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Internet users (% of population) by country, 2016
Countries203
1. Iceland98.2
Median54.0
Japan93.214 / 203
World43.6
Top 20
98.2
98.1
98.1
98.0
98.0
97.3
97.0
95.2
95.1
95.1
94.8
94.4
93.5
93.2
92.8
91.2
90.6
90.4
90.0
89.7
Bottom 10
6.3
5.9
5.8
4.7
4.3
3.5
3.1
2.2
1.9
1.2
Biggest increases since 2015
+403.6%
+165.8%
+126.2%
+74.6%
+65.7%
+60.6%
+58.8%
+57.0%
+54.5%
+46.8%
Biggest decreases since 2015
-3.9%
-1.4%
-1.3%
-1.1%
-1.0%
-0.7%
-0.3%
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.1%
All countries
| # | Country / region | Internet users (% of population) | Prior-year rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 98.2 | 2 |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 98.1 | 5 |
| 3 | Liechtenstein | 98.1 | 4 |
| 4 | Bermuda | 98.0 | 1 |
| 5 | Bahrain | 98.0 | 8 |
| 6 | Norway | 97.3 | 3 |
| 7 | Denmark | 97.0 | 6 |
| 8 | Monaco | 95.2 | 9 |
| 9 | Qatar | 95.1 | 10 |
| 10 | Faroe Islands | 95.1 | 7 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 94.8 | 11 |
| 12 | Gibraltar | 94.4 | – |
| 13 | Aruba | 93.5 | 18 |
| 14 | Japan | 93.2 | 13 |
| 15 | South Korea | 92.8 | 17 |
| 16 | Canada | 91.2 | 16 |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 90.6 | 15 |
| 18 | Netherlands | 90.4 | 12 |
| 19 | Brunei | 90.0 | 54 |
| 20 | Andorra | 89.7 | 20 |
| 21 | Sweden | 89.7 | 14 |
| 22 | Switzerland | 89.1 | 22 |
| 23 | Finland | 87.7 | 23 |
| 24 | Hong Kong | 87.5 | 26 |
| 25 | Estonia | 87.2 | 19 |
| 26 | Australia | 86.5 | 27 |
| 27 | Belgium | 86.5 | 25 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 86.5 | 24 |
| 29 | Kuwait | 85.6 | 30 |
| 30 | United States | 85.5 | 44 |
| 31 | Singapore | 84.5 | 32 |
| 32 | Austria | 84.3 | 28 |
| 33 | Germany | 84.2 | 21 |
| 34 | Chile | 83.6 | 41 |
| 35 | Ireland | 83.5 | 29 |
| 36 | Macau | 81.6 | 37 |
| 37 | Spain | 80.6 | 33 |
| 38 | Slovakia | 80.5 | 36 |
| 39 | Bahamas | 80.0 | 35 |
| 40 | Latvia | 79.8 | 31 |
| 41 | Israel | 79.7 | 38 |
| 42 | France | 79.3 | 34 |
| 43 | Hungary | 79.3 | 50 |
| 44 | Cayman Islands | 79.0 | 40 |
| 45 | Malaysia | 78.8 | 55 |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 78.2 | 39 |
| 47 | Malta | 78.1 | 42 |
| 48 | British Virgin Islands | 77.7 | – |
| 49 | Guam | 77.0 | 48 |
| 50 | Oman | 76.8 | 47 |
| 51 | Czechia | 76.5 | 43 |
| 52 | Lebanon | 76.1 | 46 |
| 53 | Cyprus | 75.9 | 52 |
| 54 | Slovenia | 75.5 | 49 |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 74.9 | 61 |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 74.6 | 56 |
| 57 | Lithuania | 74.4 | 53 |
| 58 | Poland | 73.3 | 66 |
| 59 | Russia | 73.1 | 58 |
| 60 | Croatia | 72.7 | 60 |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 72.2 | 57 |
| 62 | Barbados | 71.6 | 51 |
| 63 | Belarus | 71.1 | 76 |
| 64 | Moldova | 71.0 | 62 |
| 65 | Argentina | 71.0 | 65 |
| 66 | Portugal | 70.4 | 63 |
| 67 | Antigua & Barbuda | 70.3 | 59 |
| 68 | Montenegro | 69.9 | 64 |
| 69 | Greece | 69.1 | 68 |
| 70 | Puerto Rico | 68.6 | 75 |
| 71 | Greenland | 68.5 | 67 |
| 72 | French Polynesia | 68.4 | 74 |
| 73 | Trinidad & Tobago | 67.8 | 71 |
| 74 | Serbia | 67.1 | 70 |
| 75 | Dominica | 67.0 | 72 |
| 76 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 67.0 | 69 |
| 77 | Uruguay | 66.4 | 73 |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 65.9 | 77 |
| 79 | Armenia | 64.3 | 78 |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 63.9 | 94 |
| 81 | Curaçao | 61.9 | – |
| 82 | Italy | 61.3 | 80 |
| 83 | Brazil | 60.9 | 79 |
| 84 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 60.3 | 96 |
| 85 | Venezuela | 60.0 | 81 |
| 86 | Palestinian Territories | 59.9 | 86 |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 59.8 | 87 |
| 88 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 59.6 | 90 |
