The World Bank announced that Iran is ranked 73rd among 217 countries and autonomous regions in terms of the electronic-government index.

According to The Iran Project,The World Bank has reviewed the state of digital development in the world, ranking 217 countries and autonomous regions in the world in terms of the e-government index.

The electronic government development in Iran has been more than 144 governments and less than 72 governments.

Algeria, Egypt, Cuba, India, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, and Pakistan are among the countries that are less developed in terms of electronic government than Iran.

The scores of some other countries that are ranked higher than Iran are France, Germany, Japan, Kuwait, China, Qatar, Turkey, and the US.

According to this report, 79 percent of Iranian people use the Internet which is much higher than the global average.

66% of people use the Internet on average globally. The amount of Internet usage in Iran is also higher than West Asia's average which is 76%.