Statistics

According to the Internet Poverty Index, produced by the World Data Labs and supported by the Internet Society Foundation, 31 million Ugandans can not afford the Internet or live under the Internet poverty line in 2023. This makes Uganda, the country with the 6th biggest number of people that can not afford the internet, ahead of China (29m) and Mozambique (27m), but just below Indonesia (34m) and Tanzania (41m). What do we mean by Internet Poverty, in this context? The internet is considered a basic right due to its significance in today’s world. It provides access to vast information, enabling…