Internet in Guatemala
Population | 11,400,000 |
Rural pop. (% of total pop.), 1999 | 60.52 |
GDP per capita (Purchasing Power Parity, PPP) (US$) | 3,784 |
Global Competitiveness Index Ranking (2001-02) | 66 |
UNDP Human Dvlpmnt. Index Ranking (2001, adjusted to GITR* sample) | 70 |
Main telephone lines/100 inhabitants | 5.70 |
Telephone faults/100 main telephone lines | 45.20 |
Internet hosts/10,000 inhabitants | 4.92 |
Personal Computers/100 inhabitants | 0.97 |
Piracy rate (%) | 77.00 |
% PCs connected to Internet | 1.61 |
Internet users per host | 36.68 |
Internet users/100 inhabitants | 0.59 |
Cell phone subscribers/100 inhabitants | 3.04 |
Avg. mnthly. cost/20 hrs. of Internet access (US$) | 20.00 |
* Global Information Technology Report
Source: Center for International Development at Harvard University
Articles, Papers & Books
- .gt Center for International Development at Harvard University, PDF
- SERCOM Selects Nortel Networks to Deploy 3G Wireless Network in Guatemala Nortel Networks, 8/5/02
Education
Organizations & Regulations
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología CONCYT
- Network Startup Resource Center, Guatemala
- Universidad del Valle de Guatemala Centro de Resolución de Nombres de Dominio .gt
Statistics & Analysis
- Communications Guatemala Information from the CIA World Factbook