Most networked countries = most developed countries

Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland are the most networked economies in the world, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Information Technology Report.

The report takes care to highlight the impact of networked readiness in spurring innovation, and the impact of information technology on a nation's development process and competitiveness.

Co-author Soumitra Dutta notes the key factors uniting the top performers, all of which must be spearheaded by government:

• Heavy investment in education
• Stable and open economy
• Great ease for companies to do business
• Focus on pushing technology as a key enabler of the country’s growth and development.

So, comparing this ranking with the quality of education rankings, ease of doing business rankings, and e-government readiness rankings, it's clear to see which regions and countries are on the right track (the Scandinavians, for example) and which are trailing.

Here are the rankings:

1. Denmark

2. Sweden

3. Switzerland

4. United States

5. Singapore

6. Finland

7. Netherlands

8. Iceland

9. Korea

10. Norway

11. Hong Kong

12. UK

13. Canada

14. Australia

15. Austria

16. Germany

17. Taiwan

18. Israel

19. Japan

20. Estonia

21. France

22. New Zealand

23. Ireland

24. Luxembourg

25. Belgium

26. Malaysia

27. Malta

28. Portugal

29. UAE

30. Slovenia

31. Spain

32. Qatar

33. Lithuania

34. Chile

35. Tunisia

36. Czech Republic

37. Hungary

38. Barbados

39. Puerto Rico

40. Thailand

41. Cyprus

42. Italy

43. Slovak Republic

44. Latvia

45. Bahrain

46. Jamaica

47. Jordan

48. Saudi Arabia

49. Croatia

50. India

51. South Africa

52. Kuwait

53. Oman

54. Mauritius

55. Turkey

56. Greece

57. China

58. Mexico

59. Brazil

60. Costa Rica

61. Romania

62. Poland

63. Egypt

64. Panama

65. Uruguay

66. El Salvador

67. Azerbaijan

68. Bulgaria

69. Colombia

70. Ukraine

71. Kazakhstan

72. Russian Federation

73. Vietnam

74. Morocco

75. Dominican Republic

76. Indonesia

77. Argentina

78. Botswana

79. Sri Lanka

80. Guatemala

81. Philippines

82. Trinidad & Tobago

83. Macedonia, FYR

84. Peru

85. Senegal

86. Venezuela

87. Mongolia

88. Algeria

89. Pakistan

90. Honduras

91. Georgia

92. Kenya

93. Namibia

94. Nigeria

95. Bosnia and Herzegovina

96. Moldova

97. Mauritania

98. Tajikistan

99. Mali

100. Tanzania

101. Gambia

102. Guyana

103. Burkina

104. Madagascar

105. Libya

106. Armenia

107. Ecuador

108. Albania

109. Uganda

110. Syria

111. Bolivia

112. Zambia

113. Benin

114. Kyrgyz Republic

115. Cambodia

116. Nicaragua

117. Suriname

118. Cameroon

119. Nepal

120. Paraguay

121. Mozambique

122. Lesotho

123. Ethiopia

124. Bangladesh

125. Zimbabwe

126. Burundi

127. Chad

Tags: World Economic Forum, Global Information Technology Report, Global IT Report, Soumitra Dutta, progress, competitiveness, innovation

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