Ethiopia vs Thailand: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 21.9% in Ethiopia and 90.9% in Thailand, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Thailand, by 68.9 percentage points, or 4.14 times that in Ethiopia.
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% of people · ITU
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 21.9 2024 | 7.7 | 170 of 182 |
| Thailand | 90.9 2024 | 34.9 | 52 of 182 |
| World | 73.6 2025 | 39.9 |
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher since 1995.
- In 2024, Ethiopia ranked 170 and Thailand ranked 52 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Ethiopia | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 21.9 | 90.9 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 20.3 | 89.5 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 18 | 88 | 67 |
| 2021 | 16.7 | 85.3 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 16.1 | 77.8 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 16 | 66.7 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 15.9 | 56.8 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 15.6 | 52.9 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 15.4 | 47.5 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 13.9 | 39.3 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 7.7 | 34.9 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 4.6 | 28.9 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 2.9 | 26.5 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 1.1 | 23.7 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 0.8 | 22.4 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 20.1 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 0.5 | 18.2 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 0.4 | 20 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 0.3 | 17.2 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 15 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.2 | 10.7 | – |
| 2003 | 0.1 | 9.3 | – |
| 2002 | 0.1 | 7.5 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | 5.6 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | 3.7 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | 2.4 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 1.1 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0.4 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0.1 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | 0.1 | – |
| 1994 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | – | 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