Countries With the Lowest Internet Users
Every country with a figure for internet users, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are South Sudan (6.67%), Burundi (8.6%) and Uganda (8.95%). The middle country of the 209 has 81.5%.
What this measures
Individuals using the Internet (% of population). Source: International Telecommunication Union. For this measure, higher is better.
This measure mostly follows how rich a country is, so this ranking is close to a ranking by national income. Each country’s page also ranks it against countries with similar incomes, which is often the fairer comparison.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2014–2025. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Internet users | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 6.67% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2 | Burundi | 8.6% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | Uganda | 8.95% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 4 | Chad | 12.6% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 13.8% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Eritrea | 14.3% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | Niger | 15.6% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 16.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 9 | Zambia | 17.1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 10 | Yemen, Rep. | 17.5% | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 11 | Turkmenistan | 18% | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 12 | Sudan | 18.6% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 13 | Madagascar | 18.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | 18.8% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 15 | Malawi | 19% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 16 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 19.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Mozambique | 20.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 18 | Samoa | 21.2% | 2014 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 21.9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 20 | Vanuatu | 22.4% | 2015 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 25.1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 22 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 27.9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 28.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 24 | Solomon Islands | 29% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.8% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 26 | Tanzania | 31.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 27 | Rwanda | 31.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | Liberia | 32.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 29 | Comoros | 32.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 30 | Guinea | 33.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 31 | Syrian Arab Republic | 33.8% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 32 | Benin | 34% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 33 | Kenya | 35% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 34 | Timor-Leste | 35% | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 35 | Tuvalu | 35.2% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 36 | Mali | 36.8% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 37 | Togo | 39.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 38 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 39.5% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 39 | Angola | 40.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 40 | Nigeria | 41.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 41.6% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 43 | Myanmar | 45.4% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 44 | Mauritania | 45.8% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 45 | Cameroon | 46.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 46 | Nepal | 46.3% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 47 | Congo, Rep. | 47.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 48 | Haiti | 47.9% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 49 | Gambia, The | 49.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 50 | Lesotho | 51.8% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 53.4% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 54.6% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 53 | Tajikistan | 55.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 54 | Pakistan | 57.3% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 55 | Botswana | 57.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 56 | Honduras | 58.6% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 57 | Sao Tome and Principe | 59.1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 58 | Senegal | 60.1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 59 | Guatemala | 60.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 61.4% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 61 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 62 | Eswatini | 63.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 63 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 64.4% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 64 | Namibia | 64.9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 65 | Djibouti | 65.3% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 66 | Lao PDR | 65.6% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 67 | Marshall Islands | 65.9% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 68 | El Salvador | 66.5% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 69 | Philippines | 67.3% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 70 | Tonga | 67.4% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 71 | Curacao | 68.1% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 72 | St. Lucia | 68.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 73 | Cambodia | 68.5% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 74 | Gabon | 68.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 75 | Greenland | 69.5% | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | India | 70% | 2025 | South Asia |
| 77 | Grenada | 70.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 78 | Barbados | 70.4% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 79 | Cuba | 70.5% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 80 | Ghana | 72.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 81 | French Polynesia | 72.7% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 82 | Antigua and Barbuda | 72.7% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 83 | Panama | 72.8% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 84 | Indonesia | 72.8% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 85 | Mauritius | 73.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 86 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 74.6% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 87 | Fiji | 74.7% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 88 | Cabo Verde | 74.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 89 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 76.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 90 | Tunisia | 76.5% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 91 | Venezuela, RB | 76.7% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 92 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 76.9% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 93 | Ecuador | 77.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 94 | Moldova | 77.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 95 | Algeria | 77.4% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 96 | British Virgin Islands | 77.7% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 97 | South Africa | 78.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 98 | Colombia | 79.3% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 99 | Bolivia | 79.7% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 100 | Belize | 80% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 101 | Guam | 80.5% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 102 | Lebanon | 80.6% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 103 | Cayman Islands | 81.1% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 104 | Armenia | 81.