Maldives vs East Timor: Number of people using the Internet

Maldives
449,896 people
in 2024
East Timor
473,116 people
in 2021
Maldives rank
167th
East Timor rank
165th

Number of people using the Internet over time

  • Maldives
  • East Timor
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k199020072024

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 473,116 people against 449,896 people in Maldives, a difference of 23,220 people.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1990 it was East Timor ahead.

Maldives ranks 167th and East Timor ranks 165th of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives East Timor Difference Ahead
1990s 0 people 0 people 0 people
2000s 48,089 people 8,756 people 39,334 people Maldives
2010s 226,159 people 199,464 people 26,696 people Maldives
2020s 410,096 people 448,810 people 38,715 people East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people using the internet, Maldives or East Timor?
East Timor, at 473,116 people against 449,896 people in Maldives as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Maldives and East Timor?
23,220 people, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and East Timor?
19 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Maldives and East Timor rank globally for number of people using the internet?
Maldives ranks 167th and East Timor ranks 165th 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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Indicator
Number of people using the Internet
Unit
people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
208 places, 6,217 data points, 1990–2025
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