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Digital & energy access · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income

Argentina: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 89.7% (2024), 59th of 188 in the world and 6th of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 140.2 (2024), 40th of 210 in the world and 8th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 26.1 (2024), 72nd of 208 in the world and 10th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.

Internet users89.7%2024 · world 59/188 · region 6/34Mobile subscriptions140.22024 · world 40/210 · region 8/40Fixed broadband26.12024 · world 72/208 · region 10/39Fixed telephone14.12024 · world 85/213 · region 21/40
Internet users
ArgentinaLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%1995200020052010201520202025Argentina89.7%Latin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
ArgentinaLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001502001995200020052010201520202025Argentina140.2Latin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Argentina in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population89.7%202459/1886/347.0%45.0%85.5%+25.0 ppsince 201483.7%88.8%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people140.2202440/2108/4017.4138.3121.2−1.5%since 2014116.8132.4111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people26.1202472/20810/390.220019.821.2+72%since 201420.533.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people14.1202485/21321/4021.224.016.3−38%since 201412.011.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people5,453202474/21510/42·253,701+6,015%since 20143,7023,11016,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population98.4%2024140/21532/4295.7%98.8%100.0%−1.6 ppsince 201498.0%99.3%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population79.8%2024165/21139/4191.8%98.6%100.0%−20.2 ppsince 201491.0%98.5%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population100.0%20245/2132/4196.2%98.8%100.0%±0.0 ppsince 201499.7%99.8%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population100.0%20243/1921/3397.0%99.0%100.0%±0.0 ppsince 201490.5%90.2%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person2,835 kWh202573/1498/242,092 kWh2,778 kWh2,827 kWh−9.7%since 20152,828 kWh4,606 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person1,737 kgoe202465/1505/241,643 kgoe1,826 kgoe1,624 kgoe−9.2%since 20141,343 kgoe2,183 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output21.5%202516/1495/2413.9%15.8%14.4%+9.2 ppsince 201513.6%6.3%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Argentina and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Argentina. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorArgentinaBrazilUnited KingdomChileBoliviaParaguay
Internet users89.7%202484.5%202495.5%202495.6%202479.7%202481.6%2024
Mobile subscriptions140.22024101.92024121.62024132.7202498.02024126.62023
Fixed broadband26.1202424.1202442.2202423.7202412.1202412.92023
Fixed telephone14.1202410.6202434.420248.820243.020243.02023
Secure servers5,45320246,941202468,395202411,913202436420247752024
Electricity access98.4%202499.8%2024100.0%202499.0%202496.6%202499.8%2024
Electricity access, rural79.8%202499.2%2024100.0%202490.7%202488.7%202499.6%2024
Electricity access, urban100.0%202499.9%2024100.0%2024100.0%202499.8%202499.9%2024
Clean cooking100.0%202498.0%2024100.0%202496.0%202491.0%202476.0%2024
Brazil: digital & energy accessUnited Kingdom: digital & energy accessChile: digital & energy accessBolivia: digital & energy accessParaguay: digital & energy access
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