Telecommunication in Kiribati
Compared to the United States, Kiribati is massively lagging behind in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +686, there were a total of 54,694 connections in 2020. Among them were 54,661 mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 0.46 per person. In the US, , this figure is 1.1 mobile phones per person.With about 327 webhosts, Kiribati is below the world's average by population. At the end of 2020, five million of these, or about 2 percent, were secured with SSL or comparable encryption.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
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 Kiribati from 1990 - 2020
Broadband internet in Kiribati 2005 - 2020
Kiribati is lagging behind in the expansion of broadband Internet connections. Around 38% of all residents have access to the Internet. Around 0% 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 | Kiribati Total | Kiribati percent | USA Total | USA percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 45,389.48 | 38.00 % | 301.33 m | 90.90 % |
| Broadband users | 185.00 | 0.15 % | 121.18 m | 36.55 % |
| Landlines | 33.00 | 0.03 % | 101.53 m | 30.63 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 54,661.00 | 45.76 % | 351.48 m | 106.03 % |
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