Identity

This repository lets you explore deployments of digital identity systems across the world. Hover over and click on country names to access additional information about the deployments. Use the drop-down to filter between regional views of digital identity systems. Download dataset (.xls). This version includes hyperlinked sources of data points (wherever available). Glossary DID: Digital identity KYC: Know your customer

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Africa

Country	Name of the identity	Claim to have a digital identity	Collects or uses biometric data	Identity act or civil registry act	Secondary act or policy for digital identity	Qualitative status for implementation	Quantitative status of implementation	Allow digital authentication	Enables service providers to collect a KYC packet of profile information	Allow individuals to use a SSO or esign facility to authenticate themselves through a single government portal	Digital identity has legal status	Governance structure responsible for de digital identity	Type of institutional governance structure	Identity authority is subject to courts oversight	Identity act establishes the accountability of the ID executors to the ID authority	Legally binding redressal mechanism	Transparency about collection, storage and sharing of personal data	Data Protection Act	Procedural rules for the ID	Personal data breach notification	Transparency in processes to access, review, edit and delete one's identity data	Entities other than the owner or operator use the digital identity infrastructure	Identity infrastructure enable at least two sectoral use cases	Organizations providing funding	Organizations providing technical support
Algeria	National Electronic Biometric Identity Card (CNIBE)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	-	Rollout	Yes	Yes	Unknown	No	Ministry of the Interior, Local Authorities and Territorial Planning	Others	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Thales
Angola	National identity	No	No	Yes	No	-	Unknown	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Benin	eID	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Yes	-	Pilot	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Benin's National Agency for the Identification of Persons (ANIP)	ID or Registration Authority	Yes	Yes	Customer service mechanism	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	World Bank	Unknown
Botswana	Omang	No	No	Yes	No	-	Nothing	No	No	No	No	National Identification System	Others	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	World Bank	Unknown
British Indian Ocean Territory	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	-	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Burkina Faso	National digital identity	Yes	Unknown	No	No	Burkina Faso is among 10 countries currently running different pilots for digital ID using MOSIP, after the country signed an MoU with the open-source platform in December 2022 for 1,000 enrollments.	Pilot	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Office of National Identification (ONI)	ID or Registration Authority	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	World Bank.	MOSIP. ID4D
Burundi	Unknown	No	No	No	No	Burundi is committed to issuing biometric identity cards to its residents before the 2025 elections, with the project already at an advanced stage, the Interior Ministry announced in 2023.	Plan	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Cabo Verde	National identity	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Rollout	Yes	Unknown	No	Yes	National Civil Identification and Authentication System (SNIAC)	ID or Registration Authority	Yes	Yes	Customer service mechanism	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Cameroon	National digital identity	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Enrolment underway but with delays	Pilot	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	General Delegation for National Security (DGSN)	Others	Unknown	Unknown	None	Unknown	No	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Thales
Central African Republic	National Identity/Sango	Unknown	No	Yes	No	In 2022, the initiative Sango Project was started by the Central African Republic National Assembly and supported by the President and it's roadmap it envisions launching a digital identity. In the same year, six countries hosting forcibly displaced persons from the Central African Republic (CAR) have agreed to takes steps aimed at issuing biometric cards and other identity documents for the hundreds of thousands of CAR refugees they are hosting on their territories.	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Securiport
Chad	Système National d’Identité Digitale (SNID)	No	No	No	No	Tenure launched in 2023 to hire a company to implement and operationalize the SNID.	Plan	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) European Union (EU)	Unknown
Comoros	Unknown	No	No	No	No	-	Nothing	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Congo	National identity	No	No	No	No	The Government of the Republic of Congo has obtained a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to finance the ‘Digital Transformation Acceleration Project (PATN)’, and intends to use part of the amount of this credit to make payments under the following contract: ‘recruitment of a firm to carry out a review of the legal and regulatory framework for civil status and identification’.	Unknown	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	World Bank	Unknown
Côte d’Ivoire	National Registry of Natural Persons (RNPP)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Registration began in Feb 2020. Being implemented through a PPP model with Belgian firm.	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Civil Status Registration and Identification Office (ONECI)	ID or Registration Authority	Unknown	Yes	Both	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	World Bank	Semlex (Belgian contractor)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	National identity	No	No	No	No	In 2023 the Democratic Republic of Congo has launched its new national identity card. In the same year, big names in the biometrics and digital idenetity space such as Idemia,Thales and Veridos are said to be among those in the running for a contract to produce new generation national ideneity cards in the Democratic Republic of Congo.	Unknown	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Djibouti	eID	Yes	Unknown	No	No	A principal goal from the World Bank funded project will be to unify the current variety of social registries into a single, integrated national identity system (e-ID) which citizens can use to access all public services. By the end of the project, the aim is to enroll half the population in the e-ID system, with women, who are significantly underrepresented in current identity systems, representing half of the enrolled.	Plan	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	World Bank	Unknown
