Africa vs Nigeria: Internet users

Africa

168.70 million

in 2011

Nigeria

46.19 million

in 2011

Africa rank

1st

Nigeria rank

1st

Internet users over time

Africa currently reports 168.70 million against 46.19 million in Nigeria, a difference of 122.51 million.

That makes Africa's figure about 3.7 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Africa ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 6 groups.

Indicator: Internet users
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,085 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.