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Awesome list of connectivity indexes and reports to help you better under who has access to communication infrastructure and on what terms.
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Periodic Global Connectivity Reports
- Deloitte - Global mobile consumer trends
- A4AI Affordability Report - ([2020](https://a4ai.org/affordability-report/report/2020/)) ([2019](https://a4ai.org/affordability-report/report/2019/)) ([2018](http://1e8q3q16vyc81g8l3h3md6q5f5e-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/A4AI-2018-Affordability-Report.pdf)) ([2017](http://a4ai.org/affordability-report/report/2017)).
- Akamai State of the Internet / Connectivity Report - (Q1 2017) Report on connectivity from large CDN company.
- World Economic Forum - Global Information Technology Report - (2016) Examines the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in driving innovation and includes Network Readiness Index.
- OECD Broadband Portal - Latest data update: June 2023.
- AfterAccess - Mobile & Internet Use in the Global South - 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.
- 2019 - analysis and comparison of price data for mobile-voice services, mobile data and fixed broadband. Replaces the 'Measuring the Information Society Report'.
- 2023 - 2022-another-year-of-bumper-growth-2/)) ([2021](https://wearesocial.com/uk/blog/2021/01/digital-2021-uk/)) Annual report by Hootsuite on internet and social media adoption.
- 2023 - content/uploads/2022/06/The-Mobile-Gender-Gap-Report-2022.pdf)) ([2021](https://www.gsma.com/r/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/The-Mobile-Gender-Gap-Report-2021.pdf)) ([2020](https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/GSMA-The-Mobile-Gender-Gap-Report-2020.pdf)) ([2019](https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/GSMA-Connected-Women-The-Mobile-Gender-Gap-Report-2019.pdf)) ([2018](https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/GSMA_The_Mobile_Gender_Gap_Report_2018_32pp_WEBv7.pdf))
- 2020
- GSMA Mobile Economy - ([2023](https://www.gsma.com/mobileeconomy/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/270223-The-Mobile-Economy-2023.pdf)) ([2022](https://www.gsma.com/mobileeconomy/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/280222-The-Mobile-Economy-2022.pdf)) ([2019](https://manypossibilities.net/report-archives/GSMA_The_Mobile_Economy_2019.pdf)) ([2018](https://manypossibilities.net/report-archives/GSMA_The_Mobile_Economy_2018.pdf))
- 2021 - s/opb/pol/S-POL-BROADBAND.21-2020-PDF-E.pdf)) ([2019](https://www.broadbandcommission.org/Documents/StateofBroadband19.pdf))([2018](https://www.broadbandcommission.org/publications/Pages/SOB-2018.aspx)) ([2017](http://www.broadbandcommission.org/publications/Pages/SOB-2017.aspx))
- 2018 - D/Statistics/Pages/publications/mis2017.aspx))
- 2023 - content/uploads/2022/10/The-State-of-Mobile-Internet-Connectivity-Report-2022.pdf)) ([2020](https://www.gsma.com/r/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/GSMA-State-of-Mobile-Internet-Connectivity-Report-2020.pdf)) ([2019](https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/GSMA-State-of-Mobile-Internet-Connectivity-Report-2019.pdf)) ([2018](https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/State-of-Mobile-Internet-Connectivity-2018.pdf))
- Ericsson Mobility Report - ([Jun 2023](https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/mobility-report/reports/june-2023)) ([Nov 2022](https://www.ericsson.com/4ae28d/assets/local/reports-papers/mobility-report/documents/2022/ericsson-mobility-report-november-2022.pdf)) ([Jun 2022](https://www.ericsson.com/49d3a0/assets/local/reports-papers/mobility-report/documents/2022/ericsson-mobility-report-june-2022.pdf)) ([Nov 2021](https://www.ericsson.com/assets/local/reports-papers/mobility-report/documents/2021/ericsson-mobility-report-november-2021.pdf)) ([Q2 2020 Update](https://www.ericsson.com/4a4e5d/assets/local/mobility-report/documents/2020/emr-q2-update-03092020.pdf)) ([Jun 2020](https://www.ericsson.com/49c840/assets/local/mobility-report/documents/2020/june2020-ericsson-mobility-report.pdf)) ([Nov 2019](https://www.ericsson.com/en/mobility-report/reports/november-2019)) ([Nov 2018](https://www.ericsson.com/assets/local/mobility-report/documents/2018/ericsson-mobility-report-november-2018.pdf)) ([June 2018](https://www.ericsson.com/assets/local/mobility-report/documents/2018/ericsson-mobility-report-june-2018.pdf)).
