Telecommunication in the Netherlands
The development of telecommunications in the Netherlands is roughly equivalent to the United States. Under the country code +31, there were a total of 26.35 million connections in 2020. Among them were 21.42 million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 1.2 per person. In the US, this figure is 1.1 mobile phones per person.With about 13.70 million webhosts, the Netherlands is roughly in the the world's average. At the end of 2020, 2.39 million of these, or about 17 percent, were secured with SSL or comparable encryption.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
With an average download speed of 117.74 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, the Netherlands ranked 21st in an international comparison. The upload rate of only 36.36 Mbit/second was significantly lower (49th place).In mobile internet, i.e. on tablets and smartphones, the Netherlands come 6th with a download speed of 109.45 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 16 Mbit was only enough for 17th place.
The Speedtest Global Index published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in October 2022 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 the Netherlands from 1990 - 2020
Broadband internet in the Netherlands 1998 - 2020
The Netherlands is doing very well in the expansion of broadband Internet connections. Around 91% of all residents have access to the Internet. Around 43% 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. With around 2.1 people per household, this means that around 90.1 percent of all households are equipped with a fast Internet connection. Landlines 1990 - 2020
Mobile phones 1990 - 2020
| Distribution in 2020 | Netherlands Total | Netherlands percent | USA Total | USA percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 15.93 m | 91.33 % | 301.33 m | 90.90 % |
| Broadband users | 7.53 m | 43.14 % | 121.18 m | 36.55 % |
| Landlines | 4.94 m | 28.31 % | 101.53 m | 30.63 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 21.42 m | 122.78 % | 351.48 m | 106.03 % |
Country comparison: Netherlands / United States of America
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