Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population rose 28.1% to 24.6% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Trinidad and Tobago reached an all time high of 24.6% in 2017 and an all time low of 0% in 2000. When compared to Trinidad and Tobago's main peers, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Guyana amounted to 8.08%, 18.2% in Puerto Rico, 13.0% in Suriname and 8.24% in Venezuela in 2017.
Trinidad and Tobago has been ranked 43rd within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population, 25 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 |
Brazil | % | ... | ... | ... | 9.07% | 9.65% | 10.7% | 12.0% | 12.6% | |||||||||||||
Colombia | % | ... | ... | ... | 7.12% | 8.28% | 9.44% | 10.4% | 11.3% | |||||||||||||
Dominican Republic | % | ... | ... | ... | 4.18% | 4.72% | 5.09% | 5.74% | 6.51% | |||||||||||||
Guyana | % | ... | ... | ... | 2.60% | 3.78% | 4.64% | 5.67% | 6.71% | |||||||||||||
Haiti | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.013% | |||||||||||||
Jamaica | % | ... | ... | ... | 4.30% | 4.46% | 5.08% | 5.45% | 8.21% | |||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | % | ... | ... | ... | 15.1% | 15.6% | 16.4% | 16.7% | 18.2% | |||||||||||||
Suriname | % | ... | ... | ... | 4.38% | 5.49% | 6.91% | 8.59% | 9.70% | |||||||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | % | ... | ... | ... | 12.9% | 15.1% | 15.9% | 18.6% | 20.9% | |||||||||||||
USA | % | ... | ... | ... | 28.1% | 29.2% | 30.1% | 30.5% | 31.7% | |||||||||||||
Venezuela | % | ... | ... | ... | 6.16% | 6.82% | 7.38% | 7.84% | 8.33% |