Equatorial Guinea — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2024.
Internet users for Equatorial Guinea was 63.30% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 29 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 63.66% in 2022. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
Equatorial Guinea ranks 144 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 71%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 34.98%, so Equatorial Guinea sits above it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 236%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 9 of 47 economies; Senegal (60.12%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 182% in 2010. That is 47% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 142nd of 201 in 1990 → 170th of 195 in 2000 → 162nd of 200 in 2010 → 123rd of 183 in 2020 → 131st of 180 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 63.3% | -0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 63.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 63.66% | +4.9 pp |
| 2021 | 58.72% | +3.7 pp |
| 2020 | 55% | +5.9 pp |
| 2019 | 49.13% | +19.7 pp |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +3.2 pp |
| 2017 | 26.24% | +2.5 pp |
| 2016 | 23.78% | +2.5 pp |
| 2015 | 21.32% | +2.5 pp |
| 2014 | 18.86% | +2.5 pp |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +2.5 pp |
| 2012 | 13.94% | +2.4 pp |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +5.5 pp |
| 2010 | 6% | +3.9 pp |
| 2009 | 2.13% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 1.82% | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 1.56% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 1.28% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.15% | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 0.84% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 0.52% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 0.32% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 0.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 0.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 0.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.04% | — |
| 1990 | 0% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Equatorial Guinea’s Internet users in 1997?
0.04% (1997). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 63.3%; 2023: 63.52%; 2022: 63.66%; 2021: 58.72%; 2020: 55%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
IT.NET.USER.ZS — Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.