- Deloitte - Global mobile consumer trends
- 2024 - en/blog/2023/01/digital-2023/)) ([2022](https://wearesocial.com/uk/blog/2022/01/digital-2022-another-year-of-bumper-growth-2/)) ([2021](https://wearesocial.com/uk/blog/2021/01/digital-2021-uk/)) Annual report by Hootsuite on internet and social media adoption.
- 2018 - us/Reports/UN-E-Government-Survey-2016) - Global E–Government and E-Participation Development Index.
- Ericsson Mobility Report - ([2024](https://www.ericsson.com/4912e3/assets/local/reports-papers/mobility-report/documents/2024br/emr-business-review-2024.pdf)) ([Jun 2023](https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/mobility-report/reports/june-2023)) ([Nov 2022](https://www.ericsson.com/4ae28d/assets/local/reports-papers/mobility-report/documents/2022/ericsson-mobility-report-november-2022.pdf)) ([Jun 2022](https://www.ericsson.com/49d3a0/assets/local/reports-papers/mobility-report/documents/2022/ericsson-mobility-report-june-2022.pdf)) ([Nov 2021](https://www.ericsson.com/assets/local/reports-papers/mobility-report/documents/2021/ericsson-mobility-report-november-2021.pdf)) ([Q2 2020 Update](https://www.ericsson.com/4a4e5d/assets/local/mobility-report/documents/2020/emr-q2-update-03092020.pdf)) ([Jun 2020](https://www.ericsson.com/49c840/assets/local/mobility-report/documents/2020/june2020-ericsson-mobility-report.pdf)) ([Nov 2019](https://www.ericsson.com/en/mobility-report/reports/november-2019)) ([Nov 2018](https://www.ericsson.com/assets/local/mobility-report/documents/2018/ericsson-mobility-report-november-2018.pdf)) ([June 2018](https://www.ericsson.com/assets/local/mobility-report/documents/2018/ericsson-mobility-report-june-2018.pdf)).
- GSMA Mobile Economy - ([2024](https://www.gsma.com/mobileeconomy/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/260224-The-Mobile-Economy-2024.pdf)) ([2023](https://www.gsma.com/mobileeconomy/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/270223-The-Mobile-Economy-2023.pdf)) ([2022](https://www.gsma.com/mobileeconomy/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/280222-The-Mobile-Economy-2022.pdf)) ([2019](https://manypossibilities.net/report-archives/GSMA_The_Mobile_Economy_2019.pdf)) ([2018](https://manypossibilities.net/report-archives/GSMA_The_Mobile_Economy_2018.pdf))
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Regional Connectivity Reports and Data
- Regional Reports - Dashboards profiling Connectivity, Freedom, and Gender Equity by the [TASCHA group](https://tascha.uw.edu/) at the University of Washington. Funded by [IFLA](https://www.ifla.org/).
- e-Conomy Africa 2020 - IFC/Google sponsored report on Africa's internet economy
- 2022
- 2022 - content/uploads/2021/09/GSMA_ME_SSA_2021_English_Web_Singles.pdf)) ([2020](https://www.gsma.com/mobileeconomy/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/GSMA_MobileEconomy2020_SSA_Eng.pdf)) ([2018](https://policy.communitynetworks.group/_media/gsma_mobile_economy-ssa_2018.pdf))
- 2022 - content/uploads/2021/11/GSMA_ME_LATAM_2021.pdf))
- 2021 - content/uploads/2020/06/GSMA_MobileEconomy_2020_AsiaPacific.pdf)
- 2014-2023
- Q3 2022 - Pricing information on Voice/SMS basket, 1GB data basket, and Value For Money bundles.
- 2019 - content/uploads/sites/2/2016/11/SMWAfrica-Opera-report-2016-01-WEB-1.pdf)).
- 2015
- Open Signal - State of Mobile Networks Reports - Report covers a potpourri of countries based on OpenSignal data gathering.
