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Canada - Internet Users 1998

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24.90% +9.80% from 1997 Global rank: 8th

Canada's internet users was 24.90% in 1998, increased +9.80% from 15.10% in 1997. This was the 8th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1998▾

Internet Users by Country - 1998
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Iceland	36.30%	32.0%
2nd	Sweden	33.50%	41.4%
3rd	Bermuda	32.10%	32.6%
4th	New Zealand	31.60%	116.4%
5th	Australia	30.80%	87.8%
6th	United States	30.10%	39.4%
7th	Finland	25.50%	30.8%
8th	Canada	24.90%	64.9%
9th	Switzerland	24.80%	64.2%
10th	Denmark	22.70%	99.1%
11th	Norway	22.60%	10.8%
12th	Netherlands	22.20%	57.4%
13th	Singapore	19.60%	45.2%
14th	Austria	15.40%	61.6%
15th	Greenland	14.70%	84.9%
16th	Hong Kong SAR, China	14.50%	38.1%
17th	United Kingdom	13.70%	85.4%
18th	Japan	13.40%	46.3%
19th	Luxembourg	11.70%	63.9%
20th	Faroe Islands	11.30%	145.7%
21st	Estonia	10.80%	89.1%
22nd	Israel	10.30%	134.1%
23rd	Slovenia	10.10%	33.1%
24th	Germany	9.88%	47.2%
25th	Portugal	9.87%	99.4%
26th	Virgin Islands (US)	9.25%	33.1%
27th	Cyprus	8.89%	103.0%
28th	Ireland	8.10%	98.0%
29th	Belgium	7.89%	59.7%
30th	Macao SAR, China	7.00%	196.6%
31st	Uruguay	6.99%	108.0%
32nd	United Arab Emirates	6.91%	109.4%
33rd	Andorra	6.89%	125.9%
34th	Korea	6.78%	88.3%
35th	Malaysia	6.75%	192.2%
36th	Malta	6.50%	65.8%
37th	France	6.32%	48.4%
38th	Brunei Darussalam	6.28%	30.0%
39th	Italy	4.56%	100.0%
40th	Guam	4.50%	92.3%
41st	Spain	4.36%	55.7%
42nd	Gibraltar	4.18%	57.1%
43rd	Poland	4.10%	98.1%
44th	Antigua and Barbuda	4.07%	17.0%
45th	Czechia	3.90%	33.6%
46th	Hungary	3.89%	100.5%
47th	Qatar	3.52%	14.3%
48th	St. Kitts and Nevis	3.34%	47.8%
49th	Latvia	3.32%	62.0%
50th	Croatia	3.27%	89.0%
51st	Bahrain	3.22%	95.2%
52nd	Greece	3.22%	74.1%
53rd	Kuwait	3.05%	40.6%
54th	Dominica	2.93%	150.4%
55th	South Africa	2.91%	78.5%
56th	Panama	2.75%	410.2%
57th	Lebanon	2.72%	119.4%
58th	Trinidad and Tobago	2.72%	132.5%
59th	Slovak Republic	2.69%	129.9%
60th	Costa Rica	2.67%	62.8%
61st	Puerto Rico (US)	2.65%	99.2%
62nd	Mauritius	2.57%	439.9%
63rd	Seychelles	2.53%	97.7%
64th	Bahamas, The	2.34%	72.1%
65th	Romania	2.24%	403.4%
66th	Belize	2.09%	62.0%
67th	Jamaica	1.98%	148.1%
68th	Barbados	1.97%	151.6%
69th	Lithuania	1.97%	101.4%
70th	New Caledonia	1.94%	96.2%
71st	Micronesia, Federated States of	1.86%	225.7%
72nd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	1.85%	99.8%
73rd	Bulgaria	1.84%	50.8%
74th	Suriname	1.67%	67.0%
75th	Chile	1.66%	56.6%
76th	Brazil	1.48%	88.3%
77th	Grenada	1.48%	49.3%
78th	San Marino	1.41%	-0.7%
79th	French Polynesia	1.32%	516.8%
80th	Jordan	1.31%	118.7%
81st	St. Lucia	1.30%	31.0%
82nd	Mexico	1.27%	102.6%
83rd	Peru	1.19%	195.3%
84th	Colombia	1.13%	105.1%
85th	Philippines	1.10%	702.9%
86th	Thailand	1.09%	201.9%
87th	North Macedonia	1.00%	98.4%
88th	Oman	0.86%	96.1%
89th	Argentina	0.83%	196.8%
90th	Russian Federation	0.81%	71.9%
91st	Tonga	0.77%	49.7%
92nd	Türkiye	0.70%	47.5%
93rd	Fiji	0.63%	183.9%
94th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	0.63%	39.7%
95th	Kiribati	0.62%	-
96th	Botswana	0.60%	95.5%
97th	Maldives	0.57%	84.5%
98th	Solomon Islands	0.51%	29.6%
99th	Cabo Verde	0.47%	96.3%
100th	Guatemala	0.47%	389.0%
