The chart provides data on the number of households with high-speed, always-on internet access in five different countries in the years 2001 and 2002. Overall, it is clear that in 2001, the lowest number of connections per 1000 people was in Britain. Nevertheless, the overall percentage increase was highest there, at +230%.
Looking at the figures, in 2001, the lowest number of connections per 1000 people was in Britain, while in South Korea it was the largest, at 3.3 and 122 respectively. However, in 2002, the biggest increase in the number of connections per 1000 people was in Britain, while the smallest increase was in South Korea, at +230% and +20% respectively.
Looking at the second set of the figures, in 2001, the USA had 93 high-speed internet connections per 1000 people, which was the second largest number after South Korea. In 2002, the USA had 251.1 always-on internet access connections per 1000 people, which was an increase of +170% compared to 2001. In addition, this change was the second largest increase after Britain.
For the rest of the figures, in 2001, Germany and Switzerland had 3.4 and 3.6 internet access connections per 1000 people. In 2002, Germany reached 5.616 internet connections per 1000 people, which was +80% compared to the number in 2001. Meanwhile, Switzerland had 7.92 internet access connections per 1000 people in 2002, which was more than twice that in 2001, +120%.