Switzerland vs United Arab Emirates: Internet users
Internet users: 97.3% in Switzerland in 2025 and 100% in United Arab Emirates in 2024, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 2.7 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Switzerland.
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% of people · ITU
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 97.3 2025 | 87.5 | 15 of 182 |
| United Arab Emirates | 100 2024 | 90.4 | 1 of 182 |
| World | 73.6 2025 | 39.9 |
What the numbers say
- United Arab Emirates has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Switzerland.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Switzerland | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97.3 | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 97.3 | 100 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 97.3 | 100 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 96.5 | 100 | 67 |
| 2021 | 95.6 | 100 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 94.4 | 100 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 93.2 | 99.2 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 91.8 | 98.5 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 89.7 | 94.8 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 89.1 | 90.6 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 87.5 | 90.5 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 83.6 | 90.4 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 86.3 | 88 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 85.2 | 85 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 85.2 | 78 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 83.9 | 68 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 81.3 | 64 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 79.2 | 63 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 77.2 | 61 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 75.7 | 52 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 70.1 | 40 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 67.8 | 30.1 | – |
| 2003 | 65.1 | 29.5 | – |
| 2002 | 61.4 | 28.3 | – |
| 2001 | 55.1 | 26.3 | – |
| 2000 | 47.1 | 23.6 | – |
| 1999 | 34 | 14.9 | – |
| 1998 | 24.8 | 6.9 | – |
| 1997 | 15.1 | 3.3 | – |
| 1996 | 4.6 | 0.4 | – |
| 1995 | 3.6 | 0.1 | – |
| 1994 | 2.7 | – | – |
| 1993 | 2.2 | – | – |
| 1992 | 1.8 | – | – |
| 1991 | 1.2 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0.6 | 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