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Internet users (% of population) by country, 2003
Countries195
1. Iceland83.1
Median6.7
Japan48.424 / 195
World–
Top 20
83.1
79.1
78.1
76.3
69.2
65.5
65.1
64.8
64.3
64.2
61.7
61.0
58.9
58.8
56.5
55.9
54.5
54.5
53.8
52.2
Bottom 10
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
Biggest increases since 2002
+5542.3%
+1826.9%
+225.4%
+204.3%
+192.5%
+149.2%
+143.6%
+133.4%
+118.6%
+108.8%
Biggest decreases since 2002
-2.6%
-1.6%
-1.2%
-1.1%
-0.2%
+2.0%
+2.2%
+2.3%
+2.7%
+3.0%
All countries
| # | Country / region | Internet users (% of population) | Prior-year rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 83.1 | 1 |
| 2 | Sweden | 79.1 | 3 |
| 3 | Norway | 78.1 | 2 |
| 4 | Denmark | 76.3 | 4 |
| 5 | Finland | 69.2 | 5 |
| 6 | South Korea | 65.5 | 10 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 65.1 | 7 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 64.8 | 13 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 64.4 | 8 |
| 10 | Canada | 64.2 | 6 |
| 11 | United States | 61.7 | 12 |
| 12 | New Zealand | 61.0 | 11 |
| 13 | Faroe Islands | 58.9 | 14 |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | 58.8 | 9 |
| 15 | Bermuda | 56.5 | 15 |
| 16 | Germany | 55.9 | 17 |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 54.6 | 26 |
| 18 | Greenland | 54.5 | 22 |
| 19 | Singapore | 53.8 | 19 |
| 20 | Hong Kong | 52.2 | 23 |
| 21 | San Marino | 50.0 | 16 |
| 22 | Belgium | 50.0 | 21 |
| 23 | Monaco | 49.5 | 18 |
| 24 | Japan | 48.4 | 20 |
| 25 | Estonia | 45.3 | 24 |
| 26 | Slovakia | 43.0 | 25 |
| 27 | Austria | 42.7 | 27 |
| 28 | Spain | 39.9 | 48 |
| 29 | Barbados | 39.7 | 36 |
| 30 | France | 36.1 | 30 |
| 31 | Malaysia | 35.0 | 28 |
| 32 | Ireland | 34.3 | 38 |
| 33 | Czechia | 34.3 | 40 |
| 34 | Guam | 33.7 | 29 |
| 35 | Slovenia | 31.9 | 35 |
| 36 | Malta | 31.6 | 31 |
| 37 | Cyprus | 30.1 | 32 |
| 38 | Portugal | 29.7 | 51 |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 29.5 | 33 |
| 40 | Italy | 29.0 | 34 |
| 41 | Gibraltar | 28.3 | 41 |
| 42 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 27.4 | 37 |
| 43 | Latvia | 27.0 | 45 |
| 44 | New Caledonia | 26.4 | 42 |
| 45 | Trinidad & Tobago | 26.0 | 44 |
| 46 | Lithuania | 25.9 | 59 |
| 47 | Macau | 25.7 | 39 |
| 48 | Chile | 25.5 | 43 |
| 49 | Poland | 24.9 | 47 |
| 50 | Dominica | 23.6 | 54 |
| 51 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 23.0 | 46 |
| 52 | Croatia | 22.8 | 58 |
| 53 | Kuwait | 22.4 | 75 |
| 54 | Hungary | 21.6 | 62 |
| 55 | Palau | 21.6 | 49 |
| 56 | Bahrain | 21.6 | 55 |
| 57 | St. Lucia | 21.0 | 66 |
| 58 | Aruba | 20.8 | 53 |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 20.3 | 50 |
| 60 | Bahamas | 20.0 | 56 |
| 61 | Puerto Rico | 19.7 | 60 |
| 62 | Brunei | 19.6 | 63 |
| 63 | Israel | 19.6 | 57 |
| 64 | Qatar | 19.2 | 76 |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 19.1 | 61 |
| 66 | Grenada | 18.6 | 64 |
| 67 | Greece | 17.8 | 65 |
| 68 | Antigua & Barbuda | 17.2 | 68 |
| 69 | Uruguay | 15.9 | 70 |
| 70 | Seychelles | 14.6 | 67 |
| 71 | French Polynesia | 14.1 | 82 |
| 72 | Andorra | 13.5 | 72 |
| 73 | Brazil | 13.2 | 77 |
| 74 | Mexico | 12.9 | 69 |
| 75 | Türkiye | 12.3 | 71 |
| 76 | Mauritius | 12.2 | 74 |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 12.0 | 78 |
| 78 | Argentina | 11.9 | 73 |
| 79 | Peru | 11.6 | 79 |
| 80 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 10.2 | 83 |
| 81 | Panama | 10.0 | 81 |
| 82 | Thailand | 9.3 | 84 |
| 83 | Micronesia | 9.2 | 96 |
| 84 | Romania | 8.9 | 89 |
| 85 | Jordan | 8.5 | 94 |
| 86 | Russia | 8.3 | 108 |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 8.0 | 90 |
