Egypt vs Nigeria: Number of people using the Internet
Egypt
86.99 million people
in 2024
Nigeria
95.89 million people
in 2024
Egypt rank
12th
Nigeria rank
10th
Number of people using the Internet over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 95.89 million people against 86.99 million people in Egypt, a difference of 8.90 million people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Egypt ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82,816 people | 22,155 people | 60,661 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 8.39 million people | 5.47 million people | 2.92 million people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 36.57 million people | 40.59 million people | 4.02 million people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 82.33 million people | 84.08 million people | 1.75 million people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people using the internet, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 95.89 million people against 86.99 million people in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 8.90 million people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for number of people using the internet?
- Egypt ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 10th 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.