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Digital & energy access · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Trinidad and Tobago: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 82.2% (2024), 94th of 188 in the world and 13th of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 118.8 (2024), 93rd of 210 in the world and 17th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 27.0 (2024), 71st of 208 in the world and 9th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Internet users
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Mobile subscriptions
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12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Trinidad and Tobago 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 | 82.2%2024 | 94/188 | 13/34 | 7.7% | 48.5% | 77.3% | +19.8 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 118.82024 | 93/210 | 17/40 | 12.3 | 136.6 | 134.2 | −15%since 2014 | 116.8 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 27.02024 | 71/208 | 9/39 | 0.02002 | 11.7 | 25.4 | +55%since 2014 | 20.5 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 19.72024 | 63/213 | 13/40 | 24.0 | 21.2 | 21.9 | −2.9%since 2014 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 4802024 | 128/215 | 29/42 | · | 45 | 348 | +174%since 2014 | 3,702 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 107/215 | 16/42 | 91.3% | 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 | 108/211 | 16/41 | 80.2% | 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 | 120/213 | 22/41 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 40/192 | 4/33 | 98.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 90.5% | 99.5% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 6,816 kWh2024 | 26/149 | 1/24 | 3,834 kWh | 6,238 kWh | 6,439 kWh | −0.1%since 2014 | 2,828 kWh | 8,989 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 10,506 kgoe2024 | 3/150 | 1/24 | 7,576 kgoe | 15,019 kgoe | 10,701 kgoe | −28%since 2014 | 1,343 kgoe | 4,454 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 4.1%2024 | 140/149 | 24/24 | 7.3% | 3.1% | 4.6% | +1.5 ppsince 2014 | 13.6% | 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+19.8 pp82.2% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+55%27.0 in 2024
- Secure servers+174%480 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Power losses+1.5 pp4.1% 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
Trinidad and Tobago and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Trinidad and Tobago. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Trinidad and Tobago | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 82.2%2024 | 76.7%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 118.82024 | 71.02024 |
| Fixed broadband | 27.02024 | 12.92024 |
| Fixed telephone | 19.72024 | 8.52024 |
| Secure servers | 4802024 | 2472024 |
| 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 |
| Clean cooking | 100.0%2024 | 92.0%2024 |