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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.

RankCountryInternet usersYearRegion
1South Sudan6.67%2019Sub-Saharan Africa
2Burundi8.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
3Uganda8.95%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
4Chad12.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
5Central African Republic13.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
6Eritrea14.3%2020Sub-Saharan Africa
7Niger15.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
8Afghanistan16.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
9Zambia17.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
10Yemen, Rep.17.5%2019Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
11Turkmenistan18%2016Europe & Central Asia
12Sudan18.6%2017Sub-Saharan Africa
13Madagascar18.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
14Papua New Guinea18.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
15Malawi19%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
16Congo, Dem. Rep.19.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
17Mozambique20.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
18Samoa21.2%2014East Asia & Pacific
19Ethiopia21.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
20Vanuatu22.4%2015East Asia & Pacific
21Sierra Leone25.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
22Somalia, Fed. Rep.27.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
23Burkina Faso28.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
24Solomon Islands29%2024East Asia & Pacific
25Guinea-Bissau29.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
26Tanzania31.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
27Rwanda31.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
28Liberia32.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
29Comoros32.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
30Guinea33.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
31Syrian Arab Republic33.8%2018Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
32Benin34%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
33Kenya35%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
34Timor-Leste35%2021East Asia & Pacific
35Tuvalu35.2%2017East Asia & Pacific
36Mali36.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
37Togo39.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
38Micronesia, Fed. Sts.39.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
39Angola40.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
40Nigeria41.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
41Cote d'Ivoire41.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
42Zimbabwe41.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
43Myanmar45.4%2020East Asia & Pacific
44Mauritania45.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
45Cameroon46.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
46Nepal46.3%2024South Asia
47Congo, Rep.47.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
48Haiti47.9%2024Latin America & Caribbean
49Gambia, The49.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
50Lesotho51.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
51Bangladesh53.4%2024South Asia
52Sri Lanka54.6%2024South Asia
53Tajikistan55.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
54Pakistan57.3%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
55Botswana57.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
56Honduras58.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
57Sao Tome and Principe59.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
58Senegal60.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
59Guatemala60.2%2024Latin America & Caribbean
60Nicaragua61.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
61Equatorial Guinea63.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
62Eswatini63.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
63Virgin Islands (U.S.)64.4%2017Latin America & Caribbean
64Namibia64.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
65Djibouti65.3%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
66Lao PDR65.6%2024East Asia & Pacific
67Marshall Islands65.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
68El Salvador66.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
69Philippines67.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
70Tonga67.4%2024East Asia & Pacific
71Curacao68.1%2017Latin America & Caribbean
72St. Lucia68.2%2024Latin America & Caribbean
73Cambodia68.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
74Gabon68.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
75Greenland69.5%2017Europe & Central Asia
76India70%2025South Asia
77Grenada70.2%2024Latin America & Caribbean
78Barbados70.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
79Cuba70.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
80Ghana72.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
81French Polynesia72.7%2017East Asia & Pacific
82Antigua and Barbuda72.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
83Panama72.8%2024Latin America & Caribbean
84Indonesia72.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
85Mauritius73.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
86Egypt, Arab Rep.74.6%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
87Fiji74.7%2024East Asia & Pacific
88Cabo Verde74.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
89St. Vincent and the Grenadines76.2%2024Latin America & Caribbean
90Tunisia76.5%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
91Venezuela, RB76.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
92St. Kitts and Nevis76.9%2024Latin America & Caribbean
93Ecuador77.2%2024Latin America & Caribbean
94Moldova77.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
95Algeria77.4%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
96British Virgin Islands77.7%2017Latin America & Caribbean
97South Africa78.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
98Colombia79.3%2024Latin America & Caribbean
99Bolivia79.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
100Belize80%2024Latin America & Caribbean
101Guam80.5%2017East Asia & Pacific
102Lebanon80.6%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
103Cayman Islands81.1%2017Latin America & Caribbean
104Armenia81.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
105Iraq81.5%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
106Paraguay81.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
107Libya82%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
108Peru82%2024Latin America & Caribbean
109New Caledonia82%2017East Asia & Pacific
110Dominica82%2024Latin America & Caribbean
111Trinidad and Tobago82.2%2024Latin America & Caribbean
112Bulgaria82.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
113Ukraine82.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
114Guyana83%2024Latin America & Caribbean
115Naoero83%2024East Asia & Pacific
116Mexico83.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
117Croatia83.6%2024Europe & Central Asia
118Georgia83.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
119Palau83.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
120Viet Nam84.2%2024East Asia & Pacific
121Brazil84.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
122Mongolia85.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
123Maldives85.2%2024South Asia
124Iran, Islamic Rep.85.3%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
125Japan85.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
126Albania85.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
127Bosnia and Herzegovina86.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
128Greece86.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
129West Bank and Gaza86.6%2023Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
130Costa Rica87.2%2024Latin America & Caribbean
131Puerto Rico (US)87.3%2022Latin America & Caribbean
132Suriname87.4%2023Latin America & Caribbean
133Czechia87.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
134Serbia87.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
135Seychelles87.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
136Israel88.2%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
137Portugal88.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
138Poland88.6%2024Europe & Central Asia
139France88.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
140Montenegro88.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
141Lithuania89.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
142Italy89.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
143Kiribati89.4%2024East Asia & Pacific
144Kosovo89.4%2018Europe & Central Asia
145Uzbekistan89.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
146Cyprus89.6%2024Europe & Central Asia
147Argentina89.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
148Turkiye89.8%2025Europe & Central Asia
149Slovak Republic89.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
150Macao SAR, China89.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
151Jamaica90.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
152Slovenia90.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
153Azerbaijan90.8%2025Europe & Central Asia
154Thailand90.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
155Dominican Republic91%2024Latin America & Caribbean
156Morocco91.2%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
157Bhutan91.3%2024South Asia
158Romania91.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
159China91.6%2025East Asia & Pacific
160Austria91.9%2025Europe & Central Asia
161Uruguay92%2024Latin America & Caribbean
162Kyrgyz Republic92%2024Europe & Central Asia
163Estonia92.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
164Bahamas, The92.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
165Latvia92.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
166North Macedonia93.1%2025Europe & Central Asia
167Kazakhstan93.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
168Germany93.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
169New Zealand93.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
170Finland93.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
171Hungary93.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
172Malta93.9%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
173Belarus94.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
174Canada94.4%2024North America
175Russian Federation94.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
176Singapore94.4%2024East Asia & Pacific
177Andorra94.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
178Gibraltar94.4%2016Europe & Central Asia
179United States94.7%2024North America
180Oman95.3%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
181United Kingdom95.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
182Chile95.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
183Jordan95.6%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
184Hong Kong SAR, China95.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
185Spain95.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
186Sweden95.8%2025Europe & Central Asia
187Belgium95.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
188Australia96.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
189Brunei Darussalam96.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
190Netherlands97%2024Europe & Central Asia
191Aruba97.2%2017Latin America & Caribbean
192Ireland97.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
193Switzerland97.3%2025Europe & Central Asia
194San Marino97.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
195Faroe Islands97.6%2017Europe & Central Asia
196Korea, Rep.97.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
197Malaysia98%2024East Asia & Pacific
198Qatar98.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
199Iceland98.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
200Liechtenstein98.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
201Bermuda98.4%2017North America
202Norway99%2024Europe & Central Asia
203Monaco99%2024Europe & Central Asia
204Luxembourg99.1%2025Europe & Central Asia
205Denmark99.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
206United Arab Emirates100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
207Bahrain100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
208Kuwait100%2025Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
209Saudi Arabia100%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

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