Eastern Europe Compared by Media > Internet > Hosts per 1000
DEFINITION:
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.
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Interesting observations about Media > Internet > Hosts per 1000
- Tuvalu ranked first for internet > hosts per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2008.
- 27 of the bottom 83 countries by internet > hosts per 1000 are Former British Colonies'.
- 2 of the bottom 19 countries by internet > hosts per 1000 are Densely populated.
- 15 of the top 174 countries by internet > hosts per 1000 are Former French colonies'.
- 2 of the top 121 countries by internet > hosts per 1000 are Failed states’ .
- 5 of the top 195 countries by internet > hosts per 1000 are South Asian.
- 3 of the top 96 countries by internet > hosts per 1000 are South and Central Asian.
- 38 of the top 186 countries by internet > hosts per 1000 are Sub-Saharan African.
