Digital connectivity composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Digital connectivity composite index was -0.9345 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2025. ▲ Rising
Digital connectivity composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) is -0.9345 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 35.2% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, digital connectivity composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at -0.6146 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.9345 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2025.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 37th out of 45 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.
Digital connectivity composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -0.7528 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 2007 | -0.8291 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.1% |
| 2008 | -0.8514 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.7% |
| 2009 | -0.8939 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.0% |
| 2010 | -0.7384 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.4% |
| 2011 | -0.7514 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.8% |
| 2012 | -0.7462 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7% |
| 2013 | -0.7316 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.0% |
| 2014 | -0.7274 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6% |
| 2015 | -0.6995 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 2016 | -0.7523 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.6% |
| 2017 | -0.7107 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.5% |
| 2018 | -0.7518 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.8% |
| 2019 | -0.7019 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.6% |
| 2020 | -0.6965 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8% |
| 2021 | -0.6494 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.8% |
| 2022 | -0.6146 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.4% |
| 2023 | -0.6685 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.8% |
| 2024 | -0.6914 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.4% |
| 2025 | -0.9345 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +35.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.8318 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8939 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7528 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 4 |
| 2010s | -0.7311 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7523 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6995 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7092 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9345 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6146 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 48,022 (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 0.002 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -0.2159 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is digital connectivity composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Digital connectivity composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was -0.9345 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6146 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2022.
- What is the lowest digital connectivity composite index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9345 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2025.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for digital connectivity composite index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is digital connectivity composite index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD 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.