Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population fell 1.14% to 8.24% in Venezuela in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Venezuela reached an all time high of 8.34% in 2016 and an all time low of 0.018% in 2000. When compared to Venezuela's main peers, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Brazil amounted to 14.1%, 12.7% in Colombia, 8.08% in Guyana and 24.6% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2017.
Venezuela has been ranked 84th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population, 21 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 |
| Bolivia | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.713% | 1.11% | 1.45% | 1.60% | 1.66% | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | ... | ... | ... | 9.07% | 9.65% | 10.7% | 12.0% | 12.6% | |||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | ... | ... | ... | 7.12% | 8.28% | 9.44% | 10.4% | 11.3% | |||||||||||||
| Guyana | % | ... | ... | ... | 2.60% | 3.78% | 4.64% | 5.67% | 6.71% | |||||||||||||
| Peru | % | ... | ... | ... | 4.10% | 4.82% | 5.34% | 5.78% | 6.48% | |||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | % | ... | ... | ... | 15.1% | 15.6% | 16.4% | 16.7% | 18.2% | |||||||||||||
| Suriname | % | ... | ... | ... | 4.38% | 5.49% | 6.91% | 8.59% | 9.70% | |||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | % | ... | ... | ... | 12.9% | 15.1% | 15.9% | 18.6% | 20.9% | |||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | ... | ... | ... | 6.16% | 6.82% | 7.38% | 7.84% | 8.33% |
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