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Fixed Broadband Internet Penetration Based on Connections (As % of Population) fell 3.55% to 18.2% in Puerto Rico in 2017

Fixed Broadband Internet Penetration Based on Connections (As % of Population) (%), 2017
Telcos & Hi-Tech | Puerto Rico | December 31, 2018
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Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population fell 3.55% to 18.2% in Puerto Rico in 2017, according to World Bank.

Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Puerto Rico reached an all time high of 18.9% in 2016 and an all time low of 0% in 2000. When compared to Puerto Rico's main peers, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Dominican Republic amounted to 7.33%, 0.279% in Haiti, 8.55% in Jamaica and 33.7% in USA in 2017.

Puerto Rico has been ranked 55th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.

Fixed Broadband Internet Penetration Based on Connections (As % of Population) Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Canada % ... ... ... 32.7% 33.6% 34.5% 35.6% 36.6%
Cayman Islands % ... ... ... 33.3% 33.7% 35.0% 39.9% 46.1% ...
China % ... ... ... 11.4% 12.8% 13.7% 14.5% 20.0%
Cuba % ... ... ... 0.039% 0.045% 0.048% 0.070% 0.073%
Dominican Republic % ... ... ... 4.18% 4.72% 5.09% 5.74% 6.51%
Haiti % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.013%
Jamaica % ... ... ... 4.30% 4.46% 5.08% 5.45% 8.21%
Japan % ... ... ... 28.1% 28.5% 29.1% 29.9% 30.9%
Mexico % ... ... ... 9.70% 10.9% 10.5% 10.6% 11.9%
Puerto Rico % ... ... ... 15.1% 15.6% 16.4% 16.7% 18.2%
USA % ... ... ... 28.1% 29.2% 30.1% 30.5% 31.7%