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Countries by share of people using the internet

Liechtenstein had the highest share of people using the internet of 199 countries in 2017, at 99.5%. Eritrea had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 60% and the figure for the World was 46.3%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest99.5Liechtenstein
Lowest2.5Eritrea
Median60199 countries
World46.3History

Top 40 countries, 2017

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LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 99.5 %99.5BermudaBermuda: 98.4 %98.4IcelandIceland: 98.3 %98.3KuwaitKuwait: 98 %98Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands: 97.6 %97.6QatarQatar: 97.4 %97.4LuxembourgLuxembourg: 97.4 %97.4ArubaAruba: 97.2 %97.2DenmarkDenmark: 97.1 %97.1MonacoMonaco: 97.1 %97.1NorwayNorway: 96.4 %96.4BahrainBahrain: 95.9 %95.9South KoreaSouth Korea: 95.1 %95.1BruneiBrunei: 94.9 %94.9United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 94.8 %94.8Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 94.2 %94.2NetherlandsNetherlands: 93.2 %93.2SwedenSweden: 93 %93CanadaCanada: 92.7 %92.7JapanJapan: 91.7 %91.7AndorraAndorra: 91.6 %91.6United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 90.4 %90.4SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 89.7 %89.7Hong KongHong Kong: 89.4 %89.4EstoniaEstonia: 88.1 %88.1AustriaAustria: 87.9 %87.9New ZealandNew Zealand: 87.7 %87.7BelgiumBelgium: 87.7 %87.7FinlandFinland: 87.5 %87.5United StatesUnited States: 87.3 %87.3AustraliaAustralia: 86.5 %86.5SpainSpain: 84.6 %84.6SingaporeSingapore: 84.5 %84.5GermanyGermany: 84.4 %84.4IrelandIreland: 84.1 %84.1MacaoMacao: 83.2 %83.2ChileChile: 82.3 %82.3New CaledoniaNew Caledonia: 82 %82SlovakiaSlovakia: 81.6 %81.6IsraelIsrael: 81.6 %81.6
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Liechtenstein99.5+1.5 pts
2Bermuda98.4+0.4 pts
3Iceland98.30 pts
4Kuwait98+12.4 pts
5Faroe Islands97.6+2.5 pts
6Qatar97.4+2.3 pts
7Luxembourg97.4-0.8 pts
8Aruba97.2+3.6 pts
9Denmark97.1+0.1 pts
10Monaco97.1+1.8 pts
11Norway96.4-0.9 pts
12Bahrain95.9-2.1 pts
13South Korea95.1+2.2 pts
14Brunei94.9+4.9 pts
15United Arab Emirates94.8+4.2 pts
16Saudi Arabia94.2+19.3 pts
17Netherlands93.2+2.8 pts
18Sweden93+3.4 pts
19Canada92.7+1.5 pts
20Japan91.7-1.5 pts
21Andorra91.6+1.9 pts
22United Kingdom90.4-4.4 pts
23Switzerland89.7+0.6 pts
24Hong Kong89.4+1.9 pts
25Estonia88.1+0.9 pts
26Austria87.9+3.6 pts
27New Zealand87.7+1.2 pts
28Belgium87.7+1.2 pts
29Finland87.5-0.2 pts
30United States87.3+1.7 pts
31Australia86.50 pts
32Spain84.6+4 pts
33Singapore84.50 pts
34Germany84.4+0.2 pts
35Ireland84.1+0.6 pts
36Macao83.2+1.5 pts
37Chile82.3-1.2 pts
38New Caledonia82n/a
39Slovakia81.6+1.1 pts
40Israel81.6+1.9 pts
41Cayman Islands81.1+2.1 pts
42Malta81+2.9 pts
43Cyprus80.7+4.8 pts
44Bahamas80.6+0.6 pts
45Guam80.5+3.5 pts
46France80.5+1.2 pts
47Oman80.2+3.3 pts
48Malaysia80.1+1.4 pts
49Latvia80.1+0.3 pts
50Azerbaijan79+0.8 pts
51Slovenia78.9+3.4 pts
52Czechia78.7+2.2 pts
53Lebanon78.2+2.1 pts
54British Virgin Islands77.70 pts
55Lithuania77.6+3.2 pts
56Hungary76.8-2.5 pts
57Kazakhstan76.4+1.8 pts
58Russia76+2.9 pts
59Poland76+2.7 pts
60North Macedonia74.5+2.4 pts
61Belarus74.4+3.3 pts
62Argentina74.3+3.3 pts
63Portugal73.8+3.4 pts
64French Polynesia72.7+4.3 pts
65Moldova71.8+0.8 pts
66Costa Rica71.6+5.7 pts
67Montenegro71.3+1.4 pts
68Barbados71.1-0.4 pts
69Trinidad and Tobago70.6+2.8 pts
70Antigua and Barbuda70.5+0.3 pts
71Serbia70.3+3.3 pts
72Uruguay70.3+3.9 pts
