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Internet.. y eso ¿qué es? |
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¿Estamos en la era de la información o es un mero espejismo?. Mientras el mundo
occidental y desarrollado disfruta de las ventajas del uso de las Tecnologías de
la información, una gran parte de la humanidad (más del 55%) no ha utilizado
nunca internet y el 26% de ella no sabe ni que es. |
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Esta es la conclusión más destacada de un reciente estudio de la consultora
Alpha Research, que desmitifica la idea de que la web es algo que está en
la vida de todos y que es ya una herramienta indispensable para vivir.
"Fractura Digital"
Casi una sexta parte de la población mundial es "usuaria" de las Tecnologías de
la información. En total unos 932 millones sobre los 6.000 millones que habitan
el mundo. Aunque si hablamos de usuarios "activos", es decir aquellos que se
conectan a menudo o que realizan una actividad cotidiana de la red, esta cifra
es aún menor.
La inmensa mayoría de estos internautas están concentrados en países
desarrollados económicamente y aunque para el año 2007 se prevé que el número de
habitantes online se incrementará en unos 400 millones más (alcanzando los 1.350
millones, según datos de Computer Industry Almanac), este hecho se
producirá en aquellos países que ya tienen una base consolidada de usuarios
siendo el aumento muy menor en los países del tercer mundo y subdesarrollados.
Los más conectados
Estados Unidos, China (aunque en este caso el porcentaje de población online es
aún muy bajo), encabezan el ranking de países con mayor número de usuarios
online. Eso sí, si observamos el ranking desde otra perspectiva, es decir el
porcentaje de población online el ranking varia de manera importante.
África, por el contrario encabeza la región con menor número de usuarios online.
Somalia, con 200 usuarios, seguido de El Congo con 500, Liberia con 600 y la
Guinea Ecuatorial con 900, son los países en los que acceso a las nuevas
tecnologías es aun un lujo disponible solo para las capas más selectas de la
comunidad.
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Top 15 Countries in Internet Usage
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Fuente
Computer Industry Almanac |
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Year-end 2004:
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Internet Users (#K)
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Share %
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1.
U.S. |
185,550
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19.86
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2.
China |
99,800
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10.68
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3.
Japón |
78,050
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8.35
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4.
Alemania |
41,880
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4.48
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5.
India |
36,970
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3.96
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6.
UK |
33,110
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3.54
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7.
Corea del Sur |
31,670
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3.39
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8.
Italia |
25,530
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2.73
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9.
Francia |
25,470
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2.73
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10. Brasil |
22,320
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2.39
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11. Rusia |
21,230
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2.27
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12. Canadá |
20,450
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2.19
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13. México |
13,880
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1.49
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14. España |
13,440
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1.44
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15. Australia |
13,010
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1.39
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Top 15 países |
662,360
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70.88
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Total Mundo |
