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96% of the Icelandic population uses internet

In the past few decades, the use of Internet has spread to all the world regions, and especially with the entry of the new century, this usage has skyrocketed.
North America, Europe and Central Asia are the regions with more users per 100 inhabitants. In 2012 North America had 81.96 users, and Europe and Central Asia 63.17 , according to the World Bank.
Europe and Central Asia is the region where the increase of users has been greater, ranging from 21.01 in 2002 to 63.17 in 2012, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean (from 8.86 in 2002 to 43.47 in 2012).
Underdeveloped regions have also had an increase in the number of Internet users in the last decade, and sub-Saharan Africa is the region with fewer users (15.34 in 2012).
If we analyze the data by country, countries in northern Europe are those with the most Internet users. In 2012, Iceland had 96 users per 100 inhabitants, followed by Norway and Sweden (95 and 94 respectively).
Among the 20 countries with the most Internet users, Andorra is one that has had a greater increase in their users (from 11.62 in 2002 to 86.43 in 2012), and Iceland is the country with the lowest increase ( 79, 12 in 2002 to 96 in 2012).

María Fernández Martín (maria.f.martin13@gmail.com)

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Campus de Villaviciosa de Odón - Madrid
Email: europeamedia@europeamedia.es

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