Digital connectivity composite index in Australia
Australia: Digital connectivity composite index was 0.5166 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Digital connectivity composite index in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2024, digital connectivity composite index in Australia stood at 0.5166 standard deviations from the yearly mean. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, digital connectivity composite index in Australia peaked at 2.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5166 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2024.
That places Australia 45th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Digital connectivity composite index in Australia, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 2001 | 1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -38.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6626 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -48.5% |
| 2003 | 0.719 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.838 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +54.7% |
| 2006 | 1.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 1.28 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9768 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7856 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -26.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8732 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8832 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7455 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6456 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5968 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5645 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5166 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.5166 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5409 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 95% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.5166 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.1614 standard deviations from the yearly mean. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6626 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7856 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.28 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6138 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5166 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7455 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 42 San Marino 0.5605 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 43 Slovakia 0.5471 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 44 New Zealand 0.5409 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 46 Belarus 0.5111 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 47 Hungary 0.4961 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 48 Canada 0.4901 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More science & technology data for Australia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.58 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 30.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0604 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 54,589 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is digital connectivity composite index in Australia?
- Digital connectivity composite index in Australia was 0.5166 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest digital connectivity composite index recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2000.
- What is the lowest digital connectivity composite index recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5166 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for digital connectivity composite index?
- Australia ranks 45th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is digital connectivity composite index rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.