Which has higher number of people using the internet, Eritrea or East Timor?

East Timor, at 473,117 users against 472,278 users in Eritrea as of 2021.

What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Eritrea and East Timor?

839 users, with East Timor ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and East Timor?

16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.

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.

Eritrea vs East Timor: Number of people using the Internet

Eritrea

472,278 users

in 2020

East Timor

473,117 users

in 2021

Eritrea rank

163rd

East Timor rank

162nd

Number of people using the Internet over time

Eritrea
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 473,117 users against 472,278 users in Eritrea, a difference of 839 users.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1990 it was East Timor ahead.

Eritrea ranks 163rd and East Timor ranks 162nd of 207 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 users	0 users	0 users	—
2000s	11,378 users	11,678 users	299.59 users	East Timor
2010s	80,330 users	199,465 users	119,135 users	East Timor
2020s	472,278 users	424,505 users	47,773 users	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people using the internet, Eritrea or East Timor?: East Timor, at 473,117 users against 472,278 users in Eritrea as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Eritrea and East Timor?: 839 users, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and East Timor?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Eritrea and East Timor rank globally for number of people using the internet?: Eritrea ranks 163rd and East Timor ranks 162nd 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: 07 August 2026

The number of individuals using the Internet.