Digital & energy access · East Asia & Pacific · High income
Singapore: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 94.4% (2024), 30th of 188 in the world and 6th of 28 in East Asia & Pacific. Mobile subscriptions is 170.8 (2024), 19th of 210 in the world and 6th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific. Fixed broadband is 27.8 (2024), 69th of 208 in the world and 9th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific.
Internet users
SingaporeEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
SingaporeEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Singapore 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 | 94.4%2024 | 30/188 | 6/28 | 36.0% | 71.0% | 92.0% | +15.3 ppsince 2014 | 88.4% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 170.82024 | 19/210 | 6/34 | 68.1 | 145.5 | 150.3 | +15%since 2014 | 135.1 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 27.82024 | 69/208 | 9/34 | 1.7 | 26.4 | 26.9 | +3.0%since 2014 | 36.5 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 35.02024 | 28/213 | 7/37 | 48.2 | 39.3 | 33.6 | −4.4%since 2014 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 209,6652024 | 5/215 | 1/37 | · | 532 | 128,378 | +8,142%since 2014 | 5,322 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 96/215 | 16/36 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.6% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 97/211 | 16/35 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 97.3% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 106/213 | 19/35 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 36/192 | 5/30 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 87.0% | 99.5% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 9,947 kWh2024 | 15/149 | 3/18 | 7,575 kWh | 8,688 kWh | 9,307 kWh | +12%since 2014 | 5,715 kWh | 8,989 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 5,246 kgoe2024 | 15/150 | 3/18 | 4,635 kgoe | 4,857 kgoe | 5,538 kgoe | +5.2%since 2014 | 2,488 kgoe | 4,454 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 0.2%2024 | 149/149 | 18/18 | 3.6% | 4.9% | 0.9% | −1.8 ppsince 2014 | 3.9% | 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+15.3 pp94.4% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+3.0%27.8 in 2024
- Secure servers+8,142%209,665 in 2024
- Power losses−1.8 pp0.2% 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
Singapore and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Singapore. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Singapore | Indonesia | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 94.4%2024 | 72.8%2024 | 98.0%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 170.82024 | 122.52024 | 139.72024 |
| Fixed broadband | 27.82024 | 4.92024 | 13.52024 |
| Fixed telephone | 35.02024 | 1.62024 | 23.12024 |
| Secure servers | 209,6652024 | 2,9392024 | 7,4752024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 99.9%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 99.7%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 100.0%2024 | 90.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |