Download Destinations
To test the validity of claims that the standards are a global force, we approached one of the leading online stores and asked them to provide a list of countries they had sold at least one copy of one of the ISO 27000 standard sinto during the previous month. The list they returned is as follows:
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Barbados
Belgium
Benin
Bermuda
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Channel Islands
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea, South
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mexico
Morocco
Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uruguay
USA
US Minor Outlying Islands
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands (British)
Yemen
It is pretty conclusive: the standard set is a global entity. There are 106 different or territories countries in the list.
We cheekily asked for number of sales, but they declined to provide this.
Data Collection Method
Upon ordering the download, the customer has to enter their credit card details for payment purposes. One of the fields entered is the home address of the individual, or the office address of the corporation. This field is what was used to compile the above list.
