Computer Ownership Chart Offers Surprising Breakdown

We spend a lot of time indoors huddling around the computer to keep warm in "Canda" and expensive cellphones, so the numbers don't surprise me there. but the Israeli numbers do; I thought cellphone-crazed countries had significantly lower computer use.

Anonymous' comment brings up another point: how do they define computer? Many people use cellphones and other mobile devices to perform many (if not more) tasks than others use desktops for.

Well, I'm doing my part in pushing Sweden towards the top of that list, I've got 3 C64s, 2 amigas, various generations of x86 computers from IBM PC XT and onwards as well as a collection of X86 CPUs and software.

I will be highly suspicions about the presented numbers by The Economist.
I just wonder how they got that 122 per 100 in Israel? Did they count all cellphone and all computers that laing around in there garages?
If they did, I count for 7 by my self (laptop, PDA, cell, 2 old motherboard from my old computers and two in my job for my use)
In such case US have like 700 per 100 people.

Israel have just 2 million Internet users (CIA World Factbook). It look like they count all the mobile phones (8.9 million) to population (7.1 million)
In such case France will show 114 not 57.
Somebody taring to show that Israel looks better then it is.

If you count cell phone as computers (most right now have access to Internet) the leading parties are in Europe.

The number presented are not correct, they should be much lower if you consider real PC and much higher if you consider any computer device. If they show the numbers it good idea to show the correct one.

The sad thing is that all the numbers indicate way to much energy is sock by all that devices.

Are these numbers based on computers per 100 residents, or per 100 citizens? That question in particular could have an effect on Israel and or the US's placement. And what qualifies as a "computer"?

What surprises me is how old this survey is. 2006..

The rise of the netbook didn't really happen until mid 2008, so those numbers are probably obsolete already. And the question about the definition of a computer must be answered, as cellphones are invading many traditionally desktop-bound tasks. As a blackberry user myself, I can vouch for this.

And what country is 'Canda' anyway?

I can vouch for myself, an American-Israeli citizen/resident...
I own 5 computers (3 laptops, 2 desktops)... Take into consideration that we have a very strong, vibrant hi-tech community here. That could likely be a large contribution to the numbers recorded.

Who cares what "Canda" is anyway? It's probably some third world country, like Africa.

"I own 5 computers (3 laptops, 2 desktops)"

And you using all computers by your self or there use by your famili?