3. Smart Indicators 3.4 Smart Mobility Connectivity and ICT infrastructure Internet usage
Internet has revolutionised the way we interact, learn, entertain and work. Today it is hard to imagine our life without Internet.
In the case of Latin America, the picture is more varied, as there are cities where a high percentage of the population use the Internet and cities where the percentage is very small, however, note that in 50% of them Internet users stand at between 26% and 50%.
Proof of this statement is that of the 22 cities (4 in Africa, 8 in Latin America, 1 in Asia and 7 in Europe) that answered the question, in 41% of them, the rate of Internet users is between 76% and 100%. Only 9% of the cities displayed percentages between 0% and 25%.
In the case of Europe, the penetration rate of Internet use is higher than in cities in Africa and Latin America. In the cities in this region, the rate of Internet users is very high, as in 78% of them the percentage is between 76% and 100% of the population and only in 22% of them does it drop to between 51% and 75%.
Regarding the analysis of the information by region, in the case of Africa, in most of the cities, 75% of them, the percentage of Internet users was between 26% and 50% while in 25% of the cities the percentage increased to between 51% and 75%.
In Taipei, the rate of Internet usage is also high; 78% of the population uses Internet.
% of Internet users in cities by region % of Internet users
100%
100%
90%
90%
% of cities
12,5%
80%
80%
70%
70%
60%
60%
50%
50%
40%
40%
41%
30%
32%
78% 50%
100%
75%
30% 20%
25%
22%
10%
20% 10%
12,5% 25%
18%
0%
Africa
9%
0%
0 ‐ 25%
26 ‐ 50%
51 ‐ 75%
76 ‐ 100%
Latin America 0 ‐ 25%
26 ‐ 50%
Asia 51 ‐ 75%
Europe 76 ‐ 100%
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