Lithuania has edged down by two places to the 13th position among 121 countries in the Digital Quality of Life (DQL) rating published for the fifth time this year.
On a scale of 0 to 1, Lithuania scored 0.7 points, up from 0.66 last year, according to a survey by Surfshark, a virtual private network service.
According to Gabrielė Račaitytė-Krasauskė, head of communications at Surfshark, despite Lithuania’s higher score, its lower position in the ranking means that not only Lithuania’s index but also that of many other countries is rising rapidly every year.
After leading the Baltic countries last year, Lithuania this year has fallen behind Estonia, which has jumped from the 14th to the 7th place with a score of 0.72 points. Latvia has moved up to 28th place, from 33rd, with a score of 0.64 points.
Lithuania has found itself among the top 20 countries in terms of two out of five survey criteria: cybersecurity (sharing the 2nd place with Estonia with 0.99 points) and internet accessibility (18th place, 0.37 points).
In terms of e-government services, Lithuania ranks 30th (0.78 points), e-infrastructure – 25th (0.88 points), and internet quality – 23rd (0.46 points).
According to Vilnius Mayor Valdas Benkunskas, Lithuania’s rapid improvement in cybersecurity, digital literacy, and e-infrastructure is helping to attract the missing technology talent to the country.
“It is planned that Europe’s largest technology city, worth 100 million euros, will open in Vilnius as early as next year and will be followed by a technology park, worth 3.7 billion euros, in 2033,” he said.
France has topped the ranking this year with 0.79 points, followed by Finland (0.748), and Denmark (0.738).
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