South Sudan: Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, South Sudan's fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) fell 0.000073 on 2022 (from 0.00181 to 0.00174).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2022), the average change was +0.000187 and a typical year strayed about 0.000288 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.000738 in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.000073 in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.0000765 a year. A straight line explains 43% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, South Sudan had the 19th highest value of the 18 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to South Sudan in the 2023 ranking

• Madagascar — 15th of 18: 0.12
• Afghanistan — 16th of 18: 0.08
• Burundi — 17th of 18: 0.02

What this measures

Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.

Limitations: Data are collected by national statistics offices through household surveys. Because survey questions and definitions differ, the estimates may not be strictly comparable across countries. Fixed broadband Internet includes cable modem, DSL, fibre and other fixed broadband technology (such as satellite broadband Internet, Ethernet LANs, fixed-wireless access, Wireless Local Area Network, WiMAX etc.). Subscribers with access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile cellular networks are excluded. Advertised and real speeds can differ substantially.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 13 values

Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) in nearby economies

• Angola — 0.36 (2024)
• Benin — 0.28 (2024)
• Botswana — 7.44 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 0.85 (2024)
• Burundi — 0.02 (2023)
• Cabo Verde — 8.31 (2024)
• Cameroon — 2.13 (2022)
• Chad — 0 (2024)
• Comoros — 0.39 (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 0.03 (2024)

More infrastructure data for South Sudan

• Scientific and technical journal articles — 17.18 (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 5.35 million (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 46.62 (2023)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions — 200 (2023)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 0 (2023)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0 (2023)
• ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$35.64 million (2023)
• ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 7.36% (2023)
• Secure Internet servers — 63 (2024)
• Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)

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Questions people ask

What is South Sudan's fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)?

0.00174 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2010?

It is up 8,387% from 0.0000205 in 2010 (40.72% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.00198 in 2018 and the lowest 0.0000205 in 2010.

How does South Sudan rank?

19th highest of 18 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) unusual for South Sudan?

In 2023, South Sudan's fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) fell 0.000073 on 2022 (from 0.00181 to 0.00174). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2022), the average change was +0.000187 and a typical year strayed about 0.000288 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.BBND.P2, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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