Egypt vs Iran: Number of people using the Internet
Egypt
86.99 million people
in 2024
Iran
78.14 million people
in 2024
Egypt rank
12th
Iran rank
14th
Number of people using the Internet over time
- Egypt
- Iran
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 86.99 million people against 78.14 million people in Iran, a difference of 8.85 million people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iran ahead.
Egypt ranks 12th and Iran ranks 14th of 208 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62,676 people | 50,714 people | 11,962 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 8.39 million people | 5.37 million people | 3.02 million people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 36.57 million people | 36.14 million people | 422,360 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 82.33 million people | 72.59 million people | 9.73 million people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people using the internet, Egypt or Iran?
- Egypt, at 86.99 million people against 78.14 million people in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Egypt and Iran?
- 8.85 million people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for number of people using the internet?
- Egypt ranks 12th and Iran ranks 14th 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
Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months.