Digital connectivity composite index in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Digital connectivity composite index was -0.9942 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2025. ▲ Rising
Digital connectivity composite index in Least developed countries, 2007–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for digital connectivity composite index in Least developed countries is -0.9942 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.7% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, digital connectivity composite index in Least developed countries peaked at -0.6768 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2009.
Least developed countries ranks 40th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Digital connectivity composite index in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -0.929 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 2008 | -0.9739 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.8% |
| 2009 | -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.1% |
| 2010 | -0.8292 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -19.0% |
| 2011 | -0.841 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.4% |
| 2012 | -0.8361 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6% |
| 2013 | -0.8121 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.9% |
| 2014 | -0.7861 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.2% |
| 2015 | -0.7507 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.5% |
| 2016 | -0.7859 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.7% |
| 2017 | -0.7326 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.8% |
| 2018 | -0.7275 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7% |
| 2019 | -0.7252 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3% |
| 2020 | -0.7392 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.9% |
| 2021 | -0.6848 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.4% |
| 2022 | -0.6768 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.2% |
| 2023 | -0.7109 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.0% |
| 2024 | -0.7064 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6% |
| 2025 | -0.9942 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +40.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Digital connectivity composite index in Least developed countries 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 | -40.7% | -0.7064 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9942 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.9755 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.929 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.7826 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.841 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7252 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.752 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9942 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6768 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 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
- 40 Belgium 0.5739 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 Least developed countries
- Scientific and technical journal articles 25,411 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 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 0.0012 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 5.83 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is digital connectivity composite index in Least developed countries?
- Digital connectivity composite index in Least developed countries was -0.9942 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest digital connectivity composite index recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6768 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2022.
- What is the lowest digital connectivity composite index recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2009.
- How does Least developed countries rank for digital connectivity composite index?
- Least developed countries ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is digital connectivity composite index rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.