Malta vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Digital connectivity composite index

Malta
0.6735 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
-0.2379 standard deviations from the yearly mean
in 2025
Malta rank
28th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
26th

Digital connectivity composite index over time

  • Malta
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
-0.500.511.5200020122025

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.6735 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.2379 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.9114 standard deviations from the yearly mean.

That makes Malta's figure about 2.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9398 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.4358 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean Malta
2010s 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.2812 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean Malta
2020s 0.7337 standard deviations from the yearly mean -0.369 standard deviations from the yearly mean 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher digital connectivity composite index, Malta or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Malta, at 0.6735 standard deviations from the yearly mean against -0.2379 standard deviations from the yearly mean in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in digital connectivity composite index between Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.9114 standard deviations from the yearly mean, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for digital connectivity composite index?
Malta ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th 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.