Based on a comparison of 170 countries in 2018, Monaco ranked the highest in fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population with 50.0% followed by Switzerland and Denmark. On the other end of the scale was Dem. Republic of the Congo with 0.001%, Eritrea with 0.009% and Guinea with 0.009%.
Average fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population reached 14.5% in 2018 in the World according to World Bank. This is 5.81 % more than in the previous year and 57.9 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population reached an all time high of 14.5% in 2018 and an all time low of 0.000% in 1999. The average annual growth amounted to 40.0 % since 1998.
Data for more countries are available at Fixed Broadband Internet Penetration Based on Connections (As % of Population) indicator page.
Fixed Broadband Internet Penetration Based on Connections (As % of Population) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | 32.2% | 33.5% | 34.6% | 36.2% | 37.1% | |||||||||||||
Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | 32.7% | 33.6% | 34.5% | 35.6% | 36.6% | |||||||||||||
Cayman Islands | % | ... | ... | ... | 33.3% | 33.7% | 35.0% | 39.9% | 46.1% | ... | ||||||||||||
Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | 38.5% | 39.0% | 40.6% | 41.7% | 42.8% | |||||||||||||
France | % | ... | ... | ... | 35.8% | 37.6% | 38.9% | 40.4% | 41.7% | |||||||||||||
Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | 32.9% | 33.8% | 34.8% | 36.0% | 37.5% | |||||||||||||
Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | 34.7% | 34.9% | 35.8% | 36.1% | 37.3% | |||||||||||||
Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | 32.9% | 32.5% | 33.4% | 35.0% | 36.3% | |||||||||||||
Malta | % | ... | ... | ... | 30.2% | 31.8% | 33.5% | 35.5% | 38.2% | |||||||||||||
Monaco | % | ... | ... | ... | 42.8% | 43.3% | 44.8% | 47.0% | 48.2% | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | 39.0% | 39.9% | 40.7% | 41.0% | 42.0% | |||||||||||||
Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | 36.2% | 37.3% | 38.0% | 39.1% | 40.1% | |||||||||||||
South Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | 36.7% | 37.3% | 38.2% | 39.0% | 40.6% | |||||||||||||
Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | 38.9% | 40.3% | 42.7% | 43.6% | 45.3% | |||||||||||||
United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | 33.0% | 34.6% | 36.6% | 37.6% | 39.0% |