Digital connectivity composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Digital connectivity composite index was -0.8802 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2025. ▲ Rising
Digital connectivity composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for digital connectivity composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is -0.8802 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.9% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, digital connectivity composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at -0.582 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.894 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2009.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 37th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.8319 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.894 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7529 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 4 |
| 2010s | -0.7207 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7515 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.686 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.673 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8802 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.582 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 34 Czechia 0.6272 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 35 Spain 0.6119 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 36 Russia 0.6067 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 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
More science & technology data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 48,007 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscribers 539.26 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 13.97 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 553.23 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 14.65 billion current US$ (2011)
- Mobile cellular postpaid connection charge 2.12 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular monthly subscription 0 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call 0.629 peak rate - current US$ (2009)
- External debt, end year 11.86 trillion current US$ (2011)
- Number of radio sets 4.40 million (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is digital connectivity composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Digital connectivity composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was -0.8802 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest digital connectivity composite index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was -0.582 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2022.
- What is the lowest digital connectivity composite index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.894 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2009.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for digital connectivity composite index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is digital connectivity composite index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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.