Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population rose 3.38% to 0.051% in Malawi in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Malawi reached an all time high of 0.054% in 2013 and an all time low of 0% in 2000. When compared to Malawi's main peers, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Mozambique amounted to 0.148%, 3.19% in South Africa, 3.38% in Tanzania and 0.220% in Zambia in 2017.
Malawi has been ranked 144th 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 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% | |||||||||||||
Kenya | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.129% | 0.126% | 0.168% | 0.225% | 0.292% | |||||||||||||
Lesotho | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.066% | 0.080% | 0.110% | 0.072% | 0.098% | |||||||||||||
Malawi | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.011% | 0.008% | 0.054% | 0.051% | 0.034% | |||||||||||||
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 | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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% | |||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.255% | 0.525% | 0.738% | 1.05% | 1.10% |