Internet users (% of population) by country, 2001

Countries199

1. Norway64.0

Median3.0

Japan38.521 / 199

World–

Top 20

Norway64.0

Canada60.2

South Korea56.6

Switzerland55.1

New Zealand53.2

Australia52.7

Sweden51.8

San Marino50.3

Iceland49.4

Netherlands49.4

United States49.1

Bermuda47.5

Monaco46.6

Liechtenstein45.1

Faroe Islands43.2

Finland43.1

Denmark43.0

Singapore41.7

Austria39.2

Hong Kong38.7

Bottom 10

Cambodia0.1

Tajikistan0.1

Chad0.0

Ethiopia0.0

Liberia0.0

Congo - Brazzaville0.0

Congo - Kinshasa0.0

Afghanistan0.0

Myanmar (Burma)0.0

North Korea0.0

Biggest increases since 2000

Sudan+443.7%

Vietnam+397.8%

Somalia+295.2%

Rwanda+283.0%

Barbados+200.4%

Samoa+198.4%

Niger+190.1%

Kyrgyzstan+188.4%

Albania+185.5%

Peru+146.3%

Biggest decreases since 2000

Israel-16.7%

Lebanon-14.7%

Solomon Islands-2.6%

French Polynesia-1.7%

San Marino+3.2%

Germany+4.7%

Tajikistan+5.5%

Uruguay+5.5%

Belgium+6.3%

Papua New Guinea+8.2%

All countries

#	Country / region	Internet users (% of population)	Prior-year rank
1	Norway	64.0	1
2	Canada	60.2	2
3	South Korea	56.6	8
4	Switzerland	55.1	5
5	New Zealand	53.2	4
6	Australia	52.7	6
7	Sweden	51.8	7
8	San Marino	50.3	3
9	Iceland	49.4	9
10	Netherlands	49.4	10
11	United States	49.1	11
12	Bermuda	47.5	12
13	Monaco	46.6	13
14	Liechtenstein	45.1	16
15	Faroe Islands	43.2	19
16	Finland	43.1	15
17	Denmark	43.0	14
18	Singapore	41.7	17
19	Austria	39.2	18
20	Hong Kong	38.7	25
21	Japan	38.5	22
22	Luxembourg	36.2	29
23	Greenland	35.5	20
24	United Kingdom	33.5	26
25	Germany	31.7	21
26	Estonia	31.5	24
27	Belgium	31.3	23
28	Slovenia	30.2	39
29	Italy	27.2	28
30	Malaysia	26.7	30
31	France	26.3	40
32	United Arab Emirates	26.3	27
33	Guam	25.4	36
34	Ireland	23.1	33
35	Macau	22.5	44
36	Gibraltar	21.2	32
37	Chile	19.1	34
38	Cyprus	18.8	38
39	U.S. Virgin Islands	18.4	42
40	New Caledonia	18.2	41
41	Spain	18.1	43
42	Portugal	18.1	35
43	Malta	17.9	45
44	Israel	17.4	31
45	Aruba	17.1	37
46	Puerto Rico	15.6	48
47	Trinidad & Tobago	15.4	56
48	Bahrain	15.0	69
49	Czechia	14.7	49
50	Hungary	14.5	61
51	Dominica	13.2	53
52	Brunei	12.9	52
53	Slovakia	12.5	50
54	Barbados	11.9	81
55	Bahamas	11.8	54
56	Croatia	11.6	63
57	Uruguay	11.1	46
58	Seychelles	11.0	57
59	Greece	10.9	51
60	Poland	9.9	58
61	Argentina	9.8	60
62	Costa Rica	9.6	72
63	Antigua & Barbuda	8.9	65
64	Mauritius	8.8	59
65	Kuwait	8.6	62
66	St. Lucia	8.2	76
67	St. Kitts & Nevis	7.7	71
68	Bulgaria	7.6	73
69	Peru	7.6	91
70	Panama	7.3	64
71	Latvia	7.2	68
72	Lithuania	7.2	66
73	Mexico	7.0	77
74	Lebanon	6.8	55
75	South Africa	6.3	74
76	São Tomé & Príncipe	6.3	79
77	French Polynesia	6.3	67
78	Qatar	6.2	78
