Telecommunication in Nicaragua
Compared to the European Union, Nicaragua is massively lagging behind in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +505, there were a total of 6.19 m connections in 2020. Among them were 5.98 m million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 0.90 per person. In the EU, this figure is 1.2 mobile phones per person.In the expansion of broadband Internet connections, Nicaragua is back. Around 28% of all residents have access to the Internet. Approximately 4% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the previous ISDN (more than 2048 kbit/s).
With about 296,068 webhosts, Nicaragua is below the world's average by population.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
With an average download speed of 25.31 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Nicaragua ranked 117th in an international comparison. The upload rate of only 10.90 Mbit/second was significantly lower (138th place). The quality of the Internet, consisting of signal fluctuations (jitter) and latency, is very far ahead at 20th place.In mobile internet, i.e. on tablets and smartphones, Nicaragua comes 105th with a download speed of 22.29 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 11 Mbit was only enough for 93rd place.
The "Speedtest Global Index" published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in Mai 2021 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% mean that, on average, every inhabitant has more than one connection.
Access to the Internet in Nicaragua from 1990 - 2019
Broadband internet in Nicaragua 2000 - 2020
Landlines 1990 - 2020
Mobile phones 1990 - 2020
| Distribution in 2020 | Nicaragua Total | Nicaragua percent | EU Total | EU percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband users | 290,351.00 | 4.38 % | 162.67 m | 36.33 % |
| Landlines | 210,981.00 | 3.18 % | 159.99 m | 35.73 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 5.98 m | 90.22 % | 541.96 m | 121.03 % |