Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population rose 13.9% to 10.2% in Ecuador in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Ecuador reached an all time high of 10.2% in 2017 and an all time low of 0% in 2000. When compared to Ecuador's main peers, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Brazil amounted to 14.1%, 12.7% in Colombia, 11.0% in Panama and 7.34% in Peru in 2017.
Ecuador has been ranked 77th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population, 17 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Broadband Internet Penetration Based on Connections (As % of Population) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Bolivia | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.713% | 1.11% | 1.45% | 1.60% | 1.66% | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | ... | ... | ... | 9.07% | 9.65% | 10.7% | 12.0% | 12.6% | |||||||||||||
| Chile | % | ... | ... | ... | 11.6% | 12.4% | 13.1% | 14.1% | 15.3% | |||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | ... | ... | ... | 7.12% | 8.28% | 9.44% | 10.4% | 11.3% | |||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | ... | ... | ... | 8.87% | 9.36% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 11.3% | |||||||||||||
| Ecuador | % | ... | ... | ... | 4.33% | 5.46% | 6.76% | 8.32% | 9.26% | |||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.738% | 0.774% | 0.856% | 1.93% | 2.37% | |||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.44% | 1.70% | 2.18% | 1.82% | 1.88% | |||||||||||||
| Panama | % | ... | ... | ... | 7.57% | 7.77% | 7.99% | 7.95% | 8.00% | |||||||||||||
| Peru | % | ... | ... | ... | 4.10% | 4.82% | 5.34% | 5.78% | 6.48% | |||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | ... | ... | ... | 6.16% | 6.82% | 7.38% | 7.84% | 8.33% |
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