Appendix 2 Category scores
E-readiness rankings 2009 The usage imperative
Overall score Category weight
Connectivity
Business enviroment
Social and cultural environment
Legal environment
Government policy and vision
Consumer and business adoption
20%
15%
15%
10%
15%
25%
United Arab Emirates
6.12
6.05
7.10
5.67
5.00
6.35
6.18
Hungary
6.04
5.85
6.57
6.40
6.90
5.75
5.48
Slovakia
6.02
6.25
6.90
6.23
7.15
4.75
5.50
Latvia
5.97
6.05
6.27
6.27
7.50
5.40
5.28
Malaysia
5.87
4.80
6.81
5.57
7.00
6.05
5.80
Poland
5.80
5.75
6.92
5.97
6.78
5.50
4.88
Mexico
5.73
3.65
6.86
5.80
6.10
7.15
5.68
South Africa
5.68
4.30
5.94
5.57
7.20
5.95
5.93
Brazil
5.42
4.00
6.47
6.03
6.10
6.00
4.93
Turkey
5.34
4.85
5.94
5.93
5.45
5.35
4.98
Jamaica
5.33
5.15
5.70
5.70
6.65
5.00
4.70
Argentina
5.25
4.60
5.44
5.70
6.05
5.65
4.83
Trinidad & Tobago
5.14
4.15
6.38
5.57
6.15
5.70
4.20
Bulgaria
5.11
5.10
6.01
5.33
6.65
4.60
4.13
Romania
5.07
5.30
6.16
5.20
6.65
5.35
3.38
Thailand
5.00
3.65
6.54
4.83
6.35
5.90
4.18
Jordan
4.92
3.30
5.99
5.63
4.90
5.90
4.55
Saudi Arabia
4.88
4.30
6.16
5.50
4.75
5.50
3.90
Colombia
4.84
3.90
6.06
4.97
6.35
5.00
4.08
Peru
4.75
3.25
6.38
5.37
5.80
4.75
4.20
Philippines
4.58
2.95
6.13
4.57
4.55
5.35
4.50
Venezuela
4.40
4.05
3.86
5.03
4.70
4.90
4.20
China
4.33
2.95
6.32
5.47
5.10
4.75
2.99
Egypt
4.33
3.00
6.23
5.17
5.20
4.90
3.05
India
4.17
2.45
5.89
4.90
5.60
5.25
2.88
Russia
3.98
4.65
5.67
4.90
3.65
2.70
2.76
Ecuador
3.97
3.45
4.29
4.70
4.75
3.75
3.58
Nigeria
3.89
1.60
4.43
5.37
5.95
4.20
3.50
Ukraine
3.85
4.15
4.50
5.10
4.10
3.60
2.54
Sri Lanka
3.85
2.50
5.62
4.70
5.95
3.80
2.55
Vietnam
3.80
2.50
5.42
3.83
4.50
5.35
2.65
Indonesia
3.51
2.55
5.63
3.73
4.10
3.65
2.55
Pakistan
3.50
2.85
4.81
3.13
5.60
3.80
2.45
Algeria
3.46
3.75
4.97
4.37
3.30
2.65
2.33
Iran
3.43
3.50
4.22
5.23
3.00
2.65
2.48
Kazakhstan
3.31
3.40
4.82
4.00
3.45
3.10
1.98
Azerbaijan
2.97
2.95
4.70
3.03
3.25
2.70
1.98
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Š The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2009