Egypt	National digital identity	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Financial authority introduced decree for biometric ID.	Plan	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	None	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown
Equatorial Guinea	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	-	Unknown	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Eritrea	National identity cards	No	No	No	No	-	Nothing	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Eswatini	National identity	No	No	Yes	No	-	Nothing	No	No	No	No	Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA)	Others	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Ethiopia	Fayda ID	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	In December 2023, Ethiopia completed linking TINs to Fayda numbers. In 2024, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology launched procuring strategy for infrastructure for the digital ID project. Despite only four million enrolled so far, Ethiopia aims to register 90 million citizens by 2028, delayed from the original 2025 target.	Rollout	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Yes	National ID Program (NIDP)	ID or Registration Authority	Yes	No	Both	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Yes	World Bank	MOSIP Implementation by NIDP and partnering Banks, Printing system implementation by Madras Security Printers
French Southern Territories	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	-	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Gabon	Carte Nationale d’Identité Electronique (CNIE)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	A loan agreement has been concluded in 2023 between the World Bank and the central African nation of Gabon for the implementation of a project dubbed “Digital Gabon.” The key objective is to facilitate access to legal identity and select digital government services, according to a World Bank press release. The country has not issued ID cards to its citizens since 2012, with several episodes of failed government promises.	Plan	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Ministry of the Interior	Others	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Unknown	Unknown	World Bank	Thales
Gambia	National digital identity (DIDS)	Yes	Yes	Unknown	No	Digital Transformation Strategy and the Digital ID Strategy published in 2023.	Plan	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	World Bank (supporting the eCRVS initiative).	United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Ghana	GhanaCard	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	The producers of Ghana’s national ID card, known as the Ghana Card, have announced that a complementary digital version of the identity credential will be rolled out in 2024. The CEO of Margins ID Group, Moses Baiden, said that the digital version will have all the features and functionalities of the physical card, and the users’ details will be contained in a chip imbedded in their devices through a mobile application.	Rollout	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	No	National Identificaton Authority (NIA)	ID or Registration Authority	Yes	No	Both	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Margins ID Group
Guinea	National digital identity	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	-	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	National Agency for Economic and Social Inclusion (ANIES)	Others	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	World Bank	MOSIP IDEMIA Tech5
Guinea-Bissau	Unknown	No	No	Yes	No	-	Unknown	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Kenya	Maisha Namba/ National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	High court halted roll-out of pilot implementation given privacy concerns. But in 2024 it was again rolled out. In 2024, the country announced the opening of new digital ID registration centers and the involvement of local chiefs in sensitization campaigns as part of efforts to ramp up registration for birth certificates and the Maisha digital ID, amidst design irregularities and exclusion concerns.	Pilot	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Ministry of Home Affairs	Others	Unknown	No	Customer service mechanism	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Gates Foundation	Unknown
Lesotho	National digital identity	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Divided into three phases, Lesotho’s digital ID journey started off in 2010 with the first phase of implementation ending in 2019. The second phase started last year and will run till the end of 2022, while the third phase is planned to span the period from 2023 to 2030. While the first ten years of the system saw its design, development and rollout, phase two has been about encouraging citizens to embrace the system and make use of it for different service-seeking purposes.	Rollout	Yes	Yes	Unknown	No	Department of National ID and Civil Registry (NICR)	ID or Registration Authority	No	No	Legally established mechanism	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Unknown	Unknown	World Bank	Unknown
Liberia	National Identification Registry	No	No	Yes	No	The Government of Liberia (GOL) enacted the National Identification Registry Act in 2011 to establish national identification in the country. The law called for the setup of a National Identification Registry (NIR) to be responsible for issuing a biometric-based identification card to each citizen and resident in Liberia. No official identity card is issued to people in Liberia.	Unknown	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Libya	National digital identity	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	A partnership has been established for Idemia to support Libya in implementing a biometric digital identity system. This system aims to help the conflict-stricken nation conduct more reliable and fraud-free elections in the future. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Libya's Interior Minister, Fathi Bashaga, representing the internationally recognized government based in Tripoli.	Plan	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Idemia.
