Digital connectivity composite index in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Digital connectivity composite index was -0.7565 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Digital connectivity composite index in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2024, digital connectivity composite index in Sao Tome and Principe stood at -0.7565 standard deviations from the yearly mean.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, digital connectivity composite index in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at -0.5411 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2000 and was at its lowest, -0.7723 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2023.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Digital connectivity composite index in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.5411 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 2001 | -0.5706 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.4% |
| 2002 | -0.6074 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.4% |
| 2003 | -0.6048 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4% |
| 2004 | -0.617 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.0% |
| 2005 | -0.6675 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.2% |
| 2006 | -0.7258 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.7% |
| 2007 | -0.7476 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.0% |
| 2008 | -0.7566 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.2% |
| 2009 | -0.7178 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.1% |
| 2010 | -0.6223 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.3% |
| 2011 | -0.6579 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.7% |
| 2012 | -0.6815 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.6% |
| 2013 | -0.712 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.5% |
| 2014 | -0.7506 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.4% |
| 2015 | -0.588 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -21.7% |
| 2016 | -0.6628 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.7% |
| 2017 | -0.645 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.7% |
| 2018 | -0.7145 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.8% |
| 2019 | -0.6681 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.5% |
| 2020 | -0.6381 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.5% |
| 2021 | -0.5816 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.9% |
| 2022 | -0.5576 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.1% |
| 2023 | -0.7723 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +38.5% |
| 2024 | -0.7565 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's -0.7565 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.5604 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's -0.7565 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.83 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.6556 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7566 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5411 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6703 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7506 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.588 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6612 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7723 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5576 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 170 Vanuatu -0.7 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 171 Pakistan -0.7256 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 172 Benin -0.7316 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 174 Mauritania -0.7734 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 175 Zimbabwe -0.7891 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 176 Sudan -0.7925 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More science & technology data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 62.44 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6244 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 147,061 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 152.6 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.385 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4.71 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is digital connectivity composite index in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Digital connectivity composite index in Sao Tome and Principe was -0.7565 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest digital connectivity composite index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5411 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2000.
- What is the lowest digital connectivity composite index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7723 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2023.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for digital connectivity composite index?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is digital connectivity composite index rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.