Ethiopia vs Peru: Number of people using the Internet

Ethiopia
20.39 million users
in 2021
Peru
23.58 million users
in 2021
Ethiopia rank
41st
Peru rank
38th

Number of people using the Internet over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Peru
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M199020052021

How they compare

Peru currently reports 23.58 million users against 20.39 million users in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.18 million users.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 41st and Peru ranks 38th of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 3,061 users 164,657 users 161,596 users Peru
2000s 187,475 users 4.81 million users 4.63 million users Peru
2010s 10.11 million users 13.51 million users 3.39 million users Peru
2020s 19.75 million users 22.50 million users 2.75 million users Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people using the internet, Ethiopia or Peru?
Peru, at 23.58 million users against 20.39 million users in Ethiopia as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Ethiopia and Peru?
3.18 million users, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Peru?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Ethiopia and Peru rank globally for number of people using the internet?
Ethiopia ranks 41st and Peru ranks 38th 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.