Internet Resilience

The Internet plays a critical role in society today and the COVID-19 pandemic further underlined the importance of reliable Internet connectivity for everyone. Unfortunately, not all countries have reliable Internet infrastructure. Low-income countries often have under-provisioned networks and lack robust cable infrastructure and redundant interconnection systems. In these countries or regions, the likelihood of Internet outages occurring is much higher than elsewhere.

resilient Internet connection is one that maintains an acceptable level of service in the face of faults and challenges to normal operation. In this Pulse focus area we track resiliency metrics using the Internet Resilience Index to help support the development of policies and infrastructure to improve Internet resilience at the local, regional, and global level.

Our overall measure of Internet resilience is based on the following pillars:

Infrastructure

The existence and availability of physical infrastructure that provides Internet connectivity.

Performance

The ability of the network to provide end-users with seamless and reliable access to Internet services.

Security

The ability of the network to resist intentional or unintentional disruptions through the adoption of security technologies and best practices.

Market Readiness

The ability of the market to self-regulate and provide affordable prices to end-users by maintaining a diverse and competitive market.

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Infrastructure47%Cable ecosystem34%Fibre 10km reach34%Mobile connectivity80%Network coverage92%Spectrum allocation51%Enabling infrastructure31%Data centers40%Number of IXPs23%Performance55%Fixed networks39%Fixed download4%Fixed jitter84%Fixed latency88%Fixed upload11%Mobile networks66%Mobile download55%Mobile jitter74%Mobile latency66%Mobile upload73%Security56%Enabling technologies65%Secure web traffic92%IPv6 adoption2%Domain name system security34%DNSSEC adoption0%DNSSEC validation67%Routing hygiene77%MANRS99%Upstream redundancy55%Security threat48%DDoS protection100%Global cybersecurity3%Secure Internet servers57%Market readiness45%Market structure44%Affordability87%Upstream provider diversity30%Market diversity22%Traffic localization46%Domain count15%EGDI57%Peering efficiency61%

The geographic boundaries and country names shown on this site 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. Dotted and dashed lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. We use ISO 3166 country codes and names. We show boundaries as indicated by the UN Geospatial Network.

Regions and Sub-Regions are taken from the UN standard regions data.