
Mobile communications and Internet in Liechtenstein
Compared to the United States, Liechtenstein is at the forefront of the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +423, there were a total of 60,736 connections in 2021. Among them were 49,223 mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 1.3 per person. In the US, this figure is 1.1 mobile phones per person.With about 14,278 webhosts, Liechtenstein is below the world's average by population. At the end of 2020, 2,000 of these, or about 14 percent, were secured with SSL or comparable encryption.
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Internet speed for cell phones and fixed network
With an average download speed of 135.97 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Liechtenstein ranks 19th in an international comparison. The upload rate was only 94.96 Mbit/second (14th place).The Speedtest Global Index published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in April 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 Liechtenstein from 1990 - 2021
Broadband internet in Liechtenstein 2002 - 2021

Landlines 1990 - 2021
Mobile phones 1990 - 2021
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Distribution in 2021 | Liechtenstein Total | Liechtenstein percent | USA Total | USA percent |
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Internet users | 37,309.33 | 95.57 % | 304.52 m | 91.75 % |
Broadband users | 18,550.00 | 47.52 % | 125.89 m | 37.93 % |
Landlines | 11,513.00 | 29.49 % | 97.82 m | 29.47 % |
Mobile cellulars | 49,223.00 | 126.09 % | 361.66 m | 108.97 % |