Countries ranked by internet use in 2024
This comparison ranks selected countries in the Americas by the share of their population using the internet, using the World Bank's observations for the same reference year.
Key takeaways
- Chile recorded 95.6% of the population in 2024 (ranked 1).
- United States recorded 94.7% of the population in 2024 (ranked 2).
- Canada recorded 94.4% of the population in 2024 (ranked 3).
How internet use compares
The ranking uses the same reference year for every listed country. Table values use a consistent one-decimal display while ranking and sorting use the exact source values.
| Rank | Country | Individuals using the Internet (% of population) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 95.6% |
| 2 | United States | 94.7% |
| 3 | Canada | 94.4% |
| 4 | Uruguay | 92.0% |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 91.0% |
| 6 | Argentina | 89.7% |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 87.2% |
| 8 | Brazil | 84.5% |
| 9 | Mexico | 83.1% |
| 10 | Peru | 82.0% |
| 11 | Paraguay | 81.6% |
| 12 | Bolivia | 79.7% |
| 13 | Colombia | 79.3% |
| 14 | Ecuador | 77.2% |
| 15 | Panama | 72.8% |
| 16 | Cuba | 70.5% |
| 17 | El Salvador | 66.5% |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 61.4% |
| 19 | Guatemala | 60.2% |
| 20 | Honduras | 58.6% |
Source: World Bank Indicators API (IT.NET.USER.ZS)
Methodology: Exact source-reported percentages ranked descending; no conversion, imputation, or interpolation.
Methodology
World Bank indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS for 20 selected countries in the Americas, reference year 2024. Countries are ranked by their exact source-reported percentage, descending; no conversion, imputation, or interpolation is applied.
Caveats
Coverage is limited to the selected countries and the stated reference year. Values are World Bank estimates; missing observations are not substituted. No missing observations were returned for this selection.