Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score in South Korea

South Korea: Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score was 95 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
95
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
29th
of 191 countries
All-time high
95
in 2023
All-time low
80
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023

Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score in South Korea, 2016–2023

0204060801002016201920232016: 802017: 802018: 802019: 802020: 852021: 852022: 852023: 95

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).

Analysis

South Korea recorded 95 for pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

South Korea ranks 29th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score in South Korea, 2016 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2016 80
2017 80 +0.0%
2018 80 +0.0%
2019 80 +0.0%
2020 85 +6.2%
2021 85 +0.0%
2022 85 +0.0%
2023 95 +11.8%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 95 is above the median for high income countries, which is 95, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 95 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 80 80 80 4
2020s 87.5 85 95 4

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 29 Albania 95 compare
  2. 29 Belarus 95 compare
  3. 29 Chile 95 compare
  4. 29 Croatia 95 compare
  5. 29 Cyprus 95 compare
  6. 29 Czechia 95 compare
  7. 29 Germany 95 compare
  8. 29 Japan 95 compare
  9. 29 Saudi Arabia 95 compare
  10. 29 Ukraine 95 compare
  11. 29 Uzbekistan 95 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score in South Korea?
Pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score in South Korea was 95 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 95 in 2023.
What is the lowest pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 80 in 2016.
How does South Korea rank for pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score?
South Korea ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Korea data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 1,522 data points, 2016–2023
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