Connectivity Data and Reports

Facts and Figures. (2025)(2023) (March 2023 - Focus on Least Developed Countries​) (2022) (2021) ([2020](https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/f…

(2024) Measures countries against four enablers of mobile internet adoption: Infrastructure, Affordability, Consumer Readiness and Content.

(2022) Index sponsored by Meta measuring internet connectivity against Availability, Affordability, Relevance and Readiness.

(2020) Snapshot of 50 nations’ "Digital Transformation" status measured against Supply, Demand, Experience and Potential.

Forecast and Trends, 2017–2022 White Paper.

(2010) Interactive infographic tool showcasing the status of broadband deployment worldwide and the regulatory landscape for broadband.

(2016) Internet Users by Country, interpolated from ITU, United Nations Population Division, Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), and World Bank data.

Internet users compiled from Nielsen and ITU statistics.

(2024) (2023) (2017) Composite index based on three pillars, ICT Access, ICT Use, and ICT Skills.

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(2024) Index of mobile and fixed broadband speeds from around the world on a monthly basis.

2024 - The Internet Poverty Index from World Data Lab.

2024 - Ranking of OECD countries on factors ranging from tertiary enrollment to 5G connectivity. Produced by wireless manufacturer Airgain.

Steve Song's map of African undersea fibre optic cables.

Map of African terrestrial fibre networks, Creative Commons, Open Data.

Steve Song's open data map of Content Distribution Networks around the world (May 2024).

Telegeography's 2024 map of African telecoms including undersea cables, international bandwidth, and cloud data centres.

Paul Hamilton's map of African terrestrial fibre and microwave networks.

Interactive submarine fibre optic cables.

SubTelForum has an excellent interactive map and directory of undersea cables as well as an annual almanac.

Map of cloud infastructure providers around the world.

Online map of undersea and terrestrial fibre optic networks from ITU.

Somewhat dated but still useful map of mobile network coverage on country by country basis.

Interactive 3D map of undersea cables and Hurrican Electric Points of Presence (POPs) and routes.

Taken offline in April 2024.

mobile coverage based on data collected from nperf app.

a map to assist disaster first responders in determining the status of telecommunications network infrastructure, coverage, and performance.

Ookla maintain an open dataset and map of results from their Speedtest Global index.

from GSMA - (2024) (2023) (2022) (2021) ([2020](https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/wp-con…

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Broadband Commission: The State of Broadband - (2024) (2023) (2022) (2021) (2020) ([2019](https://www.broadbandcommission.org/Docume…

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(Q1 2017) Report on connectivity from large CDN company.

(2016) Examines the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in driving innovation and includes Network Readiness Index.

Infographic highlights of nationally representative surveys of ICT access and use by households and individuals in the public domain in 16 developing countries of the Global South.

ITU Measuring Digital Development: ICT Price Trends - 2019 - analysis and comparison of price data for mobile-voice services, mobile data and fixed broadband. Replaces the 'Measuring the Information Society Report'.

Global and national reports on data usage collected via third parties, produced by market analysis firm Kepios.

Africa’s $180 Billion Internet Economy Future - IFC/Google sponsored report on Africa's internet economy

Report covers a potpourri of countries based on OpenSignal data gathering.

(November 2024) A look at download speeds and network quality in 27 African countries.

(2013) Report by global consulting firm McKinsey on the potential impact of the Internet in Africa.

The Global Findex has been published since 2011 but as of 2025 now includes Digital Connectivity Tracker

Developed by the Internet Society, the IRI monitors select, weighted indicators to measure Internet resilience

a revamp of the ITU World ICT/Telecommunication Indicators Database (WTID), now free for non-commercial use

Periodic country-level reports on mobile internet speeds, latency, and coverage

(2024) (2023) (2022) Invaluable resource on internet traffic, security, routing, outages, DNS, and more.

(Feb 2018) Regulatory and policy recommendations to foster mobile broadband coverage in developing countries.

Ranking of popular mobile apps across countries.

Browser market share over time by browser, region, OS.

Various reports on LTE and 5G adoption.

by Meta - HRSL datasets offering unprecedented accuracy in population mapping.

(May 2018) Trends that affect and drive internet uptake globally.

(2016) A Framework for Accelerating Internet Access and Adoption.

M-Lab is an open, verifiable measurement platform for global network performance.

Reasonably up-to-date list of mobile networks around the world and their associated frequencies.

Updated:February 28, 2020.

Summary of country-level IP data covering top ASNs, important routers, city-level information, carrier IPs, and other IP data.

Estimated country-level internet download speeds and performance.

Ghana 2024 Tanzania 2023 Mali 2023 Zambia 2022 Bangladesh 2023 [Nepal 2022](https://www.usaid.gov/sites/defaul…