Digital connectivity composite index in Belgium
Belgium: Digital connectivity composite index was 0.5739 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Digital connectivity composite index in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for digital connectivity composite index in Belgium is 0.5739 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, digital connectivity composite index in Belgium peaked at 1.85 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5739 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2024.
That places Belgium 40th 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 Belgium, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 2001 | 1.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +27.5% |
| 2002 | 1.82 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 1.85 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.77 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.63 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 1.53 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 1.5 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.41 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 1.35 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.978 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9976 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9408 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8597 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.719 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.73 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7353 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6919 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6577 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6143 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5777 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5739 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.5739 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5409 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.1× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.5739 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5471 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Digital connectivity composite index in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +27.5% | 1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.85 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9104 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.719 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6231 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5739 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6919 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 37 Portugal 0.5989 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 38 Slovenia 0.5806 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 39 Lithuania 0.5765 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 41 Israel 0.5711 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 42 San Marino 0.5605 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 43 Slovakia 0.5471 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More science & technology data for Belgium
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 103.91 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.03 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 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 396.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.687 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.9084 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 16,816 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is digital connectivity composite index in Belgium?
- Digital connectivity composite index in Belgium was 0.5739 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest digital connectivity composite index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2003.
- What is the lowest digital connectivity composite index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5739 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for digital connectivity composite index?
- Belgium ranks 40th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is digital connectivity composite index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.