Bulgaria vs Finland: Number of people using the Internet

Bulgaria
5.31 million people
in 2024
Finland
5.27 million people
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
96th
Finland rank
97th

Number of people using the Internet over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Finland
02.0M4.0M6.0M199020072024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 5.31 million people against 5.27 million people in Finland, a difference of 43,030 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Finland ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 96th and Finland ranks 97th of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Finland Difference Ahead
1990s 70,603 people 744,540 people 673,937 people Finland
2000s 1.65 million people 3.60 million people 1.95 million people Finland
2010s 3.97 million people 4.82 million people 853,351 people Finland
2020s 5.02 million people 5.18 million people 158,416 people Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people using the internet, Bulgaria or Finland?
Bulgaria, at 5.31 million people against 5.27 million people in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Bulgaria and Finland?
43,030 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Finland?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Finland rank globally for number of people using the internet?
Bulgaria ranks 96th and Finland ranks 97th 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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