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Top 10 countries by internet access
Share of people (countries) or households (states) online. World Bank / ITU data, each country's latest year, 2004–2025, covering 194 countries.
The top 10
1st of 194 · 2024
Bahrain100%
- 1stKuwait100%
- 1stSaudi Arabia100%
- 1stUnited Arab Emirates100%
- 5thDenmark99.8%
- 6thLuxembourg99.1%
- 7thMonaco99%
- 8thNorway99%
- 9thLiechtenstein98.3%
- 10thIceland98.2%
The other end · bottom 5 of 194
- 190thChad12.6%
- 191stUganda8.9%
- 192ndBurundi8.6%
- 193rdSouth Sudan6.7%
- 194thNorth Korea0%
Where the big countries land
- 27thUnited States94.7%
- 46thChina91.6%
- 121stIndia70%
- 37thGermany93.5%
- 81stBrazil84.5%
Common questions
Questions people ask about internet access
Which country ranks highest for internet access?
Bahrain ranks 1st of 194 countries at 100% (2024 data). Source: World Bank / ITU.
Which countries are in the top 10 for internet access?
The top 10 are Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Denmark, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland — computed from World Bank / ITU data, each country's latest year, 2004–2025.
Where does the United States rank in internet access?
The United States ranks 27th of 194 countries at 94.7% (2024 data). Source: World Bank / ITU.
What is the median internet access worldwide?
Across the 194 countries covered, the median is 81%. Values run from 100% (Bahrain, ranked 1st) to 0% (North Korea, ranked 194th).
Is internet access higher in Europe or the US?
The median across 45 European countries is 92.7%, against 94.7% in the United States — it is higher in the US. Source: World Bank / ITU.
Which country ranks lowest for internet access?
North Korea sits at the other end of the list: 0% ranks 194th of 194 (2004 data). Source: World Bank / ITU.
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