Internet users (% of population) by country, 2000

Countries196

1. Norway52.0

Median2.3

Japan30.022 / 196

World–

Top 20

Norway52.0

Canada51.3

San Marino48.8

New Zealand47.4

Switzerland47.1

Australia46.8

Sweden45.7

South Korea44.7

Iceland44.5

Netherlands44.0

United States43.1

Bermuda42.9

Monaco42.2

Denmark39.2

Finland37.2

Liechtenstein36.5

Singapore36.0

Austria33.7

Faroe Islands32.9

Greenland31.7

Bottom 10

Cambodia0.0

Niger0.0

Chad0.0

Congo - Brazzaville0.0

Sudan0.0

Somalia0.0

Liberia0.0

Ethiopia0.0

Congo - Kinshasa0.0

North Korea0.0

Biggest increases since 1999

Uzbekistan+1477.7%

São Tomé & Príncipe+1177.8%

Congo - Kinshasa+484.4%

Bosnia & Herzegovina+458.2%

Eritrea+436.1%

Kyrgyzstan+408.0%

Namibia+389.5%

Gabon+388.4%

Saudi Arabia+347.5%

Chile+304.9%

Biggest decreases since 1999

Rwanda-6.5%

Solomon Islands-2.8%

Jordan+3.7%

Uruguay+5.7%

Bermuda+7.6%

Iceland+7.7%

Sweden+10.4%

Portugal+11.8%

Netherlands+12.2%

San Marino+14.0%

All countries

#	Country / region	Internet users (% of population)	Prior-year rank
1	Norway	52.0	6
2	Canada	51.3	9
3	San Marino	48.8	1
4	New Zealand	47.4	2
5	Switzerland	47.1	11
6	Australia	46.8	5
7	Sweden	45.7	3
8	South Korea	44.7	15
9	Iceland	44.5	4
10	Netherlands	44.0	8
11	United States	43.1	10
12	Bermuda	42.9	7
13	Monaco	42.2	–
14	Denmark	39.2	13
15	Finland	37.2	12
16	Liechtenstein	36.5	–
17	Singapore	36.0	14
18	Austria	33.7	16
19	Faroe Islands	32.9	17
20	Greenland	31.7	18
21	Germany	30.2	22
22	Japan	30.0	19
23	Belgium	29.4	28
24	Estonia	28.6	26
25	Hong Kong	27.8	21
26	United Kingdom	26.8	20
27	United Arab Emirates	23.6	24
28	Italy	23.1	27
29	Luxembourg	22.9	23
30	Malaysia	21.4	31
31	Israel	20.9	29
32	Gibraltar	19.1	46
33	Ireland	17.9	34
34	Chile	16.6	63
35	Portugal	16.4	25
36	Guam	16.1	38
37	Aruba	15.4	58
38	Cyprus	15.3	32
39	Slovenia	15.1	30
40	France	14.3	37
41	New Caledonia	13.9	49
42	U.S. Virgin Islands	13.8	33
43	Spain	13.6	42
44	Macau	13.6	36
45	Malta	13.1	39
46	Uruguay	10.5	35
47	Andorra	10.5	41
48	Puerto Rico	10.5	54
49	Czechia	9.8	44
50	Slovakia	9.4	51
51	Greece	9.1	43
52	Brunei	9.0	40
53	Dominica	8.8	71
54	Bahamas	8.0	68
55	Lebanon	8.0	52
56	Trinidad & Tobago	7.7	48
57	Seychelles	7.4	45
58	Poland	7.3	50
59	Mauritius	7.3	57
60	Argentina	7.0	70
61	Hungary	7.0	47
62	Kuwait	6.7	55
63	Croatia	6.6	59
64	Panama	6.6	67
65	Antigua & Barbuda	6.5	53
66	Lithuania	6.4	72
67	French Polynesia	6.4	69
68	Latvia	6.3	61
69	Bahrain	6.2	56
70	Belize	6.0	64
71	St. Kitts & Nevis	5.9	60
72	Costa Rica	5.8	66
73	Bulgaria	5.4	73
74	South Africa	5.3	62
75	Tuvalu	5.2	–
76	St. Lucia	5.1	87
77	Mexico	5.1	89
