Broadly speaking, the Digital Divide refers to the division between people that have access to the internet and those that do not. In today’s increasingly globalized and digital society those without access to broadband internet connections are unable to access the internet’s economic and educational benefits.
Using data obtained from the United Nations combined with the Mabox JavaScript library, this map seeks to provide an easily understandable and interesting view of the spatial distribution of the Digital Divide.
This map a country’s internet connectedness in indicated via increase in color as well as its relation to other countries by 3D extrusion.
Pan the map using your LEFT mouse button. Zoom with the mouse's scroll wheel.
Click and drag with your RIGHT mouse button to rotate and change perspective