North Korea vs Russia

North Korea vs Russia: Internet users

Internet users: 0% in North Korea in 2004 and 94.4% in Russia in 2024, by ITU estimates. In 2004 the value was higher in Russia, by 12.9 percentage points.

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% of people · ITU

North Korea vs Russia: Internet usersInternet users: 0% in North Korea in 2004 and 94.4% in Russia in 2024, by ITU estimates. In 2004 the value was higher in Russia, by 12.9 percentage points.
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What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher since 1997.

Every year

% of people · ITU

YearNorth KoreaRussiaWorld
2025––73.6
2024–94.471.2
2023–92.269.2
2022–90.467
2021–88.263.8
2020–8560.1
2019–82.653.9
2018–80.949.4
2017–7646.3
2016–73.143.6
2015–70.139.9
2014–70.537.4
2013–6835.3
2012–6633.3
2011–5830.9
2010–4928.4
2009–42.625.3
2008–3222.8
2007–24.720.2
2006–1817.2
2005–15.215.6
2004012.9–
200308.3–
200204.1–
200102.9–
200002–
199901–
199800.8–
199700.5–
1996–0.3–
1995–0.1–
1994–0.1–
1993–0–
1992–0–
199000–

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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