Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe: Number of people using the Internet

Afghanistan
6.86 million people
in 2024
Zimbabwe
6.93 million people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
80th
Zimbabwe rank
79th

Number of people using the Internet over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Zimbabwe
02.0M4.0M6.0M199020072024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 6.93 million people against 6.86 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 62,910 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 80th and Zimbabwe ranks 79th of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 0 people 0 people 0 people
2000s 315,102 people 297,208 people 17,895 people Afghanistan
2010s 3.27 million people 2.62 million people 645,624 people Afghanistan
2020s 6.63 million people 5.75 million people 880,258 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 Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 6.93 million people against 6.86 million people in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
62,910 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of people using the internet?
Afghanistan ranks 80th and Zimbabwe ranks 79th 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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