Fixed broadband internet penetration based on subscribers as a percentage of population rose 10.8% to 0.165% in Eritrea in 2022, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on subscribers as a percentage of population in Eritrea reached an all time high of 0.165% in 2022 and an all time low of 0.002% in 2008. When compared to Eritrea's main peers, fixed broadband internet penetration based on subscribers as a percentage of population in Djibouti amounted to 1.41%, 0.668% in Somalia, 0.060% in Sudan and 1.27% in Yemen in 2022.
Eritrea has been ranked 157th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on subscribers as a percentage of population, 14 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Broadband Internet Penetration Based on Subscribers (As % of Population) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Chad | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.002% | 0.002% | < 0.001% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Djibouti | % | 2.31% | 2.38% | 2.24% | 2.27% | 1.39% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 5.05% | 6.27% | 7.04% | 8.54% | 9.77% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.032% | 0.029% | 0.093% | 0.152% | 0.149% | ... | ||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 0.057% | 0.059% | 0.137% | 0.178% | 0.399% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | ... | ... | 0.586% | 0.740% | 0.959% | 1.29% | 1.48% | ||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 7.48% | 9.17% | 10.2% | 11.4% | 11.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 21.6% | 22.5% | 22.3% | 25.5% | 33.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.657% | 0.672% | 0.611% | 0.715% | 0.689% | |||||||
| South Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% | ... | 0.002% | |||||||||
| Sudan | % | ... | 0.072% | 0.071% | 0.072% | 0.062% | 0.063% | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | ... | ... | 1.12% | 1.13% | 1.09% | 1.08% | 1.09% | ... |