Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Guam
Guam: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 80.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Guam, 2000–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guam recorded 80.5% for proportion of individuals using the internet in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Guam peaked at 80.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2000.
Guam ranks 118th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Guam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.1% | — |
| 2001 | 25.4% | +57.8% |
| 2002 | 31.2% | +22.8% |
| 2003 | 33.7% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 61.5% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | +4.5% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 80.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 87% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Guam's 80.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.5%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Guam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +57.8% | 16.1% | 25.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.0% | 16.1% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 54.0% | 80.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More science & technology data for Guam
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 59.83 (2004)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.5983 units per person (2004)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 98,000 (2004)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 181.48 units per square kilometre (2004)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 22.3 % change on previous year (2004)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 22.81 % change on previous year (2004)
- Digital connectivity composite index -0.5636 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 98,000 (2004)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 59.83 per 100 people (2004)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 59.83 per 100 people (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Guam?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Guam was 80.5% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2000.
- How does Guam rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Guam ranks 118th out of 236 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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