Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Number of people using the Internet

Afghanistan
6.86 million people
in 2024
Burkina Faso
6.65 million people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
80th
Burkina Faso rank
81st

Number of people using the Internet over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Burkina Faso
02.0M4.0M6.0M199020072024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 6.86 million people against 6.65 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 210,940 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 80th and Burkina Faso ranks 81st of 208 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1990s 0 people 0 people 0 people —
2000s 315,102 people 81,468 people 233,635 people Afghanistan
2010s 3.27 million people 1.13 million people 2.13 million people Afghanistan
2020s 6.63 million people 5.00 million people 1.64 million people Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people using the internet, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
Afghanistan, at 6.86 million people against 6.65 million people in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
210,940 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for number of people using the internet?
Afghanistan ranks 80th and Burkina Faso ranks 81st of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi, published as Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people using the Internet
Unit
people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
208 places, 6,217 data points, 1990–2025
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