Panama vs Uruguay: Number of people using the Internet

Panama
2.87 million users
in 2021
Uruguay
2.98 million users
in 2021
Panama rank
119th
Uruguay rank
116th

Number of people using the Internet over time

  • Panama
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 2.98 million users against 2.87 million users in Panama, a difference of 107,180 users.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.

Panama ranks 119th and Uruguay ranks 116th of 207 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 30,867 users 104,335 users 73,468 users Uruguay
2000s 567,690 users 759,483 users 191,794 users Uruguay
2010s 1.99 million users 2.14 million users 152,129 users Uruguay
2020s 2.83 million users 2.94 million users 114,620 users Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people using the internet, Panama or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 2.98 million users against 2.87 million users in Panama as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Panama and Uruguay?
107,180 users, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for number of people using the internet?
Panama ranks 119th and Uruguay ranks 116th of 207 regions.
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.