2.1. DESI 2018

The digitisation of the Basque society and economy is expressed through the DESI. According to this indicator, the Basque Country ranks fifth, with a value of 62.99%, considerably higher than the average of the EU-28 (53.98%).

As shown in Figure 1, there is a leading group consisting of the Nordic countries, among which are Denmark (71.73%), Sweden (70.45%), Finland (70.11%) and the Netherlands (69.87%). Behind, at a certain distance, is the Basque Country, slightly ahead of Luxembourg (62.79%), Ireland (61.26%), the United Kingdom (61.21%) and Belgium (60.73%).