Kenya vs Netherlands: Number of people using the Internet
Kenya
19.74 million people
in 2024
Netherlands
17.45 million people
in 2024
Kenya rank
44th
Netherlands rank
47th
Number of people using the Internet over time
- Kenya
- Netherlands
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 19.74 million people against 17.45 million people in Netherlands, a difference of 2.28 million people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.
Kenya ranks 44th and Netherlands ranks 47th of 208 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,117 people | 2.41 million people | 2.40 million people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.13 million people | 11.66 million people | 10.52 million people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 7.08 million people | 15.61 million people | 8.53 million people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 16.14 million people | 16.65 million people | 509,100 people | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people using the internet, Kenya or Netherlands?
- Kenya, at 19.74 million people against 17.45 million people in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Kenya and Netherlands?
- 2.28 million people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Netherlands?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Netherlands rank globally for number of people using the internet?
- Kenya ranks 44th and Netherlands ranks 47th 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.