Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population rose 16.3% to 0.299% in Mauritania in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Mauritania reached an all time high of 0.299% in 2017 and an all time low of 0% in 2000.
Mauritania has been ranked 129th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population, 14 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 |
| Algeria | % | ... | ... | ... | 2.60% | 3.01% | 3.28% | 4.04% | 5.64% | |||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.088% | 0.087% | 0.077% | 0.031% | 0.041% | |||||||||||||
| Gambia | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.025% | 0.028% | 0.024% | 0.145% | 0.183% | ... | ||||||||||||
| Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.005% | 0.006% | 0.007% | 0.008% | 0.008% | ... | ||||||||||||
| Libya | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.15% | 1.10% | 1.05% | 1.01% | 0.976% | ... | ||||||||||||
| Mali | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.059% | 0.029% | 0.019% | ... | 0.022% | ... | ||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.165% | 0.177% | 0.194% | 0.202% | 0.238% | |||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.86% | 2.13% | 2.57% | 2.99% | 3.41% | |||||||||||||
| Niger | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.013% | 0.021% | 0.036% | 0.162% | 0.142% | |||||||||||||
| Senegal | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.696% | 0.698% | 0.758% | 0.715% | 0.678% | |||||||||||||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | 24.0% | 24.7% | 26.2% | 27.8% | 28.9% | |||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | ... | ... | ... | 5.21% | 4.86% | 4.75% | 5.14% | 5.16% |
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