Digital connectivity composite index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Digital connectivity composite index was -0.4651 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2025. ▲ Rising
Digital connectivity composite index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2003–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded -0.4651 standard deviations from the yearly mean for digital connectivity composite index in 2025.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, digital connectivity composite index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at -0.3251 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.6415 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2003.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Digital connectivity composite index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -0.6415 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 2006 | -0.5884 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.3% |
| 2007 | -0.5181 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.9% |
| 2008 | -0.514 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8% |
| 2009 | -0.473 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.0% |
| 2010 | -0.4247 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.2% |
| 2011 | -0.425 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.1% |
| 2012 | -0.4044 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.9% |
| 2013 | -0.3834 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.2% |
| 2014 | -0.3885 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.3% |
| 2015 | -0.3847 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.0% |
| 2016 | -0.4083 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.1% |
| 2017 | -0.3251 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -20.4% |
| 2018 | -0.3862 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +18.8% |
| 2019 | -0.3325 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.9% |
| 2020 | -0.4881 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +46.8% |
| 2021 | -0.426 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.7% |
| 2022 | -0.4064 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.6% |
| 2023 | -0.4787 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.8% |
| 2024 | -0.496 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.6% |
| 2025 | -0.4651 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.547 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6415 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.473 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.3863 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.425 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3251 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.46 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.496 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4064 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 26 Iceland 0.7053 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 27 Macau, China 0.702 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 28 Malta 0.6735 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 29 Seychelles 0.6567 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 30 Ireland 0.6525 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 31 Norway 0.6459 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 32 China 0.6368 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More science & technology data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 148,117 (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 0.0147 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2023)
- Research and development expenditure 0.5% (2021)
- Researchers in R&D 830.79 per million people (2021)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is digital connectivity composite index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Digital connectivity composite index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was -0.4651 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest digital connectivity composite index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3251 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2017.
- What is the lowest digital connectivity composite index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6415 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2003.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for digital connectivity composite index?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is digital connectivity composite index rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.