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Fixed broadband internet — Kuwait

Fixed broadband internet in Kuwait in 2023 — 1.01 per 100. Ranked 140 in the world out of 169. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 307.1%.

2023 1.01 per 100 −25.65% vs 2022
World rank 140of 169
Period maximum 2.83 per 1002017
Period minimum 0.25 per 1002001

Trend over time

2001–2023 · per 100 people

Fixed broadband internet — Kuwait, 2001–20230123200120042007201020132016201920222001: 0.25 per 1002002: 0.51 per 1002003: 0.62 per 1002004: 0.93 per 1002005: 1.12 per 1002006: 1.27 per 1002007: 1.4 per 1002008: 1.51 per 1002009: 1.61 per 1002010: 1.56 per 1002011: 1.5 per 1002012: 1.41 per 1002013: 1.34 per 1002014: 1.31 per 1002015: 1.43 per 1002016: 2.53 per 1002017: 2.83 per 1002018: 2.4 per 1002019: 1.9 per 1002020: 1.68 per 1002021: 1.62 per 1002022: 1.36 per 1002023: 1.01 per 100
Change over the period: +0.76 (+307.11%) Average annual rate: 6.59 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 1.01 per 100
World 18.58 per 100
Middle East & North Africa 8.94 per 100
Western Asia computed 22.06 per 100
High-income countries computed 37.21 per 100
Fixed broadband internet — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2023 1.01 −0.35 −25.65%
2022 1.36 −0.25 −15.63%
2021 1.62 −0.06 −3.85%
2020 1.68 −0.22 −11.75%
2019 1.9 −0.5 −20.7%
2018 2.4 −0.43 −15.25%
2017 2.83 +0.3 +11.89%
2016 2.53 +1.1 +76.54%
2015 1.43 +0.12 +9.54%
2014 1.31 −0.03 −2.27%
2013 1.34 −0.07 −4.87%
2012 1.41 −0.09 −6.12%
2011 1.5 −0.06 −4%
2010 1.56 −0.05 −2.91%
2009 1.61 +0.1 +6.7%
2008 1.51 +0.11 +8.1%
2007 1.4 +0.13 +10.01%
2006 1.27 +0.15 +13.51%
2005 1.12 +0.19 +20.56%
2004 0.93 +0.31 +50.46%
2003 0.62 +0.11 +20.88%
2002 0.51 +0.26 +104.71%
2001 0.25 — —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SA Saudi Arabia 43.57 AE United Arab Emirates 37.1 CY Cyprus 36.9 IL Israel 29.44 GE Georgia 29.31 TR Türkiye 22.46 AZ Azerbaijan 20.88 AM Armenia 18.55 IQ Iraq 17.23 BH Bahrain 17.16 QA Qatar 11.64 OM Oman 10.88 PS Palestine 8.37 JO Jordan 7.04 SY Syria 6.86 KW Kuwait 1.01
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About the indicator

The number of fixed internet subscriptions at a speed of at least 256 kbit/s per 100 people: DSL, cable, fiber, fixed wireless access. A subscription is counted per household or organization, so even at full coverage the indicator rarely goes above 40–50 per 100 people.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.

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