Thailand climbs in digital index

Internet speed and quality are world-class but other indicators lag, according to Digital Quality of Life Index 2021

Thailand jumped 19 places from a year ago in a new global digital wellbeing study, but is still behind Malaysia and Singapore in Southeast Asia.

The third annual edition of the Digital Quality of Life Index (DQL) ranks Thailand 44th among 110 countries, with Singapore sixth and Malaysia 31st. The top five, in order, were Denmark, South Korea, Finland, Israel and the United States.

Covering 90% of the global population, the study was conducted by the cybersecurity and virtual private network (VPN) provider Surfshark and evaluated countries based on five fundamental digital wellbeing pillars. Thailand excels in internet quality (19th), but displays comparatively low…

Thailand climbs in digital index