Integrated Index for Postal Development

The Integrated Index for Postal Development (2IPD) is a scale confected by the Universal Postal Union to measure "a composite index providing an overview of postal development around the world".

2IPD covered the postal services for 170 countries in 2016.{{cite news |title=Integrated Index on Postal Development Survey 2016: Mauritius Post Ltd ranks 1st in African countries |url=http://www.govmu.org/English/News/Pages/Integrated-Index-on-Postal-Development-Survey-2016-Mauritius-Post-Ltd-ranks-1st-in-African-countries.aspx |publisher=Government of Mauritius |date=8 September 2017}} It covered 172 countries in 2022.{{Cite web |title=Integrated Index for Postal Development |url=https://www.upu.int/en/Universal-Postal-Union/Activities/Research-Publications/Integrated-Index-for-Postal-Development |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.upu.int}}

The measure "takes into consideration four main factors: quality of service performance; global postal connectedness; level of competitiveness in local and international markets; and ability to show resilience." "The 2IPD draws on three main types of UPU data: postal big data, statistics and surveys."{{cite news |title=Postal development report 2018 Benchmarking a critical infrastructure for sustainable development |url=http://www.upu.int/uploads/tx_sbdownloader/postalDevelopmentReport2018En.pdf |publisher=Universal Postal Union |date=April 2018}}