Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%) by country
Countries reporting
236
Highest
100.0%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
6.7%
South Sudan
Median
80.2%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
6,130
What the numbers show
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%) is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 6.7% in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 80.2%, and the mean is 69.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 231 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 15,033.3%), and the largest decrease in Japan (down 4.0%).
Proportion of individuals using the Internet: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2025 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Denmark | 99.8% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 99.1% | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 7 | Monaco | 99.0% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 99.0% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 7 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 99.0% | 2016 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 10 | Bermuda | 98.4% | 2017 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 11 | Liechtenstein | 98.3% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 98.2% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Qatar | 98.1% | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Malaysia | 98.0% | 2024 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 15 | South Korea | 97.9% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 97.9% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 17 | Faroe Islands | 97.6% | 2017 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 18 | San Marino | 97.4% | 2024 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 97.3% | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 20 | Aruba | 97.2% | 2017 | up 214.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Ireland | 97.2% | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 22 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 97.0% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 23 | Brunei | 96.3% | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 23 | Brunei Darussalam | 96.3% | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 25 | Australia | 96.1% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 95.8% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 95.8% | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 95.8% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 29 | Australia and New Zealand | 95.7% | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 30 | Chile | 95.6% | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 30 | Jordan | 95.6% | 2024 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 95.5% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 95.5% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 34 | Oman | 95.3% | 2024 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 35 | United States | 94.7% | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 36 | Andorra | 94.4% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 36 | Canada | 94.4% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 36 | Gibraltar | 94.4% | 2016 | up 108.4% | rising |
| 36 | Russia | 94.4% | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Singapore | 94.4% | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 36 | Russian Federation | 94.4% | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Belarus | 94.3% | 2024 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Malta | 93.9% | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 44 | Hungary | 93.8% | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 45 | Finland | 93.7% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 46 | Germany | 93.5% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 46 | New Zealand | 93.5% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 93.4% | 2024 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 93.1% | 2025 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 50 | Latvia | 92.7% | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 51 | Bahamas | 92.5% | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Estonia | 92.2% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 92.0% | 2024 | up 225.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Uruguay | 92.0% | 2024 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Austria | 91.9% | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 56 | China | 91.6% | 2025 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Bhutan | 91.3% | 2024 | up 201.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Romania | 91.3% | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Morocco | 91.2% | 2024 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 91.0% | 2024 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Thailand | 90.9% | 2024 | up 160.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 90.8% | 2025 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Slovenia | 90.8% | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 64 | Jamaica | 90.1% | 2024 | up 123.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Slovakia | 89.8% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 65 | Turkey | 89.8% | 2025 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Türkiye | 89.8% | 2025 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Argentina | 89.7% | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Cyprus | 89.6% | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 89.5% | 2024 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Kiribati | 89.4% | 2024 | up 626.