82.9%
Mean internet-use share across the 20 included countries.
Internet use · MEA · 2024
Internet use in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
This verified same-year comparison covers 20 countries in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. Bahrain has the highest included observation at 100%, while Afghanistan has the lowest at 16.09499931%.
2024 · 20 COUNTRIES · ITU VIA WDIRegional picture
86.8%
The midpoint reduces the influence of unusually high or low observations.
83.9 pp
The difference between Bahrain and Afghanistan; 9 countries are at or above 90%.
2024 ranking within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Ranks apply only to the 20 countries with an official 2024 observation in this region. Missing countries are not backfilled from another year.
| Regional rank | Country | Internet users | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 100% | 2024 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 100% | 2024 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 100% | 2024 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 99.74729919% | 2024 |
| 5 | Qatar | 98.08540344% | 2024 |
| 6 | Jordan | 95.62244985% | 2024 |
| 7 | Oman | 95.25174678% | 2024 |
| 8 | Malta | 93.86029816% | 2024 |
| 9 | Morocco | 91.2% | 2024 |
| 10 | Israel | 88.18242225% | 2024 |
| 11 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 85.3404007% | 2024 |
| 12 | Libya | 81.95449829% | 2024 |
| 13 | Iraq | 81.47450256% | 2024 |
| 14 | Lebanon | 80.63400269% | 2024 |
| 15 | Algeria | 77.4178009% | 2024 |
| 16 | Tunisia | 76.5% | 2024 |
| 17 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 74.64839935% | 2024 |
| 18 | Djibouti | 65.29889679% | 2024 |
| 19 | Pakistan | 57.253% | 2024 |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 16.09499931% | 2024 |
How to use this comparison
The regional average and median describe this same-year observation set; they do not explain why countries differ. Open a country profile for its exact observation, included-country context and machine-readable evidence.
Source and scope
Indicator: IT.NET.USER.ZS — Individuals using the Internet (% of population). Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), surfaced via World Bank WDI. License: CC BY-4.0.
This is a regional view of the verified 2024 snapshot, not a historical revision product or a causal analysis. Region membership comes from the official World Bank country metadata used by the normalized source.