Is This The Country That Is Most Ready For The Metaverse? Is There Indonesia?

According to the Uswitch survey, the Netherlands is a country that is ready with metaverse infrastructure. (Photo; Doc. Unsplash)

JAKARTA The term metaverse is increasingly popular in various countries. Metaverse is a virtual reality where users represent themselves in the form of avatars to communicate and interact with others in the virtual world. Usually users use VR and AR devices to experience virtual experiences.

Despite all that, not all countries are ready to enter the metaverse. Currently, only a few developed countries are preparing to welcome the arrival of the metaverse. According to a new study conducted by online and phone comparison and transition service provider Uswitch, the Netherlands is the most prepared country for the metaverse.

Uswitch assesses a number of factors including the issue of broadband speed in the country. The Netherlands is said to have met the requirements for metaverse acceleration. Meanwhile, other European countries such as Switzerland, Lithuania, Malta, and France are in the top five as countries that prepare metaverse infrastructure.

In addition to broadband speed (Mbps), another parameter that makes a country called ready in the metaverse is the average broadband package, the presence of startups for blockchain-based financial services, exports of high technology devices per capita, and the annual Google metaverse search rate. domestically per million people.

Then, Uswitch set a'scor for the readiness of the metaverse' for each country based on its performance in each of the parameters above. All scores were from 10, with the Netherlands getting the highest score of 7,74.

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First, the Netherlands offers one of the highest steady broadband speeds in the world of 106.51Mbps. In addition, high technology exports per capita in 2021 are 5,770 US dollars, making it one of the leading high-tech producers.

The Metaverse roadband should not only be fast, but must also be affordable and accessible, said Uswitch's report. "This requires a strong foundation in technology, including in payments via blockchain, to make sophisticated and data-intensive systems usable for people's daily activities."

The Netherlands is also well ranked in this metaverse requirement. In addition, it is one of the top countries with the highest number of people looking for the metaverse. Reportedly, the country accounts for more than 24,000 annual Google searches per million people.

According to the report, Switzerland, Lithuania, Malta, and France are in second to fifth positions respectively. Meanwhile, England is ranked 7th with a score of 6.77. The US, on the other hand, is at number 12, despite having the fastest internet speed of 167.36 Mbps.

Meanwhile, Romania offers the cheapest internet for just $9.00 per month. However, in overall ranking, just behind the US in 13th position. Meanwhile, Cyprus offers the most blockchain startups per million people (42.8), the Republic of Ireland has the most high-tech exports. Finally, Cyprus created the most Google searches on the metaverse.

According to NFT Evening, although the report provides an overview of the country's position in terms of metaverse readiness, it is important to note other factors that play. For example, the population of each country. In addition, another important factor to support the metaverse is the adoption rate of the metaverse, the largest crypto user, and the sales rate of crypto and NFT in a country.