The ranking is based on the country's usage of IT, as well as the country's competence within the IT-sector. The combination of technical availability together with the possibilities and knowledge to use the technology are two of the main factors that are considered. All in all, over a hundred criteria are checked andresult in the country’s final ranking. In 2005 the top three were Denmark, USA and Sweden.

- Denmark, that has strengthened its position as number one, has introduced several electronic services for citizens, Annika Viklund at IBM Sweden told the magazine NyTeknik.

- Among other things, Denmark has introduced a health portal where both private and state owned actors in the health sector, employees and patients, can acquire information and identify themselves with a digital signature, Viklund added.

In total Denmark finished 0.01 points before USA and 0.1 before Sweden.

The top ten list with total points (out of a maximum of ten):

1. Denmark 8,74
2. USA 8,73
3. Sweden 8,64
4. Switzerland 8,62
5. Great Britain 8,54
6. Hongkong 8,32
6. Finland 8,32
8. The Netherlands 8,28
9. Norway 8,27
10. Australia 8,22