LATAM Digital Identity Index
A composite ranking of Latin American countries across five dimensions of digital identity readiness — from government infrastructure to venture capital signals.
Country Rankings
How the Index is Calculated
Five dimensions — two from direct public indicators, one normalised from public data, and two qualitative Sovra assessments — weighted and combined into a single composite score (0–100).
E-Government Maturity
UN E-Government Development Index (EGDI) score multiplied by 100. The EGDI assesses online service delivery, telecommunications infrastructure, and human capital across all 193 UN member states. Values are taken directly from the published dataset without transformation.
Digital Identity Ecosystem Assessment
Qualitative assessment scoring each country's national digital identity system. Criteria include population coverage, legal framework maturity, API ecosystem availability, and biometric infrastructure deployment. Scored 0–100 by Sovra analysts using published government data and field observations. Not directly sourced from a single public dataset.
Government Service Speed
Business registration time (in days) used as a proxy for bureaucratic efficiency, then normalised to a 0–100 scale across the dataset. Formula: Score = 100 − ((Days − Min) / (Max − Min)) × 100. Raw days are sourced from B-READY; the score is a Sovra normalisation.
Digital Infrastructure
Internet users as a percentage of total population. Values are taken directly from published datasets and used without transformation. Reflects the foundational connectivity layer required for any digital identity system to function at scale.
Verifiable Credentials Adoption Signals
Qualitative, forward-looking score assessing each country's readiness to adopt W3C Verifiable Credentials and Decentralised Identifiers (DIDs). Considers active pilot programmes, regulatory sandboxes, government interoperability frameworks, and private-sector deployment maturity. Scored by Sovra analysts; no single public dataset exists for this dimension.
Composite Formula
Score = (E-Gov × 0.25)
+ (ID Ecosystem × 0.25)
+ (Service Speed × 0.20)
+ (Infrastructure × 0.15)
+ (VC Signals × 0.15)
This index is powered by Sovra
Sovra builds verifiable identity infrastructure for governments across Latin America — the same technology that makes these scores possible. Deployed in 4 countries and counting, transforming citizen services from weeks to minutes.
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