- Lions go digital: The Internet’s transformative potential in Africa - (2013) Report by global consulting firm McKinsey on the potential impact of the Internet in Africa.
- e-Conomy Africa 2020 - IFC/Google sponsored report on Africa's internet economy
- e-Conomy Africa 2020 - IFC/Google sponsored report on Africa's internet economy
- 2019 - content/uploads/2018/11/2018-04-11-e568fe9e710ec776d82c04e9f6760adb.pdf))
- 2016
- Open Signal - State of Mobile Networks Reports - Report covers a potpourri of countries based on OpenSignal data gathering.
- e-Conomy Africa 2020 - IFC/Google sponsored report on Africa's internet economy
- e-Conomy Africa 2020 - IFC/Google sponsored report on Africa's internet economy
- 2019 - content/uploads/2018/11/2018-04-11-e568fe9e710ec776d82c04e9f6760adb.pdf))
- 2016
- e-Conomy Africa 2020 - IFC/Google sponsored report on Africa's internet economy
- e-Conomy Africa 2020 - IFC/Google sponsored report on Africa's internet economy
- e-Conomy Africa 2020 - IFC/Google sponsored report on Africa's internet economy
- 2019 - content/uploads/2018/11/2018-04-11-e568fe9e710ec776d82c04e9f6760adb.pdf))
- 2016
- Open Signal - State of Mobile Networks Reports - Report covers a potpourri of countries based on OpenSignal data gathering.
- e-Conomy Africa 2020 - IFC/Google sponsored report on Africa's internet economy
- e-Conomy Africa 2020 - IFC/Google sponsored report on Africa's internet economy
- e-Conomy Africa 2020 - IFC/Google sponsored report on Africa's internet economy
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Other sources
- GSMA - Enabling Rural Coverage - (Feb 2018) Regulatory and policy recommendations to foster mobile broadband coverage in developing countries.
- SimilarWeb - Mobile App Ranking - Ranking of popular mobile apps across countries.
- Global Stats by StatCounter - Browser market share over time by browser, region, OS.
- Global Mobile Suppliers Association - Various reports on LTE and 5G adoption.
- Social Bakers Regional Reports - Country reports on social media use.
- CIESIN Earth Institute - High Resolution Settlement Layer GIS data - HRSL datasets offering unprecedented accuracy in population mapping.
- Kleiner Perkins Mary Meeker Internet Trends Report - (May 2018) Trends that affect and drive internet uptake globally.
- WEF Internet for All - (2016) A Framework for Accelerating Internet Access and Adoption.
- M-Lab Visualization Platform - M-Lab is an open, verifiable measurement platform for global network performance.
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's Internet Intelligence Map - Interactive map reporting issues that impact the performance of the Internet.
- LTE, WiMAX, HSPA+, 3G, GSM information by country - Reasonably up-to-date list of mobile networks around the world and their associated frequencies.
- IPinfo.io - Country Pages - Summary of country-level IP data covering top ASNs, important routers, city-level information, carrier IPs, and other IP data.
- Cloudflare Radar's Internet Quality Index - Estimated country-level internet download speeds and performance.
- Facebook Audience Insights - Demographic information on Facebook usage.
- Global Stats by StatCounter - Browser market share over time by browser, region, OS.
- Social Bakers Regional Reports - Country reports on social media use.
- WEF Internet for All - (2016) A Framework for Accelerating Internet Access and Adoption.
- WEF Internet for All - (2016) A Framework for Accelerating Internet Access and Adoption.
- Facebook Audience Insights - Demographic information on Facebook usage.
- Cloudflare Radar - Invaluable resource on internet traffic, security, routing, outages, DNS, and more.
- SpeedChecker Insights - Periodic country-level reports on mobile internet speeds, latency, and coverage
- ITU Data Hub - a revamp of the ITU World ICT/Telecommunication Indicators Database (WTID), now free for non-commercial use
- Cisco Annual Internet Report (2018–2023) White Paper - Updated:February 28, 2020.
