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Countries by share of people using the internet

Iceland had the highest share of people using the internet of 202 countries in 2008, at 91%. Myanmar had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 21.8% and the figure for the World was 22.8%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest91Iceland
Lowest0.2Myanmar
Median21.8202 countries
World22.8History

Top 40 countries, 2008

CSVChart (SVG)

IcelandIceland: 91 %91NorwayNorway: 90.6 %90.6SwedenSweden: 90 %90NetherlandsNetherlands: 87.4 %87.4DenmarkDenmark: 85 %85FinlandFinland: 83.7 %83.7BermudaBermuda: 82.3 %82.3LuxembourgLuxembourg: 82.2 %82.2South KoreaSouth Korea: 81 %81SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 79.2 %79.2United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 78.4 %78.4GermanyGermany: 78 %78CanadaCanada: 76.7 %76.7Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands: 75.6 %75.6JapanJapan: 75.4 %75.4United StatesUnited States: 74 %74AustriaAustria: 72.9 %72.9New ZealandNew Zealand: 72 %72AustraliaAustralia: 71.7 %71.7FranceFrance: 70.7 %70.7EstoniaEstonia: 70.6 %70.6AndorraAndorra: 70 %70LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 70 %70SingaporeSingapore: 69 %69BelgiumBelgium: 68.9 %68.9MonacoMonaco: 67.3 %67.3Hong KongHong Kong: 66.7 %66.7SlovakiaSlovakia: 66.1 %66.1IrelandIreland: 65.3 %65.3LatviaLatvia: 63.4 %63.4United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 63 %63CzechiaCzechia: 63 %63GreenlandGreenland: 62.8 %62.8BarbadosBarbados: 61.4 %61.4Cayman IslandsCayman Islands: 61 %61HungaryHungary: 61 %61SpainSpain: 59.6 %59.6IsraelIsrael: 59.4 %59.4GibraltarGibraltar: 58 %58SloveniaSlovenia: 58 %58
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2008 (%)Change on 2007
1Iceland91+0.4 pts
2Norway90.6+3.6 pts
3Sweden90+8 pts
4Netherlands87.4+1.6 pts
5Denmark85-0 pts
6Finland83.7+2.9 pts
7Bermuda82.3+7.9 pts
8Luxembourg82.2+3.3 pts
9South Korea81+2.2 pts
10Switzerland79.2+2 pts
11United Kingdom78.4+3.3 pts
12Germany78+2.8 pts
13Canada76.7+3.5 pts
14Faroe Islands75.6-0.4 pts
15Japan75.4+1.1 pts
16United States74-1 pts
17Austria72.9+3.5 pts
18New Zealand72+2.3 pts
19Australia71.7+2.2 pts
20France70.7+4.6 pts
21Estonia70.6+4.4 pts
22Andorra70-0.8 pts
23Liechtenstein70+4.9 pts
24Singapore69-0.9 pts
25Belgium68.9+2.1 pts
26Monaco67.3+2.9 pts
27Hong Kong66.7+1.9 pts
28Slovakia66.1+4.3 pts
29Ireland65.3+4.2 pts
30Latvia63.4+4.2 pts
31United Arab Emirates63+2 pts
32Czechia63+11 pts
33Greenland62.8+1.8 pts
34Barbados61.4+3.2 pts
35Cayman Islands61+9 pts
35Hungary61+7.7 pts
37Spain59.6+4.5 pts
38Israel59.4+11.3 pts
39Gibraltar58+6.4 pts
39Slovenia58+1.3 pts
41Malaysia55.8+0.1 pts
42Lithuania55.2+5.3 pts
43San Marino54.5+4.2 pts
44Poland53.1+4.5 pts
45Aruba52+21.1 pts
46Bahrain52+19 pts
47Malta50.1+3.2 pts
48Macao49.2+1.9 pts
49Saint Kitts and Nevis49.2+5.7 pts
50Guam48.4+2.3 pts
51North Macedonia46+9.7 pts
52Brunei46+1.3 pts
53Italy44.5+3.7 pts
54Qatar44.3+7.3 pts
55Croatia44.2+2.8 pts
56Portugal44.1+2 pts
57Cyprus42.3+1.5 pts
58Kuwait42+7.2 pts
59Dominica41.2+0.9 pts
60Seychelles40.4+2.1 pts
61Bulgaria39.7+6 pts
62Uruguay39.3+5.3 pts
63Greece38.2+2.3 pts
64Antigua and Barbuda38+4 pts
64Puerto Rico38+10.1 pts
66Chile37.3+1.4 pts
67Saudi Arabia36+6 pts
68Serbia35.6+2.5 pts
69Trinidad and Tobago34.8+2.5 pts
70Bosnia and Herzegovina34.7+6.7 pts
71New Caledonia34.5-0.5 pts
72Türkiye34.4+5.7 pts
73French Polynesia33.9+5.3 pts
74Brazil33.8+3 pts
75Panama33.8+11.5 pts
76Morocco33.1+11.6 pts
77Montenegro32.9+2.1 pts
