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 |
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| |
|
|
Daily
newspapers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
per 1,000
people |
|
2000 |
|
|
|
Households
with
televisiona |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% |
|
2004 |
|
|
|
Personal
computers and the Internet |
|
|
|
|
|
Access |
|
|
|
|
|
per
1,000 people |
|
Schools connected to the
Internet |
|
|
Personal
computersa |
|
Internet
usersa |
|
|
2004 |
|
2004 |
|
|
|
%
2004 |
|
|
|
|
Quality |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Broadband
subscribers
per 1,000
peoplea |
|
International
Internet bandwidth
bits per capitaa |
|
|
2004 |
|
2004 |
|
|
|
|
Application
Secure |
|
|
|
|
|
Internet
servers
per million people
November |
|
2005 |
|
|
|
Affordability |
| |
| |
| |
|
Price basket
for Internet
$ per monthb |
|
2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
Information and
communications
technology
expenditures |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of
GDP |
|
Per
capita
$ |
|
|
2004 |
|
2004 |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Afghanistan |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
1 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Albania |
|
.. |
|
90 |
|
12 |
|
24 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
4 |
|
0 |
|
28.6 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Algeria |
|
27 |
|
98 |
|
9 |
|
26 |
|
53 |
|
1.1 |
|
5 |
|
0 |
|
17.8 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Angola |
|
11 |
|
9 |
|
3 |
|
11 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
78.8 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Argentina |
|
40 |
|
97 |
|
96 |
|
133 |
|
.. |
|
13.5 |
|
319 |
|
11 |
|
13.3 |
|
5.6 |
|
224 |
| Armenia |
|
.. |
|
91 |
|
66 |
|
50 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
12 |
|
1 |
|
44.8 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Australia |
|
161 |
|
96 |
|
682 |
|
646 |
|
97 |
|
77.0 |
|
1,097 |
|
500 |
|
18.1 |
|
5.4 |
|
1,714 |
| Austria |
|
309 |
|
97 |
|
418 |
|
477 |
|
94 |
|
101.3 |
|
6,682 |
|
232 |
|
32.9 |
|
5.1 |
|
1,816 |
| Azerbaijan |
|
10 |
|
99 |
|
18 |
|
49 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
108.3 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Bangladesh |
|
.. |
|
29 |
|
12 |
|
2 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
20.0 |
|
2.9 |
|
12 |
| Belarus |
|
.. |
|
91 |
|
.. |
|
163 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
36 |
|
1 |
|
12.8 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Belgium |
|
153 |
|
97 |
|
348 |
|
403 |
|
93 |
|
155.4 |
|
11,279 |
|
118 |
|
28.6 |
|
5.3 |
|
1,783 |
| Benin |
|
5 |
|
20 |
|
4 |
|
12 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
6 |
|
0 |
|
46.4 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Bolivia |
|
99 |
|
.. |
|
36 |
|
39 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
44 |
|
2 |
|
22.3 |
|
5.6 |
|
55 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|
.. |
|
87 |
|
45 |
|
58 |
|
.. |
|
0.1 |
|
77 |
|
3 |
|
7.3 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Botswana |
|
25 |
|
15 |
|
45 |
|
34 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
23 |
|
1 |
|
27.0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Brazil |
|
46 |
|
90 |
|
105 |
|
120 |
|
50 |
|
12.4 |
|
149 |
|
14 |
|
28.0 |
|
6.3 |
|
208 |
| Bulgaria |
|
173 |
|
97 |
|
59 |
|
283 |
|
60 |
|
5.6 |
|
80 |
|
9 |
|
12.4 |
|
3.8 |
|
117 |
| Burkina Faso |
|
1 |
|
7 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
4 |
|
0 |
|
45.4 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Burundi |
|
2 |
|
14 |
|
5 |
|
3 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
80.9 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Cambodia |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
57.4 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Cameroon |
|
6 |
|
18 |
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
51.7 |
|
5.1 |
|
45 |
| Canada |
|
168 |
|
99 |
|
700 |
|
626 |
|
98 |
|
164.3 |
|
6,803 |
|
570 |
|
12.7 |
|
5.4 |
|
1,641 |
| Central African Republic |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
2 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
0 |
|
.. |
|
175.0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Chad |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
6 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
0 |
|
.. |
|
68.9 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Chile |
|
.. |
|
95 |
|
133 |
|
267 |
|
62 |
|
29.7 |
|
788 |
|
21 |
|
21.8 |
|
5.8 |
|
340 |
| China |
|
59 |
|
91 |
|
41 |
|
73 |
|
.. |
|
16.5 |
|
57 |
|
0 |
|
10.1 |
|
4.4 |
|
66 |
| Hong Kong, China |
|
218 |
|
99 |
|
608 |
|
506 |
|
100 |
|
215.7 |
|
4,793 |
|
159 |
|
3.8 |
|
8.7 |
|
2,065 |
| Colombia |
|
26 |
|
92 |
|
67 |
|
80 |
|
50 |
|
2.8 |
|
124 |
|
4 |
|
18.6 |
|
8.3 |
|
180 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. |
|
3 |
|
2 |
|
.. |
|
1 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
74.0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Congo, Rep. |
|
6 |
|
6 |
|
4 |
|
9 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
121.2 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Costa Rica |
|
70 |
|
91 |
|
238 |
|
235 |
|
15 |
|
0.1 |
|
.. |
|
62 |
|
25.8 |
|
7.8 |
|
337 |
| Côte d’Ivoire |
|
16 |
|
35 |
|
15 |
|
17 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
67.2 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Croatia |
|
134 |
|
93 |
|
190 |
|
293 |
|
.. |
|
5.0 |
|
317 |
|
40 |
|
17.1 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Cuba |
|
54 |
|
.. |
|
27 |
|
13 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
8 |
|
0 |
|
57.8 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Czech Republic |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
240 |
|
470 |
|
90 |
|
16.5 |
|
2,450 |
|
42 |
|
20.8 |
|
6.0 |
|
632 |
| Denmark |
|
283 |
|
98 |
|
656 |
|
696 |
|
100 |
|
168.6 |
|
34,870 |
|
411 |
|
17.6 |
|
5.6 |
|
2,487 |
| Dominican Republic |
|
28 |
|
88 |
|
0 |
|
91 |
|
.. |
|
3.8 |
|
.. |
|
6 |
|
33.0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Ecuador |
|
98 |
|
89 |
|
56 |
|
48 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
38 |
|
4 |
|
31.8 |
|
3.6 |
|
83 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. |
|
31 |
|
95 |
|
32 |
|
54 |
|
66 |
|
0.4 |
|
19 |
|
1 |
|
5.5 |
|
1.4 |
|
15 |
| El Salvador |
|
29 |
|
.. |
|
44 |
|
87 |
|
.. |
|
2.8 |
|
62 |
|
5 |
|
48.1 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Eritrea |
|
.. |
|
14 |
|
4 |
|
12 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
2 |
|
.. |
|
26.8 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Estonia |
|
192 |
|
93 |
|
921 |
|
497 |
|
75 |
|
102.8 |
|
3,410 |
|
102 |
|
13.6 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Ethiopia |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
0.0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
27.4 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Finland |
|
445 |
|
91 |
|
481 |
|
629 |
|
99 |
|
149.2 |
|
4,326 |
|
308 |
|
22.5 |
|
6.6 |
|
2,344 |
| France |
|
142 |
|
95 |
|
487 |
|
414 |
|
97 |
|
108.1 |
|
3,312 |
|
79 |
|
14.1 |
|
5.6 |
|
1,899 |
| Gabon |
|
29 |
|
54 |
|
29 |
|
29 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
33 |
|
6 |
|
121.9 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Gambia, The |
|
2 |
|
12 |
|
16 |
|
33 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
