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Countries by Internet Penetration

Share of the population using the internet.

211 of 240 countries and territories have a published value for this indicator.

#1 Saudi Arabia
100.0%
Asia
World Bank, 2024
#1 United Arab Emirates
100.0%
Asia
World Bank, 2024
#1 Kuwait
100.0%
Asia
World Bank, 2025
Median country
81.1%
Across 211 ranked countries

Full Ranking (211 Countries)

Countries with no published value are excluded rather than ranked last. Sort any column, filter by continent, or export as CSV.

211 countries
Values are the most recent published observation per country, so the year varies. The trend column shows each country's population from 1950 to 2025 (top 25 rows only, to keep the page light) — it is context, not the ranked measure.
1Saudi Arabia100.0%
1United Arab Emirates100.0%
1Kuwait100.0%
1Bahrain100.0%
5Denmark99.8%
6Luxembourg99.1%
7Monaco99.0%
8Norway99.0%
9Bermuda98.4%
10Liechtenstein98.3%
11Iceland98.2%
12Qatar98.1%
13Malaysia98.0%
14South Korea97.9%
15Faroe Islands97.6%
16San Marino97.4%
17Switzerland97.3%
18Ireland97.2%
19Aruba97.2%
20Netherlands97.0%
21Brunei96.3%
22Australia96.1%
23Belgium95.8%
24Sweden95.8%
25Spain95.8%
26Hong Kong95.8%
27Jordan95.6%
28Chile95.6%
29United Kingdom95.5%
30Oman95.3%
31United States94.7%
32Gibraltar94.4%
33Andorra94.4%
34Singapore94.4%
35Russia94.4%
36Canada94.4%
37Belarus94.3%
38Malta93.9%
39Hungary93.8%
40Finland93.7%
41New Zealand93.5%
42Germany93.5%
43Kazakhstan93.4%
44North Macedonia93.1%
45Latvia92.7%
46Bahamas92.5%
47Estonia92.2%
48Kyrgyzstan92.0%
49Uruguay92.0%
50Austria91.9%
51China91.6%
52Romania91.3%
53Bhutan91.3%
54Morocco91.2%
55Dominican Republic91.0%
56Thailand90.9%
57Azerbaijan90.8%
58Slovenia90.8%
59Jamaica90.1%
60Macao89.8%
61Slovakia89.8%
62Turkey89.8%
63Argentina89.7%
64Cyprus89.6%
65Uzbekistan89.5%
66Kiribati89.4%
67Italy89.2%
68Lithuania89.2%
69Montenegro88.9%
70France88.7%
71Poland88.6%
72Portugal88.5%
73Israel88.2%
74Seychelles87.8%
75Serbia87.7%
76Czech Republic87.7%
77Suriname87.4%
78Puerto Rico87.3%
79Costa Rica87.2%
80State of Palestine86.6%
81Greece86.3%
82Bosnia and Herzegovina86.1%
83Albania85.9%
84Japan85.5%
85Iran85.3%
86Maldives85.2%
87Mongolia85.1%
88Brazil84.5%
89Vietnam84.2%
90Palau83.9%
91Georgia83.8%
92Croatia83.6%
93Mexico83.1%
94Nauru83.0%
95Guyana83.0%
96Ukraine82.5%
97Bulgaria82.4%
98Trinidad and Tobago82.2%
99Dominica82.0%
100New Caledonia82.0%
101Peru82.0%
102Libya82.0%
103Paraguay81.6%
104Iraq81.5%
105Armenia81.3%
106Cayman Islands81.1%
107Lebanon80.6%
108Guam80.5%
109Belize80.0%
110Bolivia79.7%
111Colombia79.3%
112South Africa78.4%
113British Virgin Islands77.7%
114Algeria77.4%
115Moldova77.4%
116Ecuador77.2%
117Venezuela76.7%
118Tunisia76.5%
119Saint Vincent76.2%
120Cape Verde74.7%
121Fiji74.7%
122Egypt74.6%
123Mauritius73.3%
124Indonesia72.8%
125Panama72.8%
126Antigua and Barbuda72.7%
127French Polynesia72.7%
128Ghana72.2%
129Cuba70.5%
130Barbados70.4%
131Grenada70.2%
132India70.0%
133Greenland69.5%
134Gabon68.7%
135Cambodia68.5%
136Saint Lucia68.2%
137Curaçao68.1%
138Tonga67.4%
139Philippines67.3%
140El Salvador66.5%
141Marshall Islands65.9%
142Laos65.6%
143Djibouti65.3%
144Namibia64.9%
145U.S. Virgin Islands64.4%
146Eswatini63.4%
147Equatorial Guinea63.3%
148Nicaragua61.4%
149Guatemala60.2%
150Senegal60.1%
151Sao Tome and Principe59.1%
152Honduras58.6%
153Botswana57.5%
154Pakistan57.3%
155Tajikistan55.8%
156Sri Lanka54.6%
157Bangladesh53.4%
158Lesotho51.8%
159Gambia49.5%
160Haiti47.9%
161Congo47.3%
162Nepal46.3%
163Cameroon46.3%
164Mauritania45.8%
165Myanmar45.4%
166Zimbabwe41.6%
167Ivory Coast41.4%
168Nigeria41.2%
169Angola40.7%
170Micronesia39.5%
171Togo39.5%
172Mali36.8%
173Tuvalu35.2%
174Timor-Leste35.0%
175Kenya35.0%
176Benin34.0%
177Syria33.8%
178Guinea33.3%
179Comoros32.5%
180Liberia32.2%
181Rwanda31.7%
182Tanzania31.2%
183Guinea-Bissau29.8%
184Solomon Islands29.0%
185Burkina Faso28.3%
186Somalia27.9%
187Sierra Leone25.1%
188Vanuatu22.4%
189Ethiopia21.9%
190Samoa21.2%
191Mozambique20.5%
192DR Congo19.7%
193Malawi19.0%
194Papua New Guinea18.8%
195Madagascar18.7%
196Sudan18.6%
197Turkmenistan18.0%
198Yemen17.5%
199Zambia17.1%
200Afghanistan16.1%
201Niger15.6%
202Eritrea14.3%
203Central African Republic13.8%
204Chad12.6%
205Uganda9.0%
206Burundi8.6%
207South Sudan6.7%
208North Korea0.0%
208Turks and Caicos0.0%
208American Samoa0.0%
208Northern Mariana Islands0.0%

Top 10

The ten highest-ranked countries by internet penetration.

  1. Saudi Arabia100.0%
  2. United Arab Emirates100.0%
  3. Kuwait100.0%
  4. Bahrain100.0%
  5. Denmark99.8%
  6. Luxembourg99.1%
  7. Monaco99.0%
  8. Norway99.0%
  9. Bermuda98.4%
  10. Liechtenstein98.3%
Top ten countries by internet penetration
NameInternet Penetration
Saudi Arabia100.0%
United Arab Emirates100.0%
Kuwait100.0%
Bahrain100.0%
Denmark99.8%
Luxembourg99.1%
Monaco99.0%
Norway99.0%
Bermuda98.4%
Liechtenstein98.3%

By Continent

Mean of country values within each continent — an unweighted average, so a small country counts the same as a large one.

Average internet penetration by continent
NameValueShare
Europe9221.7%
South America8419.8%
Asia7517.7%
North America7517.6%
Oceania5613.1%
Africa4310.1%

Average by continent

About This Data

Definition

Share of the population using the internet.

Coverage and vintage

211 of 240 countries and territories report this indicator. Each value is the latest published observation for that country — the year column shows which. The leading value is World Bank, 2024.