Countries With the Fastest Growth in Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 (5-Year Change)

Name: Countries With the Fastest Growth in Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 (5-Year Change)
Creator: The World Bank
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Change in Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Uzbekistan rose the most: by 24.2, from 10.6 per 100 people to 34.7 per 100 people in the five years to 2024. Saudi Arabia is second (+21.7), followed by China (+15.6). 172 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +3.21.

#1: Uzbekistan · +24.2
Median: +3.21
Coverage: 172 countries
Data year: 2024
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: 5-year change (per 100 people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Uzbekistan 24.2; 2. Saudi Arabia 21.7; 3. China 15.6; 4. Bermuda 15.4; 5. French Polynesia 14.2; 6. Grenada 10.5; 7. Greenland 10.3; 8. Gibraltar 10.2; 9. Serbia 9.93; 10. Bulgaria 9.92.

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Countries With the Fastest Growth in Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 (5-Year Change), 2024
Rank	Country	From	To	5-year change (per 100 people)
1	Uzbekistan	10.6	34.7	+24.2
2	Saudi Arabia	22.3	44.1	+21.7
3	China	31.6	47.2	+15.6
4	Bermuda	35.9	51.3	+15.4
5	French Polynesia	21.4	35.6	+14.2
6	Grenada	19.3	29.8	+10.5
7	Greenland	21.7	32	+10.3
8	Gibraltar	50.7	61	+10.2
9	Serbia	23.4	33.4	+9.93
10	Bulgaria	27.1	37	+9.92
11	Albania	15.1	24.9	+9.76
12	Puerto Rico (US)	18.6	28	+9.44
13	Brunei Darussalam	12.2	21.2	+8.93
14	Maldives	10.9	19.6	+8.75
15	Romania	27.1	35.8	+8.74
16	Seychelles	22.9	31.6	+8.67
17	British Virgin Islands	16.3	24.9	+8.62
18	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	20.8	29.5	+8.61
19	Viet Nam	15.2	23.7	+8.48
20	United Arab Emirates	32.5	40.8	+8.36
21	Brazil	15.9	24.1	+8.22
22	Moldova	21.5	29.6	+8.09
23	Cayman Islands	48.4	56.4	+7.96
24	Paraguay	4.99	12.9	+7.89
25	Bahrain	9.49	17	+7.5
26	Bosnia and Herzegovina	22.3	29.4	+7.1
27	Armenia	13.3	20.3	+7.03
28	Portugal	38.4	45.2	+6.88
29	Türkiye	16.7	23.4	+6.76
30	Iraq	11.1	17.6	+6.56
31	Argentina	19.6	26.1	+6.55
32	Nepal	3.63	10.1	+6.44
33	Mexico	15.4	21.7	+6.35
34	Greece	38.4	44.7	+6.32
35	Spain	32.9	39.2	+6.31
36	North Macedonia	23.9	29.9	+5.95
37	Mongolia	9.84	15.8	+5.95
38	Japan	32.7	38.6	+5.93
39	Chile	17.9	23.7	+5.87
40	Korea, Rep.	42	47.8	+5.76
41	Georgia	24.7	30.4	+5.73
42	Bolivia	6.4	12.1	+5.67
43	Barbados	31.9	37.5	+5.6
44	Ukraine	16.2	21.7	+5.5
45	Suriname	13.3	18.8	+5.48
46	Botswana	2.1	7.44	+5.34
47	Liechtenstein	44.7	50	+5.33
48	Tonga	2.85	8.17	+5.33
49	San Marino	30.5	35.8	+5.24
50	Costa Rica	18.1	23.3	+5.19
51	Ecuador	12.1	17.2	+5.18
52	Panama	13	18.1	+5.17
53	Algeria	8.28	13.3	+5.04
54	United States	33.8	38.9	+5.02
55	Tunisia	10.1	15	+4.92
56	Hungary	32.6	37.5	+4.9
57	Poland	20.5	25.4	+4.86
58	Andorra	47.5	52.4	+4.81
59	Jamaica	11.3	16	+4.72
60	Russian Federation	22.4	27.1	+4.71
61	Malaysia	8.87	13.5	+4.68
62	Belize	5.09	9.75	+4.66
63	Egypt, Arab Rep.	7.04	11.7	+4.65
64	Slovak Republic	29.2	33.8	+4.63
65	Guyana	8.44	12.9	+4.49
66	Bahamas, The	20.9	25.3	+4.42
67	Cabo Verde	3.94	8.31	+4.37
68	Malta	40.2	44.5	+4.33
69	Peru	7.39	11.7	+4.29
70	Belgium	40	44.2	+4.28
71	Trinidad and Tobago	22.9	27	+4.18
72	Venezuela, RB	8.85	12.9	+4.09
73	Slovenia	30.1	34.2	+4.09
74	Mauritius	23.9	28	+4.09
75	Turkmenistan	1.16	5.22	+4.06
76	El Salvador	8.44	12.5	+4.03
77	New Zealand	34	38	+4.02
78	Finland	32.5	36.5	+3.93
79	Kyrgyz Republic	4.14	7.8	+3.65
80	France	45.3	48.9	+3.65
81	Gabon	1.08	4.69	+3.62
82	Germany	42.1	45.6	+3.49
83	Czechia	35.4	38.9	+3.44
84	Colombia	13.9	17.2	+3.3
85	South Africa	2.1	5.35	+3.25
86	Uruguay	29.8	33	+3.24
87	Bangladesh	4.9	8.09	+3.19
88	Senegal	0.93	4.04	+3.11
89	Montenegro	29.2	32.3	+3.08
90	Cambodia	1.12	4.15	+3.03
91	Curaçao	28.5	31.5	+2.97
92	Luxembourg	37.4	40.3	+2.96
93	Norway	42.3	45.2	+2.89
94	Hong Kong SAR, China	37.5	40.3	+2.8
95	Jordan	4.29	7.02	+2.73
96	Italy	29.1	31.8	+2.73
97	Dominican Republic	8.54	11.2	+2.67
98	Ireland	29.6	32.3	+2.66
99	Azerbaijan	19.2	21.8	+2.54
100	Morocco	4.84	7.3	+2.47

