Cuba vs India: Share of the population using the Internet

Cuba
70.5%
in 2024
India
70.0%
in 2025
Cuba rank
130th
India rank
133rd

Share of the population using the Internet over time

  • Cuba
  • India
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 70.5% against 70.0% in India, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.

Cuba ranks 130th and India ranks 133rd of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba India Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Cuba
2000s 7.9% 2.5% 5.4% Cuba
2010s 37.8% 15.4% 22.5% Cuba
2020s 69.3% 54.8% 14.6% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population using the internet, Cuba or India?
Cuba, at 70.5% against 70.0% in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the population using the internet between Cuba and India?
0.5%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and India?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cuba and India rank globally for share of the population using the internet?
Cuba ranks 130th and India ranks 133rd 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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About this data

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

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