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TOP 50 COUNTRIES WITH
THE
HIGHEST INTERNET PENETRATION RATE
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#
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Country or Region
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Penetration
(% Population)
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Country
Literacy
|
Internet Users
Latest Data
|
Population
( 2011 Est. )
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Latest Data
Source
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1
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Iceland
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97.8 %
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99.0 %
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304,129
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311,058
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ITU
- Dec/11
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2
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Norway
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97.2 %
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99.0 %
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4,560,572
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4,691,849
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ITU
- Dec/11
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3
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Sweden
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92.9 %
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99.0 %
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8,441,718
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9,088,728
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ITU
- Dec/11
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4
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Falkland Islands
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92.4 %
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99.0 %
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2,900
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3,140
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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5
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Luxembourg
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91.4 %
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99.0 %
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459,833
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503,302
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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6
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Greenland
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90.2 %
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100.0 %
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52,000
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57,670
|
ITU
- Mar/08
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7
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Australia
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89.8 %
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99.0 %
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19,554,832
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21,766,711
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IWS
- Dec/11
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8
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Netherlands
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89.5 %
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99.0 %
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15,071,191
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16,847,007
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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9
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Denmark
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89.0 %
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99.0 %
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4,923,824
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5,529,888
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ITU
- Dec/11
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10
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Finland
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88.6 %
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99.0 %
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4,661,265
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5,259,250
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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11
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Saint Lucia
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88.5 %
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94.8 %
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142,900
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161,557
|
ITU
- Jun/10
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12
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New Zealand
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84.5 %
|
99.0 %
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3,625,553
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4,290,347
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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13
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Switzerland
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84.2 %
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99.0 %
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6,430,363
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7,639,961
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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14
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United
Kingdom
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84.1 %
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99.0 %
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52,731,209
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62,698,362
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ITU
- Dec/11
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15
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Niue
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83.9 %
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99.0 %
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1,100
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1,311
|
ITU
- Jun/10
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16
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Germany
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82.7 %
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99.0 %
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67,364,898
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81,471,834
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ITU
- Dec/11
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17
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Korea,
South
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82.7 %
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99.0 %
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40,329,660
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48,754,657
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ITU
- Dec/11
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18
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Liechtenstein
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81.8 %
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99.0 %
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28,826
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35,236
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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19
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Canada
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81.6 %
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99.0 %
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27,757,540
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34,030,589
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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20
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Belgium
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81.4 %
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99.0 %
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8,489,901
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10,431,477
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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21
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Andorra
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81.0 %
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100.0 %
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68,740
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84,825
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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22
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Antigua & Barbuda
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80.8 %
|
99.0 %
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70,968
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87,884
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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23
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Japan
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80.0 %
|
99.0 %
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101,228,736
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126,475,664
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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24
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Bermuda
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79.6 %
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98.0 %
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54,687
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68,679
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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25
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Brunei Darussulam
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79.4 %
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93.4 %
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318,900
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401,890
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ITU
- Jun/10
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26
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Slovak Republic
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79.2 %
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99.6 %
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4,337,868
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5,477,038
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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27
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United States
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78.3 %
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99.0 %
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245,203,319
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313,232,044
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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28
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Estonia
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77.5 %
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99.8 %
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993,785
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1,282,963
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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29
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France
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77.2 %
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99.0 %
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50,290,226
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65,102,719
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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30
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Singapore
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77.2 %
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94.7 %
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3,658,400
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4,740,737
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ITU
- Jun/10
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31
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Faroe Islands
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76.1 %
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99.0 %
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37,500
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49,267
|
ITU
- Nov/08
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32
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Monaco
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75.3 %
|
99.0 %
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23,000
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30,539
|
ITU
- Jun/10
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33
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Austria
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74.8 %
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99.0 %
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6,143,600
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8,217,280
|
ITU
- Jun/10
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34
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Guernsey & Alderney
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74.2 %
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n/a
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48,300
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65,068
|
ITU
- Jun/10
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35
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Saint Vincent and...
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73.2 %
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88.1 %
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76,000
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103,869
|
ITU
- Jun/10
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36
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Cayman Islands
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72.2 %
|
98.0 %
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37,112
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51,384
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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37
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Slovenia
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71.0 %
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99.7 %
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1,420,776
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2,000,092
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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38
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Czeck Republic
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70.9 %
|
99.0 %
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7,220,732
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10,190,213
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ITU
- Dec/11
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39
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UAE
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70.9 %
|
90.0 %
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5,859,118
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8,264,070
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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40
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Israel
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70.4 %
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97.1 %
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5,263,146
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7,473,052
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TNS
- May/08
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41
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Taiwan
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70.0 %
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96.1 %
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16,147,000
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23,071,779
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CIA
- Mar/11
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42
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Latvia
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69.9 %
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99.8 %
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1,540,859
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2,204,708
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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43
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Gibraltar
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69.8 %
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n/a
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20,200
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28,956
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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44
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Qatar
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69.0 %
|
94.7 %
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1,213,567
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1,759,227
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ITU - Dec/11
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45
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Hong Kong
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68.7 %
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94.6 %
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4,894,913
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7,122,508
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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46
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Argentina
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67.0 %
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97.7 %
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28,000,000
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41,769,726
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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47
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Barbados
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66.9 %
|
99.7 %
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191,878
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286,705
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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48
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Ireland
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66.8 %
|
99.0 %
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3,122,358
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4,670,976
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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49
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Spain
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65.6 %
|
97.7 %
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30,654,678
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46,754,784
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ITU - Dec/11
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50
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Hungary
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65.3 %
|
99.4 %
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6,516,627
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9,976,062
|
ITU
- Dec/11
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TOP 50 in
Penetration
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78.6 %
|
98.0 %
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789,591,207
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1,004,618,642
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IWS -
Mar/12
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Rest of the
World
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25.0 %
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n/a
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1,490,118,422
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5,962,508,153
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IWS
- Mar/12
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World Total
Users
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32.7 %
|
83.7 %
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2,279,709,629
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6,967,126,795
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IWS
- Mar/12
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NOTES: (1) Internet Top Penetration Rate Statistics
were updated for December 31, 2011. (2) CLICK on each country
name for more detailed regional usage information. (3) Demographic
(Population) numbers are based on data from the US Census Bureau and local census agencies. (4) Internet usage
information comes from data published by Nielsen
Online,
by the International
Telecommunications Union, by GfK, local Regulators and other
reliable sources. (5) Literacy rates come from the
Unesco Institute for Statistics.
(6) For definitions, disclaimers, and navigation
help, please refer to the Site Surfing
Guide.
(7) Information in this site may be cited, giving the due credit
to www.internetworldstats.com. Copyright © 2001 - 2012,
Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved
worldwide.
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