Sri Lanka - Internet Users 2017
25.10%
+2.91% from 2016
Sri Lanka's internet users was 25.10% in 2017, increased +2.91% from 22.19% in 2016. This was the 161st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2017▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Liechtenstein | 99.55% | 1.5% |
| 2nd | Bermuda | 98.37% | 0.4% |
| 3rd | Iceland | 98.26% | 0.0% |
| 4th | Kuwait | 98.00% | 14.5% |
| 5th | Faroe Islands | 97.58% | 2.6% |
| 6th | Qatar | 97.39% | 2.4% |
| 7th | Luxembourg | 97.36% | -0.8% |
| 8th | Aruba | 97.17% | 3.9% |
| 9th | Denmark | 97.10% | 0.1% |
| 10th | Monaco | 97.05% | 1.9% |
| 11th | Norway | 96.36% | -1.0% |
| 12th | Bahrain | 95.88% | -2.2% |
| 13th | Korea | 95.07% | 2.4% |
| 14th | Brunei Darussalam | 94.87% | 5.4% |
| 15th | United Arab Emirates | 94.82% | 4.7% |
| 16th | Saudi Arabia | 94.18% | 25.8% |
| 17th | Netherlands | 93.20% | 3.1% |
| 18th | Sweden | 93.01% | 3.7% |
| 19th | Canada | 92.70% | 1.7% |
| 20th | Japan | 91.73% | -1.6% |
| 21st | Andorra | 91.57% | 2.1% |
| 22nd | United Kingdom | 90.42% | -4.6% |
| 23rd | Switzerland | 89.69% | 0.6% |
| 24th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 89.42% | 2.2% |
| 25th | Estonia | 88.10% | 1.0% |
| 26th | Austria | 87.94% | 4.3% |
| 27th | New Zealand | 87.70% | 1.4% |
| 28th | Belgium | 87.68% | 1.3% |
| 29th | Finland | 87.47% | -0.3% |
| 30th | United States | 87.27% | 2.0% |
| 31st | Australia | 86.55% | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Spain | 84.60% | 5.0% |
| 33rd | Singapore | 84.45% | 0.0% |
| 34th | Germany | 84.39% | 0.3% |
| 35th | Ireland | 84.11% | 0.7% |
| 36th | Kosovo | 83.89% | - |
| 37th | Macao SAR, China | 83.17% | 1.9% |
| 38th | Chile | 82.33% | -1.5% |
| 39th | New Caledonia | 82.01% | 10.8% |
| 40th | Slovak Republic | 81.63% | 1.4% |
| 41st | Israel | 81.58% | 2.4% |
| 42nd | Cayman Islands | 81.07% | 2.6% |
| 43rd | Malta | 81.01% | 3.8% |
| 44th | Cyprus | 80.74% | 6.4% |
| 45th | Bahamas, The | 80.60% | 0.7% |
| 46th | Guam | 80.51% | 4.5% |
| 47th | France | 80.50% | 1.6% |
| 48th | Oman | 80.19% | 4.3% |
| 49th | Malaysia | 80.14% | 1.7% |
| 50th | Latvia | 80.11% | 0.3% |
| 51st | Azerbaijan | 79.00% | 1.0% |
| 52nd | Slovenia | 78.89% | 4.5% |
| 53rd | Czechia | 78.72% | 2.9% |
| 54th | Lebanon | 78.18% | 2.7% |
| 55th | British Virgin Islands | 77.70% | 0.0% |
| 56th | Lithuania | 77.62% | 4.4% |
| 57th | Hungary | 76.75% | -3.2% |
| 58th | Kazakhstan | 76.43% | 2.5% |
| 59th | Russian Federation | 76.01% | 4.0% |
| 60th | Poland | 75.99% | 3.7% |
| 61st | North Macedonia | 74.52% | 3.3% |
| 62nd | Belarus | 74.44% | 4.7% |
| 63rd | Argentina | 74.29% | 4.7% |
| 64th | Portugal | 73.79% | 4.8% |
| 65th | French Polynesia | 72.70% | 6.2% |
| 66th | Barbados | 72.30% | 0.1% |
| 67th | Antigua and Barbuda | 71.96% | 1.4% |
| 68th | Costa Rica | 71.58% | 8.7% |
| 69th | Montenegro | 71.27% | 2.0% |
| 70th | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.60% | 4.1% |
| 71st | Serbia | 70.33% | 4.9% |
| 72nd | Uruguay | 70.32% | 5.9% |
