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12th February 2025 Issue no. 740

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Countries most (and least) at risk of cybercrime

* Cybercrime-most-at-risk.jpgNew research has revealed the countries most (and least) at risk of cybercrime. 
 
The experts at Proxyrack looked at the Basel AML Index scores, NCSI scores, cybersecurity exposure index scores, the digital development levels and the number of cyber legislations and laws across the world’s developed countries to reveal the countries most (and least) at risk of cybercrime.
 
Top 10 countries most at risk of cybercrime:
 

Rank

Country

Basel AML Index

NCSI

Cybersecurity Exposure Index

Digital Development Level

Number of Cyber Legislations and Laws

Cybercrime Risk Score

1

Panama

5.81

50.65

0.569

48.43

3

9.70

2

Thailand

5.80

64.94

0.445

56.63

4

8.83

3

Belarus

5.21

53.25

0.614

62.33

4

8.78

4

Costa Rica

4.58

49.35

0.438

58.87

5

8.22

5

United Arab Emirates

5.70

40.26

0.359

68.87

4

8.18

6

Uruguay

4.07

59.74

0.348

63.86

2

7.65

6

Mauritius

5.03

44.16

0.200

53.57

4

7.65

8

Georgia

4.64

64.94

0.383

53.50

6

7.61

9

Chile

4.03

59.74

0.469

61.44

5

7.48

10

Saudi Arabia

5.28

84.42

0.390

63.89

3

7.43

Taking the top spot is Panama. Panama’s cybersecurity consistently scored poorly, with the worst digital development level and Basel AML Index. Panama also had one of the highest cyber security exposure scores. 
 
In second place, Thailand’s cyber security was consistently poor across our factors, with its digital development and Basel AML index among the worst of its scores. 
 
Our top three is completed by Belarus, which has the worst cybersecurity exposure score of any country on our list and one of the worst digital development levels.
 
Top 10 cyber-secure countries:
 

Rank

Country

Basel AML Index

NCSI

Cybersecurity Exposure Index

Digital Development Level

Number of Cyber Legislations and Laws

Cybercrime Risk Score

1

Denmark

3.56

84.42

0.117

82.68

7

1.87

2

Sweden

3.12

84.42

0.210

81.51

8

1.96

3

Finland

2.88

85.71

0.110

78.35

6

2.00

4

France

3.52

84.42

0.228

77.29

11

2.17

5

Germany

4.21

90.91

0.241

80.01

10

2.26

6

United Kingdom

3.63

89.61

0.207

79.96

7

2.30

7

Norway

3.50

67.53

0.134

80.19

8

2.52

8

Spain

3.88

88.31

0.210

72.21

7

3.22

9

United States

4.32

64.94

0.145

81.05

9

3.26

10

Canada

4.25

70.13

0.207

75.96

10

3.39

Taking the top spot is Denmark. The Danish government adopted a national cyber and information security strategy in 2022, and this emphasis is shown across all our factors. Particularly in terms of its high digital development and low cybersecurity exposure index, which were among some of the best scores on our list. 
 
In second place is Sweden, whose national strategy for cyber security was launched in 2017, with one in five people estimated to have been exposed to cybercrime. Sweden’s Basel AML index and digital development were among the best of its scores. 
 
Finland takes third place. Finland is another country with a strong emphasis on cyber security. The Finnish government has established a strategy with ten objectives, one of which is actively participating in international discussions and cooperation on cybersecurity. 
 
Further findings:

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