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Italy | 89.2% | 2024 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 72 | Lithuania | 89.2% | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 72 | Holy See | 89.2% | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 75 | Montenegro | 88.9% | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 76 | France | 88.7% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 77 | Poland | 88.6% | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 78 | Portugal | 88.5% | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 79 | Israel | 88.2% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 80 | Seychelles | 87.8% | 2024 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Czechia | 87.7% | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 81 | Serbia | 87.7% | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 83 | Suriname | 87.4% | 2023 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Puerto Rico | 87.3% | 2022 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 87.2% | 2024 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 86 | State of Palestine | 86.6% | 2023 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Greece | 86.3% | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.1% | 2024 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Albania | 85.9% | 2024 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Japan | 85.5% | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 91 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 85.3% | 2024 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Maldives | 85.2% | 2024 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Mongolia | 85.1% | 2024 | up 327.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Brazil | 84.5% | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Vietnam | 84.2% | 2024 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Viet Nam | 84.2% | 2024 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Palau | 83.9% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Georgia | 83.8% | 2024 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Croatia | 83.6% | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 99 | Guernsey | 83.6% | 2011 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 101 | Mexico | 83.1% | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Guyana | 83.0% | 2024 | up 159.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Nauru | 83.0% | 2024 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 102 | Naoero | 83.0% | 2024 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 105 | Ukraine | 82.5% | 2024 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 82.4% | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 82.2% | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 108 | Dominica | 82.0% | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 108 | Libya | 82.0% | 2024 | up 360.7% | volatile |
| 108 | New Caledonia | 82.0% | 2017 | up 133.6% | rising |
| 108 | Peru | 82.0% | 2024 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Paraguay | 81.6% | 2024 | up 89.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Anguilla | 81.6% | 2016 | up 126.7% | rising |
| 114 | Iraq | 81.5% | 2024 | up 602.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Armenia | 81.3% | 2024 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Cayman Islands | 81.1% | 2017 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 117 | Lebanon | 80.6% | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Guam | 80.5% | 2017 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 119 | Belize | 80.0% | 2024 | up 106.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 79.7% | 2024 | up 130.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Niue | 79.6% | 2011 | up 143.4% | rising |
| 122 | Colombia | 79.3% | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 123 | South Africa | 78.4% | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 124 | British Virgin Islands | 77.7% | 2017 | up 115.8% | rising |
| 125 | Algeria | 77.4% | 2024 | up 162.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Moldova | 77.4% | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Republic of Moldova | 77.4% | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Ecuador | 77.2% | 2024 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 76.9% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 130 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 76.7% | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 76.2% | 2024 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Fiji | 74.7% | 2024 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Cabo Verde | 74.7% | 2024 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Egypt | 74.6% | 2024 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Caribbean | 73.9% | 2025 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Mauritius | 73.3% | 2024 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Indonesia | 72.8% | 2024 | up 325.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Panama | 72.8% | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Antigua and Barbuda | 72.7% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 139 | French Polynesia | 72.7% | 2017 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Ghana | 72.2% | 2024 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Cuba | 70.5% | 2024 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Barbados | 70.4% | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 144 | Grenada | 70.2% | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 145 | India | 70.0% | 2025 | up 369.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Tunisia | 70.0% | 2024 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Greenland | 69.5% | 2017 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 148 | Gabon | 68.7% | 2024 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Cambodia | 68.5% | 2024 | up 389.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 68.2% | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 151 | Tonga | 67.4% | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Philippines | 67.3% | 2024 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 153 | El Salvador | 66.5% | 2024 | up 168.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Marshall Islands | 65.9% | 2024 | up 292.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Laos | 65.6% | 2024 | up 358.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 65.6% | 2024 | up 358.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Djibouti | 65.3% | 2024 | up 284.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Namibia | 64.9% | 2024 | up 338.5% | volatile |
| 159 | United States Virgin Islands | 64.4% | 2017 | up 135.9% | rising |
