Internet users - Country rankings
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Internet users, percent of population, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 48 countries was 43.12 percent. The highest value was in Morocco: 88.13 percent and the lowest value was in Burundi: 5.8 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries | Internet users, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
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Morocco | 88.13 | 1 | 1990 - 2021 |
Seychelles | 81.59 | 2 | 1990 - 2021 |
Tunisia | 78.99 | 3 | 1990 - 2021 |
Botswana | 73.5 | 4 | 1960 - 2021 |
South Africa | 72.31 | 5 | 1990 - 2021 |
Egypt | 72.06 | 6 | 1990 - 2022 |
Gabon | 71.75 | 7 | 1990 - 2021 |
Algeria | 70.77 | 8 | 1990 - 2021 |
Cape Verde | 69.76 | 9 | 1990 - 2021 |
Djibouti | 68.86 | 10 | 1990 - 2021 |
Ghana | 68.2 | 11 | 1990 - 2021 |
Mauritius | 67.58 | 12 | 1990 - 2021 |
Swaziland | 58.91 | 13 | 1990 - 2021 |
Mauritania | 58.76 | 14 | 1990 - 2021 |
Senegal | 58.05 | 15 | 1990 - 2021 |
Nigeria | 55.36 | 16 | 1990 - 2021 |
Eq. Guinea | 53.92 | 17 | 1990 - 2021 |
Namibia | 52.97 | 18 | 1990 - 2021 |
S.T.&Principe | 51.2 | 19 | 1990 - 2021 |
Lesotho | 47.98 | 20 | 1990 - 2021 |
Cameroon | 45.6 | 21 | 1990 - 2021 |
Ivory Coast | 45.43 | 22 | 1990 - 2022 |
G.-Bissau | 35.15 | 23 | 1990 - 2021 |
Togo | 34.98 | 24 | 1960 - 2021 |
Zimbabwe | 34.81 | 25 | 1990 - 2021 |
Guinea | 34.68 | 26 | 1990 - 2021 |
Mali | 34.49 | 27 | 1990 - 2021 |
Benin | 33.97 | 28 | 1990 - 2021 |
Liberia | 33.63 | 29 | 1990 - 2021 |
Gambia | 32.96 | 30 | 1990 - 2021 |
Angola | 32.6 | 31 | 1990 - 2021 |
Tanzania | 31.63 | 32 | 1990 - 2021 |
Rwanda | 30.46 | 33 | 1990 - 2021 |
Kenya | 28.76 | 34 | 1990 - 2021 |
Comoros | 27.34 | 35 | 1990 - 2021 |
Malawi | 24.41 | 36 | 1990 - 2021 |
DR Congo | 22.9 | 37 | 1990 - 2021 |
Niger | 22.39 | 38 | 1990 - 2021 |
Eritrea | 21.73 | 39 | 1990 - 2021 |
Burkina Faso | 21.58 | 40 | 1990 - 2021 |
Zambia | 21.23 | 41 | 1990 - 2021 |
Madagascar | 19.73 | 42 | 1990 - 2021 |
Chad | 17.87 | 43 | 1990 - 2021 |
Mozambique | 17.37 | 44 | 1990 - 2021 |
Ethiopia | 16.7 | 45 | 1990 - 2021 |
C.A. Republic | 10.58 | 46 | 1990 - 2021 |
Uganda | 10.34 | 47 | 1990 - 2021 |
Burundi | 5.8 | 48 | 1960 - 2021 |
Definition: Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.
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