Nigeria vs Switzerland: Internet users
Internet users: 41.2% in Nigeria in 2024 and 97.3% in Switzerland in 2025, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 56.1 percentage points, or 2.36 times that in Nigeria.
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% of people · ITU
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 41.2 2024 | 21 | 153 of 182 |
| Switzerland | 97.3 2025 | 87.5 | 15 of 182 |
| World | 73.6 2025 | 39.9 |
What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Nigeria ranked 153 and Switzerland ranked 15 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Nigeria | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 97.3 | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 41.2 | 97.3 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 40.1 | 97.3 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 39.2 | 96.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | 35.5 | 95.6 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 31.9 | 94.4 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 29.7 | 93.2 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 27.7 | 91.8 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 25.9 | 89.7 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 24.1 | 89.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 22.5 | 87.5 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 21 | 83.6 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 19.1 | 86.3 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 16.1 | 85.2 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 13.8 | 85.2 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 11.5 | 83.9 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 9.3 | 81.3 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 8 | 79.2 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 6.8 | 77.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 5.5 | 75.7 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 3.5 | 70.1 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 1.3 | 67.8 | – |
| 2003 | 0.6 | 65.1 | – |
| 2002 | 0.3 | 61.4 | – |
| 2001 | 0.1 | 55.1 | – |
| 2000 | 0.1 | 47.1 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | 34 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 24.8 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 15.1 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 4.6 | – |
| 1995 | – | 3.6 | – |
| 1994 | – | 2.7 | – |
| 1993 | – | 2.2 | – |
| 1992 | – | 1.8 | – |
| 1991 | – | 1.2 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0.6 | – |
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.
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