New Caledonia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of people using the Internet

New Caledonia
232,524 people
in 2017
Sao Tome and Principe
139,243 people
in 2024
New Caledonia rank
175th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
178th

Number of people using the Internet over time

  • New Caledonia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199020072024

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 232,524 people against 139,243 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 93,281 people.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.7 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

New Caledonia ranks 175th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th of 208 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Caledonia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 5,529 people 311.23 people 5,218 people New Caledonia
2000s 68,506 people 19,050 people 49,455 people New Caledonia
2010s 174,617 people 46,294 people 128,322 people New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people using the internet, New Caledonia or Sao Tome and Principe?
New Caledonia, at 232,524 people against 139,243 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2017.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between New Caledonia and Sao Tome and Principe?
93,281 people, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Sao Tome and Principe?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do New Caledonia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of people using the internet?
New Caledonia ranks 175th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th 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

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