.. |
|
27.1 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Georgia |
|
5 |
|
76 |
|
42 |
|
39 |
|
.. |
|
0.3 |
|
.. |
|
4 |
|
26.2 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Germany |
|
291 |
|
94 |
|
561 |
|
500 |
|
99 |
|
83.7 |
|
6,860 |
|
274 |
|
14.1 |
|
5.5 |
|
1,822 |
| Ghana |
|
14 |
|
21 |
|
5 |
|
17 |
|
1 |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
43.8 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Greece |
|
.. |
|
98 |
|
89 |
|
177 |
|
59 |
|
4.7 |
|
589 |
|
31 |
|
37.6 |
|
4.2 |
|
774 |
| Guatemala |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
19 |
|
61 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
57 |
|
6 |
|
31.2 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Guinea |
|
.. |
|
9 |
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
0 |
|
.. |
|
63.3 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Guinea-Bissau |
|
5 |
|
26 |
|
.. |
|
17 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
105.1 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Haiti |
|
.. |
|
26 |
|
.. |
|
59 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
.. |
|
1 |
|
130.0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Honduras |
|
.. |
|
58 |
|
16 |
|
32 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
3 |
|
4 |
|
40.6 |
|
4.7 |
|
49 |
| Hungary |
|
162 |
|
92 |
|
146 |
|
267 |
|
85 |
|
36.2 |
|
989 |
|
30 |
|
10.2 |
|
5.9 |
|
588 |
| India |
|
60 |
|
37 |
|
12 |
|
32 |
|
.. |
|
0.6 |
|
11 |
|
1 |
|
8.7 |
|
3.8 |
|
24 |
| Indonesia |
|
23 |
|
66 |
|
14 |
|
67 |
|
.. |
|
0.3 |
|
10 |
|
0 |
|
22.3 |
|
3.1 |
|
37 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. |
|
.. |
|
77 |
|
110 |
|
82 |
|
.. |
|
0.2 |
|
15 |
|
0 |
|
5.9 |
|
2.2 |
|
54 |
| Iraq |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
8 |
|
1 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Ireland |
|
148 |
|
95 |
|
494 |
|
265 |
|
99 |
|
33.9 |
|
6,044 |
|
355 |
|
28.3 |
|
3.7 |
|
1,653 |
| Israel |
|
.. |
|
93 |
|
741 |
|
471 |
|
95 |
|
135.3 |
|
2,501 |
|
163 |
|
29.8 |
|
7.8 |
|
1,349 |
| Italy |
|
109 |
|
.. |
|
315 |
|
501 |
|
88 |
|
81.7 |
|
2,078 |
|
45 |
|
16.5 |
|
4.0 |
|
1,171 |
| Jamaica |
|
.. |
|
70 |
|
63 |
|
403 |
|
10 |
|
9.6 |
|
.. |
|
14 |
|
43.5 |
|
11.8 |
|
395 |
| Japan |
|
566 |
|
99 |
|
542 |
|
587 |
|
99 |
|
145.8 |
|
1,038 |
|
257 |
|
21.1 |
|
7.6 |
|
2,732 |
| Jordan |
|
74 |
|
97 |
|
55 |
|
110 |
|
18 |
|
0.9 |
|
57 |
|
4 |
|
26.3 |
|
8.4 |
|
178 |
| Kazakhstan |
|
.. |
|
95 |
|
.. |
|
27 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
3 |
|
1 |
|
34.5 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Kenya |
|
8 |
|
19 |
|
13 |
|
45 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
45.7 |
|
2.9 |
|
14 |
| Korea, Dem. Rep. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Korea, Rep. |
|
.. |
|
93 |
|
545 |
|
657 |
|
100 |
|
247.9 |
|
1,485 |
|
20 |
|
9.7 |
|
6.5 |
|
924 |
| Kuwait |
|
.. |
|
95 |
|
183 |
|
244 |
|
.. |
|
5.4 |
|
117 |
|
21 |
|
24.7 |
|
1.5 |
|
338 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
17 |
|
52 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
4 |
|
1 |
|
15.0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Lao PDR |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
31.9 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Latvia |
|
138 |
|
85 |
|
217 |
|
350 |
|
97 |
|
16.9 |
|
972 |
|
38 |
|
58.1 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Lebanon |
|
63 |
|
93 |
|
113 |
|
169 |
|
20 |
|
10.1 |
|
56 |
|
10 |
|
36.9 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Lesotho |
|
9 |
|
17 |
|
.. |
|
24 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
.. |
|
43.4 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Liberia |
|
