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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 2009, at 93%. Myanmar had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 26.4% and the figure for the World was 25.3%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest93Iceland
Lowest0.2Myanmar
Median26.4202 countries
World25.3History

Top 40 countries, 2009

CSVChart (SVG)

IcelandIceland: 93 %93NorwayNorway: 92.1 %92.1SwedenSweden: 91 %91NetherlandsNetherlands: 89.6 %89.6LuxembourgLuxembourg: 87.3 %87.3DenmarkDenmark: 86.8 %86.8United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 83.6 %83.6BermudaBermuda: 83.3 %83.3FinlandFinland: 82.5 %82.5South KoreaSouth Korea: 81.6 %81.6SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 81.3 %81.3CanadaCanada: 80.3 %80.3New ZealandNew Zealand: 79.7 %79.7GermanyGermany: 79 %79AndorraAndorra: 78.5 %78.5JapanJapan: 78 %78Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands: 75.2 %75.2LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 75 %75BelgiumBelgium: 74.5 %74.5AustraliaAustralia: 74.3 %74.3AustriaAustria: 73.5 %73.5EstoniaEstonia: 72.5 %72.5FranceFrance: 71.6 %71.6United StatesUnited States: 71 %71MonacoMonaco: 70.1 %70.1SlovakiaSlovakia: 70 %70Hong KongHong Kong: 69.4 %69.4SingaporeSingapore: 69 %69IrelandIreland: 67.4 %67.4LatviaLatvia: 66.8 %66.8GibraltarGibraltar: 65.1 %65.1BarbadosBarbados: 64.7 %64.7Cayman IslandsCayman Islands: 64.5 %64.5CzechiaCzechia: 64.4 %64.4SloveniaSlovenia: 64 %64United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 64 %64IsraelIsrael: 63.1 %63.1GreenlandGreenland: 62.8 %62.8SpainSpain: 62.4 %62.4HungaryHungary: 62 %62
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2009 (%)Change on 2008
1Iceland93+2 pts
2Norway92.1+1.5 pts
3Sweden91+1 pts
4Netherlands89.6+2.2 pts
5Luxembourg87.3+5.1 pts
6Denmark86.8+1.8 pts
7United Kingdom83.6+5.2 pts
8Bermuda83.3+1 pts
9Finland82.5-1.2 pts
10South Korea81.6+0.6 pts
11Switzerland81.3+2.1 pts
12Canada80.3+3.6 pts
13New Zealand79.7+7.7 pts
14Germany79+1 pts
15Andorra78.5+8.5 pts
16Japan78+2.6 pts
17Faroe Islands75.2-0.4 pts
18Liechtenstein75+5 pts
19Belgium74.5+5.7 pts
20Australia74.3+2.6 pts
21Austria73.5+0.6 pts
22Estonia72.5+1.9 pts
23France71.6+0.9 pts
24United States71-3 pts
25Monaco70.1+2.8 pts
26Slovakia70+4 pts
27Hong Kong69.4+2.7 pts
28Singapore690 pts
29Ireland67.4+2 pts
30Latvia66.8+3.4 pts
31Gibraltar65.1+7.1 pts
32Barbados64.7+3.3 pts
33Cayman Islands64.5+3.5 pts
34Czechia64.4+1.5 pts
35Slovenia64+6 pts
35United Arab Emirates64+1 pts
37Israel63.1+3.7 pts
38Greenland62.80 pts
39Spain62.4+2.8 pts
40Hungary62+1 pts
41Lithuania59.8+4.5 pts
42Poland59+5.8 pts
43Malta58.9+8.8 pts
44Aruba58+6 pts
45Malaysia55.9+0.1 pts
46Saint Kitts and Nevis55.7+6.5 pts
47San Marino54.2-0.3 pts
48Macao54+4.8 pts
49Qatar53.1+8.8 pts
50Bahrain53+1 pts
51North Macedonia51.8+5.7 pts
52Kuwait50.8+8.8 pts
53Guam50.6+2.2 pts
54Croatia50.6+6.3 pts
55Cyprus49.8+7.5 pts
56Brunei49+3 pts
57Italy48.8+4.3 pts
58Portugal48.3+4.1 pts
59Bulgaria45+5.3 pts
60French Polynesia44.6+10.7 pts
61Trinidad and Tobago44.3+9.5 pts
62Russia42.6+10.5 pts
63Greece42.4+4.2 pts
64Dominica42+0.9 pts
65Antigua and Barbuda42+4 pts
66Uruguay41.8+2.5 pts
67Chile41.6+4.3 pts
68Puerto Rico41.5+3.5 pts
69Morocco41.3+8.2 pts
70Albania41.2+17.3 pts
71Brazil39.2+5.4 pts
72Panama39.1+5.3 pts
73Serbia38.1+2.5 pts
74Saudi Arabia38+2 pts
75Bosnia and Herzegovina37.7+3.1 pts
76Romania36.6+4.2 pts