| 73rd | Greece | 69.89% | 1.2% |
| 74th | Dominica | 69.62% | 3.9% |
| 75th | Greenland | 69.48% | 1.4% |
| 76th | Puerto Rico (US) | 68.74% | 0.1% |
| 77th | Curaçao | 68.13% | 10.1% |
| 78th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 67.80% | 1.2% |
| 79th | Dominican Republic | 67.57% | 5.8% |
| 80th | Brazil | 67.47% | 10.8% |
| 81st | Croatia | 67.10% | -7.7% |
| 82nd | Maldives | 65.00% | 9.2% |
| 83rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64.89% | 7.7% |
| 84th | Armenia | 64.74% | 0.6% |
| 85th | Türkiye | 64.68% | 10.9% |
| 86th | Jordan | 64.50% | 14.9% |
| 87th | Virgin Islands (US) | 64.38% | 8.0% |
| 88th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 64.04% | 20.3% |
| 89th | Romania | 63.75% | 7.1% |
| 90th | Bulgaria | 63.41% | 6.0% |
| 91st | West Bank and Gaza | 63.30% | 5.7% |
| 92nd | Italy | 63.08% | 2.9% |
| 93rd | Seychelles | 62.60% | 10.8% |
| 94th | Albania | 62.40% | 4.7% |
| 95th | Nauru | 62.39% | 15.5% |
| 96th | Colombia | 62.26% | 7.1% |
| 97th | Morocco | 61.76% | 6.0% |
| 98th | Paraguay | 61.08% | 14.4% |
| 99th | San Marino | 60.18% | 21.3% |
| 100th | Panama | 59.95% | 11.0% |
| 101st | Georgia | 59.71% | 2.1% |
| 102nd | St. Lucia | 59.16% | 1.6% |
| 103rd | Ukraine | 58.89% | 11.1% |
| 104th | Viet Nam | 58.14% | 9.7% |
| 105th | Cabo Verde | 57.16% | 13.6% |
| 106th | Cuba | 57.15% | 33.0% |
| 107th | South Africa | 56.17% | 4.0% |
| 108th | Ecuador | 55.80% | 3.2% |
| 109th | Djibouti | 55.68% | 80.8% |
| 110th | Tunisia | 55.50% | 11.9% |
| 111th | Mauritius | 55.40% | 6.2% |
| 112th | Jamaica | 55.07% | 24.1% |
| 113th | Bhutan | 54.30% | 16.8% |
| 114th | China | 54.30% | 2.1% |
| 115th | Grenada | 54.20% | 1.7% |
| 116th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 53.70% | 4.3% |
| 117th | Fiji | 53.65% | 8.6% |
| 118th | Mexico | 53.03% | -10.9% |
| 119th | Thailand | 52.89% | 11.3% |
| 120th | Gabon | 51.60% | 7.4% |
| 121st | Kyrgyz Republic | 50.80% | 25.4% |
| 122nd | Peru | 50.45% | 11.0% |
| 123rd | Moldova | 49.90% | -29.7% |
| 124th | Iraq | 49.36% | 148.0% |
| 125th | Suriname | 48.95% | 7.8% |
| 126th | Belize | 48.88% | 9.6% |
| 127th | Uzbekistan | 48.70% | 4.1% |
| 128th | Botswana | 47.86% | 13.3% |
| 129th | Algeria | 47.69% | 11.1% |
| 130th | Tonga | 46.20% | 15.6% |
| 131st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 44.95% | 9.0% |
| 132nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 43.84% | 6.4% |
| 133rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 43.83% | 10.4% |
| 134th | Guyana | 42.70% | 19.7% |
| 135th | Philippines | 41.60% | 6.1% |
| 136th | Samoa | 39.40% | 24.3% |
| 137th | Lesotho | 39.00% | 20.2% |
| 138th | Marshall Islands | 38.70% | 29.9% |
| 139th | Guatemala | 37.90% | 9.8% |
| 140th | Ghana | 37.88% | 35.3% |
| 141st | Namibia | 36.84% | 18.7% |
| 142nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 35.30% | 5.9% |
| 143rd | Eswatini | 35.30% | 23.6% |
| 144th | Tuvalu | 35.20% | 13.5% |
| 145th | El Salvador | 33.82% | 16.6% |
