Small island nations like New Zealand lead the digital pack

NEW YORK: Larger economies may be in danger of losing the digital race to smaller and more nimble nations.

Several Nordic countries, Switzerland and tech-centric South Korea are ahead of the US and Japan, according to a digital economy ranking conducted by researchers at Tufts University in partnership with Mastercard Inc. When also factoring in nations’ relative digital momentum, the real stars are New Zealand, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.