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Internet users (% of population) by country, 2005
Countries199
1. Iceland87.0
Median11.0
Japan66.915 / 199
World15.6
Top 20
87.0
84.8
82.7
82.0
81.0
74.5
73.5
71.7
70.1
70.0
70.0
68.7
68.0
67.9
66.9
65.4
63.4
63.0
62.7
61.5
Bottom 10
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
Biggest increases since 2004
+1678.1%
+1056.9%
+285.5%
+263.7%
+176.0%
+167.9%
+149.7%
+146.0%
+142.0%
+135.3%
Biggest decreases since 2004
-11.1%
-3.0%
-1.6%
-1.3%
-1.1%
-1.0%
-0.7%
-0.6%
-0.1%
-0.0%
All countries
| # | Country / region | Internet users (% of population) | Prior-year rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 87.0 | 2 |
| 2 | Sweden | 84.8 | 1 |
| 3 | Denmark | 82.7 | 3 |
| 4 | Norway | 82.0 | 4 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 81.0 | 7 |
| 6 | Finland | 74.5 | 6 |
| 7 | South Korea | 73.5 | 5 |
| 8 | Canada | 71.7 | 10 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 70.1 | 8 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 70.0 | 12 |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 70.0 | 11 |
| 12 | Germany | 68.7 | 14 |
| 13 | United States | 68.0 | 13 |
| 14 | Faroe Islands | 67.9 | 9 |
| 15 | Japan | 66.9 | 16 |
| 16 | Bermuda | 65.4 | 19 |
| 17 | Liechtenstein | 63.4 | 15 |
| 18 | Australia | 63.0 | – |
| 19 | New Zealand | 62.7 | 18 |
| 20 | Estonia | 61.4 | 24 |
| 21 | Singapore | 61.0 | 17 |
| 22 | Austria | 58.0 | 22 |
| 23 | Greenland | 57.7 | 21 |
| 24 | Hong Kong | 56.9 | 20 |
| 25 | Belgium | 55.8 | 23 |
| 26 | Monaco | 55.5 | 26 |
| 27 | Slovakia | 55.2 | 25 |
| 28 | Barbados | 52.5 | 28 |
| 29 | Malaysia | 48.6 | 30 |
| 30 | Spain | 47.9 | 29 |
| 31 | Slovenia | 46.8 | 31 |
| 32 | Latvia | 46.0 | 33 |
| 33 | France | 42.9 | 32 |
| 34 | Ireland | 41.6 | 34 |
| 35 | Malta | 41.2 | 37 |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 40.0 | 48 |
| 37 | Gibraltar | 39.1 | 40 |
| 38 | Hungary | 39.0 | 51 |
| 39 | Poland | 38.8 | 41 |
| 40 | Guam | 38.6 | 35 |
| 41 | Dominica | 38.5 | 46 |
| 42 | Cayman Islands | 38.0 | – |
| 43 | Andorra | 37.6 | 55 |
| 44 | Brunei | 36.5 | 49 |
| 45 | Lithuania | 36.2 | 44 |
| 46 | Czechia | 35.3 | 36 |
| 47 | Italy | 35.0 | 39 |
| 48 | Portugal | 35.0 | 42 |
| 49 | Macau | 34.9 | 43 |
| 50 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 34.0 | 57 |
| 51 | Croatia | 33.1 | 45 |
| 52 | Cyprus | 32.8 | 38 |
| 53 | New Caledonia | 32.4 | 47 |
| 54 | Chile | 31.2 | 50 |
| 55 | Trinidad & Tobago | 29.0 | 53 |
| 56 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 27.3 | 52 |
| 57 | Montenegro | 27.1 | 56 |
| 58 | Antigua & Barbuda | 27.0 | 60 |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 26.5 | 58 |
| 60 | Serbia | 26.3 | 61 |
| 61 | Kuwait | 25.9 | 63 |
| 62 | Seychelles | 25.4 | 59 |
| 63 | Aruba | 25.4 | 62 |
| 64 | Israel | 25.2 | 64 |
| 65 | Bahamas | 25.0 | 66 |
| 66 | Qatar | 24.7 | 71 |
| 67 | Greece | 24.0 | 68 |
| 68 | Puerto Rico | 23.4 | 65 |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 22.1 | 70 |
| 70 | St. Lucia | 21.6 | 69 |
| 71 | French Polynesia | 21.5 | 75 |
| 72 | Romania | 21.5 | 79 |
| 73 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 21.3 | 78 |
| 74 | Bahrain | 21.3 | 67 |
| 75 | Brazil | 21.0 | 73 |
| 76 | Grenada | 20.5 | 72 |
| 77 | Uruguay | 20.1 | 76 |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 20.0 | 74 |
| 79 | Argentina | 17.7 | 77 |
| 80 | Mexico | 17.2 | 81 |
| 81 | Peru | 17.1 | 82 |
| 82 | Belize | 17.0 | 95 |
| 83 | Palestinian Territories | 16.0 | 124 |
| 84 | Türkiye | 15.5 | 80 |
| 85 | Russia | 15.2 | 85 |
| 86 | Mauritius | 15.2 | 83 |
| 87 | Morocco | 15.1 | 88 |
| 88 | Thailand | 15.0 | 91 |
| 89 | Moldova | 14.6 | 92 |
