Telecommunication in Guyana
Compared to the United States, Guyana has a slight downturn in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +592, there were a total of 981,000 connections in 2021. Among them were 856,000 mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 1.1 per person. In the US, this figure is 1.1 mobile phones per person.With about 24,936 webhosts, Guyana is below the world's average by population. At the end of 2020, 48 of these, or about 0 percent, were secured with SSL or comparable encryption.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
With an average download speed of 48.97 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Guyana ranks 84th in an international comparison. The upload rate of only 23.04 Mbit/second was significantly lower (85th place).The Speedtest Global Index published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in February 2023 from 180 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 Guyana from 1990 - 2021
Broadband internet in Guyana 2005 - 2021
Guyana is lagging behind in the expansion of broadband internet connections. Around 85 percent of all residents have access to the internet. Around 12 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. Landlines 1990 - 2021
Mobile phones 1990 - 2021
| Distribution in 2021 | Guyana Total | Guyana percent | USA Total | USA percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 682,221.10 | 84.79 % | 304.52 m | 91.75 % |
| Broadband users | 95,000.00 | 11.81 % | 125.89 m | 37.93 % |
| Landlines | 125,000.00 | 15.54 % | 97.82 m | 29.47 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 856,000.00 | 106.39 % | 361.66 m | 108.97 % |
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