Digital connectivity composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Digital connectivity composite index was -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2025. βΌ Falling
Digital connectivity composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2005β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean for digital connectivity composite index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 36.0% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, digital connectivity composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at -0.7846 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2005 and was at its lowest, -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.875 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9359 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7846 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.8376 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.885 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8041 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9417 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8523 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 British Virgin Islands 4.6 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 2 Hong Kong (China) 2.53 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 3 Belize 2.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 4 Fiji 1.99 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More science & technology data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Scientific and technical journal articles 48,022 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 8,160 (2020)
- Patent applications, residents 1,834 (2020)
- Proportion of individuals using the Internet 35.7% (2025)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network 94.1% (2025)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network 88.7% (2025)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network 75.0% (2025)
- Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex 65.5% (2025)
- Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants 88.25 per 1000000 pop (2023)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a 58.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is digital connectivity composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Digital connectivity composite index in Sub-Saharan Africa was -1.24 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?
- The highest recorded value was -0.7846 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2005.
- What is the lowest digital connectivity composite index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2025.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for digital connectivity composite index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2025.
- Is digital connectivity composite index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.