934,480
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100
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| Nation |
Population
(CIA's World
Factbook) |
Internet
Users
(CIA's World
Factbook) |
| Afghanistan |
28.71 million |
NA |
| Albania |
3.58 million |
12,000 |
| Algeria |
32.81 million |
180,000 |
| Andorra |
69,150 |
24,500 |
| Angola |
10.76 million |
60,000 |
| Anguilla |
12,738 |
919 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
67,897 |
5,000 |
| Argentina |
38.74 million |
4.65 million
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| Armenia |
3.32 million |
30,000 |
| Aruba |
70,844 |
24,000 |
| Australia |
19.73 million |
13.01 million
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| Austria |
8.18 million |
4.65 million
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| Azerbaijan |
7.83 million |
25,000 |
| The Bahamas |
297,477 |
16,900 |
| Bahrain |
667,238 |
140,200 |
| Bangladesh |
138.44 million |
150,000 |
| Barbados |
277,264 |
6,000 |
| Belarus |
10.33 million |
422,000 |
| Belgium |
10.28 million |
4.87 million
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| Belize |
266,440 |
18,000 |
| Benin |
7.04 million |
25,000 |
| Bhutan |
2.13 million |
2,500 |
| Bolivia |
8.58 million |
78,000 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovian |
3.98 million |
45,000 |
| Botswana |
1.57 million |
33,000 |
| Brazil |
182.03 million |
22.32 million
. |
| Brunei |
358,098 |
35,000 |
| Bulgaria |
7.53 million |
1.61 million
. |
| Burkina Faso |
13.22 million |
25,000 |
| Burma |
42.51 million |
10,000 |
| Burundi |
6.09 million |
6,000 |
| Cambodia |
13.12 million |
10,000 |
| Cameroon |
15.74 million |
45,000 |
| Canada |
32.20 million |
20.45 million
. |
| Cape Verde |
412,137 |
12,000 |
| Cayman Islands |
41,934 |
NA |
| Central African Republic |
3.68 million |
2,000 |
| Chad |
9.25 million |
4,000 |
| Chile |
15.66 million |
5.04 million
. |
| China |
1.28 billion |
99.80 million
. |
| Colombia |
41.66 million |
1.87 million
. |
| Comoros |
632,948 |
2,500 |
Congo, Democratic
Republic of the |
56.62 million |
6,000 |
| Congo, Republic |
2.95 million |
500 |
| Cook Islands |
21,008 |
NA |
| Costa Rica |
3.89 million |
384,000 |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
16.96 million |
70,000 |
| Croatia |
4.42 million |
480,000 |
| Cuba |
11.26 million |
120,000 |
| Cyprus |
771,657 |
150,000 |
| Czech Republic |
10.24 million |
3.53 million
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| Denmark |
5.38 million |
3.72 million
. |
| Djibouti |
457,130 |
3,300 |
| Dominica |
69,655 |
2,000 |
| Dominican Republic |
8.71 million |
186,000 |
| East Timor |
977,853 |
NA |
| Ecuador |
13.71 million |
328,000 |
| Egypt |
74.71 million |
2.42 million
. |
| El Salvador |
6.47 million |
40,000 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
510,473 |
900 |
| Eritrea |
4.36 million |
10,000 |
| Estonia |
1.40 million |
620,000 |
| Ethiopia |
66.55 million |
20,000 |
| Faroe Islands |
46,345 |
3,000 |
| Fiji |
856,300 |
15,000 |
| Finland |
5.19 million |
3.27 million
. |
| France |
60.18 million |
25.47 million
. |
| French Guiana |
182,917 |
2,000 |
| French Polynesia |
262,125 |
16,000 |
| Gabon |
1.32 million |
18,000 |
| Gambia |
1.5 million |
5,000 |
| Georgia |
4.93 million |
25,000 |
| Germany |
82.39 million |
41.88 million
. |
| Ghana |
20.46 million |
200,000 |
| Gilbraltar |
27,776 |
NA |
| Greece |
10.66 million |
2.71 million
. |
| Greenland |
56,385 |
20,000 |
| Grenada |
89,258 |
5,200 |
| Guadeloupe |
440,189 |
4,000 |
| Guam |
163,941 |
5,000 |
| Guatemala |
13.90 million |
200,000 |
| Guernsey |
64,818 |
NA |
| Guinea |
9.03 million |
15,000 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
1.36 million |
4,000 |
| Guyana |
702,100 |
95,000 |
| Haiti |
7.52 million |
30,000 |
| Honduras |
6.66 million |
40,000 |
| Hong Kong |
7.39 million |
4.58 million
. |
| Hungary |
10.04 million |
2.94 million
. |
| Iceland |
200,000 |
198,000
. |
| India |
1.04 billion |
36.97 million
. |
| Indonesia |
234.89 million |
12.86 million
. |
| Iran |
68.27 million |
420,000 |
| Iraq |
24.68 million |
12,500 |
| Ireland |
3.92 million |
1.81 million
. |
| Isle of Man |
74,261 |
NA |
| Islas Malvinas (Falkland
Islands) |
2,967 |
NA |
| Israel |
6.11 million |
3.13 million
. |
| Italy |
57.99 million |
25.53 million
. |
| Jamaica |
2.69 million |
100,000 |
| Japan |
127.21 million |
78.05 million
. |
| Jersey |
90,156 |
NA |
| Jordan |
5.46 million |
212,000 |
| Kazakhstan |
16.76 million |
100,000 |
| Kenya |
31.63 million |
500,000 |
| Kiribati |
98,549 |
1,000 |
| Kuwait |
