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by wesCountry100500MalaysiaColombiaCosta RicaPeruArgentinaThailandTurkeyMexicoMoroccoIndiaDominican Rep.IndonesiaBotswanaJordanBrazilEcuadorJamaicaMauritiusNigeriaPakistanFijiViet NamGhanaSenegalCôte d'IvoireTunisiaSouth AfricaCambodiaBeninUgandaKenyaRwandaChinaEgyptMaliMyanmarNepalTanzaniaKazakhstanAlgeriaPhilippinesHondurasBoliviaGambiaSri LankaBangladeshCameroonZambiaPapua New GuineaBurkina FasoMozambiqueEl SalvadorNamibiaMalawiMadagascarAngolaVenezuelaZimbabweLaosNigerGuatemalaAfghanistanSudanNicaraguaLiberiaBurundiSierra LeoneBelizeEthiopiaHaitiCongo, DRYemen

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Malaysia

East Asia & Pacific

Out of 100

2

Colombia

Latin America & Caribbean

Out of 100

3

Costa Rica

Latin America & Caribbean

Out of 100

4

Peru

Latin America & Caribbean

Out of 100

5

Argentina

Latin America & Caribbean

Out of 100

6

Thailand

East Asia & Pacific

Out of 100

7

Turkey

Europe & Central Asia

Out of 100

8

Mexico

Latin America & Caribbean

Out of 100

9

Morocco

Africa

Out of 100

10

India

South Asia

Out of 100

11

Dominican Rep.