Madagascar	National Unique Identifier (NUI)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Memorandum of understanding signed with MOSIP in 2022. Pilot currently implemented; 30% enrolment (which is relatively high for the region).	Pilot	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Ministere Du Developpement Numerique, De La Transformation Digitale, Des Postes Et Des Telecommunications De Madagascar (MNDPT) Centre National d'Etat Civil et de I'ldentité	Others	Yes	Yes	Customer service mechanism	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	World Bank	MOSIP
Malawi	National Registration and Identification System (NRIS)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	In 2022, the country approached 94% registration of population in the biometric identity. Has parallely set up a national eKYC database, which allows ID to be leveraged for different use cases. In 2024, the country has received technical and financial support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the European Union (EU) and Irish Aid to introduce a digital ID system.	Plan	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	National Registration Bureau (NRB)	ID or Registration Authority	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	World Bank	UNDP EU Irish Aid
Mali	Unknown	No	No	No	No	-	Unknown	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	Unknown	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Mauritania	National digital identity	No	No	Yes	No	In 2022, a request for proposals has been issued by the United Nations Development Programme for an open source mobile digital identity pilot in Mauritania that adheres to privacy by design principles and follows industry standards.	Plan	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	UNDP	Unknown
Mauritius	MNIC 3.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Launch in 2013. Smart ID features that stores biometric information on card but sued for privacy violations in 2021 due to insufficient security safeguards compliance.	Rollout	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Civil Status Division	ID or Registration Authority	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Thales
Mayotte	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	-	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Morocco	Mon eID	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	National rollout as of 2022	Pilot	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Yes	General Directorate of National Security (DGNS)	Others	Unknown	Unknown	Customer service mechanism	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	World Bank	Atos for RNP - Phase 1 Biometric Services provider - IDEMIA MOSIP
Mozambique	Unknown	No	No	No	No	-	Unknown	No	No	No	No	National Civil Identification Directorate (DNIC)	ID or Registration Authority	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	World Bank	ID4D
Namibia	National digital identity	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	Legislation for biometrics collection ongoing. Biometric data is being contentiously collected for SIM registration. Status of digital ID unclear, although in 2024 UNDP Namibia's Accelerator Lab collaborated with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security (MHAISS) to pioneer digital identity at an informal settlement.	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	None	Unknown	No	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Niger	National digital identity	No	No	Yes	No	In 2022, a regional system for digital identity that is interoperable between West African countries (ECOWAS) waslaunched in Niger. The project intended to support the establishment of a biometric ID for domestic and regional use (WURI Program). But, in 2024, Niger left ECOWAS, meaning that their citizens will no longer be able to use the ECOWAS Passport or biometric ID card, and they will not be part of the WURI digital ID program.	Plan	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	World Bank
Nigeria	National Identity Number	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Based on the mandate, NIMC commenced enrolment in 2012 and by the end of 2023 had issued 104 million NIN to eligible applicants.	Rollout	Yes	Unknown	No	No	National Identity Management Commission	Others	No	No	Customer service mechanism	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	World Bank European Investment Bank	World Bank
Réunion	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	-	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Rwanda	Single Digital ID (SDID)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire shared in 2023 updates on the work that is done by the government to roll out the country’s digital ID system, saying biometric enrolment for the program is expected to kick off soon.	Plan	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	National Identification Authority (NIDA)	ID or Registration Authority	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Unknown	Unknown	World Bank	African Development Bank World Bank
Saint Helena	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	-	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Sao Tome and Principe	Unknown	No	No	No	No	-	Nothing	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Senegal	National digital identity	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Made biometric in 2017; coverage and use unclear	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	None	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Enabel- Belgium and European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF)	Iris
