Telecommunication in Libya
Compared to the United States, Libya is massively lagging behind in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +218, there were a total of 4.50 million connections in 2021. Among them were 2.92 million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 0.44 per person. In the US, this figure is 1.1 mobile phones per person.With about 17,926 webhosts, Libya is below the world's average by population. At the end of 2020, 5,093 of these, or about 28 percent, were secured with SSL or comparable encryption.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
With an average download speed of 9.1 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Libya ranks 156th in an international comparison. The upload rate was only 5.6 Mbit/second (155th place).In mobile internet, i.e., on tablets and smartphones, Libya comes 123rd with a download speed of 13.91 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 6 Mbit was only enough for 133rd place.
The Speedtest Global Index published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in December 2022 from 178 countries.
The following diagrams show the development of the various telephone and internet connections as a percentage of the country's population. Values above 100 percent mean that, on average, every inhabitant has more than one connection.
Access to the internet in Libya from 1990 - 2019
Broadband internet in Libya 2008 - 2020
Libya is lagging behind in the expansion of broadband internet connections. Around 22 percent of all residents have access to the internet. Around 5 percent have their own fast internet connection, which is at least faster than the former ISDN (more than 256 kbit/s). All fixed connections via DSL, cable or satellite were counted here, but not those connected to the internet via mobile communications. 
Country comparison: Libya / United States of America
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