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Media > Internet Stats: compare key data on Canada & United Arab Emirates

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  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Internet users: Internet users.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
  • Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
STAT Canada United Arab Emirates HISTORY
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 11.41 million
Ranked 13th. 12 times more than United Arab Emirates
951,785
Ranked 57th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 326.99
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
103.39
Ranked 74th.

Hosts per 1000 153.64
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
56.18
Ranked 55th.

IP addresses per capita 2,332.06
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates
534.1
Ranked 61st.
International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 217,521 Mbps
Ranked 5th. 52 times more than United Arab Emirates
4,185 Mbps
Ranked 20th.

International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 6,799.87 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates
923.2 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 18th.

Internet Service Providers 760
Ranked 2nd. 760 times more than United Arab Emirates
1
Ranked 195th.
Internet penetration 86.8%
Ranked 16th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates
85%
Ranked 20th.
Internet users 29.76 million
Ranked 20th. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates
4.52 million
Ranked 64th.
Internet users > Per 100 people 86.77
Ranked 15th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates
85
Ranked 19th.

Internet users per thousand people 860.93
Ranked 14th. 4% more than United Arab Emirates
825.21
Ranked 23th.
Percent using internet 86.77%
Ranked 14th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates
85%
Ranked 18th.

Users 28 million
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than United Arab Emirates
2.3 million
Ranked 54th.

Users > Per capita 838.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 62% more than United Arab Emirates
517.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.

Users per 1000 850.35
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
396.73
Ranked 44th.

ISP 760
Ranked 1st. 760 times more than United Arab Emirates
1
Ranked 141st.
Broadband subscribers per 1000 207.56
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates
30.97
Ranked 45th.

Hosts 5.12 million
Ranked 13th. 13 times more than United Arab Emirates
381,915
Ranked 49th.

International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 6,798.59 Mbps
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates
1,008.71 Mbps
Ranked 16th.

Top level domain .ca .ae
International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 222.7 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates
32.27 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 35th.

Broadband subscribers > Per capita 207.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates
28.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.

Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering sub
Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 8.9$/month
Ranked 157th.
13.07$/month
Ranked 127th. 47% more than Canada

Broadband subscribers 6.71 million
Ranked 9th. 52 times more than United Arab Emirates
128,493
Ranked 52nd.

Internet Service Providers per million 23.99
Ranked 24th. 81 times more than United Arab Emirates
0.297
Ranked 152nd.
IP addresses 79.99 million
Ranked 8th. 28 times more than United Arab Emirates
2.84 million
Ranked 55th.
TLD .ca .ae
Livejournal users 89,743
Ranked 2nd. 348 times more than United Arab Emirates
258
Ranked 67th.
Secure Internet servers 21,026
Ranked 5th. 83 times more than United Arab Emirates
252
Ranked 45th.

Secure Internet servers > Per capita 645.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than United Arab Emirates
54.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 57th.

Livejournal users per million 2,804.91
Ranked 7th. 40 times more than United Arab Emirates
70.52
Ranked 76th.
Linux web servers 982
Ranked 5th. 491 times more than United Arab Emirates
2
Ranked 82nd.
Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,233.44
Ranked 21st. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates
183.69
Ranked 56th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 32.89
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
11.74
Ranked 66th.

Linux web servers per million 31.59
Ranked 8th. 49 times more than United Arab Emirates
0.639
Ranked 69th.
ISP per million 24.7
Ranked 17th. 75 times more than United Arab Emirates
0.33
Ranked 103th.
Hosts > Per capita 154.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 87% more than United Arab Emirates
82.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.

IP addresses (share) 1.9
Ranked 8th. 19 times more than United Arab Emirates
0.1
Ranked 49th.
ISP > Per capita 24.7 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 80 times more than United Arab Emirates
0.308 per 1 million people
Ranked 97th.
Secure Internet servers per million 645.44
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than United Arab Emirates
51.69
Ranked 56th.

SOURCES: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; LiveJournal; LiveJournal. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Netcraft Linux server survey; Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/) and World Bank population estimates.; Netcraft Linux server survey. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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