Japan vs Papua New Guinea: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 85.5% in Japan and 18.8% in Papua New Guinea, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Japan, by 66.7 percentage points, or 4.55 times that in Papua New Guinea.
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% of people · ITU
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 85.5 2024 | 89.1 | 77 of 182 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18.8 2024 | 6.5 | 174 of 182 |
| World | 73.6 2025 | 39.9 |
What the numbers say
- Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Japan ranked 77 and Papua New Guinea ranked 174 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Japan | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 85.5 | 18.8 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 85 | 18.6 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 84.9 | 18.3 | 67 |
| 2021 | 82.9 | 16.6 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 90.2 | 15 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 92.7 | 13.6 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 88.8 | 12.4 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 91.7 | 11.2 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 93.2 | 9.6 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 91.1 | 7.9 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 89.1 | 6.5 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 88.2 | 5.1 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 79.5 | 3.5 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 79.1 | 2 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 78.2 | 1.3 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 78 | 1.6 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 75.4 | 1.2 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 74.3 | 1.8 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 68.7 | 1.8 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 66.9 | 1.7 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 62.4 | 1.5 | – |
| 2003 | 48.4 | 1.4 | – |
| 2002 | 46.6 | 1.3 | – |
| 2001 | 38.5 | 0.9 | – |
| 2000 | 30 | 0.8 | – |
| 1999 | 21.4 | 0.7 | – |
| 1998 | 13.4 | 0.2 | – |
| 1997 | 9.2 | 0.1 | – |
| 1996 | 4.4 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 1.6 | – | – |
| 1994 | 0.8 | – | – |
| 1993 | 0.4 | – | – |
| 1992 | 0.1 | – | – |
| 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