UAE the most connected nation

The UAE is the most connected country in the Arab World, according to the Arab Advisors Group’s annually released Total Country Connectivity Measure (TCCM). Saudi Arabia and Qatar were second and third respectively. The Total Country Connectivity Measure results for 2009 revealed the continued leadership of GCC countries. UAE maintained the top spot (with a score of 352 per cent), followed by Saudi Arabia (286 per cent), Qatar (254 per cent) and Bahrain (250 per cent). In last place is Sudan with a TCCM value of 51.2 per cent.