77Türkiye36.4+2 pts
78British Virgin Islands36n/a
79Montenegro35.1+2.2 pts
80Costa Rica34.3+2 pts
81Tunisia34.1+6.5 pts
82Argentina34+5.9 pts
83New Caledonia34-0.5 pts
84Bahamas33.9+2.3 pts
85Venezuela32.7+6.8 pts
86Palestine32.2+7.9 pts
87Peru31.4+0.8 pts
88Suriname31.4+10.3 pts
89Saint Lucia31+1 pts
89Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31+10 pts
91Lebanon30.1+7.6 pts
92Colombia30+4.4 pts
93China28.9+6.3 pts
94Dominican Republic27.7+6.9 pts
95Moldova27.5+4.1 pts
96Belarus27.4+4.4 pts
97Azerbaijan27.4+10.3 pts
98U.S. Virgin Islands27.40 pts
99Belize27.2+0.9 pts
100Oman26.8+6.8 pts
101Vietnam26.6+2.6 pts
102Mexico26.3+4.6 pts
103Jordan26+3 pts
104Maldives24.8+1.6 pts
105Ecuador24.6+5.8 pts
106Jamaica24.3+0.7 pts
107Grenada24+0.9 pts
108Guyana23.9+5.7 pts
109Mauritius22.5+0.7 pts
110Cape Verde21+7 pts
111Thailand20.1+1.9 pts
112Georgia20.1+10.1 pts
113Egypt20+2 pts
114Paraguay18.9+4.6 pts
115Kazakhstan18.2+7.2 pts
116Ukraine17.9+6.9 pts
117Syria17.3+3.3 pts
118Fiji17+4 pts
119Bolivia16.8+4.3 pts
120São Tomé and Príncipe16.4+0.9 pts
121Kyrgyzstan16+0.3 pts
122Micronesia15.4+0.9 pts
123Armenia15.3+9.1 pts
124Cuba14.3+1.4 pts
125Iran13.8+1.8 pts
126Tuvalu12.8+1.6 pts
127El Salvador12.1+2 pts
128Uzbekistan11.9+2.8 pts
129Algeria11.2+1.1 pts
130Libya10.8+1.8 pts
131Tajikistan10.1+1.3 pts
132Mongolia10+0.2 pts
132South Africa10+1.6 pts
132Tonga10+1.9 pts
135Yemen10+3.1 pts
136Honduras9.8+0.2 pts
137Gabon9.5+2 pts
138Guatemala9.3+1 pts
138Nigeria9.3+1.3 pts
140Philippines9+2.8 pts
141Kiribati9+2 pts
142Eswatini8.9+2.1 pts
143Haiti8.1+0.5 pts
144Rwanda7.7+3.2 pts
145Gambia7.6+0.8 pts
146Pakistan7.5+0.5 pts
146Senegal7.5+0.4 pts
146Vanuatu7.5+0.2 pts
149Nicaragua7.3+2 pts
150Bhutan7.2+0.6 pts
151Indonesia6.9-1 pts
152Namibia6.5+1.2 pts
153Botswana6.2-0.1 pts
154Kenya6.1+0.9 pts
155Laos6+2.5 pts
155Samoa6+1 pts
157Sri Lanka5.9+1 pts
158Marshall Islands5.6+1 pts
159Ghana5.4+1.2 pts
160India5.1+0.7 pts
161Republic of the Congo4.5+0.2 pts
162Uganda4.1+0.2 pts
163Djibouti4+1.7 pts
163Solomon Islands4+1 pts
163Zimbabwe4+0.5 pts
166Cameroon3.8+0.4 pts
167Lesotho3.7+0.1 pts
168Afghanistan3.6+1.7 pts
169Comoros3.5+0.5 pts
170Bangladesh3.1+0.6 pts
171Mozambique2.7+1.1 pts
172Togo2.6+0.2 pts
173Zambia2.5+0.3 pts
174Tanzania2.4+0.5 pts
175Guinea-Bissau2.3-0.1 pts
176Angola2.3+0.4 pts
177Mauritania2.3+0.4 pts
178Benin2.2+0.4 pts
179Equatorial Guinea2.1+0.3 pts
180Côte d’Ivoire2+0.1 pts
180Liberia2+1.5 pts
180Timor-Leste2+0.5 pts
183Nepal2+0.2 pts
184Turkmenistan2+0.2 pts
185Central African Republic1.8+0.8 pts
185Mali1.8+0.2 pts
187Madagascar1.6-0 pts
188Papua New Guinea1.6+0.5 pts
189Chad1.5+0.3 pts
190Somalia1.20 pts
191Burkina Faso1.1+0.2 pts
192Malawi1.1+0.4 pts
193Iraq1.1+0.1 pts
194Guinea0.90 pts
195Burundi0.9+0.1 pts
196Niger0.8+0.1 pts
197Democratic Republic of the Congo0.6+0.1 pts
198Eritrea0.5+0.1 pts
198Ethiopia0.5+0.1 pts
200Cambodia0.50 pts
201Sierra Leone0.30 pts
202Myanmar0.2-0 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 2009 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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Which country has the highest share of people using the internet?

Iceland, with 93% in 2009, according to the World Bank.

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

Myanmar, with 0.2% in 2009.

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 2009 and are not ranked.

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