Algeria vs Malaysia: Number of people using the Internet

Algeria
36.24 million people
in 2024
Malaysia
34.85 million people
in 2024
Algeria rank
29th
Malaysia rank
31st

Number of people using the Internet over time

  • Algeria
  • Malaysia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M199020072024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 36.24 million people against 34.85 million people in Malaysia, a difference of 1.39 million people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Algeria ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 31st of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 10,168 people 708,444 people 698,276 people Malaysia
2000s 1.83 million people 11.06 million people 9.24 million people Malaysia
2010s 13.48 million people 21.82 million people 8.35 million people Malaysia
2020s 33.14 million people 33.30 million people 155,180 people Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people using the internet, Algeria or Malaysia?
Algeria, at 36.24 million people against 34.85 million people in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Algeria and Malaysia?
1.39 million people, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Malaysia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Malaysia rank globally for number of people using the internet?
Algeria ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 31st 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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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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