Afghanistan vs Jordan: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 16.1% in Afghanistan and 95.6% in Jordan, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Jordan, by 79.5 percentage points, or 5.94 times that in Afghanistan.
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% of people · ITU
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 16.1 2024 | 7 | 177 of 182 |
| Jordan | 95.6 2024 | 46.2 | 23 of 182 |
| World | 73.6 2025 | 39.9 |
What the numbers say
- Jordan has been higher since 2001.
- In 2024, Afghanistan ranked 177 and Jordan ranked 23 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Afghanistan | Jordan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 16.1 | 95.6 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 15.9 | 92.5 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 15.9 | 90.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | 16.5 | 86 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 17.1 | 78.4 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 17.6 | 70.1 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 16.8 | 65.2 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 13.5 | 64.5 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 11 | 56.2 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 8.3 | 54.2 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 7 | 46.2 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 5.9 | 41.4 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 5.5 | 37 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 34.9 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 4 | 27.2 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 3.6 | 26 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 1.8 | 23 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 1.9 | 20 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 2.1 | 13.9 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 1.2 | 12.9 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.1 | 11.7 | – |
| 2003 | 0.1 | 8.5 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | 4.7 | – |
| 2000 | – | 2.6 | – |
| 1999 | – | 2.5 | – |
| 1998 | – | 1.3 | – |
| 1997 | – | 0.6 | – |
| 1996 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time