El Salvador vs Guatemala: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 66.5% in El Salvador and 60.2% in Guatemala, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in El Salvador, by 6.3 percentage points, or 1.1 times that in Guatemala.
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% of people · ITU
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 66.5 2024 | 24.8 | 126 of 182 |
| Guatemala | 60.2 2024 | 23.4 | 135 of 182 |
| World | 73.6 2025 | 39.9 |
What the numbers say
- El Salvador has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Guatemala.
- In 2024, El Salvador ranked 126 and Guatemala ranked 135 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | El Salvador | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 66.5 | 60.2 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 62.6 | 56.7 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 60.1 | 54.4 | 67 |
| 2021 | 57.3 | 50.8 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 54.6 | 47.5 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 50.5 | 44.4 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 43.8 | 41.5 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 33.8 | 37.9 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 29 | 34.5 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 26.8 | 28.8 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 24.8 | 23.4 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 23.1 | 19.7 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 20.3 | 16 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 18.9 | 12.3 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 15.9 | 10.5 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 12.1 | 9.3 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 3.2 | 5.1 | – |
| 2003 | 2.5 | 4.5 | – |
| 2002 | 1.9 | 3.4 | – |
| 2001 | 1.5 | 1.7 | – |
| 2000 | 1.2 | 0.7 | – |
| 1999 | 0.8 | 0.6 | – |
| 1998 | 0.4 | 0.5 | – |
| 1997 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – |
| 1996 | 0.1 | 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