Botswana | 0.771 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 52 | Montenegro | 0.757 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Bahrain | 0.743 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 0.743 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Suriname | 0.71 | 2023 | up 151.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Senegal | 0.707 | 2023 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 57 | Ecuador | 0.679 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 57 | Malta | 0.679 | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 0.631 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 60 | Iraq | 0.624 | 2023 | up 778.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Russia | 0.521 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5 | 2023 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Chile | 0.495 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Guyana | 0.49 | 2023 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.486 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Canada | 0.483 | 2023 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 66 | Czechia | 0.483 | 2023 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 68 | Somalia | 0.479 | 2023 | up 404.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Israel | 0.476 | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 69 | Serbia | 0.476 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Romania | 0.46 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Austria | 0.452 | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 72 | Spain | 0.452 | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 0.436 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 75 | Colombia | 0.433 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 75 | Mauritius | 0.433 | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 77 | Malaysia | 0.412 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Benin | 0.4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Malawi | 0.4 | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 80 | India | 0.336 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 81 | Belgium | 0.286 | 2023 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 82 | Macao | 0.281 | 2023 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 83 | Croatia | 0.229 | 2023 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 0.179 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.171 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Argentina | 0.148 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Kosovo | 0.133 | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 87 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.133 | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 89 | Mauritania | 0.119 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Cameroon | 0.117 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Peru | 0.112 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Zambia | 0.1 | 2023 | up 316.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Namibia | 0.088 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Lithuania | 0.081 | 2023 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Seychelles | 0.071 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.067 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.064 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Gambia | 0.064 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Burundi | 0.057 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 0.048 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Gabon | 0.048 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Lesotho | 0.048 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | North Macedonia | 0.048 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Brazil | 0.04 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Mali | 0.04 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Panama | 0.033 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | South Sudan | 0.033 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Guinea | 0.024 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Switzerland | 0.017 | 2023 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Mozambique | 0.017 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.017 | 2023 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Albania | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Bahamas | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Bhutan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | China | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Cuba | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Djibouti | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Algeria | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Egypt | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Fiji | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Hungary | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Kenya | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Laos | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Lebanon | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Madagascar | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Maldives | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Myanmar | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Niger | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Nigeria | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Qatar | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Sudan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | El Salvador | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Eswatini | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Togo | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Thailand | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Uganda | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Samoa | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Yemen | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
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