73Greece69.9+0.8 pts
74Dominica69.6+2.6 pts
75Greenland69.5+1 pts
76Puerto Rico68.7+0.1 pts
77Curaçao68.1+6.3 pts
78Saint Kitts and Nevis67.8+0.8 pts
79Dominican Republic67.6+3.7 pts
80Brazil67.5+6.6 pts
81Croatia67.1-5.6 pts
82Maldives65+5.5 pts
83Bosnia and Herzegovina64.9+4.6 pts
84Armenia64.7+0.4 pts
85Türkiye64.7+6.3 pts
86Jordan64.5+8.3 pts
87U.S. Virgin Islands64.4+4.8 pts
88Iran64+10.8 pts
89Romania63.7+4.2 pts
90Bulgaria63.4+3.6 pts
91Palestine63.3+3.4 pts
92Italy63.1+1.8 pts
93Seychelles62.6+6 pts
94Albania62.4+2.8 pts
95Nauru62.4n/a
96Colombia62.3+4.1 pts
97Morocco61.8+3.5 pts
98Paraguay61.1+7.7 pts
99San Marino60.2+5.2 pts
100Panama60+6 pts
101Georgia59.7+1.2 pts
102Saint Lucia59.2+0.9 pts
103Ukraine58.9+5.9 pts
104Vietnam58.1+5.1 pts
105Cape Verde57.2+6.8 pts
106Cuba57.1+14.2 pts
107South Africa56.2+2.2 pts
108Ecuador55.8+1.7 pts
109Djibouti55.7+24.9 pts
110Tunisia55.5+5.9 pts
111Mauritius55.4+3.2 pts
112Jamaica55.1+10.7 pts
113Bhutan54.3+7.8 pts
114China54.3+1.1 pts
115Grenada54.2+0.9 pts
116Saint Vincent and the Grenadines53.7+2.2 pts
117Fiji53.6+4.2 pts
118Mexico53-6.5 pts
119Thailand52.9+5.4 pts
120Gabon51.6+3.6 pts
121Kyrgyzstan50.8+10.3 pts
122Peru50.5+5 pts
123Suriname48.9+3.5 pts
124Belize48.9+4.3 pts
125Uzbekistan48.7+1.9 pts
126Algeria47.7+4.7 pts
127Libya47.5+12.5 pts
128Tonga46.2+6.3 pts
129Egypt45+3.7 pts
130Côte d’Ivoire43.8+2.6 pts
131Bolivia43.8+4.1 pts
132Botswana43.6+2.4 pts
133Guyana42.7+7 pts
134Philippines41.6+2.4 pts
135Lesotho39+6.5 pts
136Marshall Islands38.7+8.9 pts
137Guatemala37.9+3.4 pts
138Ghana37.9+9.9 pts
139Namibia36.8+5.8 pts
140Eswatini35.3+6.8 pts
141Micronesia35.3+2 pts
142Tuvalu35.2+4.2 pts
143El Salvador33.8+4.8 pts
144Cambodia32.9+0.5 pts
145Syria32.7+0.8 pts
146São Tomé and Príncipe32.6+4.6 pts
147Indonesia32.3+6.9 pts
148Honduras31.7+2.2 pts
149Nicaragua30.4+5.8 pts
150Senegal29.6+4 pts
151Haiti27.2+4.4 pts
152Equatorial Guinea26.2+2.5 pts
153Angola26+2.8 pts
154Iraq26+6.1 pts
155Nigeria25.9+1.7 pts
156Laos25.5+3.6 pts
157Kiribati25.3+5.9 pts
158Sri Lanka25.1+2.9 pts
159Zimbabwe24.4+1.3 pts
160Nepal24.3+3.6 pts
161Timor-Leste24.2+3 pts
162Mongolia23.7+1.4 pts
163Myanmar23.6+7.6 pts
164Cameroon23.2+2.6 pts
165Gambia22.5+2.6 pts
166Tajikistan22+1.5 pts
167Bangladesh21.5+4.6 pts
168Mauritania21+1.8 pts
169Mali18.9+4.9 pts
170Guinea18.7+5.6 pts
171Benin18.7+4.2 pts
172Sudan18.6+4.5 pts
173India18.2+1.7 pts
174Kenya17.8+1.2 pts
175Rwanda17.2+2.6 pts
176Liberia16.3+0.6 pts
177Ethiopia15.6+0.3 pts
178Solomon Islands15.1+4.1 pts
179Guinea-Bissau14.8+1 pts
180Tanzania14.5+1 pts
181Pakistan13.8+1.4 pts
182Afghanistan13.5+2.5 pts
183Togo12.4+1.1 pts
184Zambia12.2+1.9 pts
185Papua New Guinea11.2+1.6 pts
186Niger10.2+5.9 pts
187Sierra Leone9.3+1.6 pts
188Republic of the Congo8.6+0.5 pts
189Comoros8.5+0.5 pts
190Mozambique7.8+0.8 pts
191Burkina Faso7.8+0.6 pts
192Uganda7.4+1.5 pts
193Malawi7+0.7 pts
194Madagascar6.4+1.7 pts
195Chad6.4+0.6 pts
196South Sudan4.1+0.6 pts
197Central African Republic4+0.9 pts
198Burundi2.7+0.5 pts
199Eritrea2.5+1.3 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. 13 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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?

Liechtenstein, with 99.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.

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

Eritrea, with 2.5% in 2017.

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. 13 countries have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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