Seychelles	SeyID	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	ID platform launched in 2024 for public and private use.	Rollout	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Legally established mechanism	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Unknown	WISeKey
Sierra Leone	National digital identity	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Pilot rolled out and enrollment ongoing in the country with over 90 percent of the population already registered.	Rollout	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA)	ID or Registration Authority	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	World Bank	MOSIP ID4D
Somalia	National Identification Card	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	In 2023, Somalia was preparing for its first civil registration and identity card issuance exercise in three decades after new legislation was approved by the senate.	Rollout	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	National Identity Registration Authority (NIRA)	ID or Registration Authority	Unknown	Unknown	Legally established mechanism	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	World Bank Government of Pakistan	Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
South Africa	Smart Identity Card (Smart ID)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	The National Identification and Registration Bill 2022, a piece of draft legislation which seeks to introduce a single and integrated biometric national identification system (NIS) for all persons living on South African territory, was approved in 2023 by cabinet to be published for comments by members of the public.	Plan	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Ministry of Home Affairs	Others	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
South Sudan	Unknown	No	No	Yes	No	-	Unknown	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Sudan	Unknown	No	No	No	No	-	Unknown	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Tanzania	Jamii Namba/Unique Number ID	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Official announcement made and registration website launched, implementation to follow.	Rollout	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	National Identification Authority (NIDA)	ID or Registration Authority	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Togo	Togo eID	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	The biometric national identification project is currently at the end of the technical and legal design phase of the system, which aims to develop the technical and functional specifications to be submitted to biometric solution providers, as well as the creation of the National Identification Agency (ANID) through the law on biometric identification of individuals in Togo.	Plan	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Agence Nationale d’Identification	ID or Registration Authority	Yes	Yes	Legally established mechanism	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	World Bank	MOSIP, Atos, Idemia
Tunisia	Biometric identity	No	Yes	Unknown	No	After failed attempts in 2015 and 2020, the Tunisian government has resumed in 2024 the idea of introducing biometrics-based identification documents such as national IDs, residence cards and passports. A bill in this respect has been tabled in Parliament for scrutiny, but rights advocates and civil society organizations have raised concerns about the risk of data breaches, saying the existing data protection legislation in the country is not enough.	Plan	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No		Unknown
Uganda	Ndaga Muntu	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	However, the implementation of the system falls short of the expectations of some Ugandans due to technical gaps, denial of entitlements, and the corruption among officials. By September 2022, the National Identification Register had 25.9 million Ugandans registered, with an estimated 17.4 million citizens yet to register to attain a national ID.	Rollout	Yes	Yes	Unknown	No	National Identification and Registration Authority of Uganda (NIRA)	ID or Registration Authority	No	No	Customer service mechanism	No	Yes	No	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Unknown	MOSIP
Western Sahara	Unknown	No	No	No	No	-	Unknown	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Zambia	National digital Identity	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Zambia launched the production rollout (phase 2) of the Integrated National Registration Information System (INRIS) project in 2022, meant to enroll millions of citizens for a national digital ID card as one of the ways of accelerating the country’s digital government and digital transformation plans.	Rollout	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	No	Department of National Registration, Passports and Citizenship	ID or Registration Authority	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Unknown	Unknown	Government of Japan UNDP	Veridos Dermalog
Zimbabwe	National identity	No	Unknown	Yes	No	-	Unknown	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown

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Asia

Country	Name of the identity	Claim to have a digital identity	Collects or uses biometric data	Identity act or civil registry act	Secondary act or policy for digital identity	Qualitative status for implementation	Quantitative status of implementation	Allow digital authentication	Enables service providers to collect a KYC packet of profile information	Allow individuals to use a SSO or esign facility to authenticate themselves through a single government portal	Digital identity has legal status	Governance structure responsible for de digital identity	Type of institutional governance structure	Identity authority is subject to courts oversight	Identity act establishes the accountability of the ID executors to the ID authority	Legally binding redressal mechanism	Transparency about collection, storage and sharing of personal data	Data Protection Act	Procedural rules for the ID	Personal data breach notification	Transparency in processes to access, review, edit and delete one's identity data	Entities other than the owner or operator use the digital identity infrastructure	Identity infrastructure enable at least two sectoral use cases	Organizations providing funding	Organizations providing technical support