14 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Libya |
|
14 |
|
.. |
|
24 |
|
36 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
18.9 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Lithuania |
|
31 |
|
97 |
|
155 |
|
282 |
|
56 |
|
37.6 |
|
194 |
|
22 |
|
34.1 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Macedonia, FYR |
|
54 |
|
.. |
|
69 |
|
78 |
|
.. |
|
1.5 |
|
25 |
|
0 |
|
18.9 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Madagascar |
|
5 |
|
8 |
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
67.3 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Malawi |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
1 |
|
0.0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
62.0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Malaysia |
|
95 |
|
98 |
|
197 |
|
397 |
|
.. |
|
10.1 |
|
128 |
|
15 |
|
8.4 |
|
6.7 |
|
316 |
| Mali |
|
1 |
|
15 |
|
3 |
|
4 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
58.0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Mauritania |
|
.. |
|
21 |
|
14 |
|
5 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
38.6 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Mauritius |
|
116 |
|
94 |
|
279 |
|
146 |
|
19 |
|
2.0 |
|
146 |
|
18 |
|
15.0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Mexico |
|
94 |
|
92 |
|
108 |
|
135 |
|
60 |
|
3.1 |
|
108 |
|
8 |
|
22.6 |
|
3.0 |
|
196 |
| Moldova |
|
153 |
|
75 |
|
27 |
|
96 |
|
50 |
|
0.7 |
|
43 |
|
4 |
|
19.0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Mongolia |
|
18 |
|
29 |
|
124 |
|
80 |
|
19 |
|
0.2 |
|
9 |
|
3 |
|
17.8 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Morocco |
|
29 |
|
76 |
|
21 |
|
117 |
|
.. |
|
2.1 |
|
26 |
|
1 |
|
25.3 |
|
5.5 |
|
93 |
| Mozambique |
|
3 |
|
6 |
|
6 |
|
7 |
|
0 |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
50.8 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Myanmar |
|
9 |
|
3 |
|
6 |
|
1 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
42.5 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Namibia |
|
17 |
|
39 |
|
109 |
|
37 |
|
4 |
|
0.0 |
|
4 |
|
7 |
|
33.4 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Nepal |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
4 |
|
7 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
13.5 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Netherlands |
|
279 |
|
99 |
|
682 |
|
614 |
|
92 |
|
189.4 |
|
20,549 |
|
327 |
|
24.1 |
|
6.2 |
|
2,214 |
| New Zealand |
|
202 |
|
98 |
|
474 |
|
788 |
|
99 |
|
18.0 |
|
1,127 |
|
493 |
|
12.9 |
|
9.3 |
|
2,257 |
| Nicaragua |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
37 |
|
23 |
|
.. |
|
0.4 |
|
186 |
|
2 |
|
51.0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Niger |
|
0 |
|
5 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
96.8 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Nigeria |
|
25 |
|
26 |
|
7 |
|
14 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
85.5 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Norway |
|
569 |
|
100 |
|
573 |
|
390 |
|
99 |
|
87.1 |
|
9,370 |
|
309 |
|
26.3 |
|
5.0 |
|
2,716 |
| Oman |
|
.. |
|
79 |
|
47 |
|
97 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
15 |
|
4 |
|
23.6 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Pakistan |
|
39 |
|
39 |
|
5 |
|
13 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
5 |
|
0 |
|
15.6 |
|
7.1 |
|
45 |
| Panama |
|
.. |
|
77 |
|
41 |
|
94 |
|
.. |
|
5.8 |
|
292 |
|
56 |
|
36.0 |
|
9.3 |
|
400 |
| Papua New Guinea |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
64 |
|
29 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
20.0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Paraguay |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
59 |
|
25 |
|
.. |
