Internet in Uruguay
Population | 3,337,000 |
Rural population (% of total pop.), 1999 | 8.96 |
GDP per capita (Purchasing Power Parity, PPP) (US$) | 8,904 |
Global Competitiveness Index Ranking (2001-02) | 46 |
UNDP Human Dvlpmnt. Index Ranking (2001, adjusted to GITR* sample) | 32 |
Main telephone lines/100 inhabitants | 27.84 |
Telephone faults/100 main telephone lines | 5.60 |
Internet hosts/10,000 inhabitants | 162.02 |
Personal Computers/100 inhabitants | 9.89 |
Piracy rate (%) | 66.00 |
% PCs connected to Internet | 7.69 |
Internet users per host | 6.84 |
Internet users/100 inhabitants | 11.09 |
Cell phone subscribers/100 inhabitants | 13.19 |
Avg. mnthly. cost/20 hrs. of Internet access (US$) | 13.38 |
* Global Information Technology Report
Source: Center for International Development at Harvard University
Articles, Papers & Books
- .uy Center for International Development at Harvard University, PDF
Digital Divide, Digital Inclusion, Universal
Service
- Comité Nacional para la Sociedad de la Información
- Comité para la Democratización de la Informática
- Uruguay en Red
Education
Organizations & Regulations
- Centro de Informacíon para Argentina y Uruguay CINU
- Comite Nacional para la Sociedad de la Informacion
- Network Startup Resource Center, Uruguay
- Uruguay En Red
Statistics & Analysis
- Communications Uruguay CIA World Factbook