101st	El Salvador	0.43%	65.4%
102nd	Togo	0.31%	45.0%
103rd	Nicaragua	0.30%	47.6%
104th	Honduras	0.30%	76.0%
105th	Ukraine	0.30%	51.3%
106th	Sri Lanka	0.30%	82.7%
107th	São Tomé and Principe	0.30%	-
108th	Namibia	0.29%	388.1%
109th	Vanuatu	0.27%	95.7%
110th	Guyana	0.26%	100.0%
111th	Moldova	0.26%	828.8%
112th	Indonesia	0.26%	30.8%
113th	Papua New Guinea	0.24%	132.7%
114th	Dominican Republic	0.23%	63.6%
115th	Samoa	0.23%	31.4%
116th	Cuba	0.23%	232.8%
117th	Gambia, The	0.21%	301.6%
118th	Paraguay	0.20%	95.8%
119th	Gabon	0.17%	254.2%
120th	China	0.17%	421.6%
121st	Egypt, Arab Republic of	0.15%	63.5%
122nd	Mongolia	0.15%	29.2%
123rd	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.14%	142.4%
124th	Morocco	0.14%	557.4%
125th	India	0.14%	96.3%
126th	Kazakhstan	0.13%	102.8%
127th	Armenia	0.13%	15.2%
128th	Ecuador	0.13%	13.6%
129th	Tunisia	0.11%	147.1%
130th	Georgia	0.10%	69.1%
131st	Saudi Arabia	0.10%	93.9%
132nd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	0.10%	113.2%
133rd	Eswatini	0.10%	8.6%
134th	Djibouti	0.09%	14.2%
135th	Equatorial Guinea	0.09%	127.5%
136th	Zimbabwe	0.08%	146.5%
137th	Senegal	0.08%	192.7%
138th	Belarus	0.07%	50.8%
139th	Kyrgyz Republic	0.07%	-
140th	Uganda	0.07%	534.0%
141st	Albania	0.07%	33.7%
142nd	Nepal	0.06%	192.7%
143rd	Syrian Arab Republic	0.06%	95.4%
144th	Madagascar	0.06%	337.8%
145th	Côte d'Ivoire	0.06%	224.5%
146th	Kenya	0.05%	46.2%
147th	Benin	0.05%	94.7%
148th	Burkina Faso	0.05%	142.8%
149th	Pakistan	0.04%	59.6%
150th	Mauritania	0.04%	873.6%
151st	Comoros	0.04%	-
152nd	Azerbaijan	0.04%	48.8%
153rd	Ghana	0.03%	17.1%
154th	Zambia	0.03%	223.7%
155th	Central African Republic	0.03%	95.1%
156th	Nigeria	0.03%	46.5%
157th	Guinea-Bissau	0.02%	47.0%
158th	Haiti	0.02%	220.9%
159th	Yemen, Republic of	0.02%	55.3%
160th	Uzbekistan	0.02%	98.1%
161st	Algeria	0.02%	96.1%
162nd	Mozambique	0.02%	71.2%
163rd	Mali	0.02%	96.0%
164th	Angola	0.02%	226.3%
165th	Malawi	0.02%	287.6%
166th	Cambodia	0.02%	179.1%
167th	Burundi	0.02%	98.0%
168th	Sierra Leone	0.01%	196.6%
169th	Cameroon	0.01%	95.0%
170th	Viet Nam	0.01%	229.1%
171st	Rwanda	0.01%	623.9%
172nd	Lesotho	0.01%	97.1%
173rd	Lao PDR	0.01%	-
174th	Tanzania	0.01%	17.0%
175th	Eritrea	0.01%	-2.8%
176th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	0.01%	142.7%
177th	Guinea	0.01%	63.2%
178th	Sudan	0.00%	291.1%
179th	Chad	0.00%	548.9%
180th	Liberia	0.00%	-8.7%
181st	Bangladesh	0.00%	390.0%
182nd	Congo, Republic of	0.00%	-1.4%
183rd	Niger	0.00%	44.8%
184th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.00%	95.7%
185th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	0.00%	-

FAQ

What was Canada's internet users in 1998?▾

Canada's internet users in 1998 was 24.90%. This ranked 8th globally.

How did Canada's internet users change in 1998?▾

Canada's internet users increased by 64.9% in 1998 compared to 1997.

Which country had the highest internet users in 1998?▾

Iceland had the highest internet users in 1998 at 36.30%.

What is the internet users of Canada in 1998?▾

The internet users of Canada in 1998 was 24.90%. This ranked 8th globally.

How does 1998 compare to 1997 for Canada's internet users?▾

Canada's internet users went from 15.10% in 1997 to 24.90% in 1998, a 64.9% increase.

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