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About a third of the world's population has access to Internet. However, more needs to be done in order to achieve Internet penetration targets set out in the Millennium Development Goals, said an International Telecommunications Union's Broadband report in September.
The report released by the ITU's Broadband Commission for Digital Development and titled State of Broadband 2012 evaluated the deployment of broadband services around the world in 170 countries. It also tracked progress towards achieving targets set by the commission regarding increasing the affordability and use of broadband.
Let's take a look at how many people in 21 countries, including India, use Internet.
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Image: An outsourcing centre in Bangalore.Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters
India
Internet access (2011): 10.1 per cent
Global rank: 136
Broadband access (2011): 1.0 per cent
Global rank: 112
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Image: Harpa Concert Hall in downtown Reykjavik.Photographs: Ingolfur Juliusson/Reuters
Iceland
Internet access (2011): 95 per cent
Global rank: 1
Broadband access (2011): 33.9 per cent
Global rank: 9
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Image: People sunbathe in front of the Oslo Opera House, the home of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, in OsloPhotographs: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
Norway
Internet access (2011): 94.0 per cent
Global rank: 2
Broadband access (2011): 36.5 per cent
Global rank: 7
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Image: Cyclists visit a Dutch tulip field in Noordwijk.Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters
The Netherlands
Internet access (2011): 92.3 per cent
Global rank: 3
Broadband access (2011): 38.7 per cent
Global rank: 4
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Image: People stroll under pink cherry blossoms in a Stockholm park.Photographs: Scanpix/Reuters
Sweden
Internet access (2011): 91.0 per cent
Global rank: 4
Broadband access (2011): 31.8 per cent
Global rank: 15
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Image: A view of the city of Luxembourg.Photographs: Francois Lenoir/Reuters
Luxembourg
Internet access (2011): 90.9 per cent
Global rank: 5
Broadband access (2011): 32.9 per cent
Global rank: 11
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Image: A dog sits as he waits next to his owner to cross a street in Copenhagen.Photographs: Radu Sigheti/Reuters
Denmark
Internet access (2011): 90.0 per cent
Global rank: 6
Broadband access (2011): 38.2 per cent
Global rank: 5
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Image: Tourists take part in the reindeer safari at Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi.Photographs: Kacper Pempel/Reuters
Finland
Internet access (2011): 89.4 per cent
Global rank: 7
Broadband access (2011): 29.5 per cent
Global rank: 17
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Image: Villagio Mall in Doha.Photographs: Fadi Al-Assaad/Reuters
Qatar
Internet access (2011): 86.2 per cent
Global rank: 8
Broadband access (2011): 8.7 per cent
Global rank: 66
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Image: People cross a street after rainfall in central Auckland.Photographs: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
New Zealand
Internet access (2011): 86.0 per cent
Global rank: 9
Broadband access (2011): 25.8 per cent
Global rank: 23
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Image: A view of Jet dEau and Lake Leman from the St-Pierre Cathedrale in Geneva.Photographs: Denis Balibouse/Reuters
Switzerland
Internet access (2011): 85.2 per cent
Global rank: 10
Broadband access (2011): 39.2 per cent
Global rank: 3
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Image: A woman takes a picture of Vaduz Castle in the town centre of Liechtenstein's capital Vaduz.Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Liechtenstein
Internet access (2011): 85.0 per cent
Global rank: 11
Broadband access (2011): 71.6 per cent
Global rank: 1
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Image: A view of Seoul.Photographs: Lee Jae Won/Reuters
South Korea
Internet access (2011): 83.8 per cent
Global rank: 12
Broadband access (2011): 36.9 per cent
Global rank: 6
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Image: People are reflected in a shop window as they walk in Potsdamer Street in Berlin.Photographs: Thomas Peter/Reuters
Germany
Internet access (2011): 83.0 per cent
Global rank: 13
Broadband access (2011): 32.5 per cent
Global rank: 13
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Image: People play volleyball on the front lawn of Parliament Hill in Ottawa.Photographs: Chris Wattie/Reuters
Canada
Internet access (2011): 83.0 per cent
Global rank: 14
Broadband access (2011): 32 per cent
Global rank: 14
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Image: Traffic passes the Houses of Parliament in London.Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
The United Kingdom
Internet access (2011): 82.0 per cent
Global rank: 15
Broadband access (2011): 32.7 per cent
Global rank: 12
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Image: A view of St John's on the Caribbean island of Antigua.Photographs: Andy Clark/Reuters
Antigua and Barbuda
Internet access (2011): 82.0 per cent
Global rank: 16
Broadband access (2011): 6.7 per cent
Global rank: 74
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Image: Andorra is ranked 17 in Internet access.Photographs: Tony Gentile/Reuters
Andorra
Internet access (2011): 81.0 per cent
Global rank: 17
Broadband access (2011): 28.7 per cent
Global rank: 19
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Image: A view of Vienna International Centre and UN headquarters in Vienna.Photographs: Tony Gentile/Reuters
Austria
Internet access (2011): 79.8 per cent
Global rank: 18
Broadband access (2011): 26.5 per cent
Global rank: 22
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Image: A cyclist rides past the Orsay Museum in Paris.Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
France
Internet access (2011): 79.6 per cent
Global rank: 19
Broadband access (2011): 36.1 per cent
Global rank: 8
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Image: Japan's Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo.Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters
Japan
Internet access (2011): 79.5 per cent
Global rank: 20
Broadband access (2011): 27.4 per cent
Global rank: 20
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