Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population rose 1.18% to 25.9% in Lebanon in 2016, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Lebanon reached an all time high of 25.9% in 2016 and an all time low of 0% in 2000. When compared to Lebanon's main peers, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Cyprus amounted to 24.0%, 28.4% in Israel, 5.91% in Jordan and 4.49% in Syria in 2016.
Lebanon has been ranked 38th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population, 117 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 |
| Cyprus | % | ... | ... | ... | 19.0% | 19.6% | 20.2% | 21.3% | 22.6% | |||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | ... | ... | ... | 2.33% | 2.84% | 3.28% | 3.71% | 4.56% | |||||||||||||
| Greece | % | ... | ... | ... | 22.2% | 24.2% | 26.3% | 28.5% | 31.2% | |||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Israel | % | ... | ... | ... | 24.9% | 25.4% | 26.0% | 27.4% | 27.7% | |||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | ... | ... | ... | 4.41% | 4.30% | 4.54% | 4.72% | 4.20% | |||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | ... | ... | ... | 8.99% | 10.3% | 10.00% | 23.0% | 25.6% | ... | ||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | ... | ... | ... | 7.04% | 9.00% | 10.2% | 10.4% | 12.0% | |||||||||||||
| Syria | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.557% | 1.11% | 1.59% | 2.30% | 3.31% | |||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | ... | ... | ... | 10.4% | 10.7% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.5% |
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