Digital connectivity composite index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Digital connectivity composite index was -1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Digital connectivity composite index in Afghanistan, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for digital connectivity composite index in Afghanistan is -1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, digital connectivity composite index in Afghanistan peaked at -0.7694 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2001 and was at its lowest, -1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2023.
Afghanistan ranks 204th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Digital connectivity composite index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -0.7694 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 2002 | -0.8345 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.5% |
| 2003 | -0.8898 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.6% |
| 2004 | -0.856 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 2005 | -0.8635 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.9% |
| 2006 | -0.9074 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.1% |
| 2007 | -0.9218 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.6% |
| 2008 | -0.9336 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.3% |
| 2009 | -0.942 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.9% |
| 2010 | -0.8879 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.7% |
| 2011 | -0.8982 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.2% |
| 2012 | -0.9222 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.7% |
| 2013 | -0.9455 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.5% |
| 2014 | -0.9742 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.0% |
| 2015 | -0.9826 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.9% |
| 2016 | -0.9943 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.2% |
| 2017 | -0.9452 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.9% |
| 2018 | -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.0% |
| 2019 | -1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6% |
| 2020 | -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.6% |
| 2021 | -1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.3% |
| 2022 | -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.0% |
| 2023 | -1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.5% |
| 2024 | -1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's -1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's -1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0364 standard deviations from the yearly mean. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.8798 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.942 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7694 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.9641 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8879 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 201 Madagascar -1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 202 Chad -1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 203 Niger -1.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 205 Mozambique -1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 206 North Korea -1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 207 Central African Republic -1.32 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More science & technology data for Afghanistan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 60.1 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.601 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 25.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 35.31 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 168.85 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is digital connectivity composite index in Afghanistan?
- Digital connectivity composite index in Afghanistan was -1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest digital connectivity composite index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.7694 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2001.
- What is the lowest digital connectivity composite index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for digital connectivity composite index?
- Afghanistan ranks 204th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is digital connectivity composite index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Digital connectivity composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Proportion of individuals using the Internet United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
- Mobile cellular subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Secure Internet servers Secure Server Survey, Netcraft
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.