India vs Nigeria: Internet users
Internet users: 70% in India in 2025 and 41.2% in Nigeria in 2024, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in India, by 23.7 percentage points, or 1.58 times that in Nigeria.
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% of people · ITU
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 70 2025 | 14.9 | 130 of 182 |
| Nigeria | 41.2 2024 | 21 | 153 of 182 |
| World | 73.6 2025 | 39.9 |
What the numbers say
- India has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Nigeria.
- In 2024, India ranked 130 and Nigeria ranked 153 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | India | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 64.9 | 41.2 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 60.3 | 40.1 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 55.9 | 39.2 | 67 |
| 2021 | 49.3 | 35.5 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 43.4 | 31.9 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 29.5 | 29.7 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 20.1 | 27.7 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 18.2 | 25.9 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 16.5 | 24.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 14.9 | 22.5 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 13.5 | 21 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 12.3 | 19.1 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 11.1 | 16.1 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 10.1 | 13.8 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 11.5 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 5.1 | 9.3 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 4.4 | 8 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 4 | 6.8 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1.3 | – |
| 2003 | 1.7 | 0.6 | – |
| 2002 | 1.5 | 0.3 | – |
| 2001 | 0.7 | 0.1 | – |
| 2000 | 0.5 | 0.1 | – |
| 1999 | 0.3 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | – |
| 1992 | 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