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Digital & energy access · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Micronesia: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 39.5% (2024), 159th of 188 in the world and 25th of 28 in East Asia & Pacific. Mobile subscriptions is 20.0 (2022), 210th of 210 in the world and 34th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific. Fixed broadband is 5.8 (2022), 135th of 208 in the world and 20th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific.
Internet users
MicronesiaEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
MicronesiaEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
9 indicators
Digital & energy access: Micronesia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; 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 | 39.5%2024 | 159/188 | 25/28 | 3.7% | 20.0% | 39.4% | +9.9 ppsince 2014 | 88.4% | 88.8% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 20.02022 | 210/210 | 34/34 | 0.0 | 25.6 | 19.8 | −31%since 2012 | 135.1 | 132.4 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 5.82022 | 135/208 | 20/34 | · | 0.9 | 5.4 | +527%since 2010 | 36.5 | 33.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 5.82022 | 130/213 | 21/37 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 6.3 | −26%since 2012 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 1942024 | 149/215 | 31/37 | · | 28 | 189 | +62%since 2014 | 5,322 | 3,110 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 88.9%2024 | 164/215 | 31/36 | 46.0% | 64.5% | 81.9% | +17.7 ppsince 2014 | 98.6% | 99.3% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 86.0%2024 | 158/211 | 31/35 | 39.1% | 58.8% | 77.5% | +19.9 ppsince 2014 | 97.3% | 98.5% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 98.8%2024 | 155/213 | 28/35 | 70.0% | 84.6% | 96.4% | +9.9 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 35.0%2024 | 151/192 | 23/30 | 10.0% | 13.0% | 28.0% | +18.0 ppsince 2014 | 87.0% | 90.2% | 75.4% |
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+9.9 pp39.5% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+527%5.8 in 2022
- Secure servers+62%194 in 2024
- Electricity access+17.7 pp88.9% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Micronesia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Micronesia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Micronesia | United States | Papua New Guinea | Palau |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 39.5%2024 | 94.7%2024 | 18.8%2024 | 83.9%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 20.02022 | 113.22024 | 38.82024 | 135.42023 |
| Fixed broadband | 5.82022 | 38.92024 | 0.22024 | 7.32023 |
| Fixed telephone | 5.82022 | 23.62024 | 1.72022 | 45.12023 |
| Secure servers | 1942024 | 196,6162024 | 882024 | 1,4692024 |
| Electricity access | 88.9%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 43.3%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 86.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 39.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 98.8%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 66.8%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 35.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 12.0%2024 | 96.0%2024 |