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Puerto Rico: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 87.3% (2022), 74th of 188 in the world and 8th of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 126.4 (2024), 71st of 210 in the world and 14th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 28.0 (2024), 66th of 208 in the world and 8th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Digital & energy access: Puerto Rico 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.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 87.3%2022 | 74/188 | 8/34 | 10.5% | 45.3% | 84.8%2021 | +18.3 ppsince 2012 | 83.7% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 126.42024 | 71/210 | 14/40 | 34.6 | 79.0 | 106.7 | +40%since 2014 | 116.8 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 28.02024 | 66/208 | 8/39 | 0.12001 | 14.8 | 20.4 | +64%since 2014 | 20.5 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 23.82024 | 49/213 | 10/40 | 34.1 | 24.0 | 21.8 | +3.2%since 2014 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 4712024 | 130/215 | 30/42 | · | 95 | 445 | +131%since 2014 | 3,702 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 83/215 | 10/42 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 84/211 | 10/41 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 91.0% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 93/213 | 15/41 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 100.0% | 97.8% |
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+18.3 pp87.3% in 2022
- Fixed broadband+64%28.0 in 2024
- Secure servers+131%471 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).
Puerto Rico and its nearest countries
Puerto Rico 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 | Puerto Rico | US Virgin Islands | British Virgin Islands | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 87.3%2022 | 64.4%2017 | 77.7%2017 | 76.9%2024 | 91.0%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 126.42024 | 91.52022 | 93.12024 | 118.92023 | 93.72024 |
| Fixed broadband | 28.02024 | 10.12022 | 24.92024 | 46.72022 | 11.22024 |
| Fixed telephone | 23.82024 | 87.72022 | 61.92024 | 33.42022 | 10.12024 |
| Secure servers | 4712024 | 5,6142024 | 1,443,0092024 | 11,7202024 | 1812024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 99.5%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 98.7%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 99.8%2024 |