Malawi vs Somalia: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 19% in Malawi and 27.9% in Somalia, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 9 percentage points, or 1.47 times that in Malawi.
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% of people · ITU
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 19 2024 | 5.8 | 173 of 182 |
| Somalia | 27.9 2024 | 1.6 | 168 of 182 |
| World | 73.6 2025 | 39.9 |
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Malawi.
- In 2024, Malawi ranked 173 and Somalia ranked 168 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Malawi | Somalia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 19 | 27.9 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 18 | 26.1 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 16.9 | 27.6 | 67 |
| 2021 | 15.3 | 23.9 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 13.9 | 15 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 11.1 | 2.7 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 8.8 | – | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 7 | – | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1.8 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 2.3 | – | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1.1 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.3 | 1.1 | – |
| 2003 | 0.3 | 0.4 | – |
| 2002 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – |
| 2001 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – |
| 2000 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | – | 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