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#1 Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan ranks #1 on this list with +24.2.

Capital: Tashkent
Continent: Asia
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 37.05 million people (2025)
GDP: US$147.04 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$3,968 (2025)
Life expectancy: 72.5 years (2024)
Urban population: 51% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Tashkent.

Also ranks #2 in literacy rate · #4 in deposit interest rate · #5 in bank branches per 100,000 adults.

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#2 Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia ranks #2 on this list with +21.7.

Capital: Riyadh
Continent: Asia
Income group: High income
Population: 36.97 million people (2025)
GDP: US$1.28 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$34,537 (2025)
Life expectancy: 79 years (2024)
Urban population: 84.6% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Riyadh, Jeddah, Medina.

Also ranks #2 in population growth rate · #2 in crop production index · #2 in pm2.5 air pollution exposure.

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#3 China

China ranks #3 on this list with +15.6.

Capital: Beijing
Continent: Asia
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 1.41 billion people (2025)
GDP: US$19.5 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$13,862 (2025)
Life expectancy: 78 years (2024)
Urban population: 66.3% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing.

Also ranks #1 in urban population · #1 in gdp ppp · #1 in labour force size.

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#4 Bermuda

Bermuda ranks #4 on this list with +15.4.

Capital: Hamilton
Continent: North America
Income group: High income
Population: 64,555 people (2025)
GDP: US$9.19 billion (2024)
GDP per person: US$142,250 (2024)
Life expectancy: 82.5 years (2024)
Urban population: 100% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in gni per capita · #1 in household consumption per capita · #2 in urban population share.

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#5 French Polynesia

French Polynesia ranks #5 on this list with +14.2.

Capital: Papeete
Continent: Oceania
Income group: High income
Population: 282,470 people (2025)
GDP: US$6.32 billion (2024)
GDP per person: US$22,440 (2024)
Life expectancy: 84.2 years (2024)
Urban population: 61.8% of population (2025)

Also ranks #5 in female life expectancy · #5 in protected marine area share · #7 in life expectancy.

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#6 Grenada

Grenada ranks #6 on this list with +10.5.

Capital: St. George's
Continent: North America
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 117,300 people (2025)
GDP: US$1.42 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$12,107 (2025)
Life expectancy: 75.4 years (2024)
Urban population: 36.7% of population (2025)

Also ranks #15 in gini index · #16 in income share of richest 10% · #23 in homicide rate.

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#7 Greenland

Greenland ranks #7 on this list with +10.3.

Capital: Nuuk
Continent: North America
Income group: High income
Population: 56,831 people (2025)
GDP: US$3.33 billion (2023)
GDP per person: US$58,499 (2023)
Life expectancy: 70.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 88.6% of population (2025)

Also ranks #4 in political stability score · #9 in gross capital formation rate · #10 in protected terrestrial area share.

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#8 Gibraltar

Gibraltar ranks #8 on this list with +10.2.

Capital: Gibraltar
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 40,126 people (2025)
Life expectancy: 83.6 years (2024)
Urban population: 100% of population (2025)
CO2 emissions per person: 16.1 t CO2e per person (2024)
Currency: Gibraltar pound

Also ranks #1 in fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 · #1 in access to clean water · #4 in urban population share.

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#9 Serbia

Serbia ranks #9 on this list with +9.93.

Capital: Belgrade
Continent: Europe
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 6.55 million people (2025)
GDP: US$99.95 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$15,262 (2025)
Life expectancy: 76 years (2024)
Urban population: 62.6% of population (2025)

Largest cities: City of Belgrade, Belgrade.

Also ranks #3 in death rate · #4 in smoking prevalence · #13 in age dependency ratio (old).

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#10 Bulgaria

Bulgaria ranks #10 on this list with +9.92.

Capital: Sofia
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 6.43 million people (2025)
GDP: US$130.78 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$20,328 (2025)
Life expectancy: 75.8 years (2024)
Urban population: 74.2% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Sofia.

Also ranks #2 in death rate · #2 in bank branches per 100,000 adults · #6 in hospital beds per 10,000.

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Source and method

Change in Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that rose are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator IT.NET.BBND.P2. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people): World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.

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About the top 10

#1 Uzbekistan

#2 Saudi Arabia

#3 China

#4 Bermuda

#5 French Polynesia

#6 Grenada

#7 Greenland

#8 Gibraltar

#9 Serbia

#10 Bulgaria

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