Share of the population using the Internet in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of the population using the Internet was 63.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 63.3% for share of the population using the internet in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 235.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 63.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Equatorial Guinea 147th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population using the Internet in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +127.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +35.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +24.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +94.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +62.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +62.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +36.2% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +181.7% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +91.7% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +21.2% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +67.1% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | -0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 63.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5%, 78% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 63.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.5%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +181.7% | 2.1% | 6.0% |
| 1998 | +127.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2002 | +94.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 6.0% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 55.0% | 63.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More science & technology data for Equatorial Guinea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 49.54 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.4954 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 893,441 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 31.85 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.68 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.44 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of the population using the internet in Equatorial Guinea was 63.3% in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using the internet recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 147th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 235.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.