|
0.1 |
|
26 |
|
1 |
|
36.3 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Peru |
|
23 |
|
.. |
|
98 |
|
117 |
|
.. |
|
7.6 |
|
205 |
|
5 |
|
32.8 |
|
6.7 |
|
166 |
| Philippines |
|
.. |
|
76 |
|
45 |
|
54 |
|
.. |
|
0.3 |
|
39 |
|
3 |
|
17.0 |
|
6.4 |
|
67 |
| Poland |
|
102 |
|
92 |
|
193 |
|
236 |
|
90 |
|
32.7 |
|
560 |
|
22 |
|
15.7 |
|
4.3 |
|
270 |
| Portugal |
|
102 |
|
99 |
|
133 |
|
281 |
|
92 |
|
81.7 |
|
833 |
|
57 |
|
20.6 |
|
4.3 |
|
679 |
| Puerto Rico |
|
.. |
|
97 |
|
.. |
|
221 |
|
.. |
|
5.9 |
|
.. |
|
31 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Romania |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
113 |
|
208 |
|
57 |
|
0.7 |
|
186 |
|
5 |
|
26.4 |
|
2.6 |
|
88 |
| Russian Federation |
|
.. |
|
98 |
|
132 |
|
111 |
|
65 |
|
0.9 |
|
100 |
|
2 |
|
10.0 |
|
3.3 |
|
135 |
| Rwanda |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
.. |
|
4 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
.. |
|
66.8 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
.. |
|
99 |
|
354 |
|
66 |
|
.. |
|
0.3 |
|
31 |
|
3 |
|
34.7 |
|
2.2 |
|
235 |
| Senegal |
|
.. |
|
29 |
|
21 |
|
42 |
|
.. |
|
0.2 |
|
27 |
|
0 |
|
40.6 |
|
7.5 |
|
51 |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
|
.. |
|
92 |
|
48 |
|
147 |
|
70 |
|
0.0 |
|
87 |
|
2 |
|
13.2 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Sierra Leone |
|
.. |
|
7 |
|
.. |
|
2 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
0 |
|
.. |
|
12.0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Singapore |
|
273 |
|
98 |
|
763 |
|
571 |
|
100 |
|
120.8 |
|
5,826 |
|
270 |
|
11.0 |
|
9.9 |
|
2,498 |
| Slovak Republic |
|
131 |
|
100 |
|
296 |
|
423 |
|
65 |
|
11.6 |
|
2,295 |
|
18 |
|
20.7 |
|
5.0 |
|
386 |
| Slovenia |
|
168 |
|
98 |
|
353 |
|
476 |
|
99 |
|
59.1 |
|
1,085 |
|
79 |
|
25.4 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Somalia |
|
.. |
|
8 |
|
6 |
|
25 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| South Africa |
|
25 |
|
54 |
|
82 |
|
78 |
|
27 |
|
1.3 |
|
19 |
|
21 |
|
33.3 |
|
7.3 |
|
343 |
| Spain |
|
98 |
|
99 |
|
257 |
|
336 |
|
94 |
|
80.9 |
|
2,822 |
|
82 |
|
20.7 |
|
3.5 |
|
843 |
| Sri Lanka |
|
29 |
|
32 |
|
27 |
|
14 |
|
.. |
|
0.1 |
|
17 |
|
2 |
|
15.1 |
|
5.9 |
|
61 |
| Sudan |
|
.. |
|
49 |
|
17 |
|
32 |
|
.. |
|
0.1 |
|
6 |
|
.. |
|
160.6 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Swaziland |
|
.. |
|
18 |
|
32 |
|
32 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
20.6 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Sweden |
|
410 |
|
94 |
|
763 |
|
756 |
|
99 |
|
152.6 |
|
17,531 |
|
331 |
|
22.4 |
|
6.7 |
|
2,570 |
| Switzerland |
|
372 |
|
99 |
|
826 |
|
474 |
|
.. |
|
173.5 |
|
9,671 |
|
473 |
|
22.4 |
|
7.0 |
|
3,370 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
|
.. |
|
80 |
|
32 |
|
43 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
.. |
|
55.2 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Tajikistan |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
1 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
0 |
|
.. |
|
54.3 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Tanzania |
|
.. |
|
14 |
|
7 |
|
9 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
117.0 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Thailand |
|
197 |
|
92 |
|
58 |
|
109 |
|
37 |
|
0.2 |
|
47 |
|
5 |
|
7.0 |
|
3.6 |
|
91 |
| Togo |
|
2 |
|
51 |
|
29 |
|
37 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
30.4 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
|
.. |
|
88 |
|
105 |
|
123 |
|
15 |
|
0.1 |
|
138 |
|
21 |
|
13.4 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Tunisia |
|
19 |
|
90 |
|
48 |
|
84 |
|
25 |
|
0.7 |
|
44 |
|
1 |
|
17.3 |
|
5.3 |
|
149 |
