Country Report

Palestine, State of

Asia, Western Asia

Over 75% of Palestinian individuals use the Internet which is above average for Asia. Our Internet Resilience score is on par for the regional average. Diversity of transit and retail Internet service providers is very poor. IPv6 adoption is non-existent and the Top Level Domain, .ps, is not secured. Other measures of naming and routing security indicate DNSSEC validation around the regional average while ROA validation for both IPv4 and IPv6 are above average.

Open Internet Environment

The open Internet allows people and organizations to mix and match technologies without permission and with minimal barriers. Sustaining and growing an open Internet helps to spur innovation and keep it fit for future applications. An open Internet is an accessible Internet – it is easy to connect to the open Internet and use its services.

Internet Use

Individuals using the Internet as a percentage of the total population

75%

Regional Rank: 26

67%

Asia avg.

Internet Shutdowns

Intentional disruptions of Internet communications, making them unavailable for a specific population, location, or type of access

Ongoing

Last 12 month

Globally Connected Infrastructure

The globally connected Internet is inclusive. It allows networks and users to interconnect without geographical restrictions. Increasing the connectivity of the Internet makes it more valuable to every participant, as a tool for communications, learning, commerce.

IPv6 Adoption

Enabling the Internet to support more users and more uses

18%

Regional Rank: 50

Asia avg.

Internet Exchange Points

IXPs help strengthen local Internet connectivity, develop local Internet industry, improve competitiveness, and serve as a hub for technical activity

Regional Rank: 20

Asia avg.

Peering Networks

Peering networks help to keep Internet traffic local, provide faster connections, and improve the experience of the people relying on them

117

Regional Rank: 21

Asia avg.

Secure and Trustworthy Internet

A secure Internet is resistant to attacks on its infrastructure, delivering a robust service to its user community. A trustworthy Internet meets the expectations of its users by offering a resilient and reliable base for applications and services.

Naming Security Adoption

A measure of how much local Internet users are protected by DNSSEC

35%

Regional Rank: 26

38%

Asia avg.

Routing Security Adoption

A measure of how much local Internet providers are checking validity of connectivity information they receive from other networks

Regional Rank: 23

15%

Asia avg.

Routing Security Coverage IPv4

One measure of how much local Internet network providers are securing their infrastructure

74%

Regional Rank: 31

73%

Asia avg.

Routing Security Coverage IPv6

One measure of how much local Internet network providers are securing their infrastructure

95%

Regional Rank: 12

72%

Asia avg.

The geographic boundaries and country names shown do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Internet Society concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area of its authorities. Regions and Sub-Regions are taken from the UN Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Series M, No. 49).