West Bank and Gaza: Secure Internet servers

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, West Bank and Gaza's secure Internet servers rose 0.6% on 2023 (from 2,245 to 2,259).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2023), the average change was +74% and a typical year strayed about 124.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 416.9% in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.1% in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 210.04 a year. A straight line explains 45% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, West Bank and Gaza had the 111th highest value of the 214 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to West Bank and Gaza in the 2024 ranking

• Liechtenstein — 108th of 214: 2,440
• Lao PDR — 109th of 214: 2,344
• Rwanda — 110th of 214: 2,295
• New Caledonia — 112th of 214: 2,207
• Cuba — 113th of 214: 2,114
• Dominican Republic — 114th of 214: 2,067

What this measures

The number of distinct, publicly-trusted TLS/SSL certificates found in the Netcraft Secure Server Survey (by hosting country).

Limitations: Netcraft only visits sites on the standard HTTPS port, 443. Whilst it is possible to run an HTTPS server on a different port (using a URL like https://example.com:7000) this behaviour is quite rare on public websites. For example, usual ports are often used for administrative interfaces and other services not intended for the general public. Netcraft tries to visit every public secure website. Note that the survey does not include secure mail servers (SMTP) or intranet sites. So the final number of certificates for each certificate authority will be lower than the total number of server certificates sold by that authority.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 15 values

Secure Internet servers in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 1,751 (2024)
• Algeria — 5,587 (2024)
• Bahrain — 11,223 (2024)
• Djibouti — 134 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 9,580 (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 661,642 (2024)
• Iraq — 1,589 (2024)
• Israel — 123,214 (2024)
• Jordan — 2,452 (2024)
• Kuwait — 1,882 (2024)
• Lebanon — 1,552 (2024)
• Libya

More infrastructure data for West Bank and Gaza

• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 14.79% (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 383,653 (2023)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 7.09 (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 4.15 million (2023)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 861.66 (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 76.69 (2023)
• ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$91.02 million (2024)
• ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 17.7% (2024)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

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Questions people ask

What is West Bank and Gaza's secure Internet servers?

2,259 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2010?

It is up 16,036% from 14 in 2010 (43.78% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2,925 in 2021 and the lowest 14 in 2010.

How does West Bank and Gaza rank?

111th highest of 214 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in secure Internet servers unusual for West Bank and Gaza?

In 2024, West Bank and Gaza's secure Internet servers rose 0.6% on 2023 (from 2,245 to 2,259). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2023), the average change was +74% and a typical year strayed about 124.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.SECR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Secure Server Survey, Netcraft, uri: http://www.netcraft.com/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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