| Turkey |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
52 |
|
142 |
|
40 |
|
0.8 |
|
124 |
|
17 |
|
19.8 |
|
6.9 |
|
293 |
| Turkmenistan |
|
7 |
|
94 |
|
.. |
|
8 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
0 |
|
.. |
|
20.2 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Uganda |
|
3 |
|
6 |
|
4 |
|
7 |
|
1 |
|
0.0 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
96.8 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Ukraine |
|
175 |
|
97 |
|
28 |
|
79 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
17 |
|
1 |
|
16.7 |
|
6.1 |
|
83 |
| United Arab Emirates |
|
.. |
|
86 |
|
116 |
|
321 |
|
.. |
|
13.0 |
|
351 |
|
49 |
|
13.1 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| United Kingdom |
|
326 |
|
99 |
|
599 |
|
628 |
|
99 |
|
102.5 |
|
13,055 |
|
466 |
|
23.9 |
|
6.9 |
|
2,450 |
| United States |
|
196 |
|
97 |
|
749 |
|
630 |
|
99 |
|
129.0 |
|
3,305 |
|
783 |
|
14.9 |
|
9.0 |
|
3,595 |
| Uruguay |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
125 |
|
198 |
|
50 |
|
3.2 |
|
291 |
|
26 |
|
26.5 |
|
6.7 |
|
259 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
.. |
|
34 |
|
.. |
|
0.1 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
20.2 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Venezuela, RB |
|
.. |
|
90 |
|
82 |
|
89 |
|
.. |
|
8.0 |
|
51 |
|
5 |
|
19.5 |
|
4.5 |
|
189 |
| Vietnam |
|
6 |
|
83 |
|
13 |
|
71 |
|
.. |
|
0.6 |
|
23 |
|
0 |
|
19.9 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| West Bank and Gaza |
|
.. |
|
94 |
|
48 |
|
46 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
23 |
|
1 |
|
25.4 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Yemen, Rep. |
|
.. |
|
43 |
|
15 |
|
9 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
.. |
|
0 |
|
30.8 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Zambia |
|
22 |
|
26 |
|
10 |
|
20 |
|
.. |
|
0.0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
32.6 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| Zimbabwe |
|
.. |
|
26 |
|
77 |
|
63 |
|
.. |
|
0.4 |
|
151 |
|
0 |
|
23.3 |
|
16.0 |
|
58 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Low income |
|
44 |
|
16 |
|
11 |
|
24 |
|
.. |
|
0.1 |
|
10 |
|
0 |
|
45.5 |
|
4.2 |
|
.. |
| Middle income |
|
55 |
|
89 |
|
61 |
|
92 |
|
.. |
|
12.9 |
|
91 |
|
4 |
|
22.3 |
|
4.7 |
|
111 |
| Lower middle income |
|
61 |
|
89 |
|
46 |
|
76 |
|
.. |
|
12.5 |
|
60 |
|
2 |
|
25.4 |
|
4.7 |
|
79 |
| Upper middle income |
|
.. |
|
92 |
|
122 |
|
159 |
|
62 |
|
3.7 |
|
218 |
|
13 |
|
20.8 |
|
4.7 |
|
241 |
| Low & middle income |
|
49 |
|
54 |
|
41 |
|
63 |
|
.. |
|
7.7 |
|
59 |
|
3 |
|
27.4 |
|
4.6 |
|
82 |
| East Asia & Pacific |
|
60 |
|
80 |
|
38 |
|
74 |
|
.. |
|
13.4 |
|
48 |
|
1 |
|
19.9 |
|
4.4 |
|
67 |
| Europe & Central Asia |
|
.. |
|
92 |
|
110 |
|
138 |
|
.. |
|
2.4 |
|
210 |
|
9 |
|
19.8 |
|
4.7 |
|
202 |
| Latin America & Carib. |
|
61 |
|
88 |
|
92 |
|
115 |
|
.. |
|
5.2 |
|
159 |
|
11 |
|
31.5 |
|
5.1 |
|
200 |
| Middle East & N. Africa |
|
.. |
|
88 |
|
49 |
|
58 |
|
.. |
|
0.2 |
|
9 |
|
1 |
|
24.4 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| South Asia |
|
59 |
|
32 |
|
12 |
|
26 |
|
.. |
|
0.6 |
|
10 |
|
1 |
|
15.1 |
|
4.2 |
|
26 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
|
12 |
|
15 |
|
15 |
|
19 |
|
.. |
|
0.1 |
|
6 |
|
2 |
|
51.2 |
|
.. |
|
.. |
| High income |
|
262 |
|
98 |
|
574 |
|
545 |
|
98 |
|
125.9 |
|
4,545 |
|
384 |
|
20.9 |
|
7.1 |
|
2,329 |
| Europe EMU |
|
188 |
|
97 |
|
421 |
|
443 |
|
94 |
|
93.7 |
|
5,788 |
|
149 |
|
22.5 |
|
5.0 |
|
1,530 |
|
|
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a. Data are from the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) World Telecommunication Development Report database, and World Bank estimates.
