Eritrea: Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Eritrea's individuals using the Internet (% of population) rose 3.13 percentage points on 2019 (from 11.22% to 14.35%).

Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2019), the average change was +0.53 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.4 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.93 percentage points in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 0 percentage points in 1998. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.35 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 68% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Eritrea in the 2020 ranking

• Myanmar — 1st of 2: 45.45%

What this measures

Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.

Limitations: Operators have traditionally been the main source of telecommunications data, so information on subscriptions has been widely available for most countries. This gives a general idea of access, but a more precise measure is the penetration rate - the share of households with access to telecommunications. During the past few years more information on information and communication technology use has become available from household and business surveys. Also important are data on actual use of telecommunications services. Ideally, statistics on telecommunications (and other information and communications technologies) should be compiled for all three measures: subscriptions, access, and use.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 25 values

Individuals using the Internet (% of population) in nearby economies

• Angola — 40.7% (2024)
• Benin — 33.98% (2024)
• Botswana — 57.46% (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 28.25% (2024)
• Burundi — 8.6% (2024)
• Cabo Verde — 74.74% (2024)
• Cameroon — 46.26% (2024)
• Central African Republic — 13.78% (2024)
• Chad — 12.63% (2024)
• Comoros

More infrastructure data for Eritrea

• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 2.02 million (2022)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 59.12 (2022)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 14.67% (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 68,216 (2022)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 2 (2022)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 29.08 (2023)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions — 5,639 (2022)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0.17 (2022)
• Secure Internet servers — 7 (2024)
• Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)

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Questions people ask

What is Eritrea's individuals using the Internet (% of population)?

14.35% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 14.35 percentage points from 0% in 1990. The highest value was 14.35% in 2020 and the lowest 0% in 1990.

Is the latest change in individuals using the Internet (% of population) unusual for Eritrea?

In 2020, Eritrea's individuals using the Internet (% of population) rose 3.13 percentage points on 2019 (from 11.22% to 14.35%). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2019), the average change was +0.53 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.4 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), uri: https://datahub.itu.int/.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), uri: https://datahub.itu.int/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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