Digital & energy access · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Uruguay: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 92.0% (2024), 45th of 188 in the world and 3rd of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 145.5 (2024), 34th of 210 in the world and 6th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 33.0 (2024), 49th of 208 in the world and 4th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Internet users
UruguayLatin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
UruguayLatin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Uruguay 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 | 92.0%2024 | 45/188 | 3/34 | 10.5% | 46.4% | 85.5% | +30.5 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 145.52024 | 34/210 | 6/40 | 12.6 | 133.7 | 133.9 | −11%since 2014 | 116.8 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 33.02024 | 49/208 | 4/39 | · | 11.6 | 31.3 | +32%since 2014 | 20.5 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 35.62024 | 27/213 | 5/40 | 28.4 | 29.0 | 35.4 | +10%since 2014 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 4,6412024 | 77/215 | 12/42 | · | 36 | 1,964 | +2,800%since 2014 | 3,702 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 117/215 | 18/42 | 97.6% | 99.3% | 100.0% | +0.3 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 99.3%2024 | 130/211 | 23/41 | 78.1% | 94.2% | 100.0% | −0.7 ppsince 2014 | 91.0% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 130/213 | 24/41 | 99.3% | 99.6% | 100.0% | +0.2 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 99.0%2024 | 62/192 | 6/33 | 93.0% | 96.0% | 99.0% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | 90.5% | 99.5% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 4,013 kWh2024 | 59/149 | 4/24 | 2,011 kWh | 2,773 kWh | 3,480 kWh | +29%since 2014 | 2,828 kWh | 8,989 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 1,959 kgoe2024 | 57/150 | 4/24 | 949 kgoe | 1,227 kgoe | 1,532 kgoe | +40%since 2014 | 1,343 kgoe | 4,454 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 8.5%2024 | 89/149 | 20/24 | 18.5% | 11.3% | 8.3% | −1.1 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+30.5 pp92.0% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+32%33.0 in 2024
- Secure servers+2,800%4,641 in 2024
- Electricity access+0.3 pp100.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Electricity access, rural−0.7 pp99.3% 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
Uruguay and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Uruguay. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Uruguay | Brazil | Argentina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 92.0%2024 | 84.5%2024 | 89.7%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 145.52024 | 101.92024 | 140.22024 |
| Fixed broadband | 33.02024 | 24.12024 | 26.12024 |
| Fixed telephone | 35.62024 | 10.62024 | 14.12024 |
| Secure servers | 4,6412024 | 6,9412024 | 5,4532024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 99.8%2024 | 98.4%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 99.3%2024 | 99.2%2024 | 79.8%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 99.9%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 99.0%2024 | 98.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |