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Digital & energy access · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Gibraltar: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 94.4% (2016). Mobile subscriptions is 97.6 (2022), 144th of 210 in the world and 52nd of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Fixed broadband is 61.0 (2022), 1st of 208 in the world and 1st of 55 in Europe & Central Asia.
Internet users
GibraltarEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
GibraltarEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
11 indicators
Digital & energy access: Gibraltar in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 94.4%2016 | — | — | 19.1% | 65.0% | · | +49.1 ppsince 2006 | 92.4% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 97.62022 | 144/210 | 52/56 | 20.1 | 96.0 | 98.0 | −10%since 2012 | 134.6 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 61.02022 | 1/208 | 1/55 | · | 33.4 | 58.1 | +63%since 2012 | 34.5 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 45.62022 | 13/213 | 8/56 | 85.0 | 76.8 | 47.1 | −37%since 2012 | 23.3 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 8,1872024 | 61/215 | 43/56 | · | 5,152 | 20,927 | −22%since 2014 | 49,285 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 40/215 | 21/57 | 99.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 41/211 | 21/57 | 100.0%1999 | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2010 | 100.0% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 44/213 | 21/57 | 99.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 5,009 kWh2024 | 46/149 | 24/49 | 7,146 kWh | 9,057 kWh | 4,893 kWh | −37%since 2014 | 5,493 kWh | 8,989 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 3,234 kgoe2024 | 30/150 | 13/50 | 5,544 kgoe | 4,325 kgoe | 3,332 kgoe | −15%since 2014 | 2,976 kgoe | 4,454 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 16.5%2024 | 33/149 | 4/49 | 16.5% | 16.0% | 16.5% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | 7.4% | 5.4% | 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.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+49.1 pp94.4% in 2016
- Fixed broadband+63%61.0 in 2022
- Electricity access+0.1 pp100.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Secure servers−22%8,187 in 2024
- Power losses+0.1 pp16.5% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Gibraltar and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Gibraltar. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Gibraltar | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 94.4%2016 | 95.8%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 97.62022 | 130.32024 |
| Fixed broadband | 61.02022 | 39.22024 |
| Fixed telephone | 45.62022 | 38.02024 |
| Secure servers | 8,1872024 | 29,9862024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity use per person | 5,009 kWh2024 | 5,337 kWh2025 |