Which has higher individuals using the internet, North America or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 100.0% against 95.6% in North America as of 2024.

What is the difference in individuals using the internet between North America and United Arab Emirates?

4.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North America and United Arab Emirates?

20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Individuals using the Internet (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North America vs United Arab Emirates: Individuals using the Internet

North America

95.6%

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

100.0%

in 2024

North America rank

1st

United Arab Emirates rank

1st

Individuals using the Internet over time

North America
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 100.0% against 95.6% in North America, a difference of 4.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was North America ahead.

North America ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 32 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North America	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	71.7%	56.0%	15.7%	North America
2010s	79.5%	88.3%	8.8%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	92.5%	100.0%	7.5%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individuals using the internet, North America or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 100.0% against 95.6% in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in individuals using the internet between North America and United Arab Emirates?: 4.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and United Arab Emirates?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do North America and United Arab Emirates rank globally for individuals using the internet?: North America ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Individuals using the Internet (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Unit: % of population
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 6,889 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.