| 146th | Cambodia | 32.90% | 1.5% |
| 147th | Syrian Arab Republic | 32.70% | 2.6% |
| 148th | São Tomé and Principe | 32.60% | 16.4% |
| 149th | Indonesia | 32.34% | 27.1% |
| 150th | Honduras | 31.74% | 7.5% |
| 151st | Vanuatu | 30.80% | 28.3% |
| 152nd | Nicaragua | 30.40% | 23.7% |
| 153rd | Senegal | 29.64% | 15.5% |
| 154th | Haiti | 27.20% | 19.3% |
| 155th | Yemen, Republic of | 26.72% | 8.7% |
| 156th | Equatorial Guinea | 26.24% | 10.3% |
| 157th | Angola | 26.00% | 12.1% |
| 158th | Nigeria | 25.90% | 7.5% |
| 159th | Lao PDR | 25.51% | 16.6% |
| 160th | Kiribati | 25.31% | 30.3% |
| 161st | Sri Lanka | 25.10% | 13.1% |
| 162nd | Zimbabwe | 24.40% | 5.5% |
| 163rd | Nepal | 24.30% | 17.4% |
| 164th | Timor-Leste | 24.20% | 14.2% |
| 165th | Mongolia | 23.71% | 6.5% |
| 166th | Myanmar | 23.62% | 47.6% |
| 167th | Cameroon | 23.20% | 12.6% |
| 168th | Gambia, The | 22.50% | 13.1% |
| 169th | Tajikistan | 21.96% | 7.3% |
| 170th | Bangladesh | 21.50% | 18.8% |
| 171st | Turkmenistan | 21.25% | 18.1% |
| 172nd | Mauritania | 21.02% | 9.3% |
| 173rd | Mali | 18.90% | 35.0% |
| 174th | Benin | 18.70% | 29.0% |
| 175th | Guinea | 18.70% | 42.7% |
| 176th | Sudan | 18.60% | 31.9% |
| 177th | India | 18.20% | 10.3% |
| 178th | Kenya | 17.83% | 7.4% |
| 179th | Rwanda | 17.20% | 17.8% |
| 180th | Liberia | 16.30% | 3.8% |
| 181st | Solomon Islands | 15.10% | 37.3% |
| 182nd | Guinea-Bissau | 14.80% | 7.2% |
| 183rd | Tanzania | 14.46% | 7.1% |
| 184th | Pakistan | 13.78% | 11.3% |
| 185th | Afghanistan | 13.50% | 22.7% |
| 186th | Sierra Leone | 13.24% | 12.4% |
| 187th | Togo | 12.36% | 9.3% |
| 188th | Zambia | 12.20% | 18.4% |
| 189th | Papua New Guinea | 11.21% | 16.7% |
| 190th | Niger | 10.22% | 136.5% |
| 191st | Congo, Republic of | 8.65% | 6.5% |
| 192nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 8.62% | -14.7% |
| 193rd | Comoros | 8.48% | 6.8% |
| 194th | Mozambique | 7.80% | 11.4% |
| 195th | Burkina Faso | 7.79% | 9.1% |
| 196th | Malawi | 7.00% | 11.1% |
| 197th | Madagascar | 6.40% | 35.8% |
| 198th | Chad | 6.40% | 10.3% |
| 199th | South Sudan | 4.10% | 17.1% |
| 200th | Central African Republic | 4.00% | 29.0% |
| 201st | Burundi | 2.66% | 20.9% |
| 202nd | Eritrea | 2.50% | 112.4% |
| 203rd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 2.00% | 6.6% |
FAQ
What was Sri Lanka's internet users in 2017?▾
Sri Lanka's internet users in 2017 was 25.10%. This ranked 161st globally.
How did Sri Lanka's internet users change in 2017?▾
Sri Lanka's internet users increased by 13.1% in 2017 compared to 2016.
Which country had the highest internet users in 2017?▾
Liechtenstein had the highest internet users in 2017 at 99.55%.
What is the internet users of Sri Lanka in 2017?▾
The internet users of Sri Lanka in 2017 was 25.10%. This ranked 161st globally.
How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Sri Lanka's internet users?▾
Sri Lanka's internet users went from 22.19% in 2016 to 25.10% in 2017, a 13.1% increase.
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