Data: Access to the Internet in the U.S. and Japan

The table below provides information on the percentage of people (per 100 inhabitants) with internet access.

Year	United States (%)	Japan (%)
2011	78.24	78.71
2010	74.25	77.65
2009	71.21	77.38
2008	74.22	74.72
2007	75.26	73.57
2006	69.2	67.99
2005	68.27	66.20
2004	65.04	61.68
2003	61.95	47.85
2002	58.96	46.08
2001	49.18	38.15
2000	43.13	29.72

Source: www.google.com/publicdata