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Where in the world do we find the highest number of secure websites per person?

February 7th, 2012 General

In 2010, there were just over 1 million secure Internet websites worldwide. Nearly half of those, or 446,992 to be exact, were located in the United States.

But in which public can we find the most secure websites in relation to populace? The answer may surprise you.

The public with the highest number of secure websites per person is…

If we look at where in world we can find the highest number of secure Internet websites in relation to the size of the populace, we get a very fascinating picture. Gibraltar, with a populace of around 30,000, tops the list, followed by Bermuda (approx. 65,000 populace), and Liechtenstein (approx. 36,000 populace). In absolute numbers, there were only 390 secure Internet websites in Gibraltar, in 2010.

Total number of secure servers

If we instead look at the total number of secure Internet websites per public in 2010, it produces a very different picture. Here’s the top 10 list:

446,992 – United States
86,878 – United Kingdom
82,823 – Japan
71,312 – Germany
55,739 – South Korea
42,258 – Canada
39,317 – Australia
37,828 – Netherlands
19,275 – France
14,614 – Switzerland

That’s a lot of secure Internet websites in many of the countries that would probably top the list for most public if they were questioned in this area where such websites could be found.

What in this area back in 2001?

Just as an fascinating evaluation, we went back to 2001 to see how it compares to 2010. Gibraltar may be at the top in 2010, but nine years earlier, in 2001, the public was not on the chart. Instead, Liechtenstein was number one, but only with 542 secure servers per 1 million public. That’s quite a difference to over 13,000 servers per 1 million public in Gibraltar in 2010.

Also worth noting is that in 2001, both the USA and Canada made appearances on the top-10 chart, with 274 and 162 secure servers per 1 million public, respectively.

Lots of secure servers

Gilbraltar, with only 390 secure Internet websites in 2010, is a tiny speck on the Internet map, compared to the huge nations, like United States. We admit, Gibraltar is not technically a public but a “British overseas territory,” but for the sake of this article we reckon we can securely include it nonetheless.

Clearly the number of secure Internet websites has increased dramatically over the last ten years, and we can only estimate that the growth since 2010 has been significant as well.

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Where in the world do we find the highest number of secure websites per person?