Telecommunication in Burma

Compared to the European Union, Burma is massively lagging behind in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +95, there were a total of 51.10 million connections in 2016. Among them were 50.59 million million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 0.96 per person. In the EU, this figure is 1.2 mobile phones per person.

In the expansion of broadband Internet connections, Burma is back. Around 25% of all residents have access to the Internet. Approximately 0% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the previous ISDN (more than 2048 kbit/s).

With about 1,055.00 webhosts, Burma is below the world's average by population.

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Development of telephone and internet connections

The following diagrams show the development of the different 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 subscription.

Spread of internet connections in Burma 1990 - 2016

Broadband internet in Burma 2005 - 2016

Landlines in the years 1990 - 2016

Mobile phones in Burma 1990 - 2016

Spreading in 2016	Burma Total	Burma percent	EU Total	EU percent
Internet users	13.26 m	25.07 %	413.91 m	80.94 %
Broadband users	89,686.00	0.17 %	169.43 m	33.13 %
Landlines	514,385.00	0.97 %	211.93 m	41.44 %
Mobile cellulars	50.59 m	95.65 %	630.13 m	123.23 %