Data / Rankings / Internet users / Countries

Countries by share of people using the internet, 2019

Bahrain had the highest share of people using the internet of 189 countries in 2019, at 99.7%. Somalia had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 67.9% and the figure for the World was 53.9%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest99.7Bahrain
Lowest2.7Somalia
Median67.9189 countries
World53.9History

Top 40 countries, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

BahrainBahrain: 99.7 %99.7QatarQatar: 99.7 %99.7KuwaitKuwait: 99.5 %99.5IcelandIceland: 99.5 %99.5United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 99.1 %99.1DenmarkDenmark: 98 %98NorwayNorway: 98 %98MonacoMonaco: 98 %98LuxembourgLuxembourg: 97.1 %97.1South KoreaSouth Korea: 96.2 %96.2Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 95.7 %95.7BruneiBrunei: 95 %95SwedenSweden: 94.5 %94.5AustraliaAustralia: 93.6 %93.6NetherlandsNetherlands: 93.3 %93.3LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 93.1 %93.1SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 93.1 %93.1JapanJapan: 92.7 %92.7United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 92.5 %92.5CanadaCanada: 91.9 %91.9Hong KongHong Kong: 91.7 %91.7AndorraAndorra: 90.7 %90.7SpainSpain: 90.7 %90.7BahamasBahamas: 90.7 %90.7BelgiumBelgium: 90.3 %90.3OmanOman: 90.3 %90.3EstoniaEstonia: 90.2 %90.2New ZealandNew Zealand: 89.9 %89.9FinlandFinland: 89.6 %89.6United StatesUnited States: 89.4 %89.4SingaporeSingapore: 88.9 %88.9GermanyGermany: 88.1 %88.1AustriaAustria: 87.8 %87.8IrelandIreland: 87 %87IsraelIsrael: 86.8 %86.8MacaoMacao: 86.5 %86.5LatviaLatvia: 86.1 %86.1CyprusCyprus: 86.1 %86.1MaltaMalta: 85.8 %85.8ChileChile: 85 %85
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Bahrain99.7+1.1 pts
2Qatar99.7-0 pts
3Kuwait99.5-0.1 pts
4Iceland99.5+0.5 pts
5United Arab Emirates99.1+0.7 pts
6Denmark98+0.7 pts
7Norway98+1.5 pts
8Monaco98n/a
9Luxembourg97.1+0.1 pts
10South Korea96.2+0.1 pts
11Saudi Arabia95.7+2.4 pts
12Brunei950 pts
13Sweden94.5+5.2 pts
14Australia93.6+3.6 pts
15Netherlands93.3+1.4 pts
16Liechtenstein93.1n/a
17Switzerland93.1+1.3 pts
18Japan92.7+4 pts
19United Kingdom92.5+1.8 pts
20Canada91.9-2.7 pts
21Hong Kong91.7+1.2 pts
22Andorra90.7-2.8 pts
23Spain90.7+4.6 pts
24Bahamas90.7+7.7 pts
25Belgium90.3+1.6 pts
26Oman90.3+4.8 pts
27Estonia90.2+0.9 pts
28New Zealand89.9+0.9 pts
29Finland89.6+0.7 pts
30United States89.4+0.9 pts
31Singapore88.9+0.8 pts
32Germany88.1+1.1 pts
33Austria87.8+0.3 pts
34Ireland87-0 pts
35Israel86.8+3.1 pts
36Macao86.5+2.7 pts
37Latvia86.1+2.6 pts
38Cyprus86.1+1.6 pts
39Malta85.8+4.1 pts
40Chile85+0.1 pts
41Malaysia84.2+3 pts
42Morocco84.1+19.3 pts
43Uruguay83.4+2.6 pts
44France83.3+1.3 pts
45Slovenia83.1+3.4 pts
46Slovakia82.9+2.4 pts
47Belarus82.8+3.7 pts
48Russia82.6+1.8 pts
49Kazakhstan81.9+3 pts
50Lithuania81.6+1.9 pts
51Lebanon81.5+0.6 pts
52North Macedonia81.4+2.2 pts
53Costa Rica81.2+7.7 pts
54Azerbaijan81.1+1.3 pts
55Czechia80.9+0.2 pts
56Poland80.4+2.9 pts
57Hungary80.4+4.3 pts
58Argentina79.9+2.2 pts
59Dominican Republic79.7+4.9 pts
60Croatia79.1+3.8 pts
61Puerto Rico77.7+6.9 pts
62Maldives77.5+6.5 pts
63Serbia77.4+4.1 pts
64Seychelles76.6+7.4 pts
65Greece75.7+3.4 pts
66Portugal75.3+0.7 pts
67Trinidad and Tobago75+2.2 pts
68Nauru74.7n/a
69Bhutan74.2+10.7 pts
70Türkiye74+2.9 pts
71Brazil73.9+3.5 pts
72Romania73.7+3 pts
73Montenegro73.5+2 pts
74Dominica73.4n/a
75Moldova73.3+0.8 pts
76Iran72.5+2.3 pts
77Libya71.4+23.9 pts
78Antigua and Barbuda71.1+0.3 pts
79Jamaica70.8+2.6 pts
80Palestine70.6+6.2 pts
81Uzbekistan70.4+15.2 pts
82Barbados70.3-0.4 pts
83Ukraine70.1+7.6 pts
84Jordan70.1+4.9 pts
85Bosnia and Herzegovina69.9-0.2 pts
86South Africa69.7+7.3 pts
87Mexico69.6+13 pts
88Saint Kitts and Nevis69.4+0.8 pts
89Georgia68.8+6.1 pts
