Telecommunication 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 61,494 connections in 2020. Among them were 48,887 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 million of these, or about 14 percent, were secured with SSL or comparable encryption.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
With an average download speed of 108.95 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Liechtenstein ranked 19th in an international comparison. The upload rate was only 93.43 Mbit/second (10th place).The Speedtest Global Index published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in July 2022 from 182 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 Liechtenstein from 1990 - 2019
Broadband internet in Liechtenstein 2002 - 2020
Liechtenstein is doing very well in the expansion of broadband Internet connections. Around 98% of all residents have access to the Internet. Around 47% 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 - 2020
Mobile phones 1990 - 2020
| Distribution in 2020 | Liechtenstein Total | Liechtenstein percent | USA Total | USA percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband users | 18,050.00 | 47.33 % | 121.18 m | 36.55 % |
| Landlines | 12,607.00 | 33.06 % | 101.53 m | 30.63 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 48,887.00 | 128.19 % | 351.48 m | 106.03 % |
Country comparison: Liechtenstein / United States
Population growth in Brazil