How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?

29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Share of the population using the Internet

Democratic Republic of Congo

19.7%

in 2024

Ethiopia

21.9%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

192nd

Ethiopia rank

189th

Share of the population using the Internet over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 21.9% against 19.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 192nd and Ethiopia ranks 189th of 208 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Ethiopia
2000s	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	5.3%	8.7%	3.4%	Ethiopia
2020s	17.5%	18.6%	1.1%	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population using the internet, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 21.9% against 19.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the population using the internet between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 2.2%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for share of the population using the internet?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 192nd and Ethiopia ranks 189th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of the population using the Internet
Unit: % of population
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 208 places, 6,217 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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