Wednesday, October 31, 2007

so why the irony?

Facts & Figures

ITU statistics paint a stark picture of the information gap separating rich and poor.

  • In 2005, fewer than 4 out of every 100 Africans used the internet, compared with 1 out of every 2 people living in the G8 nations.
  • The G8 is home to less than 15% of the world’s population, yet it is home to 45% of the world's internet users.
  • At present (2004-2005) growth rates, nearly 25 % of people living in the developing world will be online by 2010.
  • An estimated 30% of all villages worldwide still have no access to telephone services.
  • 79% of Africa’s 27 million fixed phone lines are located in just 6 of its 54 nations Broadband penetration has reached 13% in high-income countries, it remains as low as 2% in middle-income countries and close to zero in low-income countries. An estimated 30 countries still rely on a single 10Mbps international internet connection (or less) to serve their entire population; in wealthy countries, consumers can now buy their own personal 10Mbps connection at very affordable prices.

Africa, ICT Indicators, 2006
Population
000s
Main tel. lines
000s
p.100
Mobile subscribers
000s
p. 100
Internet users
000s
p. 100
Algeria
33'354
2'841.3
8.52
20'998.0
62.95
2'460.0
7.38
Egypt
75'437
10'807.7
14.33
18'001.1
23.86
6'000.0
7.95
Libya
5'968
483.0
8.09
3'927.6
65.81
232.0
3.96
Morocco
30'735
1'266.1
4.12
16'004.7
52.07
6'100.0
19.85
Tunisia
10'210
1'268.5
12.42
7'339.1
71.88
1’294.9
12.68
North Africa
155'704
16'666.60
10.70
66'270.50
42.56
16'086.9
10.34
South Africa
47'594
4'729.0
9.97
39'662.0
83.33
5'100.0
10.75
South Africa
47'594
4'729.00
9.97
39'662.0
83.33
5'100.00
10.75
Angola
15'802
98.2
0.62
2'264.2
14.33
85.0
0.55
Benin
8'703
77.3
0.89
1'056.0
12.13
700.0
8.04
Botswana
1'760
136.9
7.78
979.8
55.68
60.0
3.40
Burkina Faso
13'634
94.8
0.70
1'016.6
7.46
80.0
0.59
Burundi
7'834
31.1
0.41
153.0
2.03
60.0
0.77
Cameroon
16'601
100.3
0.61
2'252.5
13.80
370.0
2.23
Cape Verde
519
71.6
13.80
108.9
20.99
29.0
6.09
Central African Rep.
4'093
10.0
0.25
100.0
2.48
13.0
0.32
Chad
10'032
13.0
0.13
466.1
4.65
60.0
0.60
Comoros
819
16.9
2.12
16.1
2.01
21.0
2.56
Congo
4'117
15.9
0.40
490.0
12.25
70.0
1.70
Côte d'Ivoire
18'454
260.9
1.41
4'065.4
22.03
300.0
1.63
D.R. Congo
59'320
9.7
0.02
4'415.0
7.44
180.0
0.30
Djibouti
807
10.8
1.56
44.1
6.37
11.0
1.36
Equatorial Guinea
515
10.0
1.99
96.9
19.26
8.0
1.55
Eritrea
4'560
37.5
0.82
62.0
1.36
100.0
2.19
Ethiopia
79'289
725.1
0.91
866.70
1.09
164.0
0.21
Gabon
1'406
36.5
2.59
764.7
54.39
81.0
5.76
Gambia
1'556
52.9
3.40
404.3
25.99
58.0
3.82
Ghana
22'556
356.4
1.58
5'207.2
23.09
609.8
2.70
Guinea
9'603
26.3
0.33
189.0
2.36
50.0
0.52
Guinea-Bissau
1'634
10.2
0.76
95.0
7.10
37.0
2.26
Kenya
35'106
293.4
0.84
6'484.8
18.47
2'770.3
7.89
Lesotho
1'791
48.0
2.67
249.8
13.92
51.5
2.87
Liberia
3'356
6.9
0.21
160.0
4.87
...
...
Madagascar
19'105
129.8
0.68
1'045.9
5.47
110.0
0.58
Malawi
13'166
102.7
0.80
429.3
3.33
59.7
0.45
Mali
13'918
82.5
0.59
1'513.0
10.87
70.0
0.50
Mauritania
3'158
34.9
1.10
1'060.1
33.57
100.0
3.17
Mauritius
1'256
357.3
28.45
722.4
61.50
300
24.10
Mayotte
170
...
...
48.1
28.80
-
...
Mozambique
20'158
67.0
0.33
2'339.3
11.60
178.0
0.90
Namibia
2'052
138.9
6.84
495.0
24.37
80.6
3.97
Niger
14'426
24.0
0.17
323.9
2.32
40.0
0.28
Nigérias
134'375
1'688.0
1.26
32'322.2
24.05
8'000.0
5.95
Réunion
797
...
...
579.2
75.51
220.0
27.99
Rwanda
9'230
16.5
0.18
314.0
3.40
65.0
0.70
S. Tomé & Principe
160
7.6
4.74
18.0
11.51
29.0
18.11
Senegal
11'936
282.6
2.37
2'982.6
24.99
650.0
5.45
Seychelles
81
20.7
25.44
70.3
86.52
29.0
35.67
Sierra Leone
5'678
24.0
0.49
113.2
2.21
10.0
0.19
Somalia
8'496
100.0
1.22
500.0
6.08
94.0
1.11
Sudan
36'993
636.9
1.72
4'683.1
12.66
3'500.0
9.46
Swaziland
1'029
44.0
4.27
250.0
24.29
41.6
4.02
Tanzania
39'025
157.3
0.40
5'767.0
14.78
384.3
1.00
Togo
6'306
82.1
1.30
708.0
11.23
320.0
5.07
Uganda
29'856
108.1
0.36
2008.8
6.73
750.0
2.51
Zambia
11'861
94.7
0.81
949.6
8.14
334.8
2.87
Zimbabwe
13'085
331.7
2.54
832.5
6.36
1'220.0
9.32
Sub-Saharan
719'220
7'080.4
0.99
92'220.0
12.90
22'499.7
3.16
AFRICA
922'510
28'475.9
3.10
198'153.0
21.58
43'686.7
4.77
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