Internet users (% of population) by country, 2002

Countries202

1. Iceland79.1

Median4.8

Japan46.620 / 202

World–

Top 20

Iceland79.1

Norway72.8

Sweden70.6

Denmark64.2

Finland62.4

Canada61.6

Switzerland61.4

Netherlands61.3

Liechtenstein59.5

South Korea59.4

New Zealand59.1

United States58.8

United Kingdom56.5

Faroe Islands53.3

Bermuda52.0

San Marino50.8

Germany48.8

Monaco48.0

Singapore47.0

Japan46.6

Bottom 10

Burundi0.1

Somalia0.1

Congo - Kinshasa0.1

Ethiopia0.1

Tajikistan0.1

Liberia0.0

Afghanistan0.0

Myanmar (Burma)0.0

North Korea0.0

Timor-Leste0.0

Biggest increases since 2001

Azerbaijan+1536.2%

Congo - Kinshasa+708.6%

Libya+512.3%

Syria+491.7%

Yemen+471.3%

Iraq+400.0%

North Macedonia+399.7%

Congo - Brazzaville+388.0%

Ghana+315.1%

Lesotho+315.1%

Biggest decreases since 2001

Slovenia-7.7%

Austria-6.7%

Afghanistan-3.4%

Liberia-3.3%

Botswana-1.3%

Kyrgyzstan-0.1%

San Marino+1.0%

Israel+2.2%

Senegal+2.3%

Canada+2.3%

All countries

#	Country / region	Internet users (% of population)	Prior-year rank
1	Iceland	79.1	9
2	Norway	72.8	1
3	Sweden	70.6	7
4	Denmark	64.2	17
5	Finland	62.4	16
6	Canada	61.6	2
7	Switzerland	61.4	4
8	Netherlands	61.3	10
9	Liechtenstein	59.5	14
10	South Korea	59.4	3
11	New Zealand	59.1	5
12	United States	58.8	11
13	United Kingdom	56.5	24
14	Faroe Islands	53.3	15
15	Bermuda	52.0	12
16	San Marino	50.8	8
17	Germany	48.8	25
18	Monaco	48.0	13
19	Singapore	47.0	18
20	Japan	46.6	21
21	Belgium	46.3	27
22	Greenland	44.2	23
23	Hong Kong	43.1	20
24	Estonia	41.5	26
25	Slovakia	40.1	53
26	Luxembourg	39.8	22
27	Austria	36.6	19
28	Malaysia	32.3	30
29	Guam	31.2	33
30	France	30.2	31
31	Malta	28.9	43
32	Cyprus	28.3	38
33	United Arab Emirates	28.3	32
34	Italy	28.0	29
35	Slovenia	27.8	28
36	Barbados	27.8	54
37	U.S. Virgin Islands	27.5	39
38	Ireland	25.8	34
39	Macau	25.2	35
40	Czechia	23.9	49
41	Gibraltar	23.7	36
42	New Caledonia	22.4	40
43	Chile	22.1	37
44	Trinidad & Tobago	22.0	47
45	Latvia	21.9	71
46	St. Kitts & Nevis	21.2	67
47	Poland	21.2	60
48	Spain	20.4	41
49	Palau	20.2	–
50	Costa Rica	19.9	62
51	Portugal	19.4	42
52	British Virgin Islands	18.9	–
53	Aruba	18.8	45
54	Dominica	18.4	51
55	Bahrain	18.1	48
56	Bahamas	18.0	55
57	Israel	17.8	44
58	Croatia	17.8	56
59	Lithuania	17.7	72
60	Puerto Rico	17.5	46
61	North Macedonia	17.3	96
62	Hungary	16.7	50
63	Brunei	15.3	52
64	Grenada	14.8	83
65	Greece	14.7	59
66	St. Lucia	14.6	66
67	Seychelles	14.3	58
68	Antigua & Barbuda	12.5	63
69	Mexico	11.9	73
70	Uruguay	11.4	57
71	Türkiye	11.4	82
72	Andorra	11.3	–
73	Argentina	10.9	61
74	Mauritius	10.3	64
75	Kuwait	10.2	65
76	Qatar	10.2	78
77	Brazil	9.1	90
78	Bulgaria	9.1	68
79	Peru	9.0	69
