Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population rose 6.83% to 1.67% in Yemen in 2016, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Yemen reached an all time high of 1.67% in 2016 and an all time low of 0% in 2000. When compared to Yemen's main peers, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Djibouti amounted to 2.69%, 0.009% in Eritrea, 6.66% in Oman and 10.9% in Saudi Arabia in 2016.
Yemen has been ranked 121st within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population, 5 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 |
Djibouti | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.34% | 1.74% | 2.04% | 2.28% | 2.71% | |||||||||||||
Eritrea | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.002% | 0.003% | 0.002% | 0.003% | 0.007% | ... | ||||||||||||
Ethiopia | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.007% | 0.009% | 0.254% | 0.491% | 0.487% | |||||||||||||
Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | 2.81% | 4.99% | 6.70% | 7.90% | 8.41% | |||||||||||||
Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
Jordan | % | ... | ... | ... | 4.41% | 4.30% | 4.54% | 4.72% | 4.20% | |||||||||||||
Oman | % | ... | ... | ... | 2.59% | 3.43% | 4.27% | 4.54% | 5.65% | |||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | % | ... | ... | ... | 7.04% | 9.00% | 10.2% | 10.4% | 12.0% | |||||||||||||
Somalia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.393% | 0.574% | 0.651% | 0.742% | ... | ||||||||||||
Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.048% | 0.067% | 0.068% | 0.054% | 0.070% | |||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | % | ... | ... | ... | 9.73% | 10.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% | 13.0% | ... | ||||||||||||
Yemen | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.468% | 0.703% | 1.06% | 1.37% | 1.56% | ... |