Which country has the highest Internet Penetration?

Saudi Arabia has the highest Internet Penetration in 2022, at 100.0%, followed by United Arab Emirates (100.0%) and Qatar (100.0%).

Which country has the lowest Internet Penetration?

Burundi has the lowest Internet Penetration in 2022, at 11.3%.

What is the median Internet Penetration across countries?

The median is 79.0% across the 182 countries with data in 2022.

Where does this internet penetration by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Individuals using the Internet (% of population) - Worldbank.

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Internet Penetration by Country

Name: Internet Penetration by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Saudi Arabia has the highest Internet Penetration in 2022 (100.0%), followed by United Arab Emirates (100.0%) and Qatar (100.0%). Burundi has the lowest (11.3%).

Tech & Business206 countries · 1 metricUpdated Oct 26, 2024Original page

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Individuals using the Internet (% of population) - Worldbank

ShowingInternet PenetrationBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →

Year

182 of 235 countries

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Internet Penetration, 2022

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 182 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

79.0%

Middle half 56.8% – 89.7%

Average

71.2%

182 countries

Highest

100.0%

Saudi Arabia

Lowest

11.3%

Burundi

Over time · 1990–2023

The top 5 in 2022, against the median.

Median of all countries
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Bahrain
Iceland

Data

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182 countries · # = rank by Internet Penetration

#
1	Saudi Arabia	100.0%
1	United Arab Emirates	100.0%
1	Qatar	100.0%
1	Bahrain	100.0%
5	Iceland	99.9%
6	Kuwait	99.8%
7	Norway	99.0%
8	Brunei	99.0%
9	Monaco	98.4%
10	Luxembourg	98.2%
11	Denmark	97.9%
12	Oman	97.9%
13	Malaysia	97.4%
14	South Korea	97.2%
15	United States	97.1%
16	Switzerland	96.8%
16	Liechtenstein	96.8%
18	Singapore	96.0%
19	New Zealand	95.7%
20	Hong Kong	95.6%
21	Ireland	95.6%
22	United Kingdom	95.3%
23	Sweden	95.0%
24	Australia	94.9%
25	Spain	94.5%
25	Andorra	94.5%
27	Bahamas	94.4%
28	Belgium	94.0%
29	Canada	94.0%
30	Austria	93.6%
31	Finland	93.0%
32	Netherlands	92.5%
33	Kazakhstan	92.3%
34	Israel	91.9%
35	Germany	91.6%
36	Malta	91.5%
37	Estonia	91.5%
38	Antigua and Barbuda	91.4%
39	Latvia	91.0%
40	Chile	90.7%
41	Jordan	90.5%
42	Russia	90.4%
43	Lebanon	90.1%
44	Morocco	89.9%
45	Uruguay	89.9%
46	Macau	89.8%
47	Cyprus	89.6%
48	Belarus	89.5%
49	Hungary	89.1%
50	Slovakia	89.1%
51	Slovenia	88.9%
52	Palestine	88.7%
53	Libya	88.4%
54	Argentina	88.4%
55	Montenegro	88.2%
56	Azerbaijan	88.0%
57	Thailand	88.0%
58	Lithuania	87.7%
59	Puerto Rico	87.3%
60	Poland	86.9%
61	Bhutan	86.8%
62	Seychelles	86.7%
63	Romania	85.5%
64	France	85.3%
65	Guyana	85.3%
66	Fiji	85.2%
67	Jamaica	85.1%
68	Italy	85.1%
68	San Marino	85.1%
70	Japan	84.9%
71	Czechia	84.5%
72	Portugal	84.5%
73	Dominican Republic	84.4%
74	North Macedonia	84.2%
75	Mongolia	83.9%
75	Maldives	83.9%
77	Uzbekistan	83.9%
78	Serbia	83.5%
79	Dominica	83.4%
80	Greece	83.2%
81	Nauru	82.7%
82	Albania	82.6%
83	Costa Rica	82.6%
84	Croatia	82.1%
85	Iran	81.7%
86	Tuvalu	81.2%
87	Brazil	80.5%
88	Trinidad and Tobago	80.0%
89	Grenada	79.9%
90	Kyrgyzstan	79.8%
91	Bulgaria	79.1%
92	Bosnia and Herzegovina	78.9%
93	Iraq	78.7%
94	Georgia	78.7%
95	Mexico	78.6%
96	Vietnam	78.6%
97	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	77.7%
98	Botswana	77.3%
99	Armenia	77.0%
100	Saint Kitts and Nevis	76.5%
101	Paraguay	76.3%
102	Barbados	76.2%
103	Suriname	75.8%
104	China	75.6%
105	Mauritius	75.5%
106	Samoa	75.3%
107	Philippines	75.2%
108	South Africa	74.7%
109	Peru	74.7%
110	Saint Lucia	74.2%
111	Tunisia	73.8%
112	Gabon	73.7%
113	Panama	73.6%
114	Bolivia	73.3%
115	Cuba	73.2%
115	Marshall Islands	73.2%
117	Colombia	72.8%
118	Egypt	72.2%
119	Cape Verde	72.1%
120	Algeria	71.2%
121	Belize	70.4%
122	Vanuatu	69.9%
123	Ghana	69.8%
124	Ecuador	69.7%
125	Equatorial Guinea	66.8%
126	Indonesia	66.5%
127	Laos	66.2%
128	Djibouti	65.0%
129	Moldova	63.5%
130	El Salvador	62.9%
131	Namibia	62.2%
132	Nicaragua	61.1%
133	Senegal	60.0%
134	Honduras	59.7%
135	Eswatini	58.3%
136	Sao Tome and Principe	57.0%
137	Cambodia	56.7%
138	Kiribati	54.4%
139	Guatemala	54.4%
140	Gambia	54.2%
141	Sri Lanka	50.1%
142	Nepal	49.6%
143	Lesotho	47.0%
144	Solomon Islands	45.0%
145	Mauritania	44.4%
146	Cameroon	43.9%
147	Bangladesh	41.6%
148	Kenya	40.8%
149	Timor-Leste	40.8%
150	Micronesia	40.5%
151	Angola	39.3%
152	Ivory Coast	38.4%
153	Togo	37.6%
154	Republic of the Congo	36.3%
155	Tajikistan	36.1%
156	Nigeria	35.5%
157	Rwanda	34.4%
158	Guinea	33.9%
159	Benin	33.8%
160	Mali	33.1%
161	Pakistan	33.0%
162	Zimbabwe	32.6%
163	Tanzania	31.9%
164	Guinea-Bissau	31.6%
165	Zambia	31.2%
166	Sierra Leone	30.4%
167	Liberia	30.1%
168	Sudan	28.7%
169	Malawi	27.7%
170	Somalia	27.6%
171	DR Congo	27.2%
172	Papua New Guinea	27.0%
173	Eritrea	26.6%
174	Mozambique	21.2%
175	Madagascar	20.6%
176	Burkina Faso	19.9%
177	Ethiopia	19.4%
178	Yemen	17.7%
179	Niger	16.9%
180	Chad	12.2%
181	South Sudan	12.1%
182	Burundi	11.3%