Afghanistan	National digital identity	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	According to Afghanistan’s National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA), 3.12 million national digital ID cards were distrubuted in the country from March 2023 to March 2024, after severe delays registered in 2022.	Rollout	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA)	Others	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Bangladesh	National identity (NID)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	In 2016, digital IDs were introduced and later mandated as physical ID documents. The government of Bangladesh plans to roll out a digital health card pilot in 2024, using a unified biometric database to improve patient information management. These health cards will be linked to individuals' national IDs or birth certificates, as agreements have already been signed to facilitate this integration.	Plan	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Home Affairs Department	Others	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Bhutan	National digital identity	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Launched in 2023, the system has facilitated the issuance of more than 90,000 basic identity documents, the incorporation of 14 government-to-citizen (G2C) services, and over 10 connections with services from both government and private sectors.	Rollout	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	National Digital Identity Company	Others	Yes	Yes	Both	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Brunei	e-Darussalam	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	National Registration Department (INDR)	ID or Registration Authority	Unknown	Unknown	Customer service mechanism	Unknown	No	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Cambodia	CamDigiKey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	74% population coverage, but missing legislative foundation for civil registration. Cambodia has introduced in 2024 new legislation to create a digital civil registration, vital statistics, and identity management system, which will be used to provide legal identities to all residents. The new law should be implemented in 2024.	Rollout	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Ministry of Economy and Finance	Others	No	Yes	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
India	Aadhaar	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	In September 2023, Data Protection Law was passed. Currently, there is a level of more than 93% Aadhaar saturation and more than 1700 government schemes of welfare and good governance attached to the identity.	Rollout	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)	ID or Registration Authority	Yes	Yes	Both	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Indonesia	National digital identity	No	No	No	No	-	Plan	No	No	No	No	Unknown	ID or Registration Authority	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	World Bank	ID4D
Iran	National identity	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	UID, an Iranian digital ID and biometrics firm, signed in 2021 a cooperation agreement with Iran’s Law Enforcement Forces to supply its UID liveness detection authentication platform.	Plan	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	National Organization for Civil Registration (NOCR)	ID or Registration Authority	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Laos	National digital identity	No	No	No	No	-	Unknown	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Malaysia	MyDigital ID	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Malaysia’s digital identity project MyDigital ID started enrollment for the public in May 2024 and plans to officially launched it in July.	Plan	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	National Registration Department (JPN)	ID or Registration Authority	Unknown	Unknown	Customer service mechanism	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	No	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Maldives	eFaas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	RFP for "smart" features just released, implementation unclear	Plan	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	National Centre for Information Technology	Others	Unknown	Unknown	Customer service mechanism	Unknown	No	Unknown	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Myanmar	National Verification Card (NVC)	No	No	No	No	In 2023, Myanmar was consulting with China about implementing a biometric identification system, a move that has alarmed rights activists who worry it could exacerbate the country's human rights issues.The conflict-ridden nation is gearing up to conduct a national census and introduce an electronic identification system to gather demographic and biometric data.	Plan	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Nepal	National identity	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Digital identity for individuals will soon start at birth or shortly thereafter in Nepal, where the government has begun issuing digital numbers to children as part of birth registration.	Pilot	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	IDEMIA.