| 89 | Albania | 59.6 | 85 |
| 90 | Mexico | 59.5 | 82 |
| 91 | Romania | 59.5 | 89 |
| 92 | Maldives | 59.5 | 91 |
| 93 | Georgia | 58.5 | 106 |
| 94 | Türkiye | 58.3 | 95 |
| 95 | Morocco | 58.3 | 84 |
| 96 | St. Lucia | 58.2 | 83 |
| 97 | Colombia | 58.1 | 88 |
| 98 | Seychelles | 56.5 | 92 |
| 99 | Jordan | 56.2 | 93 |
| 100 | San Marino | 55.0 | – |
| 101 | Ecuador | 54.1 | 104 |
| 102 | Panama | 54.0 | 99 |
| 103 | South Africa | 54.0 | 98 |
| 104 | Paraguay | 53.4 | 102 |
| 105 | Grenada | 53.3 | 97 |
| 106 | Iran | 53.2 | 109 |
| 107 | China | 53.2 | 100 |
| 108 | Ukraine | 53.0 | 105 |
| 109 | Vietnam | 53.0 | 110 |
| 110 | Mauritius | 52.2 | 101 |
| 111 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 51.5 | 103 |
| 112 | Cape Verde | 50.3 | 113 |
| 113 | Tunisia | 49.6 | 107 |
| 114 | Fiji | 49.4 | 114 |
| 115 | Gabon | 48.1 | 108 |
| 116 | Thailand | 47.5 | 119 |
| 117 | Uzbekistan | 46.8 | 111 |
| 118 | Bhutan | 46.5 | 118 |
| 119 | Peru | 45.5 | 117 |
| 120 | Suriname | 45.4 | 112 |
| 121 | Belize | 44.6 | 116 |
| 122 | Jamaica | 44.4 | 115 |
| 123 | Cuba | 43.0 | 126 |
| 124 | Algeria | 42.9 | 123 |
| 125 | Egypt | 41.2 | 124 |
| 126 | Côte d’Ivoire | 41.2 | 122 |
| 127 | Botswana | 41.2 | 120 |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | 40.5 | 130 |
| 129 | Tonga | 40.0 | 121 |
| 130 | Bolivia | 39.7 | 125 |
| 131 | Philippines | 39.2 | 127 |
| 132 | Guyana | 35.7 | 128 |
| 133 | Libya | 35.0 | 139 |
| 134 | Guatemala | 34.5 | 132 |
| 135 | Micronesia | 33.4 | 129 |
| 136 | Lesotho | 32.5 | 140 |
| 137 | Cambodia | 32.4 | 188 |
| 138 | Syria | 31.9 | 131 |
| 139 | Namibia | 31.0 | 137 |
| 140 | Tuvalu | 31.0 | 133 |
| 141 | Djibouti | 30.8 | 143 |
| 142 | Marshall Islands | 29.8 | 153 |
| 143 | Honduras | 29.5 | 134 |
| 144 | El Salvador | 29.0 | 135 |
| 145 | Eswatini | 28.6 | 138 |
| 146 | Ghana | 28.0 | 142 |
| 147 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 28.0 | 136 |
| 148 | Senegal | 25.7 | 150 |
| 149 | Indonesia | 25.4 | 148 |
| 150 | Yemen | 24.6 | 141 |
| 151 | Nicaragua | 24.6 | 152 |
| 152 | Nigeria | 24.1 | 145 |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 23.8 | 151 |
| 154 | Angola | 23.2 | 149 |
| 155 | Zimbabwe | 23.1 | 144 |
| 156 | Haiti | 22.8 | 167 |
| 157 | Mongolia | 22.3 | 146 |
| 158 | Sri Lanka | 22.2 | 162 |
| 159 | Laos | 21.9 | 157 |
| 160 | Timor-Leste | 21.2 | 155 |
| 161 | Nepal | 20.7 | 160 |
| 162 | Cameroon | 20.6 | 156 |
| 163 | Tajikistan | 20.5 | 154 |
| 164 | Gambia | 19.9 | 159 |
| 165 | Iraq | 19.9 | 163 |
| 166 | Kiribati | 19.4 | 166 |
| 167 | Mauritania | 19.2 | 158 |
| 168 | Turkmenistan | 18.0 | 164 |
| 169 | Bangladesh | 16.9 | 170 |
| 170 | Kenya | 16.6 | 161 |
| 171 | India | 16.5 | 165 |
| 172 | Myanmar (Burma) | 16.0 | 174 |
| 173 | Liberia | 15.7 | 177 |
| 174 | Ethiopia | 15.4 | 168 |
| 175 | Rwanda | 14.6 | 169 |
| 176 | Benin | 14.5 | 172 |
| 177 | Sudan | 14.1 | 171 |
| 178 | Mali | 14.0 | 175 |
| 179 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.8 | 190 |
| 180 | Tanzania | 13.5 | 178 |
| 181 | Guinea | 13.1 | 179 |
| 182 | Pakistan | 12.4 | 173 |
| 183 | Togo | 11.3 | 185 |
| 184 | Solomon Islands | 11.0 | 176 |
| 185 | Afghanistan | 11.0 | 181 |
| 186 | Zambia | 10.3 | 180 |
| 187 | Congo - Kinshasa | 10.1 | 194 |
| 188 | Papua New Guinea | 9.6 | 182 |
| 189 | Congo - Brazzaville | 8.1 | 183 |
| 190 | Comoros | 7.9 | 184 |
| 191 | Sierra Leone | 7.7 | 189 |
| 192 | Burkina Faso | 7.1 | 186 |
| 193 | Mozambique | 7.0 | 187 |
| 194 | Malawi | 6.3 | 191 |
| 195 | Uganda | 5.9 | 192 |
| 196 | Chad | 5.8 | 195 |
| 197 | Madagascar | 4.7 | 193 |
| 198 | Niger | 4.3 | 198 |
| 199 | South Sudan | 3.5 | 196 |
| 200 | Central African Republic | 3.1 | 197 |
| 201 | Burundi | 2.2 | 199 |
| 202 | Somalia | 1.9 | 200 |
| 203 | Eritrea | 1.2 | 201 |