Which has higher number of people using the internet, Malta or Suriname?

Suriname, at 549,646 people against 533,922 people in Malta as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Malta and Suriname?

15,724 people, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Suriname?

27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Malta vs Suriname: Number of people using the Internet

Malta

533,922 people

in 2024

Suriname

549,646 people

in 2023

Malta rank

164th

Suriname rank

163rd

Number of people using the Internet over time

Malta
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 549,646 people against 533,922 people in Malta, a difference of 15,724 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Suriname ahead.

Malta ranks 164th and Suriname ranks 163rd of 208 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12,494 people	3,738 people	8,756 people	Malta
2000s	146,984 people	54,431 people	92,554 people	Malta
2010s	333,852 people	250,256 people	83,596 people	Malta
2020s	508,929 people	549,646 people	40,717 people	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people using the internet, Malta or Suriname?: Suriname, at 549,646 people against 533,922 people in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Malta and Suriname?: 15,724 people, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Suriname?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malta and Suriname rank globally for number of people using the internet?: Malta ranks 164th and Suriname ranks 163rd 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
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months.