Pakistan	Smart National Identity Card (SNIC)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	96% population coverage	Pilot	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)	ID or Registration Authority	Yes	Yes	Customer service mechanism	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	ID4D
Philippines	PhilSys/ PhilID	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Operating at scale; 87% population coverage	Pilot	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)	Others	Yes	Yes	Customer service mechanism	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	National budget	1. Philsys is a MOSIP Based system 2. System integrator - Madras Security Printers 3. Biometric Services provider - Gemalto 4. EY provided PMC support briefly
Singapore	SingPass	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Singpass enablers users to interact with over 460 government agencies and private sector organizations through more than 1,700 services. Currently, Singpass has over 4.2 million users, covering about 97% of Singaporean citizens and permanent residents aged 15 and above. It handles around 300 million personal and corporate transactions annually.	Rollout	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	National Certification Authority (NCA)	Others	No	Yes	Customer service mechanism	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Digital Identity Program (SLUDI)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Pilot rolled out, procurement onging for national rollout, registration expected to be completed in 2 years. Overseen by the Indian government through joint committees.	Pilot	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA)	Others	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	Indo-Sri Lanka Joint Project for the Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity Project	MOSIP
Thailand	National digital identity (NDID)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Thailand is evolving in enrolling citizens into its blockchain-based biometric digital identity system, managed by the National Digital ID Company Limited (NDID). Since November 2022, registrations have surged by 50 percent, reaching 9.2 million. Currently, half of the population is eligible to join the system as it prepares to launch verifiable credentials and a digital wallet.	Pilot	Yes	Yes	Unknown	No	National Digital ID Company Limited (NDID)	Others	No	No	Legally established mechanism	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Timor-Leste	National digital identity	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	In 2022, the Unique Identity System (IDU) was launched. Authorization was granted for expenditure and the initiation of the procurement process to secure management services for implementing the Unique Identity System Strategy. This included defining the type of procedure to be used and granting permission to enter into multi-year commitments related to the execution of the awarded contract. No further information available.	Plan	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	World Bank	MOSIP, ID4D
Vietnam	National digital identity (VNeID)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	50% population have received ID card	Pilot	Yes	Unknown	No	Yes	Ministry of Public Security	Others	No	Yes	None	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown

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Caribbean

Country	Name of the identity	Claim to have a digital identity	Collects or uses biometric data	Identity act or civil registry act	Secondary act or policy for digital identity	Qualitative status for implementation	Quantitative status of implementation	Allow digital authentication	Enables service providers to collect a KYC packet of profile information	Allow individuals to use a SSO or esign facility to authenticate themselves through a single government portal	Digital identity has legal status	Governance structure responsible for de digital identity	Type of institutional governance structure	Identity authority is subject to courts oversight	Identity act establishes the accountability of the ID executors to the ID authority	Legally binding redressal mechanism	Transparency about collection, storage and sharing of personal data	Data Protection Act	Procedural rules for the ID	Personal data breach notification	Transparency in processes to access, review, edit and delete one's identity data	Entities other than the owner or operator use the digital identity infrastructure	Identity infrastructure enable at least two sectoral use cases	Organizations providing funding	Organizations providing technical support
Anguilla	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	-	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Antigua and Barbuda	National digital identity	Yes	Unknown	Yes	No	The government of Antigua and Barbuda has partnered with HID Global to roll out the company’s Integrale for CRVS (Civil Registration and Vital Statistics) in the country this month, in order to modernize the civil registry system and provide digital identity to the nation.	Plan	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown.	HID.
Aruba	National identity	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	-	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Bahamas	National e-Identification System (NIS)	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	No	Bahamas prepares for national digital ID, considers universal credential.	Plan	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	IDB.	IDB.
Barbados	Trident Card	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	No	After years of work by the government, Barbadians could have a digital ID anytime this year.	Pilot	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	National identity	No	No	No	No	-	Nothing	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
British Virgin Islands	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	-	Nothing	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Cayman Islands	National identity	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Yes	July 2023 rollout was expected - no updates found.	Plan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Ministry of Investment, Innovation, and Social Development (MIISD)	Others	No	No	Legally established mechanism	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Cuba	Carné de identidad	No	Yes	Yes	No	-	Nothing	No	No	No	No	Ministry of Interior	Others	No	No	Legally established mechanism	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Curaçao	Unknown	No	No	No	No	Part of 'Port of Spain Commitment on Digital Transformation' to promote cross-border digital ID verification among 11 of the Carribean's countries.	Plan	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Unknown	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Dominica	National identity	No	No	Unknown	No	Currently used only for electoral participation. Legislative reform underway to make this digital.	