(Agency Ecofin) – The index, which covers 25 African countries for which recent data is available, reveals a strong increase in digital parity on the African continent in the last decade, thanks to targeted inclusion programs.
Mauritius, South Africa and Botswana are the best efficient African countries in the development of digital technologies, according to a classification published on Friday May 2, 2025 by Digital Planet, an interdisciplinary research initiative on the impact of digital innovations on the world, launched by the Institute for Business in the Fletcher School (United States).
The « Digital Evolution Index 2025 » Evaluates the development of digital technologies in 125 countries representing 92% of the world’s population, based on 184 indicators grouped in four pillars: the institutional environment, the conditions of demand, the conditions of supply and the capacity for innovation and change. These indicators include digital infrastructure, regulations related to information and communication technologies, the adoption of digital payment solutions, the rule of law, investments in artificial intelligence and the degree of development of the start-up ecosystem. Each indicator is evaluated on a scale ranging from 0 to 10 points. All the indicators are then aggregated in equal parts to identify an overall score ranging from 0 to 100 points for each country studied.
In Africa, the index covers 25 countries for which recent data is available.
The most efficient country of the continent in the development of digital technologies, the Republic of Mauritius occupies the 62nd World with a score of 52.31 points, ahead of South Africa (66th in the world), which obtained a 50.11 point score, Botswana (76th), Tunisia (79th), Kenya (84th), Morocco (87th) (91st), Namibia (94th) and Algeria (96th). Senegal (97th in the world) closes the African top 10.
(See the ranking of the 25 African countries covered by the index below).
On a global scale, the USA are the most efficient country in terms of digital technology development with a 100 -point score. Then come Singapore (96.72 points), Finland (89.20 points), Denmark (88.55 points) and Sweden (88.24 points).
The report also indicates that the digital fracture remains gaping between the different regions of the world. While North America and Europe dominate the world top 30, Africa and the Middle East are generally lagging behind. The gap also widens between the rich and the poor in most countries in terms of adoption of digital technologies.
Notable progress has however been recorded in terms of digital parity, thanks in particular to the good performances carried out by Africa and Latin America.
In sub -Saharan Africa, digital parity has increased by more than 10% over the past decade to set up at 60%. Uganda is the country that has increased the most in the region, bringing its digital parity rate from 41.7% in 2013 to 76.1% in 2023, thanks in particular to targeted digital inclusion of women.
In the Middle East region & North Africa (MENA), Egypt has experienced the most spectacular improvement, gaining 31 percentage points in ten years to reach a digital parity rate between men and women of 68.6 %.
Walid Kéfi
Ranking of the most efficient African countries in terms of digital technology development:
1- Republic of Mauritius (62nd world rank)
2 South Africa (66th)
3-Botswana (76è)
4-tunisia (79th)
5-so (84è)
6-Maroc (87th)
7-Egypt (91è)
8-namibie (94è)
-9-Algeria (96th)
10-Senegal (97th)
11-Rwanda (99è)
12-Ghana (101è)
13-Côte d’Ivoire (102nd)
14-Ouganda (106th)
15- Nigeria (109è)
16-Tanzania (112nd)
17-Zambia (114th)
18-Bénin (116th)
19-Mali (117è)
20-Cameroon (119th)
21-Zimbabwe (121è)
22-Malawi (122è)
23-Madagascar (123è)
24-ethiopia (124th)
25-angola (125è)
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