Countries With Poor (or Limited) Internet Access 2025

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5 Countries With the Highest Internet Penetration

Country
% Using Internet (2024)
Internet Users (2024)
Internet Freedom Score 2023
IF Status 2023
Central African Republic10.6%617
Burundi11.3%1,510
South Sudan12.1%1,360
Niger16.9%4,690
Yemen17.7%6,160
Afghanistan18.4%7,880
Ethiopia19.4%24,83026Not Free
Burkina Faso19.9%4,690
Madagascar20.6%6,310
Chad22.5%4,180
Mozambique23.2%7,960
Eritrea26.6%1,010
Uganda27%13,30051Partly Free
Papua New Guinea27%2,810
DR Congo27.2%28,310
Comoros27.3%235
Somalia27.6%5,080
Malawi27.7%5,86060Partly Free
Sudan28.7%13,99030Not Free
Liberia30.1%1,650
Sierra Leone30.4%2,700
Zambia31.2%6,51059Partly Free
Tanzania31.9%21,820
Zimbabwe32.6%5,48051Partly Free
Mali33.1%7,820
Benin33.8%4,690
Guinea33.9%4,870
Rwanda34.4%4,91037Not Free
Syria35.8%8,510
Republic of the Congo36.2%2,240
Togo37.6%3,440
Ivory Coast38.4%11,230
Haiti38.9%4,590
Angola39.3%14,63059Partly Free
Turkmenistan39.5%2,590
Kenya40.8%22,71066Partly Free
Tajikistan41.6%4,250
Cameroon43.9%12,730
Myanmar44%24,11010Not Free
Mauritania44.4%2,190
Bangladesh44.5%77,36041Partly Free
Solomon Islands45%337
Nigeria45.5%103,00060Partly Free
Pakistan45.7%111,00026Not Free
Lesotho47%1,100
Nepal49.6%15,400
India52.4%751,50050Partly Free
Gambia54.2%1,52056Partly Free
Timor-Leste54.2%742
Kiribati54.4%73
Sri Lanka56.3%12,34052Partly Free
Cambodia56.7%9,66044Partly Free
Sao Tome and Principe57%133
Tonga57.5%62
Eswatini58.3%708
Senegal60%10,790
Guatemala60.3%10,990
Nicaragua61.5%4,36042Partly Free
Venezuela61.6%17,94029Not Free
Namibia62.2%1,630
Moldova63.5%2,140
United States Virgin Islands64.4%63
Djibouti65%7,442
Honduras65.9%7,030
Laos66.2%5,080
Indonesia66.5%185,30047Partly Free
Equatorial Guinea66.8%1,160
Palau67.9%12
Curacao68.1%131
Ghana69.8%24,06065Partly Free
Vanuatu69.9%137
Belize70.4%291
El Salvador71.7%4,580
Cape Verde72.1%434
Egypt72.2%82,01028Not Free
French Polynesia72.7%226
Algeria72.9%33,490
Cuba73.2%8,19020Not Free
Marshall Islands73.2%31
Bolivia73.3%9,140
Philippines73.6%86,98061Partly Free
Gabon73.7%1,810
Saint Lucia74.2%134
South Africa74.7%45,34073Free
Peru74.7%2,578
Samoa75.3%171
Mauritius75.5%983
Colombia75.7%39,51065Partly Free
Suriname75.8%474
Barbados76.2%215
China76.4%1,090,0009Not Free
Saint Kitts and Nevis76.5%37
Armenia77%2,14072Free
Botswana77.3%2,090
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines77.7%81
British Virgin Islands77.7%2,460
Iraq78.7%36,22043Partly Free
Georgia78.7%2,93076Free
Panama78.8%3,540
Vietnam79.1%78,44022Not Free
Ukraine79.2%29,64059Partly Free
Tunisia79.6%9,96059Partly Free
Kyrgyzstan79.8%5,41052Partly Free
Grenada79.9%101
Trinidad and Tobago80%1,230
Guam80.5%140
Tuvalu81.2%9,285
