Technological readiness: Internet access

Internet access is a good indicator of technological readiness of the broader population. Listed below are percentages of national populations that are internet subscribers. Canada and the United States are clear leaders with about three-quarters of the population. Malaysia and several European countries are also in leadership positions with about 50% or more of the population with subscriptions.  India and the Philippines have poor access with less than 10% of the population as internet subscribers.

The data below is sourced from the International Telecommunications Union which provides regular updates on communications statistics across 200 economies. The data is for the calendar year 2008 and was updated in June 2009.