Pakistan Ranked Among Bottom 5 Countries in Huawei Global Connectivity Index

Huawei’s annual Global Connectivity Index (GCI) has placed Pakistan among the ‘Starters’ with the other two clusters being the ‘Frontrunners’ and ‘Adopters’.

The categories are defined based on the countries’ scores on factors such as ICT investment, ICT maturity, and digital economic performance. Out of the 79 countries, Pakistan has fared extremely poorly, scoring 27 out of 120, and ranked at 76th spot – one spot below its previous ranking on the index. India is ranked at 65th place with 34 points.

Pakistan’s still scores low in the GCI indicators that measure the supply side. Investment in IT, telecoms, and bandwidth all score just 2 points, far below the global average this year. Internet penetration remains low, with the volume of mobile broadband services exceeding the fixed broadband sector.

“Smartphone penetration continues to increase, and user experience metrics in terms of customer services have improved this year”, the report further added.

It also appreciated the government’s efforts towards digital transformation, adding:

The country has been pursuing an aggressive IT policy, aimed at boosting Pakistan’s drive for economic modernization. Of special significance has been the administration’s provisioning of e-government services.

The list is topped by the United States with 85 points, followed by Switzerland and Sweden at second and third with 83 and 81 points respectively.

Here are the top 10 countries on Huawei’s Global Connectivity Index:

Rank	Country	GCI Score
1	United States	85
2	Switzerland	83
3	Sweden	81
4	Singapore	78
5	Denmark	75
6	Japan	75
7	Finland	75
8	Norway	74
9	United Kingdom	74
10	Netherlands	74

Pakistan is unfortunately placed in the bottom 10 and the only countries ranked below are Tanzania, Uganda, and Ethiopia.

Here are the bottom 10:

Rank	Country	GCI Score
70	Botswana	30
71	Ghana	29
72	Kenya	29
73	Bangladesh	28
74	Namibia	28
75	Nigeria	27
76	Pakistan	27
77	Tanzania	24
78	Uganda	24
79	Ethiopia	23

Pakistan scored below the global average on almost all factors.

Below are Pakistan’s individual scores on all 40 indicators coming under categories such as ‘Demand’, ‘Supply’, ‘Experience’ and ‘Potential’ which were used to gauge the performance of a country: