Digital connectivity composite index in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Digital connectivity composite index was 0.3829 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Digital connectivity composite index in Latin America & Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for digital connectivity composite index in Latin America & Caribbean is 0.3829 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 428.5% on the previous year and up 577.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, digital connectivity composite index in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.3829 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2025 and was at its lowest, -0.3384 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2003.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Digital connectivity composite index in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.3363 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 2001 | -0.3054 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.2% |
| 2002 | -0.3219 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.4% |
| 2003 | -0.3384 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.1% |
| 2004 | -0.2805 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.1% |
| 2005 | -0.2103 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -25.0% |
| 2006 | -0.1918 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.8% |
| 2007 | -0.1129 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -41.2% |
| 2008 | -0.0476 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -57.8% |
| 2009 | -0.0398 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.4% |
| 2010 | -0.1144 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +187.7% |
| 2011 | -0.0775 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -32.3% |
| 2012 | -0.0751 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.1% |
| 2013 | -0.0541 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -27.9% |
| 2014 | -0.0642 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +18.6% |
| 2015 | -0.0802 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +24.9% |
| 2016 | -0.112 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +39.8% |
| 2017 | -0.0992 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.4% |
| 2018 | -0.1502 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +51.3% |
| 2019 | -0.1805 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +20.2% |
| 2020 | -0.1444 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -20.0% |
| 2021 | -0.045 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -68.8% |
| 2022 | -0.0328 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -27.1% |
| 2023 | -0.0855 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +160.4% |
| 2024 | -0.1166 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +36.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3829 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -428.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Digital connectivity composite index in Latin America & Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +428.5% | -0.1166 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3829 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.2185 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3384 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0398 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1007 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1805 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0541 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0069 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1444 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3829 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 15 Luxembourg 0.9094 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 16 South Korea 0.9059 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 17 Andorra 0.9052 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 18 Finland 0.8903 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 19 Estonia 0.8896 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 20 Liechtenstein 0.8767 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 21 Montenegro 0.8387 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More science & technology data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Scientific and technical journal articles 118,409 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0059 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -4.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 42,462 (2020)
- Patent applications, residents 8,385 (2020)
- Research and development expenditure 0.7% (2023)
- Researchers in R&D 582.69 per million people (2014)
- Technicians in R&D 555.4 per million people (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is digital connectivity composite index in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Digital connectivity composite index in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.3829 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest digital connectivity composite index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3829 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2025.
- What is the lowest digital connectivity composite index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3384 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2003.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for digital connectivity composite index?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is digital connectivity composite index rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 577.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.