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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- North Africa 2,168 bits per person
- Africa 716.58 bits per person
- Sub-Saharan Africa 427.71 bits per person
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 427.49 bits per person
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 229.51 bits per person
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 204.07 bits per person
About this data
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.