International Internet bandwidth (bits per person) by country

International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.

Countries reporting
52
Highest
5,756 bits per person
Tunisia
Lowest
0.3589 bits per person
Somalia
Median
196.14 bits per person
Years covered
20
1992–2011
Data points
751

What the numbers show

International Internet bandwidth (bits per person) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 5,756 bits per person in Tunisia; the lowest is 0.3589 bits per person in Somalia.

The median across all reporting countries is 196.14 bits per person, and the mean is 705.93 bits per person.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16,040.

International Internet bandwidth: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tunisia 5,756 bits per person 2011 up 77,237.1% volatile
2 Mauritius 4,515 bits per person 2011 up 54,069.8% volatile
3 South Africa 3,954 bits per person 2011 up 37,280.1% volatile
4 Morocco 3,855 bits per person 2011 up 82,460.3% volatile
5 Seychelles 2,558 bits per person 2011 up 3,362.1% volatile
6 Libya 1,868 bits per person 2011 up 486,266.0% volatile
7 Cape Verde 1,858 bits per person 2011 up 41,245.6% volatile
8 Egypt 1,481 bits per person 2011 up 30,360.7% volatile
9 Kenya 1,272 bits per person 2011 up 156,857.0% volatile
10 Algeria 1,251 bits per person 2011 up 44,800.4% volatile
11 Djibouti 938.64 bits per person 2011 up 137,324.0% volatile
12 Equatorial Guinea 694.24 bits per person 2011 up 582,622.0% volatile
13 Botswana 590.92 bits per person 2011 up 7,431.9% volatile
14 Uganda 547.3 bits per person 2011 up 266,969.0% volatile
15 Senegal 509.1 bits per person 2011 up 10,250.5% volatile
16 Gabon 505.13 bits per person 2011 up 124,521.0% volatile
17 Eswatini 479.5 bits per person 2011 up 47,479.4% volatile
18 Cote d'Ivoire 396.96 bits per person 2011 up 99,541.6% volatile
19 Sudan 387.55 bits per person 2011 up 90,902.5% volatile
20 Rwanda 308.97 bits per person 2011 up 2,041,240.0% volatile
21 Sao Tome and Principe 296.69 bits per person 2011 up 2,027.7% volatile
22 Namibia 281.84 bits per person 2011 up 17,665.5% volatile
23 Zimbabwe 274.42 bits per person 2011 up 48,939.9% volatile
24 Togo 225.51 bits per person 2011 up 18,415.3% volatile
25 Comoros 220.18 bits per person 2011 up 99,249.0% volatile
26 Zambia 217.22 bits per person 2011 up 110,734.0% volatile
27 Mauritania 175.06 bits per person 2011 up 61,749.5% volatile
28 Gambia 174.54 bits per person 2011 up 182,031.0% volatile
29 Malawi 126.13 bits per person 2011 up 72,610.1% volatile
30 Benin 119.23 bits per person 2011 up 39,969.9% volatile
31 Lesotho 118.97 bits per person 2011 up 23,562.8% volatile
32 Tanzania 108.18 bits per person 2011 up 92,031.5% volatile
33 Nigeria 104.63 bits per person 2011 up 143,755.0% volatile
34 Mali 97.86 bits per person 2011 up 37,867.6% volatile
35 Ethiopia 76.71 bits per person 2011 up 258,045.0% volatile
36 Angola 76.46 bits per person 2011 up 54,905.3% volatile
37 Burkina Faso 65.48 bits per person 2011 up 41,309.1% volatile
38 Mozambique 53.49 bits per person 2011 up 22,217.1% volatile
39 Ghana 31.72 bits per person 2011 up 15,105.1% volatile
40 Guinea 22.5 bits per person 2011 up 146,543.0% volatile
41 Burundi 20.99 bits per person 2011 up 21,217.7% volatile
42 Liberia 18.41 bits per person 2011 up 42,171.4% volatile
43 Cameroon 16.08 bits per person 2011 up 100,622.0% volatile
44 Niger 13.07 bits per person 2011 up 28,763.7% volatile
45 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.81 bits per person 2011 up 29,295.6% volatile
46 Madagascar 10.51 bits per person 2011 up 5,451.0% volatile
47 Congo 8.7 bits per person 2011 up 21,731.0% volatile
48 Eritrea 5.54 bits per person 2011 up 2,012.1% volatile
49 Central African Republic 4.46 bits per person 2011 up 3,631.5% volatile
50 Chad 4.34 bits per person 2011 up 14,334.6% volatile
51 Guinea-Bissau 1.32 bits per person 2010 up 2,458.7% volatile
52 Somalia 0.3589 bits per person 2005 up 1,974.4% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
International Internet bandwidth (bits per person)
Unit
bits per person
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 751 data points, 1992–2011
Last refreshed

International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.