80	Belarus	9.0	92
81	Panama	8.5	70
82	French Polynesia	8.2	77
83	São Tomé & Príncipe	7.6	76
84	Thailand	7.5	81
85	Lebanon	7.0	74
86	Oman	6.9	79
87	Dominican Republic	6.8	91
88	South Africa	6.7	75
89	Romania	6.6	89
90	Saudi Arabia	6.4	86
91	Tuvalu	6.3	80
92	Fiji	6.2	113
93	Jamaica	6.1	94
94	Jordan	6.0	85
95	Belize	5.7	–
96	Micronesia	5.6	87
97	St. Vincent & Grenadines	5.5	84
98	Maldives	5.3	95
99	Tunisia	5.3	93
100	Azerbaijan	5.0	158
101	Venezuela	4.9	88
102	Iran	4.6	122
103	Colombia	4.6	102
104	China	4.6	107
105	Philippines	4.3	108
106	Ecuador	4.3	106
107	Suriname	4.2	98
108	Russia	4.1	101
109	Moldova	3.8	121
110	Cuba	3.8	134
111	Cape Verde	3.5	105
112	Vanuatu	3.5	103
113	Guatemala	3.4	115
114	Botswana	3.4	97
115	Bolivia	3.1	111
116	Palestinian Territories	3.1	114
117	Kyrgyzstan	3.0	99
118	Tonga	2.9	104
119	Egypt	2.7	142
120	Bosnia & Herzegovina	2.6	132
121	Namibia	2.6	109
122	Honduras	2.6	124
123	Pakistan	2.6	128
124	Kiribati	2.5	110
125	Morocco	2.4	125
126	Marshall Islands	2.3	116
127	Samoa	2.2	117
128	Libya	2.2	152
129	Indonesia	2.1	112
130	Syria	2.1	154
131	Mongolia	2.0	118
132	Armenia	2.0	119
133	Gabon	1.9	126
134	El Salvador	1.9	120
135	Ukraine	1.9	131
136	Vietnam	1.9	130
137	Eswatini	1.8	129
138	Gambia	1.8	127
139	Paraguay	1.8	133
140	Nicaragua	1.7	123
141	Bhutan	1.7	141
142	Kazakhstan	1.7	135
143	Algeria	1.6	146
144	Georgia	1.6	137
145	India	1.5	145
146	Guyana	1.5	136
147	Papua New Guinea	1.3	139
148	Kenya	1.2	147
149	Zimbabwe	1.1	143
150	Lesotho	1.1	162
151	Uzbekistan	1.1	148
152	Sri Lanka	1.1	144
153	Guinea-Bissau	1.0	159
154	Senegal	1.0	138
155	Togo	1.0	140
156	Haiti	0.9	156
157	Ghana	0.8	168
158	Benin	0.7	153
159	Comoros	0.6	150
160	Yemen	0.5	186
161	Solomon Islands	0.5	149
162	Iraq	0.5	185
163	Côte d’Ivoire	0.5	151
164	Djibouti	0.5	155
165	Zambia	0.5	166
166	Sudan	0.4	180
167	Guinea	0.4	171
168	Albania	0.4	157
169	Uganda	0.4	165
170	Mauritania	0.4	161
171	Cameroon	0.4	160
172	Madagascar	0.3	167
173	Equatorial Guinea	0.3	174
174	Nigeria	0.3	187
175	Nepal	0.3	164
176	Turkmenistan	0.3	172
177	Rwanda	0.3	163
178	Angola	0.3	181
179	Laos	0.3	170
180	Mozambique	0.3	177
181	Eritrea	0.2	178
182	Mali	0.2	169
183	Cambodia	0.2	190
184	Tanzania	0.2	173
185	Malawi	0.2	175
186	Burkina Faso	0.2	179
187	Sierra Leone	0.2	176
188	Chad	0.2	192
189	Congo - Brazzaville	0.2	195
190	Bangladesh	0.1	182
191	Central African Republic	0.1	189
192	Niger	0.1	184
193	Burundi	0.1	183
194	Somalia	0.1	188
195	Congo - Kinshasa	0.1	196
196	Ethiopia	0.1	193
197	Tajikistan	0.1	191
198	Liberia	0.0	194
199	Afghanistan	0.0	197
200	Myanmar (Burma)	0.0	198
201	North Korea	0.0	199
202	Timor-Leste	0.0	–

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