Nothing	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Dominican Republic	Biometric passports	No	No	Unknown	No	The Dominican Republic has become the latest country to join the 50-in-5 advocacy campaign as a first-mover nation following the launch of the initiative last November.	Nothing	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Grenada	National identity	No	No	Unknown	No	Part of 'Port of Spain Commitment on Digital Transformation' to promote cross-border digital ID verification among 11 of the Carribean's countries.	Plan	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Guadeloupe	Unknown	No	No	No	No	-	Nothing	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Haiti	Unknown	No	No	No	No	Part of 'Port of Spain Commitment on Digital Transformation' to promote cross-border digital ID verification among 11 of the Carribean's countries.	Plan	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Jamaica	National identity (NIDS)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Pilot is being implemented and plans are being finalized to send the draft regulation on Jamaica’s digital ID program to the country’s parliament for examination and possible endorsement. In April 2024, members of the House of Representatives were waiting to receive the proposed legislation on the National Identification System (NIDS).	Pilot	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Yes	National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA)	ID or Registration Authority	Yes	Yes	Legally established mechanism	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Inter-American Development Bank	Inter-American Development Bank
Martinique	Unknown	No	No	No	No	-	Nothing	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Montserrat	Unknown	No	No	No	No	-	Nothing	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Puerto Rico	GovID	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Despite the existance of a policy, the state of rollout is not clear.	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	No	No	Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Service (PRITS).	Others	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Saint Barthélemy	Unknown	No	No	No	No	-	Nothing	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Saint Kitts and Nevis	National digital identity	Yes	Unknown	No	No	In December 2022, the country held a Signing Ceremony for the Digital Identity Authentication Project chaired by the Director (Ag) in the Department of Technology. The project, slated to begin in 2023, signifies the commencement of a new agreement on Technical Cooperation between the International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology	Plan	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Saint Lucia	National digital identity	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	-	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	Both	No	Yes	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown.	UNCTAD
Saint Martin (French Part)	Carte nationale d'identité	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	-	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	National digital identity	Yes	Unknown	Yes	No	The pilot project for the implementation of a “national digital identification” system in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a southern Caribbean island, is scheduled to commence in 2024.	Pilot	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Unknown	No	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	CARDTP.	MOSIP. 3M Innovative Properties.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	National digital identity	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	No	-	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	Legally established mechanism	No	Yes	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	World Bank.	World Bank.
Trinidad and Tobago	e-identity	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	No	Part of 'Port of Spain Commitment on Digital Transformation' to promote cross-border digital ID verification among 11 of the Carribean's countries.	Plan	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Ministry of Digital Transformation	Others	No	No	Unknown	No	Yes	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	IDB. UNDP. CAF and EU.	CDPI.
Turks and Caicos Islands	National digital identity	Yes	Unknown	No	No	The Turks and Caicos government will deploy the digital ID and National Identification Cards for residents by 2025, reports Magnetic Media.	Plan	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
United States Virgin Islands	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	-	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

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Latin America

Country	Name of the identity	Claim to have a digital identity	Collects or uses biometric data	Identity act or civil registry act	Secondary act or policy for digital identity	Qualitative status for implementation	Quantitative status of implementation	Allow digital authentication	Enables service providers to collect a KYC packet of profile information	Allow individuals to use a SSO or esign facility to authenticate themselves through a single government portal	Digital identity has legal status	Governance structure responsible for de digital identity	Type of institutional governance structure	Identity authority is subject to courts oversight	Identity act establishes the accountability of the ID executors to the ID authority	Legally binding redressal mechanism	Transparency about collection, storage and sharing of personal data	Data Protection Act	Procedural rules for the ID	Personal data breach notification	Transparency in processes to access, review, edit and delete one's identity data	Entities other than the owner or operator use the digital identity infrastructure	Identity infrastructure enable at least two sectoral use cases	Organizations providing funding	Organizations providing technical support
Argentina	SID (Sistema de Identidad Digital)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Rollout	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	National Directorate of the National Registry of Persons	ID or Registration Authority	Unknown	Yes	Customer service mechanism	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown.	Unknown.
Belize	National identity	No	No	Unknown	No	Part of 'Port of Spain Commitment on Digital Transformation' to promote cross-border digital ID verification among 11 of the Carribean's countries. In 2024, Belize is moving towards building its national identification system and formulating a strategy for biometric data with future plans for digitizing public services.	Plan	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Bolivia	Ciudadania digital	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Rollout	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Servicio General de Identificación Personal	ID or Registration Authority	No	Yes	Customer service mechanism	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Unknown.	Unknown.