78Romania32.4+4.1 pts
79Costa Rica32.3+3.9 pts
80Russia32+7.3 pts
81Bahamas31.5+4.5 pts
82Peru30.6+5.4 pts
83Saint Lucia30+2.1 pts
84Argentina28.1+2.2 pts
85Tunisia27.5+10.4 pts
86U.S. Virgin Islands27.40 pts
87Belize26.3+1.7 pts
88Venezuela25.9+5.1 pts
89Colombia25.6+3.8 pts
90Palestine24.4+3.2 pts
91Vietnam23.9+3.2 pts
92Albania23.9+8.8 pts
93Jamaica23.6+2.5 pts
94Moldova23.4+2.9 pts
95Maldives23.2+6.9 pts
96Grenada23.2+0.9 pts
97Belarus23+3.3 pts
97Jordan23+3 pts
99China22.6+6.6 pts
100Lebanon22.5+3.8 pts
101Mauritius21.8+1.6 pts
102Mexico21.7+0.9 pts
103Suriname21.1+6.9 pts
104Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21+5 pts
105Dominican Republic20.8+3.2 pts
106Oman20+3.3 pts
107Ecuador18.8+8 pts
108Guyana18.2+4.4 pts
108Thailand18.2-1.8 pts
110Egypt18+2 pts
111Azerbaijan17.1+2.5 pts
112Kyrgyzstan15.7+1.7 pts
113São Tomé and Príncipe15.5+0.9 pts
114Micronesia14.5+0.9 pts
115Paraguay14.3+3.1 pts
116Cape Verde14+5.7 pts
116Syria14+2.5 pts
118Fiji13+2.1 pts
119Cuba12.9+1.3 pts
120Bolivia12.5+2 pts
121Iran12+2.5 pts
122Tuvalu11.2+1.2 pts
123Kazakhstan11+7 pts
123Ukraine11+4.5 pts
125Algeria10.2+0.7 pts
126El Salvador10.1+4 pts
127Georgia10+1.8 pts
128Mongolia9.8+0.8 pts
129Honduras9.6+0.2 pts
130Uzbekistan9.1+1.6 pts
131Libya9+4.3 pts
132Tajikistan8.8+1.6 pts
133South Africa8.4+0.4 pts
134Guatemala8.3+1 pts
135Tonga8.1+0.9 pts
136Nigeria8+1.2 pts
137Indonesia7.9+2.1 pts
138Haiti7.6+0.4 pts
139Gabon7.5+1.7 pts
140Vanuatu7.3+0.5 pts
141Senegal7.1+0.2 pts
142Kiribati7+1 pts
142Pakistan7+0.2 pts
144Yemen6.9+1.9 pts
145Gambia6.9+0.7 pts
146Eswatini6.9+2.8 pts
147Bhutan6.6+0.6 pts
148Botswana6.3+1 pts
149Philippines6.2+0.3 pts
150Armenia6.2+0.2 pts
151Namibia5.3+0.5 pts
152Nicaragua5.3+1.4 pts
153Kenya5.2+0.8 pts
154Samoa5+0.3 pts
155Sri Lanka4.8+0.9 pts
156Marshall Islands4.6+0.6 pts
157Rwanda4.5+2.4 pts
158India4.4+0.4 pts
159Republic of the Congo4.3+1.5 pts
160Ghana4.3+0.4 pts
161Uganda3.9+0.2 pts
162Lesotho3.6+0.1 pts
163Laos3.6+1.9 pts
164Zimbabwe3.5+0.5 pts
165Cameroon3.4+0.5 pts
166Comoros3+0.5 pts
166Solomon Islands3+1 pts
168Bangladesh2.5+0.7 pts
169Togo2.4+0.2 pts
170Guinea-Bissau2.4+0.1 pts
171Djibouti2.3+0.6 pts
172Zambia2.2+0.3 pts
173Angola1.9+0.2 pts
173Côte d’Ivoire1.9+0.1 pts
173Tanzania1.9+0.3 pts
176Mauritania1.9+0.4 pts
177Benin1.9+0.1 pts
178Afghanistan1.8-0.1 pts
179Equatorial Guinea1.8+0.3 pts
180Turkmenistan1.8+0.3 pts
181Nepal1.7+0.3 pts
182Madagascar1.6+1 pts
183Mali1.6+0.8 pts
184Mozambique1.6+0.7 pts
185Timor-Leste1.5+0.5 pts
186Chad1.2+0.3 pts
187Papua New Guinea1.2-0.6 pts
188Somalia1.10 pts
189Central African Republic1+0.6 pts
189Iraq1+0.1 pts
191Burkina Faso0.9+0.2 pts
192Guinea0.9+0.1 pts
193Burundi0.8+0.1 pts
194Malawi0.7-0.3 pts
194Niger0.7+0.3 pts
196Liberia0.5-0 pts
197Cambodia0.50 pts
198Eritrea0.5+0.1 pts
199Ethiopia0.4+0.1 pts
200Democratic Republic of the Congo0.4+0.1 pts
201Sierra Leone0.30 pts
202Myanmar0.20 pts

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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. 10 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2008 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.

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Questions

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

Iceland, with 91% in 2008, according to the World Bank.

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

Myanmar, with 0.2% in 2008.

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. 10 countries have no value for 2008 and are not ranked.

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