78	Qatar	4.9	65
79	São Tomé & Príncipe	4.6	128
80	Grenada	4.1	80
81	Barbados	4.0	82
82	Türkiye	3.8	84
83	Micronesia	3.7	75
84	Dominican Republic	3.7	98
85	Thailand	3.7	81
86	Romania	3.6	77
87	Oman	3.5	79
88	Venezuela	3.4	74
89	St. Vincent & Grenadines	3.2	76
90	Jamaica	3.1	83
91	Peru	3.1	86
92	Botswana	2.9	96
93	Brazil	2.9	85
94	Tunisia	2.8	91
95	Jordan	2.6	78
96	Suriname	2.5	88
97	North Macedonia	2.5	92
98	Tonga	2.4	100
99	Saudi Arabia	2.2	119
100	Colombia	2.2	90
101	Maldives	2.2	97
102	Vanuatu	2.1	114
103	Philippines	2.0	93
104	Russia	2.0	99
105	Belarus	1.9	117
106	Cape Verde	1.8	95
107	Kiribati	1.8	94
108	China	1.8	108
109	Namibia	1.6	130
110	Marshall Islands	1.5	103
111	Fiji	1.5	104
112	Ecuador	1.5	106
113	Bolivia	1.4	101
114	Armenia	1.3	102
115	Moldova	1.3	110
116	Mongolia	1.3	115
117	Gabon	1.2	136
118	Honduras	1.2	113
119	El Salvador	1.2	105
120	Palestinian Territories	1.1	–
121	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1.1	139
122	Kyrgyzstan	1.0	137
123	Nicaragua	1.0	116
124	Iran	0.9	127
125	Eswatini	0.9	120
126	Indonesia	0.9	122
127	Gambia	0.9	107
128	Papua New Guinea	0.8	109
129	Togo	0.8	112
130	Paraguay	0.7	126
131	Ukraine	0.7	124
132	Guatemala	0.7	111
133	Morocco	0.7	140
134	Kazakhstan	0.7	121
135	Sri Lanka	0.6	129
136	Egypt	0.6	133
137	Guyana	0.6	125
138	Samoa	0.6	134
139	Cuba	0.5	131
140	India	0.5	135
141	Algeria	0.5	138
142	Georgia	0.5	123
143	Uzbekistan	0.5	183
144	Solomon Islands	0.5	118
145	Senegal	0.4	132
146	Zimbabwe	0.4	142
147	Bhutan	0.4	147
148	Kenya	0.3	155
149	Comoros	0.3	144
150	Vietnam	0.3	150
151	Cameroon	0.3	149
152	Côte d’Ivoire	0.2	152
153	Haiti	0.2	165
154	Guinea-Bissau	0.2	153
155	Benin	0.2	143
156	Lesotho	0.2	173
157	Nepal	0.2	145
158	Madagascar	0.2	141
159	Djibouti	0.2	156
160	Mauritania	0.2	154
161	Zambia	0.2	146
162	Libya	0.2	148
163	Syria	0.2	151
164	Uganda	0.2	157
165	Ghana	0.2	158
166	Azerbaijan	0.1	159
167	Mali	0.1	168
168	Eritrea	0.1	185
169	Turkmenistan	0.1	175
170	Equatorial Guinea	0.1	160
171	Malawi	0.1	161
172	Sierra Leone	0.1	174
173	Tanzania	0.1	163
174	Albania	0.1	162
175	Laos	0.1	179
176	Mozambique	0.1	171
177	Angola	0.1	164
178	Guinea	0.1	169
179	Yemen	0.1	170
180	Burundi	0.1	178
181	Burkina Faso	0.1	167
182	Bangladesh	0.1	180
183	Nigeria	0.1	176
184	Rwanda	0.1	166
185	Central African Republic	0.1	177
186	Tajikistan	0.0	181
187	Cambodia	0.0	182
188	Niger	0.0	184
189	Chad	0.0	189
190	Congo - Brazzaville	0.0	186
191	Sudan	0.0	191
192	Somalia	0.0	187
193	Liberia	0.0	190
194	Ethiopia	0.0	188
195	Congo - Kinshasa	0.0	192
196	North Korea	0.0	194

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