| 160 | Eswatini | 63.4% | 2024 | up 153.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.3% | 2024 | up 234.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Nicaragua | 61.4% | 2024 | up 248.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Guatemala | 60.2% | 2024 | up 157.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Senegal | 60.1% | 2024 | up 239.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | 59.1% | 2024 | up 142.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Honduras | 58.6% | 2024 | up 154.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Botswana | 57.5% | 2024 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Pakistan | 57.3% | 2024 | up 473.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Tajikistan | 55.8% | 2024 | up 218.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Sri Lanka | 54.6% | 2024 | up 420.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Montserrat | 54.6% | 2011 | up 110.8% | rising |
| 172 | Cook Islands | 54.0% | 2016 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 173 | Bangladesh | 53.4% | 2024 | up 486.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Lesotho | 51.8% | 2024 | up 135.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Gambia | 49.5% | 2024 | up 217.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Haiti | 47.9% | 2024 | up 320.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Congo | 47.3% | 2024 | up 566.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Cameroon | 46.3% | 2024 | up 185.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Nepal | 46.3% | 2024 | up 200.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Mauritania | 45.8% | 2024 | up 288.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Myanmar | 45.4% | 2020 | up 15,033.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Martinique | 42.0% | 2009 | up 438.5% | rising |
| 183 | Zimbabwe | 41.6% | 2024 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.4% | 2024 | up 314.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Côte d'Ivoire | 41.4% | 2024 | up 314.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Nigeria | 41.2% | 2024 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Jersey | 41.0% | 2012 | up 111.3% | rising |
| 187 | Ascension | 41.0% | 2012 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 189 | Angola | 40.7% | 2024 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Togo | 39.5% | 2024 | up 593.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 39.5% | 2024 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Saint Helena | 37.6% | 2012 | up 272.3% | rising |
| 193 | Mali | 36.8% | 2024 | up 425.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Reunion | 36.3% | 2009 | up 163.0% | rising |
| 194 | Réunion | 36.3% | 2009 | up 163.0% | rising |
| 196 | Tuvalu | 35.2% | 2017 | up 252.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Kenya | 35.0% | 2024 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 197 | East Timor | 35.0% | 2021 | up 775.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Timor-Leste | 35.0% | 2021 | up 775.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Benin | 34.0% | 2024 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 201 | Syria | 33.8% | 2018 | up 141.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Syrian Arab Republic | 33.8% | 2018 | up 141.4% | volatile |
| 203 | Guinea | 33.3% | 2024 | up 420.3% | volatile |
| 204 | Comoros | 32.5% | 2024 | up 364.3% | volatile |
| 205 | Liberia | 32.2% | 2024 | up 496.3% | volatile |
| 206 | Rwanda | 31.7% | 2024 | up 199.1% | volatile |
| 207 | United Republic of Tanzania | 31.2% | 2024 | up 345.7% | volatile |
| 208 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.8% | 2024 | up 803.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Solomon Islands | 29.0% | 2024 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 210 | Burkina Faso | 28.3% | 2024 | up 371.7% | volatile |
| 211 | Somalia | 27.9% | 2024 | up 1,643.8% | volatile |
| 212 | French Guiana | 25.7% | 2009 | up 164.9% | rising |
| 213 | Sierra Leone | 25.1% | 2024 | up 311.5% | volatile |
| 214 | Guadeloupe | 23.4% | 2009 | up 303.4% | rising |
| 215 | Vanuatu | 22.4% | 2015 | up 339.2% | volatile |
| 216 | Ethiopia | 21.9% | 2024 | up 184.4% | volatile |
| 217 | Samoa | 21.2% | 2014 | up 583.9% | volatile |
| 218 | Mozambique | 20.5% | 2024 | up 241.7% | volatile |
| 219 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19.7% | 2024 | up 556.7% | volatile |
| 220 | Malawi | 19.0% | 2024 | up 227.6% | volatile |
| 221 | Papua New Guinea | 18.8% | 2024 | up 189.2% | volatile |
| 222 | Madagascar | 18.7% | 2024 | up 405.4% | volatile |
| 223 | Sudan | 18.6% | 2017 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 224 | Turkmenistan | 18.0% | 2016 | up 1,284.6% | volatile |
| 225 | Yemen | 17.5% | 2019 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 226 | Zambia | 17.1% | 2024 | up 163.1% | volatile |
| 227 | Afghanistan | 16.1% | 2024 | up 130.0% | volatile |
| 228 | Niger | 15.6% | 2024 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 229 | Yugoslavia [former] | 14.4% | 2004 | — | rising |
| 230 | Eritrea | 14.3% | 2020 | up 2,283.3% | volatile |
| 231 | Central African Republic | 13.8% | 2024 | up 411.1% | volatile |
| 232 | Chad | 12.6% | 2024 | up 334.5% | volatile |
| 233 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 9.0% | 2012 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 234 | Uganda | 8.9% | 2024 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 235 | Burundi | 8.6% | 2024 | up 760.0% | volatile |
| 236 | South Sudan | 6.7% | 2019 | up 346.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Other non-specified areas in Eastern Asia 96.7%
- Northern Europe 96.2%
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 95.8%
- Northern America 95.6%
- United States of America 94.7%
- Europe and Northern America 94.3%
- Western Europe 94.0%
- Europe 93.6%
- Eastern Europe 93.1%
- Southern Europe 92.4%
- Eastern Asia 92.2%
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 89.8%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 88.7%
- Americas 88.1%
- Central Asia 86.6%
- South America 85.5%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 83.7%
- Central America 81.5%
- South-Eastern Asia 80.5%
- Western Asia 79.4%
- Asia 77.4%
- Southern Africa 77.2%
- Oceania 75.2%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 74.8%
- World 73.6%
- Northern Africa 69.6%
- Central and Southern Asia 65.0%
- Southern Asia 64.2%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 64.1%
- Western Africa 43.1%
- Africa 41.8%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 37.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 35.7%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 33.7%
- Middle Africa 29.7%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 26.1%
- Eastern Africa 25.6%