Latin America & Caribbean

Out of 100

12

Indonesia

East Asia & Pacific

Out of 100

13

Botswana

Africa

Out of 100

14

Jordan

Middle East

Out of 100

15

Brazil

Latin America & Caribbean

Out of 100

16

Ecuador

Latin America & Caribbean

Out of 100

17

Jamaica

Latin America & Caribbean

Out of 100

18

Mauritius

Africa

Out of 100

19

Nigeria

Africa

Out of 100

20

Pakistan

South Asia

Out of 100

21

Fiji

South Asia

Out of 100

22

Viet Nam

East Asia & Pacific

Out of 100

23

Ghana

Africa

Out of 100

24

Senegal

Africa

Out of 100

25

Côte d'Ivoire

Africa

Out of 100

26

Tunisia

Africa

Out of 100

27

South Africa

Africa

Out of 100

28

Cambodia

East Asia & Pacific

Out of 100

29

Benin

Africa

Out of 100

30

Uganda

Africa

Out of 100

31

Kenya

Africa

Out of 100

32

Rwanda

Africa

Out of 100

33

China

East Asia & Pacific

Out of 100

34

Egypt

Africa

Out of 100

35

Mali

Africa

Out of 100

36

Myanmar

South Asia

Out of 100

37

Nepal

South Asia

Out of 100

38

Tanzania

Africa

Out of 100

39

Kazakhstan

Europe & Central Asia

Out of 100

40

Algeria

Africa

Out of 100

41

Philippines

East Asia & Pacific

Out of 100

42

Honduras

Latin America & Caribbean

Out of 100

43

Bolivia

Latin America & Caribbean

Out of 100

44

Gambia

Africa

Out of 100

45

Sri Lanka

East Asia & Pacific

Out of 100

46

Bangladesh

South Asia

Out of 100

47

Cameroon

Africa

Out of 100

48

Zambia

Africa

Out of 100

49

Papua New Guinea

East Asia & Pacific

Out of 100

50

Burkina Faso

Africa

Out of 100

51

Mozambique

Africa

Out of 100

52

El Salvador

Latin America & Caribbean

Out of 100

53

Namibia

Africa

Out of 100

54

Malawi

Africa

Out of 100

55

Madagascar

Africa

Out of 100

56

Angola

Africa

Out of 100

57

Venezuela

Latin America & Caribbean

Out of 100

58

Zimbabwe

Africa

Out of 100

59

Laos

South Asia

Out of 100

60

Niger

Africa

Out of 100

61

Guatemala

Latin America & Caribbean

Out of 100

62

Afghanistan

South Asia

Out of 100

63

Sudan

Africa

Out of 100

64

Nicaragua

Latin America & Caribbean

Out of 100

65

Liberia

Africa

Out of 100

66

Burundi

Africa

Out of 100

67

Sierra Leone

Africa

Out of 100

68

Belize

Latin America & Caribbean

Out of 100

69

Ethiopia

Africa

Out of 100

70

Haiti

Latin America & Caribbean

Out of 100

71

Congo, DR

Africa

Out of 100

72

Yemen

Middle East

Out of 100

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Code Description
Affordability Drivers Index
TypeCodeAccess Sub-index IndicatorsSource
PrimaryA5Clear, time-bound targets in National Broadband Plan for reducing cost & increasing penetrationA4AI
PrimaryA12USAFs used to subsidise access for underserved and underprivileged populationsA4AI
PrimaryA4ICT regulatory decisions informed by adequate evidenceA4AI
PrimaryA13Specific policies to promote free or low-cost accessA4AI
PrimaryA11To what extent have Universal Access/Service Funds (USF) prioritised infrastructure investments that will reduce costs and increase access for underserved communities and market segments?A4AI
PrimaryA2To what extent does the gov’t ICT regulator perform its functions according to published and transparent rules, with the ICT regulatory decisions influenced by public consultations?A4AI
PrimaryA14To what extent do the country’s broadband policies include strategies and programs to improve access and use among women and girls.A4AI
SecondaryWIMarket Concentration, as Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) *GSMA Intelligence
SecondaryITU_KExistence of National Broadband PlanITU ICT-EYE
SecondaryWI_CMobile broadband connections (% of all connections) *GSMA Intelligence
SecondaryITU_EYECluster of ITU indicators (bundled)ITU ICT-EYE
SecondaryITU_NPercentage of individuals using the InternetITU WTID
SecondaryMobile_penetMarket penetration, as mobile internet unique subscribers *GSMA Intelligence
SecondarySmart_PhadptSmartphone adoption *GSMA Intelligence
TypeCodeInfrastructure Sub-index IndicatorsSource
PrimaryA1Flexible, technology & service neutral ICT licensing frameworksA4AI
PrimaryA8Specific guidelines for public infrastructure funding & telecoms subsidiesA4AI
PrimaryA9Time bound gov’t plan to make available broadband spectrum for high-speed data servicesA4AI
PrimaryA10Transparent, competitive and fair process for increasing spectrum availabilityA4AI
PrimaryA3To what extent does the regulator and/or the competition commission enforce the country’s ICT licensing requirements and regulations?A4AI
PrimaryA6National policies in place facilitating efficient access to public rights of way & tower zoning permissionsA4AI
PrimaryA7To what extent does the government facilitate resource sharing across telecommunications operators?A4AI
SecondaryITU_AInternational bandwidth per Internet user (bits/s)A4AI
SecondaryITU_LInvestment per telecom subscriber (USD, millions)A4AI
SecondaryWB_ASecure Internet servers (per 1 million people)World Bank Open Data
SecondaryWB_EAccess to Electricity (2020) †World Bank Open Data
SecondaryIEAAElectrification Rate (2018 and 2019) †IEA Data
SecondaryPCHExistence of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs)PCH Internet Exchange Directory
SecondaryITU_PORExistence of Number portability between mobile network operatorsITU ICT-EYE
Secondary3G3G Network coverage, by population *GSMA Intelligence
* Some of the indicators in this table were used for the actual calculations of the index, but yet are not available in the data explorer because they come from a copyright protected database that requires a paid subscription to access.
† Different sources were used for this indicator on different years of analysis due to limited data availability, but a correlation analysis has been performed first to guarantee both could be considered equivalent.