“For people to experience the full benefits of access, the Internet itself needs to be able to adapt to challenges. The Pulse Internet Resilience Index (IRI) tracks a range of indicators and assigns a weighted score for each country, measured out of 100. It’s a holistic score that measures how well an Internet connection can withstand things like sudden changes in Internet traffic, suspicious activity, or unexpected outages. About the Internet Resilience Index.

United States of America – 57 / 100: The Internet in United States of America is slightly less resilient on average than other countries in Northern America, and is high for Americas. It ranks 1st in Northern America for security, a category that evaluates the use of technologies and best practices that support a network’s ability to resist disruptions. It ranks 12th in Americas for performance, a category that evaluates how well the network provides seamless and reliable Internet services to consumers.