Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI), ITU

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Summary

The Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) measures the commitment of countries to cybersecurity at a global level to raise awareness of the importance and different dimensions of the issue.

As cybersecurity has a broad field of application, cutting across many industries and various sectors, each country’s level of development or engagement is assessed along five pillars – (i) Legal Measures, (ii) Technical Measures, (iii) Organizational Measures, (iv) Capacity Development, and (v) Cooperation – and then aggregated into an overall score.

Table In IFs

Variable Definition Ext Source Def Name in Source UsedInPreprocessor
ICTCYBGlobalCybSecIndexITU ITU Global Cyber Security Index Global Ranking 0
ICTCYBGlobalCybSecSubIndexCapacityBuildingITU ITU Global Cyber Security Index; Sub-Index: Capacity Building based on the existence and number of research and development, education, and training programs, certified professionals, and public-sector agencies. Capacity Building 0
ICTCYBGlobalCybSecSubIndexCooperationITU ITU Global Cyber Security Index; Sub-Index: Cooperation based on the existence and number of partnerships, cooperative frameworks, and information-sharing networks Capacity Building 0
ICTCYBGlobalCybSecSubIndexLegalITU ITU Global Cyber Security Index; Sub-Index: Legal based on the existence and number of legal institutions and Legal 0
ICTCYBGlobalCybSecSubIndexOrganizationalITU ITU Global Cyber Security Index; Sub-Index: Organizational based on the existence and number of institutions and strategies coordinating cybersecurity development at the national level Organizational 0
ICTCYBGlobalCybSecSubIndexTechnicalITU ITU Global Cyber Security Index; Sub-Index: Technical based on the existence and number of institutions and frameworks Technical 0

Data Pulling Instructions

  1. Navigate to https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Cybersecurity/pages/global-cybersecurity-index.aspx to get the PDF version
  2. Navigate to https://data360.worldbank.org/en/indicator/ITU_GCI_GCI_OVRL_SCRE
  3. Download the Wide Format.
    ITU GCI.png

Data Notes