Broadband internet coverage by speed in Iceland
Iceland: Broadband internet coverage by speed was 96.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
96.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
24th
of 40 countries
All-time high
98.0%
in 2017
All-time low
92.8%
in 2013
Years of data
8
2013–2020
Broadband internet coverage by speed in Iceland, 2013–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 96.8% for broadband internet coverage by speed in 2020.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Iceland ranks 24th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Broadband internet coverage by speed in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 92.8% | — |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 96.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.6%, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 96.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.8%, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.5% | 92.8% | 98.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.8% | 96.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More science & technology data for Iceland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 120.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.23 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 475,724 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.67 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 715.97 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broadband internet coverage by speed in Iceland?
- Broadband internet coverage by speed in Iceland was 96.8% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest broadband internet coverage by speed recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest broadband internet coverage by speed recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.8% in 2013.
- How does Iceland rank for broadband internet coverage by speed?
- Iceland ranks 24th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is broadband internet coverage by speed rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Broadband internet coverage by speed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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