This year Sweden (0.9157) surpassed the United States as the leader. Three
Scandinavian countries took the top three spots in the 2008 Survey, with Denmark (0.9134) and Norway (0.8921) in and third place respectively. The United States (0.8644) came in fourth. In this year's global e-government readiness rankings, the European countries made up 70% of the top 35 countries while the Asian countries made up 20% of the top 35. A large part of the success of the European countries has been their investment in infrastructure and connectivity, most notably in broadband infrastructure. It is worth noting that in this year's Survey, there were no countries in the top 35 from the African, Caribbean, Central American, Central Asian, South American, and Southern Asian regions.UN
Scandinavian countries took the top three spots in the 2008 Survey, with Denmark (0.9134) and Norway (0.8921) in and third place respectively. The United States (0.8644) came in fourth. In this year's global e-government readiness rankings, the European countries made up 70% of the top 35 countries while the Asian countries made up 20% of the top 35. A large part of the success of the European countries has been their investment in infrastructure and connectivity, most notably in broadband infrastructure. It is worth noting that in this year's Survey, there were no countries in the top 35 from the African, Caribbean, Central American, Central Asian, South American, and Southern Asian regions.UN