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 105 | Iraq | 81.5% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 106 | Paraguay | 81.6% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 107 | Libya | 82% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 108 | Peru | 82% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 109 | New Caledonia | 82% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 110 | Dominica | 82% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 111 | Trinidad and Tobago | 82.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 112 | Bulgaria | 82.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 113 | Ukraine | 82.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 114 | Guyana | 83% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 115 | Naoero | 83% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 116 | Mexico | 83.1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 117 | Croatia | 83.6% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 118 | Georgia | 83.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 119 | Palau | 83.9% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 120 | Viet Nam | 84.2% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 121 | Brazil | 84.5% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 122 | Mongolia | 85.1% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 123 | Maldives | 85.2% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 124 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 85.3% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 125 | Japan | 85.5% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 126 | Albania | 85.9% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 128 | Greece | 86.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | West Bank and Gaza | 86.6% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 130 | Costa Rica | 87.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 131 | Puerto Rico (US) | 87.3% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 132 | Suriname | 87.4% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 133 | Czechia | 87.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 134 | Serbia | 87.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Seychelles | 87.8% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 136 | Israel | 88.2% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 137 | Portugal | 88.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 138 | Poland | 88.6% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 139 | France | 88.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 140 | Montenegro | 88.9% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 141 | Lithuania | 89.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | Italy | 89.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 143 | Kiribati | 89.4% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 144 | Kosovo | 89.4% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 145 | Uzbekistan | 89.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 146 | Cyprus | 89.6% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 147 | Argentina | 89.7% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 148 | Turkiye | 89.8% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 149 | Slovak Republic | 89.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 150 | Macao SAR, China | 89.8% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 151 | Jamaica | 90.1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 152 | Slovenia | 90.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | Azerbaijan | 90.8% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 154 | Thailand | 90.9% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 155 | Dominican Republic | 91% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 156 | Morocco | 91.2% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 157 | Bhutan | 91.3% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 158 | Romania | 91.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 159 | China | 91.6% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 160 | Austria | 91.9% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 161 | Uruguay | 92% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 162 | Kyrgyz Republic | 92% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 163 | Estonia | 92.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 164 | Bahamas, The | 92.5% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 165 | Latvia | 92.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 166 | North Macedonia | 93.1% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 167 | Kazakhstan | 93.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 168 | Germany | 93.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 169 | New Zealand | 93.5% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 170 | Finland | 93.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 171 | Hungary | 93.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 172 | Malta | 93.9% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 173 | Belarus | 94.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 174 | Canada | 94.4% | 2024 | North America |
| 175 | Russian Federation | 94.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 176 | Singapore | 94.4% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 177 | Andorra | 94.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 178 | Gibraltar | 94.4% | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 179 | United States | 94.7% | 2024 | North America |
| 180 | Oman | 95.3% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 181 | United Kingdom | 95.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 182 | Chile | 95.6% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 183 | Jordan | 95.6% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 184 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 95.8% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 185 | Spain | 95.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 186 | Sweden | 95.8% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 187 | Belgium | 95.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 188 | Australia | 96.1% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 189 | Brunei Darussalam | 96.3% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 190 | Netherlands | 97% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 191 | Aruba | 97.2% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 192 | Ireland | 97.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 193 | Switzerland | 97.3% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 194 | San Marino | 97.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 195 | Faroe Islands | 97.6% | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 196 | Korea, Rep. | 97.9% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 197 | Malaysia | 98% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 198 | Qatar | 98.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 199 | Iceland | 98.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 200 | Liechtenstein | 98.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 201 | Bermuda | 98.4% | 2017 | North America |
| 202 | Norway | 99% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 203 | Monaco | 99% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 204 | Luxembourg | 99.1% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 205 | Denmark | 99.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 206 | United Arab Emirates | 100% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 207 | Bahrain | 100% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 208 | Kuwait | 100% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 209 | Saudi Arabia | 100% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
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