| 90 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 13.8 | 84 |
| 91 | Jordan | 12.9 | 87 |
| 92 | Jamaica | 12.8 | 94 |
| 93 | Egypt | 12.8 | 86 |
| 94 | Vietnam | 12.7 | 103 |
| 95 | Saudi Arabia | 12.7 | 93 |
| 96 | Venezuela | 12.6 | 102 |
| 97 | Micronesia | 11.9 | 90 |
| 98 | Panama | 11.5 | 89 |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 11.5 | 98 |
| 100 | Colombia | 11.0 | 96 |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.5 | 118 |
| 102 | Lebanon | 10.1 | 97 |
| 103 | Cuba | 9.7 | 101 |
| 104 | Tunisia | 9.7 | 99 |
| 105 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 9.2 | 107 |
| 106 | Mongolia | 9.0 | – |
| 107 | China | 8.5 | 108 |
| 108 | Fiji | 8.5 | 106 |
| 109 | Tuvalu | 8.3 | 104 |
| 110 | Iran | 8.1 | 105 |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 8.0 | – |
| 112 | Paraguay | 7.9 | 135 |
| 113 | South Africa | 7.5 | 100 |
| 114 | Maldives | 6.9 | 110 |
| 115 | Oman | 6.7 | 109 |
| 116 | Honduras | 6.5 | 113 |
| 117 | Suriname | 6.4 | 112 |
| 118 | Haiti | 6.4 | 114 |
| 119 | Pakistan | 6.3 | 111 |
| 120 | Georgia | 6.1 | 128 |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 6.1 | 115 |
| 122 | Albania | 6.0 | 147 |
| 123 | Ecuador | 6.0 | 120 |
| 124 | Algeria | 5.8 | 122 |
| 125 | Guatemala | 5.7 | 117 |
| 126 | Guyana | 5.7 | 130 |
| 127 | Syria | 5.6 | 126 |
| 128 | Philippines | 5.4 | 116 |
| 129 | Armenia | 5.3 | 119 |
| 130 | Bolivia | 5.2 | 123 |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 5.1 | 121 |
| 132 | Tonga | 4.9 | 127 |
| 133 | Gabon | 4.9 | 143 |
| 134 | Senegal | 4.8 | 125 |
| 135 | El Salvador | 4.2 | 139 |
| 136 | Namibia | 4.0 | 129 |
| 137 | Kiribati | 4.0 | 133 |
| 138 | Libya | 3.9 | 132 |
| 139 | Marshall Islands | 3.9 | 131 |
| 140 | Bhutan | 3.8 | 140 |
| 141 | Gambia | 3.8 | 136 |
| 142 | Ukraine | 3.7 | 134 |
| 143 | Eswatini | 3.7 | 138 |
| 144 | Indonesia | 3.6 | 145 |
| 145 | Nigeria | 3.5 | 158 |
| 146 | Samoa | 3.4 | 141 |
| 147 | Uzbekistan | 3.3 | 146 |
| 148 | Botswana | 3.3 | 137 |
| 149 | Kenya | 3.1 | 142 |
| 150 | Kazakhstan | 3.0 | 144 |
| 151 | Lesotho | 2.6 | 149 |
| 152 | Nicaragua | 2.6 | 148 |
| 153 | Zimbabwe | 2.4 | 150 |
| 154 | India | 2.4 | 151 |
| 155 | Comoros | 2.0 | 157 |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.9 | 152 |
| 157 | Ghana | 1.8 | 153 |
| 158 | Togo | 1.8 | 155 |
| 159 | Sri Lanka | 1.8 | 156 |
| 160 | Uganda | 1.7 | 172 |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 1.7 | 154 |
| 162 | Congo - Brazzaville | 1.5 | 161 |
| 163 | Cameroon | 1.4 | 163 |
| 164 | Zambia | 1.3 | 160 |
| 165 | Benin | 1.3 | 159 |
| 166 | Afghanistan | 1.2 | 194 |
| 167 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.1 | 168 |
| 168 | Angola | 1.1 | 178 |
| 169 | Tanzania | 1.1 | 166 |
| 170 | Somalia | 1.1 | 162 |
| 171 | Yemen | 1.0 | 165 |
| 172 | Côte d’Ivoire | 1.0 | 167 |
| 173 | Turkmenistan | 1.0 | 171 |
| 174 | Djibouti | 1.0 | 170 |
| 175 | Iraq | 0.9 | 164 |
| 176 | Mozambique | 0.9 | 173 |
| 177 | Laos | 0.9 | 183 |
| 178 | Solomon Islands | 0.8 | 174 |
| 179 | Nepal | 0.8 | 179 |
| 180 | Mauritania | 0.7 | 177 |
| 181 | Madagascar | 0.6 | 175 |
| 182 | Rwanda | 0.6 | 181 |
| 183 | Liberia | 0.6 | 196 |
| 184 | Guinea | 0.5 | 176 |
| 185 | Burundi | 0.5 | 185 |
| 186 | Mali | 0.5 | 180 |
| 187 | Burkina Faso | 0.5 | 182 |
| 188 | Chad | 0.4 | 184 |
| 189 | Malawi | 0.4 | 186 |
| 190 | Cambodia | 0.3 | 187 |
| 191 | Tajikistan | 0.3 | 195 |
| 192 | Central African Republic | 0.3 | 188 |
| 193 | Bangladesh | 0.2 | 190 |
| 194 | Congo - Kinshasa | 0.2 | 191 |
| 195 | Niger | 0.2 | 192 |
| 196 | Ethiopia | 0.2 | 193 |
| 197 | Sierra Leone | 0.2 | 189 |
| 198 | Timor-Leste | 0.1 | – |
| 199 | Myanmar (Burma) | 0.1 | 197 |