Telecommunication in Jordan
Compared to the United States, Jordan is massively lagging behind in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +962, there were a total of 7.70 million connections in 2021. Among them were 7.28 million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 0.65 per person. In the US, this figure is 1.1 mobile phones per person.With about 69,473 webhosts, Jordan is below the world's average by population. At the end of 2020, 1,385 of these, or about 2 percent, were secured with SSL or comparable encryption.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
With an average download speed of 81.58 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Jordan ranks 49th in an international comparison. The upload rate was only 77.17 Mbit/second (26th place).In mobile internet, i.e., on tablets and smartphones, Jordan comes 97th with a download speed of 20.59 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 14 Mbit was enough for 32nd 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 Jordan from 1990 - 2021
Broadband internet in Jordan 2001 - 2021
Jordan is lagging behind in the expansion of broadband internet connections. Around 83 percent of all residents have access to the internet. Around 6 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 | Jordan Total | Jordan percent | USA Total | USA percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 9.23 m | 82.76 % | 304.52 m | 91.75 % |
| Broadband users | 719,025.00 | 6.45 % | 125.89 m | 37.93 % |
| Landlines | 427,517.00 | 3.83 % | 97.82 m | 29.47 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 7.28 m | 65.26 % | 361.66 m | 108.97 % |
Country comparison: Jordan / United States of America
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