Greece has secured a place among the world’s top 25 most cyber-secure nations, according to the latest National Cyber Security Index (NCSI), a global assessment that ranks countries on their readiness to prevent and respond to digital attacks. The country placed 24th out of 155 nations and territories evaluated, with a score of 85.00 out of 100.
The index, compiled by Estonia’s e-Governance Academy, measures 49 indicators spread across 12 categories of strategic, preventive and responsive cybersecurity capacity. Those categories cover areas such as legislation, dedicated cyber defense units, critical infrastructure protection, crisis response planning and international cooperation.
Digital development gap highlights Greece’s cybersecurity strength
Greece’s placement puts it just behind Latvia, which ranked 23rd with a score of 85.83, and directly ahead of Chile, Germany, Austria, Australia and Singapore, each of which recorded an identical score of 85.00 but placed lower in the overall order.
The ranking also puts Greece ahead of two other major economies, the United States, which finished 31st with 84.17, and the United Kingdom, which placed 41st with a score of 80.00.
Notably, Greece’s cybersecurity score outpaced its broader digital development level by more than 15 points. The country’s Digital Development Level, a separate measure tracking the maturity of its digital infrastructure and services, stood at 69.82, while its NCSI score reached 85.00, a gap of 15.18 points.
That gap indicates Greece’s cyber defenses have advanced further than the wider digital systems they are built to protect.
Albania topped the overall index with a score of 98.33, ahead of Canada and Estonia, which tied for second at 96.67 each. Finland, Lithuania and Belgium rounded out the remainder of the top six.
Greece strengthens its standing among top cyber-secure nations
The NCSI has increasingly become a reference point for governments assessing their cybersecurity posture as global tensions rise and attacks on critical infrastructure grow more frequent.
Beyond ranking nations, the index also functions as a public database of evidence and policy documents, allowing officials to pinpoint gaps in national defenses covering sectors from power grids and hospitals to transport networks and financial systems.
For Greece, the 24th-place finish marks steady progress among the world’s cyber-secure nations, reflecting growing attention from European governments navigating an increasingly volatile digital threat landscape shaped by rising geopolitical tensions and more frequent attacks on critical infrastructure.
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