2.18 million |
200,000 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
4.89 million |
51,600 |
| Laos |
5.92 million |
10,000 |
| Latvia |
2.34 million |
455,000 |
| Lebanon |
3.72 million |
300,000 |
| Lesotho |
1.86 million |
5,000 |
| Liberia |
3.31 million |
500 |
| Libya |
5.49 million |
20,000 |
| Liechtenstein |
33,14 |
NA |
| Lithuania |
3.59 million |
480,000 |
| Luxembourg |
454,157 |
100,000 |
| Macau |
469,903 |
101,000 |
| Macedonia |
2.06 million |
100,000 |
| Madagascar |
16.97 million |
35,000 |
| Malawi |
11.65 million |
35,000 |
| Malaysia |
23.09 million |
10.04 million
. |
| Maldives |
329,684 |
6,000 |
| Mali |
11.62 million |
30,000 |
| Malta |
400,420 |
59,000 |
| Marshall Islands |
56,429 |
900 |
| Martinique |
425,966 |
5,000 |
| Mauritania |
2.91 million |
7,500 |
| Mauritius |
1.21 million |
158,000 |
| Mexico |
104.90 million |
13.88 million
. |
| Micronesia |
108,143 |
2,000 |
| Moldova |
4.43 million |
15,000 |
| Monaco |
32,130 |
NA |
| Mongolia |
2.71 million |
40,000 |
| Montserrat |
8,995 |
NA |
| Morocco |
31.68 million |
400,000 |
| Mozambique |
17,47 million |
22,500 |
| Namibia |
1.92 million |
45,000 |
| Nauru |
12,570 |
NA |
| Nepal |
26.46 million |
60,000 |
| The Netherlands |
16.15 million |
9.79 million |
| Netherlands Antilles |
216,226 |
2,000 |
| New Caledonia |
210,798 |
24,000 |
| New Zealand |
3.95 million |
2.34 million |
| Nicaragua |
5.12 million |
20,000 |
| Niger |
10.05 million |
12,000 |
| Nigeria |
133.88 million |
100,000 |
| Niue |
2,145 |
NA |
| Norfolk Island |
1,853 |
NA |
| North Korea |
22.46 million |
NA |
| Northern Mariana Islar |
80,006 |
NA |
| Norway |
4.54 million |
3.03 million |
| Oman |
2.80 million |
120,000 |
| Pakistan |
150.69 million |
1.2 million |
| Palau |
19,717 |
NA |
| Panama |
2.96 million |
45,000 |
| Papua New Guinea |
5.29 million |
135,000 |
| Paraguay |
6.03 million |
20,000 |
| Peru |
28.40 million |
4.57 million
. |
| Philippines |
84.61 million |
5.96 million
. |
| Pitcairn Islands |
47 |
NA |
| Poland |
38.62 million |
10.4 million
. |
| Portugal |
10.10 million |
6.09 million
. |
| Puerto Rico |
3.88 million |
600,000 |
| Qatar |
817,052 |
75,000 |
| Reunion |
755,171 |
10,000 |
| Romania |
22.27 million |
4.94 million
. |
| Russia |
144.52 million |
21.23 million
. |
| Rwanda |
7.81 million |
20,000 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis |
38,763 |
2,000 |
| St. Lucia |
162,157 |
3,000 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
116,812 |
3,500 |
| Samoa |
178,173 |
3,000 |
| San Marino |
28,119 |
NA |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
175,883 |
9,000 |
| Saudi Arabia |
24.29 million |
2.54 million
. |
| Senegal |
10.58 million |
100,000 |
| Seychelles |
80,469 |
9,000 |
| Sierra Leone |
5.73 million |
20,000 |
| Singapore |
4.60 million |
2.75 million
. |
| Slovakia |
5.43 million |
1.61 million
. |
| Slovenia |
1.93 million |
930,000 |
| Solomon Islands |
509,190 |
8,400 |
| Somalia |
8.02 million |
200 |
| South Africa |
43.6 million |
4.78 million
. |
| South Korea |
42.76 million |
31.67 million
. |
| Spain |
40.21 million |
13.44 million
. |
| Sri Lanka |
19.74 million |
121,500 |
| Sudan |
38.11 million |
56,000 |
| Suriname |
435,449 |
14,500 |
| Svalbard |
2,811 |
NA |
| Swaziland |
1.16 million |
14,000 |
| Sweden |
8.87 million |
6.12 million
. |
| Switzerland |
7.31 million |
4.60 million
. |
| Syria |
17.58 million |
60,000 |
| Taiwan |
22.60 million |
9.52 million
. |
| Tajilistan |
6.86 million |
5,000 |
| Tanzania |
35.92 million |
300,000 |
| Thailand |
64.26 million |
7.57 million
. |
| Togo |
5.42 million |
50,000 |
| Tokelau |
1,418 |
NA |
| Tonga |
108,141 |
1,000 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1.10 million |
120,000 |
| Tunisia |
9.92 million |
400,000 |
| Turkey |
68.10 million |
7.27 million
. |
| Turkmenistan |
4.77 million |
2,000 |
| Turks and Caicos |
19,350 |
NA |
| Tuvalu |
11,305 |
NA |
| Uganda |
25.63 million |
60,000 |
| Ukraine |
48.05 million |
5.2781 million
. |
| United Arab Emirates |
2.48 million |
900,000 |
| United Kingdom |
60.09 million |
33.11 million
. |
| United States |
290.34 million |
185.55 million
. |
| Uruguay |
3.41 million |
600,000
. |
| Uzbekistan |
25.98 million |
100,000 |
| Vanuatu |
199,414 |
3,000 |
| Venezuela |
24.65 million |
2.31 million
. |
| Vietnam |
81.62 million |
400,000 |
| Virgin Islands |
124,778 |
12,000 |
| Wallis and Futuna |
15,734 |
NA |
| Western Sahara |
261,794 |
NA |
| Yemen |
19.34 million |
17,000 |
| Zambia |
10.30 million |
25,000 |
| Zimbabwe |
12.57 million |
100,000 |
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