Burundi vs Lesotho: Number of people using the Internet

Burundi
878,801 users
in 2021
Lesotho
1.02 million users
in 2021
Burundi rank
151st
Lesotho rank
149th

Number of people using the Internet over time

  • Burundi
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.02 million users against 878,801 users in Burundi, a difference of 140,179 users.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.

Burundi ranks 151st and Lesotho ranks 149th of 207 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 798.98 users 292.94 users 506.05 users Burundi
2000s 35,921 users 42,414 users 6,493 users Lesotho
2010s 256,430 users 507,194 users 250,764 users Lesotho
2020s 845,044 users 997,522 users 152,477 users Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people using the internet, Burundi or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 1.02 million users against 878,801 users in Burundi as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Burundi and Lesotho?
140,179 users, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lesotho?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Burundi and Lesotho rank globally for number of people using the internet?
Burundi ranks 151st and Lesotho ranks 149th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in, 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
users
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,658 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

The number of individuals using the Internet.