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Share of population using the internet, 2022 (% of population)
Internet use (% of population) by country in 2022, from the ITU. Compares how many people used the internet across 150+ countries.
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Key Insights
Global Average
66.6%
Median: 75.5%
Countries Covered
140
with available data
Highest
United Arab Emirates
100.0%
Lowest
South Sudan
10.0%
Top 5 Countries
1United Arab Emirates100.0%
2Iceland99.0%
3Luxembourg99.0%
4Norway99.0%
5Saudi Arabia99.0%
By Region
Oceania95.5%(2 countries)
Europe91.4%(31 countries)
South America80.6%(7 countries)
North America77.0%(4 countries)
Asia74.9%(22 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (10.0%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 66.6%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (22)
Africa (9)
Other (65)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Internet use (% of population) by country in 2022, from the ITU. Compares how many people used the internet across 150+ countries. Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% |
| 2 | Iceland | 99.0% |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 99.0% |
| 4 | Norway | 99.0% |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 99.0% |
| 6 | Denmark | 98.0% |
| 7 | Malaysia | 97.0% |
| 8 | Sweden | 97.0% |
| 9 | Cyprus | 96.0% |
| 10 | Netherlands | 96.0% |
| 11 | Switzerland | 96.0% |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 96.0% |
| 13 | Australia | 96.0% |
| 14 | Ireland | 95.0% |
| 15 | Oman | 95.0% |
| 16 | New Zealand | 95.0% |
| 17 | Spain | 95.0% |
| 18 | Belgium | 95.0% |
| 19 | Canada | 94.0% |
| 20 | Finland | 93.0% |
| 21 | France | 93.0% |
| 22 | Japan | 93.0% |
| 23 | Chile | 92.0% |
| 24 | Croatia | 92.0% |
| 25 | Estonia | 92.0% |
| 26 | Italy | 92.0% |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 92.0% |
| 28 | Poland | 92.0% |
| 29 | Singapore | 92.0% |
| 30 | United States of America | 92.0% |
| 31 | Austria | 92.0% |
| 32 | Lebanon | 91.0% |
| 33 | Israel | 90.0% |
| 34 | Latvia | 90.0% |
| 35 | Portugal | 90.0% |
| 36 | Argentina | 90.0% |
| 37 | Lithuania | 89.0% |
| 38 | Romania | 89.0% |
| 39 | Slovakia | 89.0% |
| 40 | Slovenia | 89.0% |
| 41 | Czech Republic | 88.0% |
| 42 | Hungary | 88.0% |
| 43 | Jordan | 88.0% |
| 44 | Morocco | 88.0% |
| 45 | Russian Federation | 88.0% |
| 46 | Uruguay | 88.0% |
| 47 | Armenia | 88.0% |
| 48 | Thailand | 85.0% |
| 49 | Benin | 84.0% |
| 50 | Greece | 84.0% |
| 51 | Mongolia | 84.0% |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 83.0% |
| 53 | Serbia | 83.0% |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 83.0% |
| 55 | Albania | 83.0% |
| 56 | Brazil | 81.0% |
| 57 | Georgia | 80.0% |
| 58 | Cuba | 79.0% |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 79.0% |
| 60 | Ukraine | 79.0% |
| 61 | Botswana | 79.0% |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 78.0% |
| 63 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 78.0% |
| 64 | Türkiye | 78.0% |
| 65 | Trinidad and Tobago | 77.0% |
| 66 | Afghanistan | 77.0% |
| 67 | People's Republic of China | 76.0% |
| 68 | Mexico | 76.0% |
| 69 | Moldova, Republic of | 76.0% |
| 70 | Tunisia | 76.0% |
| 71 | Iraq | 75.0% |
| 72 | Paraguay | 75.0% |
| 73 | Panama | 74.0% |
| 74 | Vietnam | 74.0% |
| 75 | Algeria | 74.0% |
| 76 | Colombia | 73.0% |
| 77 | Philippines | 73.0% |
| 78 | South Africa | 73.0% |
| 79 | Venezuela | 73.0% |
| 80 | Egypt | 72.0% |
| 81 | Ecuador | 71.0% |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 69.0% |
| 83 | Peru | 69.0% |
| 84 | Suriname | 66.0% |
| 85 | Malta | 65.0% |
| 86 | Maldives | 63.0% |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 63.0% |
| 88 | Gabon | 62.0% |
| 89 | Indonesia | 62.0% |
| 90 | Jamaica | 60.0% |
| 91 | Cambodia | 57.0% |
| 92 | Honduras | 57.0% |
| 93 | Bolivia | 56.0% |
| 94 | Namibia | 55.0% |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 53.0% |
| 96 | Ghana | 53.0% |
| 97 | Belize | 53.0% |
| 98 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 50.0% |
| 99 | India | 47.0% |
| 100 | Cameroon | 46.0% |
| 101 | Guatemala | 46.0% |
| 102 | Syrian Arab Republic | 46.0% |
| 103 | El Salvador | 45.0% |
| 104 | Myanmar | 44.0% |
| 105 | Lesotho | 43.0% |
| 106 | Kenya | 42.0% |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 41.0% |
| 108 | Tajikistan | 41.0% |
| 109 | Bangladesh | 41.0% |
| 110 | Republic of The Gambia | 40.0% |
| 111 | Nigeria | 40.0% |
| 112 | Nepal | 38.0% |
| 113 | Haiti | 37.0% |
| 114 | Pakistan | 36.0% |
| 115 | Guinea | 34.0% |
| 116 | Senegal | 34.0% |
| 117 | Zimbabwe | 34.0% |
| 118 | Sudan | 34.0% |
| 119 | Mauritania | 33.0% |
| 120 | Republic of the Congo | 32.0% |
| 121 | Zambia | 31.0% |
| 122 | Togo | 30.0% |
| 123 | Ethiopia | 29.0% |
| 124 | Mali | 29.0% |
| 125 | Yemen | 28.0% |
| 126 | Djibouti | 27.0% |
| 127 | Rwanda | 26.0% |
| 128 | Uganda | 26.0% |
| 129 | Angola | 26.0% |
| 130 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24.0% |
| 131 | Mozambique | 23.0% |
| 132 | Madagascar | 20.0% |
| 133 | Malawi | 20.0% |
| 134 | Sierra Leone | 20.0% |
| 135 | Somalia | 14.0% |
| 136 | Burundi | 12.0% |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 12.0% |
| 138 | Chad | 11.0% |
| 139 | Niger | 11.0% |
| 140 | South Sudan | 10.0% |
Showing 140 of 140 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (2022).
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