The thing that surprised me about this view of worldwide internet penetration was India particularly compared to China considering both countries have similar populations. I am aware of the poverty in India and is that the reason? Is India that much more poor than China who have 1/3 of their population online? I wonder if there is something more in terms of lack of infrastructure.
Just curious – anyone with additional insights on India?
For the full graphic, go here to thenextweb.
UPDATE:
I found this here that indicates there is an enormous difference in the degree of poverty between India and China by a factor of 10 times.
India’s per capita earning is US$440 per year against US$990 per year in China
As per the World Bank, the poverty line definition is US$1 per person per day or US$365/person/year, for underdeveloped countries like India, China etc. As per the official data from both governments, China has 3% population below the poverty line, compared to India’s 26 to 29%! Only better governance will help.
Bankwatch 
This actually didn’t surprise me at all… something like 50% of the world’s poor are in India.
Wolfram Alpha has the GDP comparison here:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=india+gdp+vs+china+gdp
I knew there is a lot of poverty but the magnitude is astounding and somehow does not come across in the news stories about China vs India. Fascinating.