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WORLD INDICATORS – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Notes:
Economies are classified in the following groups according to their 2000 Gross National Income (GNI) per capita:
  Low income — Economies with a GNI per capita of USD 755 or less.
  Lower-middle income — Economies with a GNI per capita of more than USD 756 and less than USD 2995.
  Upper-middle income — Economies with a GNI  per capita of more than USD 2996 and less than USD 9265.
  High income — Economies with a GNI per capita of USD 9266 or more.
Totals may not always add up due to rounding.
Figures in italics are estimates or refer to years other than those specified.
Source: ITU (Internet host data: Network Wizards, RIPE) — World Telecommunication Development Report 2002: Reinventing Telecoms.
 

High income — Economies with a GNI per capita of USD 9266 or more.

Internet

Estimated PCs

Hosts Total 2001

Hosts per 10 000 inhabitants 2001

Users (000s) 2001

Users per 10 000 inhabitants 2001

Total (000s) 2001

Per 100 inhabitants 2001

148

Andorra

3 200

400.70

7.0

897.44

-

-

149

Aruba

923

87.08

24.0

2 264.15

-

-

150

Australia

2 288 584

1 183.40

7 200.0

3 723.05

10 000

51.71

151

Austria

326 016

400.51

2 600.0

3 194.10

2 270

27.95

152

Bahamas

28

0.91

16.9

549.45

-

-

153

Barbados

130

4.85

10.0

373.83

25

9.33

154

Belgium

351 970

341.98

2 881.0

2 799.26

3 500

34.45

155

Bermuda

5 161

798.92

25.0

3 901.37

32

49.54

156

Brunei Darussalam

8 707

259.91

35.0

1 044.78

25

7.46

157

Canada

2 890 273

931.90

13 500.0

4 352.73

12 000

39.02

158

Cyprus

2 090

30.87

150.0

2 215.66

170

25.11

159

Denmark

561 056

1 045.38

2 400.0

4 471.77

2 300

43.15

160

Finland

886 916

1 707.25

2 235.3

4 302.83

2 200

42.35

161

France

788 897

132.94

15 653.0

2 637.72

20 000

33.70

162

French Polynesia

1 726

72.83

16.0

675.11

-

-

163

Germany

2 426 202

294.58

30 000.0

3 642.54

27 640

33.60

164

Greece

143 240

135.18

1 400.0

1 321.25

860

8.12

165

Greenland

2 583

460.51

20.0

3 565.70

-

-

166

Guam

148

8.71

5.0

304.06

-

-

167

Guernsey

1 517

241.56

20.0

3 189.79

-

-

168

Hong Kong SAR

387 672

573.52

3 100.0

4 586.14

2 600

38.46

169

Iceland

54 668

1 904.81

195.0

6 794.43

120

41.81

170

Ireland

128 092

333.67

895.0

2 331.40

1 500

39.07

171

Israel

143 678

220.77

1 500.0

2 304.86

1 600

24.59

172

Italy

680 461

117.28

16 000.0

2 757.76

11 300

19.48

173

Japan

7 118 333

559.03

57 900.0

4 547.10

4 400

3.46

174

Jersey

1 577

180.88

8.0

921.87

-

-

175

Kuwait

3 437

17.44

200.0

1 014.71

260

13.19

176

Luxembourg

13 965

312.42

100.0

2 266.03

230

51.45

177

Macao SAR

189

4.22

101.0

2 254.46

80

17.86

178

Malta

8 733

222.78

99.0

2 525.51

90

22.96

179

Martinique

343

8.57

5.0

127.46

52

13.00

180

Netherlands

2 632 137

1 634.77

5 300.0

3 291.72

6 900

42.85

181

New Caledonia

4 711

214.14

24.0

1 114.77

-

-

182

New Zealand

408 290

1 049.59

1 091.9

2 806.98

1 500

38.56

183

Northern Marianas

13

2.60

-

-

-

-

184

Norway

305 107

673.82

2 700.0

5 962.90

2 300

50.80

185

Portugal

246 534

239.28

3 600.0

3 494.13

1 210

11.74

186

Qatar

127

2.08

40.0

655.74

100

16.39

187

Singapore

197 959

479.18

1 500.0

3 630.91

2 100

50.83

188

Slovenia

29 558

148.16

600.0

3 007.52

550

27.57

189

Spain

538 655

133.24

7 388.0

1 827.45

6 800

16.82

190

Sweden

735 200

825.14

4 600.0

5 162.74

5 000

56.12

191

Switzerland

527 592

730.74

2 917.0

4 040.17

3 600

49.97

192

Taiwan-China

1 712 539

764.34

7 550.0

3 369.70

5 000

22.32

193

United Arab Emirates

76 546

288.53

900.0

3 392.39

420

15.83

194

United Kingdom

2 230 976

371.37

24 000.0

3 995.01

22 000

36.62

195

United States

106 193 339

3 714.01

142 823.0

4 995.10

178 000

62.25

196

Virgin Islands (US)

2 468

205.67

12.0

1 003.22

-

-

High-income

135 072 266

1 484.20

363 347.2

3 992.87

338 734

37.31

World

141 382 198

232.66

498 666.7

820.82

455 366

7.74

Africa

274 756

3.38

6 867.7

84.89

7 601

1.06

Americas

112 496 371

1 332.97

182 514.1

2 164.28

218 295

26.57

Asia

10 554 636

28.73

156 508.5

433.97

77 093

2.18

Europe

15 326 379

191.47

144 413.1

1 804.54

140 591

17.94

Oceania

2 731 944

885.26

8 505.3

2 771.58

11 879

39.91

Source: ITU (Internet host data: Network Wizards, RIPE) - World Telecommunication Development Report 2002: Reinventing Telecoms.

 

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