Malawi vs Rwanda: Number of people using the Internet

Malawi

3.07 million users

in 2021

Rwanda

3.26 million users

in 2021

Malawi rank

114th

Rwanda rank

112th

Number of people using the Internet over time

Rwanda currently reports 3.26 million users against 3.07 million users in Malawi, a difference of 196,410 users.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Malawi ranks 114th and Rwanda ranks 112th of 207 countries.

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.