b. Data are from the ITU’s World
Telecommunication Development Report database. Please cite the ITU for third-party use of these data. |
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| About the
data |
| |
| The digital and information revolution has changed the way
the world learns, communicates, does business, and treats illnesses. New
information and communications technologies offer vast opportunities for
progress in all walks of life in all countries—opportunities for economic
growth, improved health, better service delivery, learning through distance
education, and social and cultural advances. The table presents indicators
of the penetration of the information economy (newspapers, televisions,
personal computers, and Internet use), quality (broadband subscribers,
international Internet bandwidth, and secure Internet servers), and some of
the economics of the information age (Internet access charges and spending
on information and communications technology). |
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| The data on the number of daily newspapers
in circulation are from surveys by the United Nations Educational, Scientific,
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics. In some
countries definitions, classifications, and methods of enumeration do not
entirely conform to UNESCO standards. For example, newspaper circulation
data should refer to the number of copies distributed, but in some cases the
figures reported are the number of copies printed. |
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| The data for other electronic
communications and information technology are from the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Internet Software Consortium, Netcraft,
the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA), Global
Insights, and World Bank staff estimates. Estimates of households with
television are derived from household surveys; data presented in the table
are from the ITU and World Bank staff estimates. |
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| The estimates of personal computers are
derived from an annual ITU questionnaire, supplemented by other sources. In
many countries mainframe computers are used extensively. Since thousands of
users can be connected to a single mainframe computer, the number of
personal computers understates the total use of computers. |
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| The data on Internet users and related
Internet indicators are based on nationally reported data. Some countries
derive these data from Internet surveys, but since survey questions and definitions
differ across countries, the estimates may not be strictly comparable. For
example, questions on the age of Internet users and frequency of use vary by
country. Countries that do not have surveys generally derive their estimates
from reported Internet service provider (ISP) subscriber counts, calculated
by multiplying the number of subscribers by a selected multiplier. This
method may undercount the actual number of people using the Internet,
particularly in developing countries, where many commercial subscribers rent
out computers connected to the Internet or pre-paid cards are used to access
the Internet. |
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| The number of secure Internet servers, from
the Netcraft Secure Server Survey, gives an indication of how many companies
are conducting encrypted transactions over the Internet. |
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| The data on information and communications
technology expenditures cover the world’s 70 largest buyers of such
technology among countries and regions. |
| |
| Ensuring universal access to information
and communication technology is a goal of many countries, but not all
countries regularly track accessibility. There is no common set of
information and communications technology indicators and definitions, and
data are often drawn from administrative records rather than from specific
surveys. Access needs to be accurately measured in three major areas:
individual, household, and community access. |
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Source: Table 5.10 based on International Telecommunication Union and World Bank data. |
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four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed)
per 1,000 people. • Households with television are the share of households
with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households
with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher
than reported. • Personal computers are self-contained computers
designed for use by a single individual. • Internet users are people
with access to the worldwide network. • Schools connected to the Internet
are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have
access to the Internet. • Broadband subscribers are the total number
of broadband subscibers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or
other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different
definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across
countries. • International Internet bandwidth is the contracted
capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting
Internet traffic. • Secure Internet servers are servers using encryption
technology in Internet transactions. • Information and communications
technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage
devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating
systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software
development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer
and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and
other services); and communications services (voice and data communications
services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. |
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| Data on newspapers are compiled by the
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Data on televisions, personal computers,
Internet users, price basket for Internet, broadband subscribers, and
international Internet bandwidth are from the ITU and are reported in the
ITU’s World Telecommunication Development Report database and World Bank
estimates. Data on schools connected to the Internet are World Bank staff
estimates. Data on secure Internet servers are from Netcraft (www.netcraft.com/).
Data on information and communications technology expenditures are from
Digital Planet 2004: The Global Information Economy by WITSA, and Global
Insight, Inc. |
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