- Internet Resilience Index (IRI) - Developed by the Internet Society, the IRI monitors select, weighted indicators to measure Internet resilience
- USAID Digital Ecosystem Country Assessments - [Ghana 2024](https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/USAID_DECA_Ghana.pdf) [Tanzania 2023](https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2023-05/Tanzania%20DECA%20Report.pdf) [Mali 2023](https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2023-05/Mali%20DECA_English.pdf) [Zambia 2022](https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/USAID_Zambia_DECA.pdf) [Bangladesh 2023](https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/USAID_Bangladesh_DECA_1.pdf) [Nepal 2022](https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/USAID_Nepal_Digital_Ecosystem_Country_Assessment_FINAL.pdf) [Libya 2022](https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/USAID_Libya_DECA.pdf) See website for others.
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Global Connectivity Indexes
- 2022 - a detailed assessment of the current state of connectivity.
- 2023 - content/uploads/reports/nri_2022.pdf)) ([2021](https://networkreadinessindex.org/wp-content/uploads/reports/nri_2021.pdf)) ([2020](https://networkreadinessindex.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/NRI-2020-V8_28-11-2020.pdf)) ([2019](https://networkreadinessindex.org/2019/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/The-Network-Readiness-Index-2019-New-version-March-2020-2.pdf)) Network Readiness Index covering 121 economies from Portulans Institute
- GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index - (2022) Measures countries against four enablers of mobile internet adoption: Infrastructure, Affordability, Consumer Readiness and Content.
- 2021 - report/data/?_year=2020&indicator=INDEX)) - Index of internet affordability by the Alliance for Affordable Internet Access ([A4AI](https://a4ai.org)).
- 2020 - 2018Q4)) ([2017](https://a4ai.org/mobile-broadband-pricing-data/)) Price of Broadband Data (1GB mobile prepaid) as % of GNI per capita.
- Inclusive Internet Index - (2022) Index sponsored by Meta measuring internet connectivity against Availability, Affordability, Relevance and Readiness.
- Cisco Visual Networking Index - Forecast and Trends, 2017–2022 White Paper.
- ITU Broadband Atlas - (2010) Interactive infographic tool showcasing the status of broadband deployment worldwide and the regulatory landscape for broadband.
- InternetLiveStats - (2016) Internet Users by Country, interpolated from ITU, United Nations Population Division, Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), and World Bank data.
- Internet World Stats - Internet users compiled from Nielsen and ITU statistics.
- ITU ICT Development Index - (2017) Composite index based on three pillars, ICT Access, ICT Use, and ICT Skills.
- World Economic Forum - Networked Readiness Index - (2016).
- UN E-Government Knowledge Database - (2016).
- Speedtest Global Index - (2022) Index of mobile and fixed broadband speeds from around the world on a monthly basis.
- 2022 - speed-league/)) ([2018](https://www.cable.co.uk/broadband/pricing/worldwide-comparison/)) Index of broadband costs around the world based on fixed line/wireless access.
- Internet Poverty Index - The Internet Poverty Index from [World Data Lab.](https://worddatalab.com/)
- GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index - (2022) Measures countries against four enablers of mobile internet adoption: Infrastructure, Affordability, Consumer Readiness and Content.
- Inclusive Internet Index - (2022) Index sponsored by Meta measuring internet connectivity against Availability, Affordability, Relevance and Readiness.
- Cisco Visual Networking Index - Forecast and Trends, 2017–2022 White Paper.
- InternetLiveStats - (2016) Internet Users by Country, interpolated from ITU, United Nations Population Division, Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), and World Bank data.
- ITU ICT Development Index - (2017) Composite index based on three pillars, ICT Access, ICT Use, and ICT Skills.
- Speedtest Global Index - (2022) Index of mobile and fixed broadband speeds from around the world on a monthly basis.
- Network Readiness Index - ([2024](https://download.networkreadinessindex.org/reports/data/2024/nri-2024.pdf)) ([2023](https://networkreadinessindex.org/wp-content/uploads/reports/nri_2023.pdf)) ([2022](https://networkreadinessindex.org/wp-content/uploads/reports/nri_2022.pdf)) ([2021](https://networkreadinessindex.org/wp-content/uploads/reports/nri_2021.pdf)) ([2020](https://networkreadinessindex.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/NRI-2020-V8_28-11-2020.pdf)) ([2019](https://networkreadinessindex.org/2019/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/The-Network-Readiness-Index-2019-New-version-March-2020-2.pdf)) Network Readiness Index covering 121 economies from Portulans Institute
- 2023 - data-pricing/)) ([2019](https://www.cable.co.uk/broadband/speed/worldwide-speed-league/)) ([2018](https://www.cable.co.uk/broadband/pricing/worldwide-comparison/)) Index of broadband costs around the world based on fixed line/wireless access.