Bouvet Island	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	-	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Brazil	National Identity Card (CIN)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Rollout	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Citizen's Identification Service	ID or Registration Authority	Yes	Yes	Both	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Chile	RUN (Rol Único Nacional) RUT (Rol Único Tributario) ClaveÚnica	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	-	Rollout	Yes	Unknown	Yes	No	Secrariat of Digital Government	Others	No	No	Customer service mechanism	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Unknown.	IDEMIA
Colombia	Cédula de ciudadania Cédula digital	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Digital ID was updated in it's 2.0 version, which includes: identification, performing virtual transactions using facial biometrics and PINs, receiving notifications from public and financial institutions as well as receiving, authenticating and digitally signing documents from public and private entities.	Rollout	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Yes	National Registry of Civil Status	ID or Registration Authority	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Unknown.	IDEMIA.
Costa Rica	National identity	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	TSE has expressed need to move to a digital ID system with biometric authentication- no updates on implementation	Plan	No	No	No	No	Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE)	Others	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Ecuador	Cédula digital	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Pilot	Yes	Unknown	No	Yes	Dirección General de Registro Civil, Identificación y Cedulación	ID or Registration Authority	No	Yes	Customer service mechanism	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	OAS	OAS
El Salvador	National digital identity	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	-	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	Yes	No	Registro Nacional de las Personas Naturales	Unknown	No	No	Legally established mechanism	No	Yes	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	-	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
French Guiana	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	-	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Guatemala	National digital identity	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	74% of population allegedly registred.	Rollout	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown.	UNDP
Guyana	National digital identity	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Plan	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	No	Data Protection Commissioner	Others	Yes	No	Legally established mechanism	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown.	Veridos.
Honduras	National Identification System	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Encompassed by the Digital Government Plan, but not clear if it was implemented beyond the modernization from DNI, done via project Identificate.	Plan	Yes	No	No	Yes	National People's Registry	ID or Registration Authority	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	World Bank. Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), the European Union (EU) and UNDP.	UNDP. Thales.
Mexico	Unique Population Registration Code (CURP) Cédula Única de Identidad Digital	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	-	Rollout	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Registro Nacional de Población (RENAPO)	ID or Registration Authority	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Nicaragua	National identity	No	No	Yes	No	-	Nothing	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Panama	National identity	No	Yes	Yes	No	Panama is taking a different approach, tapping Mastercard to promote its digital agenda and provide access to it cybersecurity solutions and Mastercard Digital ID.	Unknown	No	No	No	No	Tribunal Electoral	Others	No	No	None	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown
Paraguay	Identidad electrónica	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	In progress.	Rollout	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Identification Department	ID or Registration Authority	Yes	Yes	Customer service mechanism	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Unknown.	Unknown.
Peru	DNIe (electronic national ID)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Rollout concluded.	Rollout	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Registro Nacional de Identificación y Estado Civil (RENIEC)	ID or Registration Authority	Yes	Yes	Customer service mechanism	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	World Bank.	Unknown.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	-	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Suriname	e-ID	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	No	The Ministry of Home Affairs (BiZa) introduced a unique and standardised digital identifier (e-ID) in 2019. The new e-ID card has a machine-readable zone that stores personal data, including a citizen’s e-signature, facial image, and fingerprints. It is intended to be an access key to e-government services – and opens the possibility of verifying online identification for commercial activities	Plan	No	No	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	No	None	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Unknown.	Unknown.
Uruguay	ID Uruguay	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Implementing strategically and iteratively. Uruguay’s digital ID initiative is a long-term and continuously evolving programme. Its legal and political framework was established in 2009 with the enactment of law 18600, which set the foundation for electronic ID and signatures. The market and technical infrastructure, including the accreditation of providers and the integration of cloud services, were developed prior to the launch of services in 2019.	Rollout	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Yes	National Directorate of Civil Identification Eletronic Certification Unity	Others	Unknown	Yes	Both	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Unknown.	Thales.
Venezuela	Carnet de la Patria Cédula Nacional de Identidad	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	As early as 2008, the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE began helping Venezuela develop a system similar to the identity system used in China to track social, political, and economic behaviour. By 2018, Venezuela was rolling out its "carnet de la patria", a smart-card "fatherland" ID card that was being increasingly linked to the government-subsidised health, food, and other social programmes most Venezuelans relied on for survival.	Unknown	No	No	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Unknown	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown.	ZTE