Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population fell 2.14% to 2.62% in Namibia in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Namibia reached an all time high of 2.97% in 2015 and an all time low of 0% in 2000. When compared to Namibia's main peers, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Angola amounted to 0.405%, 2.38% in Botswana, 3.19% in South Africa and 1.20% in Zimbabwe in 2017.
Namibia has been ranked 109th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population, 34 places above 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% | |||||||||||||
| Botswana | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.964% | 1.11% | 1.07% | 1.65% | 1.81% | |||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | 0.001% | |||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.066% | 0.080% | 0.110% | 0.072% | 0.098% | |||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.116% | 0.117% | 0.112% | 0.141% | 0.158% | |||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.795% | 1.07% | 1.56% | 1.77% | 2.97% | |||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.75% | 2.12% | 3.08% | 3.24% | 2.66% | |||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Zambia | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.121% | 0.107% | 0.093% | 0.137% | 0.152% | |||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.255% | 0.525% | 0.738% | 1.05% | 1.10% |
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