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Argentina Internet in Argentina

Basic Statistics, 2001-2002
Population 37,000,000
Rural pop. (% of total), 1999 10.40
GDP per capita (Purchasing Power Parity, PPP) (US$) 12,314
Global Competitiveness Index Ranking (2001-02) 49
UNDP Human Dvlpmnt. Index Ranking (2001, adjusted to GITR* sample) 29
Main telephone lines/100 inhabitants 21.31
Telephone faults/100 main telephone lines 17.29
Internet hosts/10,000 inhabitants 72.98
Personal Computers/100 inhabitants 5.13
Piracy rate (%) 58.00
% PCs connected to Internet 14.23
Internet users per host 9.25
Internet users/100 inhabitants 6.75
Cell phone subscribers/100 inhabitants 16.33
Avg. mnthly. cost/20 hrs. of Internet access (US$) 20.75

* Global Information Technology Report

Source: Center for International Development at Harvard University