Satellite Internet Affordability and Need by Country

Global data on the estimated cost of satellite constellation Internet service as a percentage of GDP per capita plotted against the percentage of individuals with Internet access. The dataset and code were created by Meredith L. Rawls of the University of Washington to reproduce a research note figure. It classifies countries based on whether satellite Internet is affordable (costing less than 10% of GDP per capita) and needed (where less than 75% of the population has Internet access).

Use Cases

• Assessing market potential for satellite Internet providers based on affordability and need thresholds.
• Analyzing the global digital divide by comparing Internet access percentages with service costs.
• Modeling the economic accessibility of new telecommunications infrastructure based on GDP per capita.

Strengths

• Data is linked to a specific, reproducible research figure (Figure 1) from a named research note.
• The analysis applies clear, defined thresholds for 'affordability' (<10% GDP per capita) and 'need' (<75% population with Internet).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Meredith L. Rawls, University of Washington

Collection Method

Data and code to reproduce a research figure, likely compiled from international economic and telecommunications statistics.

Geography

Global, by country