- ITU Measuring digital development - Facts and Figures. ([2023](https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-d/opb/ind/d-ind-ict_mdd-2023-1-pdf-e.pdf)) ([March 2023 - Focus on Least Developed Countries](https://www.itu.int/hub/publication/d-ind-ict_mdd-2023/)) ([2022](https://www.itu.int/hub/publication/d-ind-ict_mdd-2022/)) ([2021](https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/facts/FactsFigures2021.pdf)) ([2020](https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/facts/FactsFigures2020.pdf)) ([2019](https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/facts/FactsFigures2019.pdf)) ([2017](https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/facts/ICTFactsFigures2017.pdf)).
- Huawei Global Connectivity Index - (2020) Snapshot of 50 nations’ "Digital Transformation" status measured against Supply, Demand, Experience and Potential.
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Connectivity Maps
- African Undersea Cables - Steve Song's map of African undersea fibre optic cables.
- African Terrestrial Fibre Optic Infrastructure - Map of African terrestrial fibre networks, Creative Commons, Open Data.
- Global CDN Infrastructure Map - Steve Song's open data map of Content Distribution Networks around the world.
- Africa Bandwidth Maps - Paul Hamilton's map of African terrestrial fibre and microwave networks.
- Telegeography Submarine Cable Map - Interactive submarine fibre optic cables.
- 2022 - cable-map-2021.telegeography.com/)) ([2020](http://submarine-cable-map-2020.telegeography.com/)) ([2019](http://submarine-cable-map-2019.telegeography.com/)) ([2018](http://submarine-cable-map-2018.telegeography.com/))
- Telegeography Cloud Infrastructure Map - Map of cloud infastructure providers around the world.
- ITU Interactive Transmission Map - Online map of terrestrial fibre and microwave networks from ITU.
- GSMA Mobile Coverage Maps @ Mobile World Live - Somewhat dated but still useful map of mobile network coverage on country by country basis.
- Hurricane Electric 3D map - Interactive 3D map of undersea cables and Hurrican Electric Points of Presence (POPs) and routes.
- GSMA Mobile Network Coverage Maps - Currently most accurate mobile coverage maps available, currently covers Benin, Burkina Faso, DRC, Congo Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire, Lesotho, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
- nperf Mobile coverage maps - mobile coverage based on data collected from [nperf app](https://www.nperf.com/en/nperf-applications/).
- ITU Interactive Transmission Map - Online map of terrestrial fibre and microwave networks from ITU.
- 2022 - cable-map-2021.telegeography.com/)) ([2020](http://submarine-cable-map-2020.telegeography.com/)) ([2019](http://submarine-cable-map-2019.telegeography.com/)) ([2018](http://submarine-cable-map-2018.telegeography.com/))
- ITU Interactive Transmission Map - Online map of terrestrial fibre and microwave networks from ITU.
- GSMA Mobile Network Coverage Maps - Currently most accurate mobile coverage maps available, currently covers Benin, Burkina Faso, DRC, Congo Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire, Lesotho, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
- nperf Mobile coverage maps - mobile coverage based on data collected from [nperf app](https://www.nperf.com/en/nperf-applications/).
- 2024 - cable-map-2023.telegeography.com/)) ([2022](http://submarine-cable-map-2022.telegeography.com/)) ([2021](http://submarine-cable-map-2021.telegeography.com/)) ([2020](http://submarine-cable-map-2020.telegeography.com/)) ([2019](http://submarine-cable-map-2019.telegeography.com/)) ([2018](http://submarine-cable-map-2018.telegeography.com/))
- Africa Telecoms Map 2024 - Telegeography's 2024 map of African telecoms including undersea cables, international bandwidth, and cloud data centres.
- ITU Disaster Connectivity Map - a map to assist disaster first responders in determining the status of telecommunications network infrastructure, coverage, and performance.