Kuwait vs Laos: Number of people using the Internet

Kuwait
4.35 million users
in 2021
Laos
4.62 million users
in 2021
Kuwait rank
100th
Laos rank
98th

Number of people using the Internet over time

  • Kuwait
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 4.62 million users against 4.35 million users in Kuwait, a difference of 273,310 users.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Laos ahead.

Kuwait ranks 100th and Laos ranks 98th of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Laos Difference Ahead
1990s 48,898 users 841.93 users 48,056 users Kuwait
2000s 614,893 users 88,280 users 526,613 users Kuwait
2010s 3.11 million users 1.40 million users 1.71 million users Kuwait
2020s 4.35 million users 4.29 million users 60,180 users Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people using the internet, Kuwait or Laos?
Laos, at 4.62 million users against 4.35 million users in Kuwait as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Kuwait and Laos?
273,310 users, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Laos?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Kuwait and Laos rank globally for number of people using the internet?
Kuwait ranks 100th and Laos ranks 98th 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.