Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population rose 3.48% to 30.4% in Macao in 2016, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Macao reached an all time high of 30.4% in 2016 and an all time low of 0.864% in 2000. When compared to Macao's main peers, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in China amounted to 23.2%, 36.1% in Hong Kong, 25.9% in Singapore and 24.2% in Taiwan in 2016.
Macao has been ranked 27th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population, 7 places below 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 |
| China | % | ... | ... | ... | 11.4% | 12.8% | 13.7% | 14.5% | 20.0% | |||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | % | ... | ... | ... | 32.4% | 31.6% | 31.2% | 31.7% | 32.4% | |||||||||||||
| India | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.09% | 1.21% | 1.20% | 1.25% | 1.33% | |||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.12% | 1.21% | 1.31% | 1.35% | 1.57% | |||||||||||||
| Japan | % | ... | ... | ... | 28.1% | 28.5% | 29.1% | 29.9% | 30.9% | |||||||||||||
| Macao | % | ... | ... | ... | 25.2% | 26.1% | 27.0% | 28.3% | 29.4% | ... | ||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | ... | ... | ... | 8.73% | 10.0% | 9.94% | 10.2% | 10.1% | |||||||||||||
| Philippines | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.89% | 2.23% | 2.63% | 2.92% | 2.88% | |||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | 12.3% | 14.7% | 16.7% | 17.6% | 19.1% | |||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | ... | ... | ... | 27.2% | 27.1% | 27.7% | 26.9% | 26.7% | |||||||||||||
| Taiwan | % | ... | ... | ... | 23.8% | 27.7% | 30.0% | 31.8% | 24.1% | |||||||||||||
| 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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