90Vietnam68.7-1.2 pts
91Albania68.6+3.2 pts
92Paraguay68.5+3.5 pts
93Cuba68+5.3 pts
94Bulgaria67.9+3.2 pts
95Italy67.9-6.5 pts
96San Marino67.9n/a
97Tunisia66.7+2.5 pts
98Thailand66.7+9.8 pts
99Armenia66.5-1.7 pts
100Colombia65+0.9 pts
101Grenada64.3+2.9 pts
102Kyrgyzstan64.1+1.3 pts
103China64.1-1.3 pts
104Panama63.6+1.8 pts
105Fiji63.2+5 pts
106Suriname62+6.9 pts
107Cape Verde61.9+2.4 pts
108Mauritius61.7+3.1 pts
109Saint Lucia61.1+1 pts
110Peru60+4.9 pts
111Saint Vincent and the Grenadines59.6+3.6 pts
112Gabon59.5+4.1 pts
113Ecuador59.2+1.7 pts
114Belize58.8+5.2 pts
115Djibouti58.5+1.4 pts
116Egypt57.3+10.4 pts
117Algeria55.8+6.8 pts
118Guyana55.3+6.7 pts
119Cambodia52.3-12.7 pts
120Tonga51.6+2.8 pts
121Mongolia51.1+3.9 pts
122El Salvador50.5+6.7 pts
123Namibia49.8+7 pts
124Marshall Islands49.8+5.9 pts
125Equatorial Guinea49.1+19.7 pts
126Venezuela49.1n/a
127Botswana48.8+2.7 pts
128Indonesia47.7+7.8 pts
129Bolivia47.5+3.2 pts
130Laos47+10.8 pts
131Guatemala44.4+2.9 pts
132Iraq44.3+10.4 pts
133São Tomé and Príncipe44.3+6.3 pts
134Eswatini43.9+4.6 pts
135Senegal43.4+8.1 pts
136Philippines43-1.1 pts
137Lesotho42.3+1.5 pts
138Kiribati41.8+8.8 pts
139Honduras39.4+3.3 pts
140Nicaragua39+5.1 pts
141Micronesia38+1.4 pts
142Myanmar36.5+7.2 pts
143Cameroon36.5+6.8 pts
144Côte d’Ivoire36.3-1.3 pts
145Haiti35.8+3.3 pts
146Nepal33.3+4.7 pts
147Angola32.1+3.1 pts
148Sri Lanka32+3.7 pts
149Gambia31.1+2.8 pts
150Bangladesh30.4+4.8 pts
151Nigeria29.7+2 pts
152India29.5+9.4 pts
153Timor-Leste28+0.4 pts
154Zimbabwe26.6+1.6 pts
155Mauritania25.1+2.1 pts
156Mali25+3.6 pts
157Guinea23.9+2.1 pts
158Tajikistan22.7-9.9 pts
159Kenya22.7+3.2 pts
160Solomon Islands22.5+1.6 pts
161Ghana22.1-20.9 pts
162Rwanda21.4+2.2 pts
163Togo20.7+5.2 pts
164Benin20.5+1.5 pts
165Liberia19.9+2.6 pts
166Guinea-Bissau17.9+2.2 pts
167Afghanistan17.6+0.8 pts
168Yemen17.5n/a
169Pakistan17.1+1.7 pts
170Tanzania16.6+1.1 pts
171Comoros16.4n/a
172Republic of the Congo16.1+4.3 pts
173Ethiopia16+0.1 pts
174Sierra Leone15.7+1.3 pts
175Zambia14.5+0.2 pts
176Papua New Guinea13.6+1.3 pts
177Democratic Republic of the Congo13+1.3 pts
178Mozambique12.5+1.6 pts
179Uganda11.7+2.4 pts
180Niger11.3+0.5 pts
181Eritrea11.2+5.9 pts
182Malawi11.1+2.3 pts
183Madagascar9.4+1.6 pts
184Burkina Faso9.3+0.8 pts
185Chad7.6+0.7 pts
186Central African Republic7.5+2.4 pts
187South Sudan6.7+1.9 pts
188Burundi6.1+2.1 pts
189Somalia2.7n/a

Other periods

About this ranking

Individuals who used the internet from any location in the last three months, as a percentage of the population. World Bank series from International Telecommunication Union (ITU) estimates.

Many values are ITU estimates rather than survey results, and the age range covered differs between countries.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 23 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2019 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Individuals using the Internet, % of population (IT.NET.USER.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Countries by share of people using the internet using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"internet_users_share","level":"country","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=internet_users_share&level=country&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which country has the highest share of people using the internet?

Bahrain, with 99.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest share of people using the internet?

Somalia, with 2.7% in 2019.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Individuals using the Internet, % of population (IT.NET.USER.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-09. 23 countries have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

Internet users: other rankings

Countries: more rankings