What correlates with Internet Penetration (2022)?

Pearson r against 1,410 other country metrics sharing at least 110 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Internet Penetration tend to score higher on these

% of Pop. Using Internet (ITU)Internet Users by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 181
Plot
Internet Users (% of People)Development Indicators by Country (World Bank)
r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 171
Plot
ICT Development IndexICT Development Index by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 155
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Energy Equity ScoreEnergy Trilemma Energy Performance Index
r = +0.92 · very strong · n = 123
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Human Development IndexStandard of Living by Country
r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 179
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Information & CommunicationSocial Progress Index by Country
r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 159
Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Internet Penetration tend to score lower on these

Global Hunger IndexGlobal Hunger Index by Country
r = −0.89 · very strong · n = 118
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Public ServicesFailed States
r = −0.86 · very strong · n = 165
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Employment in AgricultureEmployment in Agriculture by Country
r = −0.86 · very strong · n = 164
Plot
Young ADRAge Dependency Ratio by Country
r = −0.85 · very strong · n = 182
Plot
Crude Birth Rate (UN)Birth Rate by Country
r = −0.85 · very strong · n = 179
Plot
Crude Birth Rate (CIA)Birth Rate by Country
r = −0.85 · very strong · n = 181
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Internet Penetration?: Saudi Arabia has the highest Internet Penetration in 2022, at 100.0%, followed by United Arab Emirates (100.0%) and Qatar (100.0%).
Which country has the lowest Internet Penetration?: Burundi has the lowest Internet Penetration in 2022, at 11.3%.
What is the median Internet Penetration across countries?: The median is 79.0% across the 182 countries with data in 2022.
Where does this internet penetration by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Individuals using the Internet (% of population) - Worldbank.