Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population rose 6.67% to 14.1% in Brazil in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Brazil reached an all time high of 14.1% in 2017 and an all time low of 0.057% in 2000. When compared to Brazil's main peers, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Bolivia amounted to 3.20%, 7.34% in Peru and 8.24% in Venezuela in 2017.
Brazil has been ranked 65th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population, 10 places below 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% | |||||||||||||
| Guyana | % | ... | ... | ... | 2.60% | 3.78% | 4.64% | 5.67% | 6.71% | |||||||||||||
| Paraguay | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.83% | 2.04% | 2.31% | 2.70% | 3.17% | |||||||||||||
| Peru | % | ... | ... | ... | 4.10% | 4.82% | 5.34% | 5.78% | 6.48% | |||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | % | ... | ... | ... | 12.9% | 15.1% | 15.9% | 18.6% | 20.9% | |||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | ... | ... | ... | 6.16% | 6.82% | 7.38% | 7.84% | 8.33% |