Nauru: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 83.0% (2024), 90th of 188 in the world and 16th of 28 in East Asia & Pacific. Mobile subscriptions is 87.2 (2022), 162nd of 210 in the world and 25th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific. Fixed broadband is 10.0 (2022), 120th of 208 in the world and 16th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific.
Digital & energy access: Nauru 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 | 83.0%2024 | 90/188 | 16/28 | 3.0%2001 | 54.0%2011 | 77.5% | +29.0 ppsince 2011 | 88.4% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 87.22022 | 162/210 | 25/34 | 11.8 | 61.7 | 85.9 | +32%since 2012 | 135.1 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 10.02022 | 120/208 | 16/34 | · | 9.5 | 10.02022 | +5.3%since 2010 | 36.5 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 0.02022 | 212/213 | 37/37 | 17.7 | 0.0 | 0.02022 | —since 2012 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 6702024 | 118/215 | 23/37 | · | 0 | 344 | —since 2013 | 5,322 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 72/215 | 10/36 | 99.1% | 99.2% | 100.0% | +0.5 ppsince 2014 | 98.6% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 73/211 | 10/35 | · | · | 100.0% | — | 97.3% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 81/213 | 13/35 | 96.9% | 98.4% | 100.0% | +0.7 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 99.0%2024 | 56/192 | 7/30 | 86.0% | 95.0% | 98.0% | +2.0 ppsince 2014 | 87.0% | 99.5% | 75.4% |
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+29.0 pp83.0% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+5.3%10.0 in 2022
- Electricity access+0.5 pp100.0% in 2024
- Electricity access, urban+0.7 pp100.0% 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).
Nauru and its nearest countries
Nauru has no land border; compared with the closest countries by distance between capitals. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Nauru | Kiribati | Marshall Islands | Solomon Islands | Micronesia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 83.0%2024 | 89.4%2024 | 65.9%2024 | 29.0%2024 | 39.5%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 87.22022 | 53.52024 | 39.72022 | 62.12022 | 20.02022 |
| Fixed broadband | 10.02022 | 0.02024 | 2.42022 | 0.12022 | 5.82022 |
| Fixed telephone | 0.02022 | 0.02024 | 4.92022 | 0.92022 | 5.82022 |
| Secure servers | 6702024 | 222024 | 2132024 | 812024 | 1942024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 97.7%2024 | 97.2%2024 | 81.5%2024 | 88.9%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 94.3%2020 | 96.3%2024 | 81.1%2024 | 86.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 97.0%2024 | 97.4%2024 | 82.3%2024 | 98.8%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 99.0%2024 | 24.0%2024 | 80.0%2024 | 14.0%2024 | 35.0%2024 |