Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population fell 2.05% to 0.169% in Rwanda in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Rwanda reached an all time high of 0.172% in 2016 and an all time low of 0% in 2000. When compared to Rwanda's main peers, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Burundi amounted to 0.034%, 3.38% in Tanzania, 0.345% in Uganda and 0.001% in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2017.
Rwanda has been ranked 138th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
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 |
Angola | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.078% | 0.099% | 0.104% | 0.399% | 0.678% | |||||||||||||
Burundi | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.005% | 0.007% | 0.015% | 0.016% | 0.034% | |||||||||||||
Central African Republic | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | 0.001% | |||||||||||||
Kenya | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.129% | 0.126% | 0.168% | 0.225% | 0.292% | |||||||||||||
Mozambique | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.116% | 0.117% | 0.112% | 0.141% | 0.158% | |||||||||||||
Rwanda | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.078% | 0.048% | 0.024% | 0.024% | 0.171% | |||||||||||||
South Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Tanzania | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.061% | 0.087% | 0.115% | 0.168% | 0.204% | |||||||||||||
Uganda | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.101% | 0.106% | 0.111% | 0.143% | 0.203% | |||||||||||||
Zambia | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.121% | 0.107% | 0.093% | 0.137% | 0.152% |