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Table 4. Top 10 countries by Broadband Penetration Rate per 100 inhabitants

Year/Rank 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Korea (Rep.)
(21.3)

Korea, Rep.
(23.3)

Korea, Rep.
(24.8)

Iceland
(26.5)

Denmark
(31.86)

Denmark
(36.3)

Sweden
(37.3)

1

Hong Kong,
(14.6)

Hong Kong
(18.0)

Hong Kong
(21.9)

Korea, Rep
(25.2)

Netherland
(31.79)

Iceland
(34.8)

Denmark
(36.8)

2

Canada
(11.5)

Canada
(14.8)

Netherland
(19.8)

Netherland
(25.2)

Monaco
(29.5)

Netherland
(33.5)

Netherland
(35.0)

3

Taiwan
(9.4)

Iceland
(14.5)

Denmark
(18.9)

Denmark
(24.9)

Iceland
(29.53)

Finland
(33.3)

Norway
(34.0)

4

Iceland
(8.6)

Taiwan
(13.4)

Iceland
(18.4)

Liechtenstein
(24.8)

Korea
(29.2)

Switzerland
(32.1)

Switzerland
(33.0)

5

Denmark
(8.6)

Denmark
(13.1)

Canada
(17.1)

Switzerland
(23.8)

Liechtenstein
(28.4)

Korea
(30.6)

Iceland
(32.9)

6

Belgium
(8.4)

Belgium
(12.4)

Taiwan
(16.5)

Hong King
(23.6)

Finland
(27.14)

Norway
(29.0)

Korea
(32.0)

7

Sweden
(7.7)

Japan
(11.7)

Switzerland
(16.4)

Finland
(22.4)

Norway
(26.95)

Hong Kong
(26.1)

Finland
(30.6)

8

Austria
(6.6)

Netherland
(11.6)

Belgium
(15.6)

Norway
(21.4)

Switzerland
(26.48)

Sweden
(25.9)

Luxembourg
(30.3)

9

Netherland
(6.5)

Switzerland
(11.4)

Finland
(15.3)

Canada
(20.8)

Sweden
(25.87)

U.K.
(25.6)

Canada
(29.0)

10

Source: ITU World Telecommunications Indicators Database, June, 2009
Note: Number within parenthesis shows broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants

Figure 1. Trend in penetration rates of top 5 countries (ranking based on 2008)