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Central America Internet Stats > Site Links > Belize
Belize
Internet usage,
broadband and telecommunications reports
Internet Usage Statistics:
259,100
Internet users in Sept 30, 2020;
61.8% of the population, according to IWS.
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Belize has more in common with the Caribbean
island-states than with its Central American neighbours. This is reflected in
its major languages, English and Creole, and in its mainly Anglo-Caribbean
architecture and its relatively peaceful political culture.
Latest Population
Estimate:
419,199
population estimate for 2021, according to United Nations Pop Div.
Latest Country GNI
Estimate:
GNI per
capita was US$ 8,819 for 2019, according to the World
Bank.
Country Area:
22,966 sq
km
Internet Usage and
Population Growth:
YEAR
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Population
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Users
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% Penet.
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Usage
Source
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2000
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245,800
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15,000
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6.1
%
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ITU
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2005
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291,904
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35,000
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12.0 %
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ITU
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2008
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301,270
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32,000
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10.6 %
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ITU
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2012
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327,719
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74,700
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22.8 %
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ITU
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2013
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340,844
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108,048
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31.7 %
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ITU
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2018
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382,444
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200,020
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52.3 %
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ITU
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2021
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419,199
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259,100
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61.8 %
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IWS
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Belize Search
Engines:
Belize Search
Engines.
Belize Profile Reports:
BBC Profile for
Belize
CIA Profile for
Belize
Belize World Bank
Report
Belize Wikipedia
Profile
Broadband and Telecommunications
in Belize
Belize was among the first Latin American countries to
privatise its national telecom company in 1988, but gave the
incumbent, Belize Telecommunications Ltd (BTL), a 15-year
monopoly concession until end-2002 for all fixed-line and mobile
phone services. Now, despite theoretical liberalisation, BTL
still holds a de facto monopoly. International Telecommunications
(Intelco) became BTL’s first competitor in October 2003,
but was bankrupt by November 2004. A third company now has the
task of breaking BTL’s monopoly: SpeedNet Communications
(SpeedNet), which began to build a CDMA2000 1X network in
September 2004.
Recommended Market Reports on
Belize:
Belize Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband
Report
Belize is one the smaller countries in the region, with fewer than 350,000 inhabitants.
It is the only English-speaking nation in Central America, having closer affinities
with the Caribbean region than with its immediate neighbours. The Belizean telecom
market was officially liberalised in 2003, yet the incumbent, Belize Telemedia Limited,
continues to hold a monopoly in fixed-line services and is the dominant provider of
mobile and broadband services. Get the report
here.
Click on this link to see the latest Telecommunications
Market Reports for Central America. More statistics, figures and updates become available all the
time.
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