ESCAP (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific)

ESCAP is a regional UN commission that provides access to an interactive online database with economic and social indicators for countries in the Asia-Pacific region, regional-level data, and comparisons with other world regions. Among the "Connectivity" indicators provided are:

Internet users [Per 100 population]
Internet users [% change per annum]
Fixed (wired)-broadband subscribers [% change per annum]
Fixed (wired)-broadband subscribers [1000 subscribers]
Fixed (wired)-broadband subscribers [Per 100 population]
Fixed telephone subscriptions [Per 100 population]
Fixed telephone subscriptions [1000 subscribers]
Fixed telephone subscriptions [% change per annum]
Mobile cellular subscriptions [1000 subscribers]
Mobile cellular subscriptions [% change per annum]
Mobile cellular subscriptions [% of total subscribers]
Mobile cellular subscriptions [Per 100 population]

The ESCAP Data Explorer allows users to browse the data, create charts and maps, and download Excel files.

URL:

http://www.unescap.org/stat/data/statdb/DataExplorer.aspx

Tags:

Access and Infrastructure

Internet penetration and use

connectivity

broadband

Coverage Tags:

Region: Asia Pacific

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