Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population rose 9.82% to 0.380% in Laos in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Laos reached an all time high of 0.380% in 2017 and an all time low of 0% in 2000. When compared to Laos's main peers, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Cambodia amounted to 0.816%, 27.1% in China, 12.3% in Thailand and 12.1% in Vietnam in 2017.
Laos has been ranked 126th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population, 12 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 |
| Cambodia | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.151% | 0.201% | 0.217% | 0.433% | 0.540% | |||||||||||||
| China | % | ... | ... | ... | 11.4% | 12.8% | 13.7% | 14.5% | 20.0% | |||||||||||||
| India | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.09% | 1.21% | 1.20% | 1.25% | 1.33% | |||||||||||||
| Japan | % | ... | ... | ... | 28.1% | 28.5% | 29.1% | 29.9% | 30.9% | |||||||||||||
| Laos | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.101% | 0.114% | 0.134% | 0.165% | 0.177% | |||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | ... | ... | ... | 8.73% | 10.0% | 9.94% | 10.2% | 10.1% | |||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.042% | ... | ... | ... | 0.061% | |||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | 12.3% | 14.7% | 16.7% | 17.6% | 19.1% | |||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | ... | ... | ... | 5.86% | 6.78% | 7.78% | 8.15% | 9.33% | |||||||||||||
| USA | % | ... | ... | ... | 28.1% | 29.2% | 30.1% | 30.5% | 31.7% | |||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | 4.28% | 5.28% | 5.66% | 6.54% | 8.30% |
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