China vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Digital connectivity composite index

China
0.6368 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
-0.4651 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2025
China rank
32nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
29th

Digital connectivity composite index over time

  • China
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
-0.500.5200020122025

How they compare

China currently reports 0.6368 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.4651 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes China's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 209 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s -0.3579 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.547 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.1891 standard deviations from the yearly mean China
2010s 0.0091 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.3863 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.3954 standard deviations from the yearly mean China
2020s 0.5325 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.459 standard deviations from the yearly mean 0.9915 standard deviations from the yearly mean China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher digital connectivity composite index, China or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
China, at 0.6368 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.4651 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in digital connectivity composite index between China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for digital connectivity composite index?
China ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Digital connectivity composite index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Digital connectivity composite index
Unit
standard deviations from the yearly mean
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 6,019 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Proportion of individuals using the Internet; Mobile cellular subscriptions; Fixed broadband subscriptions; Secure Internet servers. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.