Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population rose 15.7% to 19.8% in Mauritius in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Mauritius reached an all time high of 19.8% in 2017 and an all time low of 0% in 2000. When compared to Mauritius's main peers, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Comoros amounted to 0.207%, 0.099% in Madagascar, 9.90% in Maldives and 16.3% in Seychelles in 2017.
Mauritius has been ranked 49th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population, 17 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 |
Comoros | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.057% | 0.172% | 0.178% | 0.212% | 0.209% | |||||||||||||
India | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.09% | 1.21% | 1.20% | 1.25% | 1.33% | |||||||||||||
Indonesia | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.12% | 1.21% | 1.31% | 1.35% | 1.57% | |||||||||||||
Kenya | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.129% | 0.126% | 0.168% | 0.225% | 0.292% | |||||||||||||
Madagascar | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.032% | 0.140% | 0.166% | 0.106% | 0.099% | |||||||||||||
Maldives | % | ... | ... | ... | 5.32% | 5.35% | 5.93% | 5.69% | 6.55% | |||||||||||||
Mauritius | % | ... | ... | ... | 9.59% | 11.4% | 13.1% | 14.7% | 15.9% | |||||||||||||
Mozambique | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.116% | 0.117% | 0.112% | 0.141% | 0.158% | |||||||||||||
Seychelles | % | ... | ... | ... | 10.3% | 11.5% | 13.4% | 12.8% | 14.4% | |||||||||||||
Singapore | % | ... | ... | ... | 27.2% | 27.1% | 27.7% | 26.9% | 26.7% | |||||||||||||
South Africa | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.75% | 2.12% | 3.08% | 3.24% | 2.66% | |||||||||||||
Sri Lanka | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.72% | 1.68% | 2.00% | 2.67% | 2.92% | |||||||||||||
Swaziland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Tanzania | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.061% | 0.087% | 0.115% | 0.168% | 0.204% |