79	Oman	5.9	87
80	Tuvalu	5.7	75
81	Thailand	5.6	85
82	Türkiye	5.2	82
83	Grenada	5.1	80
84	St. Vincent & Grenadines	5.1	89
85	Jordan	4.7	95
86	Saudi Arabia	4.7	99
87	Micronesia	4.7	83
88	Venezuela	4.6	88
89	Romania	4.5	86
90	Brazil	4.5	93
91	Dominican Republic	4.4	84
92	Belarus	4.3	105
93	Tunisia	4.3	94
94	Jamaica	3.9	90
95	Maldives	3.6	101
96	North Macedonia	3.5	97
97	Botswana	3.4	92
98	Suriname	3.1	96
99	Kyrgyzstan	3.0	122
100	Nauru	3.0	–
101	Russia	2.9	104
102	Colombia	2.9	100
103	Vanuatu	2.8	102
104	Tonga	2.8	98
105	Cape Verde	2.7	106
106	Ecuador	2.7	112
107	China	2.6	108
108	Philippines	2.5	103
109	Namibia	2.4	109
110	Kiribati	2.3	107
111	Bolivia	2.1	113
112	Indonesia	2.0	126
113	Fiji	1.9	111
114	Palestinian Territories	1.8	120
115	Guatemala	1.7	132
116	Marshall Islands	1.7	110
117	Samoa	1.7	138
118	Mongolia	1.7	116
119	Armenia	1.6	114
120	El Salvador	1.5	119
121	Moldova	1.5	115
122	Iran	1.5	124
123	Nicaragua	1.4	123
124	Honduras	1.4	118
125	Morocco	1.4	133
126	Gabon	1.3	117
127	Gambia	1.3	127
128	Pakistan	1.3	–
129	Eswatini	1.3	125
130	Vietnam	1.3	150
131	Ukraine	1.2	131
132	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1.2	121
133	Paraguay	1.1	130
134	Cuba	1.1	139
135	Kazakhstan	1.0	134
136	Guyana	1.0	137
137	Georgia	1.0	142
138	Senegal	1.0	145
139	Papua New Guinea	0.9	128
140	Togo	0.9	129
141	Bhutan	0.9	147
142	Egypt	0.8	136
143	Zimbabwe	0.8	146
144	Sri Lanka	0.8	135
145	India	0.7	140
146	Algeria	0.6	141
147	Kenya	0.6	148
148	Uzbekistan	0.6	143
149	Solomon Islands	0.5	144
150	Comoros	0.4	149
151	Côte d’Ivoire	0.4	152
152	Libya	0.4	162
153	Benin	0.4	155
154	Syria	0.4	163
155	Djibouti	0.3	159
156	Haiti	0.3	153
157	Albania	0.3	174
158	Azerbaijan	0.3	166
159	Guinea-Bissau	0.3	154
160	Cameroon	0.3	151
161	Mauritania	0.3	160
162	Lesotho	0.3	156
163	Rwanda	0.2	184
164	Nepal	0.2	157
165	Uganda	0.2	164
166	Zambia	0.2	161
167	Madagascar	0.2	158
168	Ghana	0.2	165
169	Mali	0.2	167
170	Laos	0.2	175
171	Guinea	0.2	178
172	Turkmenistan	0.2	169
173	Tanzania	0.2	173
174	Equatorial Guinea	0.2	170
175	Malawi	0.2	171
176	Sierra Leone	0.2	172
177	Mozambique	0.2	176
178	Eritrea	0.2	168
179	Burkina Faso	0.2	181
180	Sudan	0.1	191
181	Angola	0.1	177
182	Bangladesh	0.1	182
183	Burundi	0.1	180
184	Niger	0.1	188
185	Iraq	0.1	–
186	Yemen	0.1	179
187	Nigeria	0.1	183
188	Somalia	0.1	192
189	Central African Republic	0.1	185
190	Cambodia	0.1	187
191	Tajikistan	0.1	186
192	Chad	0.0	189
193	Ethiopia	0.0	194
194	Liberia	0.0	193
195	Congo - Brazzaville	0.0	190
196	Congo - Kinshasa	0.0	195
197	Afghanistan	0.0	–
198	Myanmar (Burma)	0.0	–
199	North Korea	0.0	196

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