Telecommunication in Kiribati
Compared to the European Union, 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 EU, this figure is 1.2 mobile phones per person.With about 327 webhosts, Kiribati is below the world's average by population. At the end of 2020, 5 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 | EU Total | EU percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 45,389.48 | 38.00 % | 379.48 m | 84.74 % |
| Broadband users | 185.00 | 0.15 % | 163.72 m | 36.56 % |
| Landlines | 33.00 | 0.03 % | 160.15 m | 35.76 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 54,661.00 | 45.76 % | 540.56 m | 120.71 % |
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