Africa: E-Government Development Index (EGDI), by country 2020

As of 2020, Mauritius was ranked highest among African countries based on E-Government Development Index (EGDI), with a rating of 0.72. The EGDI assesses e-government development at a national level and is based on three components: online service index, telecommunication infrastructure index, and the human capital index. At 0.39, the regional average EDGI for the African continent is almost a third lower than the world average of 0.60.

E-Government Development Index (EGDI) in African countries in 2020 (index rating)

Characteristic	Index score
Mauritius	0.72
Seychelles	0.69
South Africa	0.69
Tunisia	0.65
Ghana	0.6
Namibia	0.57
Morocco	0.57
Cabo Verde	0.56
Egypt	0.55
Gabon	0.54
Botswana	0.54
Kenya	0.53
Algeria	0.52
Zimbabwe	0.5
Eswatini	0.49
Rwanda	0.48
Lesotho	0.46
Uganda	0.45
Côte d’Ivoire	0.45
Nigeria	0.44
Cameroon	0.43
Togo	0.43
Zambia	0.42
Senegal	0.42
Tanzania	0.42
Sao Tome and Principe	0.41
Benin	0.4
Angola	0.38
Congo	0.38
Libya	0.37
Mozambique	0.36
Burkina Faso	0.36
Malawi	0.35
Burundi	0.32
Sudan	0.32
Mali	0.31
Madagascar	0.31
Sierra Leone	0.29
Mauritania	0.28
Comoros	0.28
Ethiopia	0.27
Djibouti	0.27
Gambia	0.26
Liberia	0.26
Guinea	0.26
DR Congo	0.26
Equatorial Guinea	0.25
Guinea-Bissau	0.23
Niger	0.17
Chad	0.16
Central African Republic	0.14
Somalia	0.13
Eritrea	0.13
South Sudan	0.09
Average	0.39

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Release date

July 2020

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Region

Africa

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.

According to the United Nations' definition: "The EGDI is based on a comprehensive Survey of the online presence of all 193 United Nations Member States, which assesses national websites and how e-government policies and strategies are applied in general and in specific sectors for delivery of essential services." More information on the methodology available here.

E-Government Development Index - EGDI is determined by the source as:
- Very High-EGDI (Greater than 0.75)
- High-EGDI (Between 0.50 and 0.75)
- Middle-EGDI (Between 0.25 and 0.50)
- Low-EGDI (Less than 0.25)

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