Paraguay81.3%5,620
Greenland81.3%46
Anguilla81.6%13
Iran81.7%73,14011Not Free
New Caledonia82%242
Nauru82.7%11
Mexico83.2%107,30062Partly Free
Uzbekistan83.3%29,52025Not Free
Bosnia and Herzegovina83.4%2,670
Dominica83.4%61
Ecuador83.6%15,29064Partly Free
Mongolia83.9%2,910
Bulgaria84%5,580
Croatia84.4%3,370
Puerto Rico84.8%2,770
Japan84.9%104,40077Free
Jamaica85.1%2,400
San Marino85.1%29
Fiji85.2%801
Guyana85.3%697
Albania85.8%2,430
Greece86.2%8,900
Portugal86.4%8,840
Turkey86.5%74,41030Not Free
Brazil86.6%187,90064Partly Free
Seychelles86.7%94
Bhutan86.8%686
North Macedonia87.2%1,820
Italy87.7%51,56075Free
Thailand88%63,21039Not Free
Azerbaijan88%9,19037Not Free
Poland88.1%35,750
Argentina88.4%40,58073Free
Libya88.4%6,13042Partly Free
Palestine88.6%4,820
Dominican Republic89%10,140
Lithuania89%2,410
Montenegro89.4%560
Belarus89.5%8,48025Not Free
Macau89.8%636
Uruguay89.9%3,080
Serbia90%6,40071Free
Lebanon90.1%4,76050Partly Free
Russia90.4%130,40021Not Free
Morocco90.7%34,47053Partly Free
Chile91%17,889
Jordan91%10,33047Partly Free
Slovakia91.4%5,250
Cyprus91.4%1,160
Antigua and Barbuda91.4%86
Cayman Islands91.5%64
Romania91.6%18,060
Hungary91.8%9,24069Partly Free
Slovenia91.9%1,950
Israel92.1%8,510
Kazakhstan92.3%18,19034Not Free
Malta92.4%495
Costa Rica92.5%4,84085Free
Czech Republic92.8%9,740
Latvia92.9%1,690
Germany93.3%77,70077Free
Estonia93.7%1,24093Free
France93.8%60,80076Free
Canada94.3%36,74088Free
Bahamas94.4%391
Gibraltar94.4%31
Andorra94.5%7,580
Australia94.9%25,21076Free
Belgium95.3%11,150
Hong Kong95.6%7,170
Austria95.7%8,580
New Zealand95.7%5,030
Spain96%45,580
Singapore96%5,79054Partly Free
Liechtenstein96.8%38
United States97.1%331,10076Free
South Korea97.2%50,30067Partly Free
Aruba97.2%103
Malaysia97.4%33,59061Partly Free
Faroe Islands97.6%52
United Kingdom97.8%66,33079Free
Finland97.8%5,430
Oman97.8%4,580
Sweden98.1%10,440
Bermuda98.4%63
Monaco98.4%36
Saudi Arabia99%36,84025Not Free
Netherlands99%17,470
United Arab Emirates99%9,46030Not Free
Switzerland99%8,740
Denmark99%5,870
Norway99%5,440
Ireland99%5,020
Kuwait99%4,290
Qatar99%2,700
Bahrain99%1,48023Not Free
Luxembourg99%652
Brunei99%450
Iceland99%37394Free
Taiwan78Free
  • Indicates individuals who have used the internet from any location in the 3 months prior to being surveyed. The internet use could be via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, videogame console, digital TV, etc.
  • Freedom House scores internet freedom using a scale ranging from 0 (least free) to 100 (most free), evaluating factors including obstacles to access, limits on content, and violations of user rights.
  • Countries marked as ‘Not Free’ by Freedom House, whose low scores indicate severe restrictions on internet access, can be categorized as lacking the internet.