Puerto Rico vs Palestine: Share of the population using the Internet
Puerto Rico
87.3%
in 2022
Palestine
86.6%
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
78th
Palestine rank
80th
Share of the population using the Internet over time
- Puerto Rico
- Palestine
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 87.3% against 86.6% in Palestine, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Palestine ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 78th and Palestine ranks 80th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 12.7% | 11.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 53.7% | 12.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 88.6% | 1.4% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population using the internet, Puerto Rico or Palestine?
- Puerto Rico, at 87.3% against 86.6% in Palestine as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of the population using the internet between Puerto Rico and Palestine?
- 0.7%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Palestine?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Puerto Rico and Palestine rank globally for share of the population using the internet?
- Puerto Rico ranks 78th and Palestine ranks 80th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with major 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
Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.