{"id":43536,"date":"2023-09-25T16:37:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T16:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?p=43536"},"modified":"2023-09-25T15:31:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T15:31:57","slug":"ghana-ranks-96th-in-the-world-in-digital-quality-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/ghana-ranks-96th-in-the-world-in-digital-quality-of-life","title":{"rendered":"Ghana ranks 96th in the world in digital quality of life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Surfshark\u2019s 5th annual Digital Quality of Life Index (DQL) ranks Ghana 96th in the world, dropping by eight places from last year. Out of the Index\u2019s 5 pillars, Ghana performed best in e-security, claiming 83rd place, while facing challenges in e-infrastructure, ranking 108th. <\/b><\/p>\n

The nation ranks 86th in internet quality, 89th in e-government, and 103rd in internet affordability. In the overall Index, Ghana surpasses Ivory Coast (103rd), but lags behind Nigeria (88th). Overall, African countries lag behind in their digital quality of life, Ghana taking 9th place in the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s troubling to see that Ghana ranks so low in the DQL Index. In many nations, \u2018digital quality of life\u2019 has merged into the broader concept of overall \u2018quality of life\u2019. There\u2019s no other way to look at it now that so many daily activities, including work, education, and leisure, are done online. That\u2019s why it\u2019s crucial to pinpoint the areas in which a nation\u2019s digital quality of life thrives and where attention is needed, which is the precise purpose of the DQL Index\u201d, says Gabriele Racaityte-Krasauske, Surfshark\u2019s spokeswoman.<\/p>\n

Ghana\u2019s internet quality is 15% lower than the global average.<\/b><\/p>\n

Fixed internet averages 58 Mbps in Ghana. To put that into perspective, the world\u2019s fastest fixed internet \u2014 Singapore\u2019s \u2014 is 300 Mbps. Meanwhile, the slowest fixed internet in the world \u2014 Yemen\u2019s \u2014 is 11 Mbps.<\/p>\n

Mobile internet averages 15 Mbps. The fastest mobile internet \u2014 the UAE\u2019s \u2014 is 310 Mbps, while the world\u2019s slowest mobile internet \u2014 Venezuela\u2019s \u2014 is 10 Mbps.<\/p>\n

Compared to Ivory Coast, Ghana\u2019s mobile internet is 53% slower, while fixed broadband is 11% faster. Since last year, mobile internet speed in Ghana has improved by 14%, while fixed broadband speed has grown by 7%.<\/p>\n

The internet is unaffordable in Ghana compared to other countries.<\/p>\n

Ghanaians have to work 15 hours 18 minutes a month to afford fixed broadband internet. It is 51 times more than in Romania, which has the world\u2019s most affordable fixed internet (Romanians have to work 18 minutes a month to afford it).<\/p>\n

Ghanaians have to work 2 hours 39 minutes 30 seconds a month to afford mobile internet. This is 10 times more than in Luxembourg, which has the world\u2019s most affordable mobile internet (Luxembourgers have to work 16 minutes a month to afford it).<\/p>\n

Ghana is 83rd in the world in e-security \u2014 11 places lower than last year.<\/b><\/p>\n

The e-security pillar measures how well a country is prepared to counter cybercrime, as well as how advanced a country\u2019s data protection laws are. Ghana is tied with Ivory Coast, which performs exactly the same in e-security, but lags behind Nigeria taking 73rd place in this pillar. Ghana is unprepared to fight against cybercrime, the country has some data protection laws.<\/p>\n

Ghana is 108th in e-infrastructure and 89th in e-government.<\/b><\/p>\n

Advanced e-infrastructure makes it easy for people to use the internet for various daily activities, such as working, studying, shopping, etc. This pillar evaluates how high internet penetration is in a given country, as well as its network readiness (readiness to take advantage of Information and Communication Technologies). Ghana\u2019s internet penetration is low (46% \u2014 108th in the world), and the country ranks 99th in network readiness.<\/p>\n

The e-government pillar shows how advanced a government\u2019s digital services are and the level of Artificial Intelligence (AI) readiness a country demonstrates. Ghana\u2019s e-government is below the global average.<\/p>\n

Globally, the internet is more affordable than last year.<\/p>\n

Fixed internet is 11% more affordable than last year\u2014on average, people have to work 42 minutes less a month to afford it.<\/p>\n

Mobile internet is 26% more affordable than last year\u2014people have to work 41 minutes less to afford it.<\/p>\n

METHODOLOGY<\/b><\/p>\n

The DQL Index 2023 examined 121 nations (92% of the global population) based on five core pillars that consist of 14 indicators. The study is based on the United Nations\u2019 open-source information, the World Bank, and other sources. This year\u2019s study includes four more countries than DQL 2022, reaffirming Surfshark\u2019s commitment to global representation.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. Surfshark\u2019s 5th annual Digital Quality of Life Index (DQL) ranks Ghana 96th in the world, dropping by eight places from last year. Out of the Index\u2019s 5 pillars, Ghana performed best in e-security, claiming 83rd place, while facing challenges in e-infrastructure, ranking 108th. 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