| 88 | Lebanon | 8.0 | 85 |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 7.9 | 87 |
| 90 | Jamaica | 7.8 | 93 |
| 91 | Venezuela | 7.5 | 101 |
| 92 | Moldova | 7.4 | 109 |
| 93 | Colombia | 7.4 | 103 |
| 94 | Oman | 7.3 | 86 |
| 95 | South Africa | 7.0 | 88 |
| 96 | Iran | 6.9 | 102 |
| 97 | Tuvalu | 6.9 | 91 |
| 98 | Fiji | 6.7 | 92 |
| 99 | Tunisia | 6.5 | 99 |
| 100 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 6.5 | 97 |
| 101 | China | 6.2 | 104 |
| 102 | Maldives | 6.0 | 98 |
| 103 | Cuba | 5.2 | 110 |
| 104 | Pakistan | 5.0 | 123 |
| 105 | Philippines | 4.9 | 105 |
| 106 | Honduras | 4.8 | 122 |
| 107 | Suriname | 4.7 | 107 |
| 108 | Armenia | 4.6 | 132 |
| 109 | Guatemala | 4.5 | 113 |
| 110 | Ecuador | 4.5 | 106 |
| 111 | Cape Verde | 4.3 | 111 |
| 112 | Palestinian Territories | 4.1 | 116 |
| 113 | Egypt | 4.0 | 119 |
| 114 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 4.0 | 120 |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.9 | 117 |
| 116 | Vanuatu | 3.9 | 112 |
| 117 | Vietnam | 3.8 | 136 |
| 118 | Bolivia | 3.5 | 115 |
| 119 | Syria | 3.4 | 130 |
| 120 | Namibia | 3.4 | 121 |
| 121 | Morocco | 3.4 | 125 |
| 122 | Botswana | 3.3 | 114 |
| 123 | Ukraine | 3.1 | 135 |
| 124 | Kiribati | 3.0 | 124 |
| 125 | Tonga | 3.0 | 118 |
| 126 | Kenya | 2.9 | 148 |
| 127 | Libya | 2.8 | 128 |
| 128 | Samoa | 2.8 | 127 |
| 129 | Gabon | 2.7 | 133 |
| 130 | Marshall Islands | 2.6 | 126 |
| 131 | Georgia | 2.6 | 144 |
| 132 | El Salvador | 2.5 | 134 |
| 133 | Eswatini | 2.4 | 137 |
| 134 | Bhutan | 2.4 | 141 |
| 135 | Gambia | 2.4 | 138 |
| 136 | Guyana | 2.4 | 146 |
| 137 | Indonesia | 2.4 | 129 |
| 138 | Algeria | 2.2 | 143 |
| 139 | Paraguay | 2.1 | 139 |
| 140 | Senegal | 2.1 | 154 |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | 2.0 | 142 |
| 142 | Uzbekistan | 1.9 | 151 |
| 143 | Nicaragua | 1.9 | 140 |
| 144 | Zimbabwe | 1.8 | 149 |
| 145 | India | 1.7 | 145 |
| 146 | Haiti | 1.6 | 156 |
| 147 | Lesotho | 1.5 | 150 |
| 148 | Sri Lanka | 1.5 | 152 |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | 1.4 | 147 |
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.4 | 153 |
| 151 | Togo | 1.2 | 155 |
| 152 | Ghana | 1.2 | 157 |
| 153 | Zambia | 1.0 | 165 |
| 154 | Albania | 1.0 | 168 |
| 155 | Benin | 1.0 | 158 |
| 156 | Comoros | 0.8 | 159 |
| 157 | Côte d’Ivoire | 0.8 | 163 |
| 158 | Tanzania | 0.7 | 184 |
| 159 | Djibouti | 0.6 | 164 |
| 160 | Yemen | 0.6 | 160 |
| 161 | Iraq | 0.6 | 162 |
| 162 | Cameroon | 0.6 | 171 |
| 163 | Nigeria | 0.6 | 174 |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 0.6 | 161 |
| 165 | Sudan | 0.5 | 166 |
| 166 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.5 | 173 |
| 167 | Uganda | 0.5 | 169 |
| 168 | Congo - Brazzaville | 0.5 | 189 |
| 169 | Guinea | 0.5 | 167 |
| 170 | Turkmenistan | 0.4 | 176 |
| 171 | Mauritania | 0.4 | 170 |
| 172 | Madagascar | 0.4 | 172 |
| 173 | Mozambique | 0.4 | 180 |
| 174 | Nepal | 0.4 | 175 |
| 175 | Somalia | 0.4 | 194 |
| 176 | Burkina Faso | 0.4 | 186 |
| 177 | Angola | 0.4 | 178 |
| 178 | Rwanda | 0.4 | 177 |
| 179 | Laos | 0.3 | 179 |
| 180 | Chad | 0.3 | 188 |
| 181 | Mali | 0.3 | 182 |
| 182 | Malawi | 0.3 | 185 |
| 183 | Cambodia | 0.3 | 183 |
| 184 | Burundi | 0.2 | 193 |
| 185 | Sierra Leone | 0.2 | 187 |
| 186 | Bangladesh | 0.2 | 190 |
| 187 | Niger | 0.2 | 192 |
| 188 | Central African Republic | 0.2 | 191 |
| 189 | Congo - Kinshasa | 0.1 | 195 |
| 190 | Ethiopia | 0.1 | 196 |
| 191 | Afghanistan | 0.1 | 199 |
| 192 | Tajikistan | 0.1 | 197 |
| 193 | Liberia | 0.0 | 198 |
| 194 | Myanmar (Burma) | 0.0 | 200 |
| 195 | North Korea | 0.0 | 201 |