Congo - Kinshasa vs Iran: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 19.7% in Congo - Kinshasa and 85.3% in Iran, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Iran, by 65.7 percentage points, or 4.34 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
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% of people · ITU
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo - Kinshasa | 19.7 2024 | 3 | 172 of 182 |
| Iran | 85.3 2024 | 39.4 | 78 of 182 |
| World | 73.6 2025 | 39.9 |
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher since 1996.
- In 2024, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 172 and Iran ranked 78 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 19.7 | 85.3 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 19 | 83.7 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 18 | 81.7 | 67 |
| 2021 | 16.2 | 78.6 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 14.5 | 75.6 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 13 | 72.5 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 11.7 | 70.2 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | – | 64 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 10.1 | 53.2 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 3.8 | 45.3 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 3 | 39.4 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 2.2 | 30 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 1.7 | 22.7 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 1.2 | 19 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 0.7 | 15.9 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 0.6 | 13.8 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 0.4 | 12 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 0.4 | 9.5 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 8.1 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.2 | 7.5 | – |
| 2003 | 0.1 | 6.9 | – |
| 2002 | 0.1 | 4.6 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | 1.5 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | 0.9 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | 0.4 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 0.1 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | – | 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