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Digital & energy access in Middle East & North Africa: how the countries rank

Internet, mobile and broadband, electricity and clean cooking fuels. 12 indicators for the 23 economies of Middle East & North Africa, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Internet users63.7%group, 2025 · world 73.6%Mobile subscriptions107.1group, 2025 · world 111.5Fixed broadband9.7group, 2025 · world 20.1Fixed telephone10.2group, 2025 · world 9.9Secure servers1,179group, 2024 · world 16,381Electricity access96.8%group, 2024 · world 91.9%Electricity access, rural94.0%group, 2024 · world 84.9%Electricity access, urban99.4%group, 2024 · world 97.8%
Internet users
Middle East & North AfricaWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
0%25%50%75%100%20052010201520202025Middle East & North Africa63.7%WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
Mobile subscriptions
Middle East & North AfricaWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Middle East & North Africa107.1WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
countries

All 23 economies, digital & energy access

Latest value and rank within the group (small figure). Click a column to sort; the country name opens its digital & energy access profile.

23 shown
CountryInternet usersMobile subscriptionsFixed broadbandFixed telephoneSecure serversElectricity accessElectricity access, ruralElectricity access, urban
Bahrain100.0%#1 · 2024159.5#7 · 202417.0#6 · 202415.9#10 · 20247,064#3 · 2024100.0%#2 · 2024100.0%#2 · 2024100.0%#2 · 2024
Kuwait100.0%#2 · 2025167.7#5 · 20231.0#22 · 202311.8#12 · 2023384#12 · 2024100.0%#8 · 2024100.0%#8 · 2024100.0%#8 · 2024
Saudi Arabia100.0%#3 · 2024159.5#6 · 202444.1#2 · 202419.7#5 · 2024483#8 · 2024100.0%#14 · 2024100.0%#14 · 2024100.0%#15 · 2024
United Arab Emirates100.0%#4 · 2024203.2#1 · 202440.8#3 · 202420.8#4 · 20244,192#5 · 2024100.0%#16 · 2024100.0%#16 · 2024100.0%#18 · 2024
Qatar98.1%#5 · 2024153.6#8 · 202411.8#10 · 202417.2#6 · 2024445#9 · 2024100.0%#13 · 2024100.0%#13 · 2024100.0%#14 · 2024
Jordan95.6%#6 · 202469.6#20 · 20247.0#16 · 20244.2#19 · 2024212#15 · 2024100.0%#7 · 2024100.0%#7 · 2024100.0%#7 · 2024
Oman95.3%#7 · 2024120.6#11 · 202411.1#12 · 20248.3#16 · 2024287#13 · 2024100.0%#12 · 2024100.0%#12 · 2024100.0%#13 · 2024
Malta93.9%#8 · 2024142.1#10 · 202444.5#1 · 202447.3#1 · 20244,507#4 · 2024100.0%#10 · 2024100.0%#10 · 2024100.0%#11 · 2024
Morocco91.2%#9 · 2024153.1#9 · 20247.3#14 · 20248.0#17 · 2024577#7 · 2024100.0%#11 · 2024100.0%#11 · 2024100.0%#12 · 2024
Israel88.2%#10 · 2024177.4#3 · 202429.2#4 · 202427.7#3 · 202312,319#1 · 2024100.0%#6 · 2024100.0%#6 · 2024100.0%#6 · 2024
West Bank and Gaza86.6%#11 · 202376.7#17 · 20238.2#13 · 20247.1#18 · 2023427#10 · 2024100.0%#17 · 2024100.0%#17 · 2024100.0%#19 · 2024
Iran85.3%#12 · 2024174.1#4 · 202412.1#9 · 202430.8#2 · 20247,226#2 · 2024100.0%#4 · 2024100.0%#4 · 2024100.0%#4 · 2024
Libya82.0%#13 · 2024193.0#2 · 20224.5#18 · 202216.9#7 · 2022389#11 · 202477.4%#22 · 2024—100.0%#10 · 2024
Iraq81.5%#14 · 2024100.1#14 · 202417.6#5 · 202411.5#14 · 202435#22 · 2024100.0%#5 · 2024100.0%#5 · 2024100.0%#5 · 2024
Lebanon80.6%#15 · 202474.0#18 · 20227.3#15 · 202216.1#8 · 2022267#14 · 2024100.0%#9 · 2024100.0%#9 · 2024100.0%#9 · 2024
Algeria77.4%#16 · 2024115.5#13 · 202413.3#8 · 202414.8#11 · 2024119#16 · 2024100.0%#1 · 2024100.0%#1 · 2024100.0%#1 · 2024
Tunisia76.5%#17 · 2024117.6#12 · 202415.0#7 · 202416.0#9 · 2024912#6 · 2024100.0%#15 · 2024100.0%#15 · 2024100.0%#17 · 2024
Egypt74.6%#18 · 202497.1#15 · 202411.7#11 · 202411.4#15 · 202482#20 · 2024100.0%#3 · 2024100.0%#3 · 2024100.0%#3 · 2024
Djibouti65.3%#19 · 202448.5#23 · 20231.5#19 · 20232.5#20 · 2023115#17 · 202469.2%#23 · 202453.9%#22 · 202474.9%#23 · 2024
Pakistan57.3%#20 · 202476.9#16 · 20241.5#20 · 20241.0#22 · 2024110#19 · 202495.7%#18 · 202494.0%#18 · 202498.4%#20 · 2024
Afghanistan16.1%#21 · 202460.1#21 · 20240.1#23 · 20230.4#23 · 202341#21 · 202487.8%#20 · 202484.6%#19 · 202497.0%#21 · 2024
Syria—71.2#19 · 20246.9#17 · 202311.5#13 · 2024114#18 · 202489.3%#19 · 202461.6%#21 · 2024100.0%#16 · 2024
Yemen—50.9#22 · 20231.3#21 · 20221.9#21 · 202215#23 · 202486.3%#21 · 202481.3%#20 · 202495.0%#22 · 2024
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group

Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator

Internet users21 countries
  1. 1Bahrain100.0%2024
  2. 2Kuwait100.0%2025
  3. 3Saudi Arabia100.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 21Afghanistan16.1%2024
  2. 20Pakistan57.3%2024
  3. 19Djibouti65.3%2024
Median country 86.6% · group 63.7%
Mobile subscriptions23 countries
  1. 1United Arab Emirates203.22024
  2. 2Libya193.02022
  3. 3Israel177.42024
Lowest
  1. 23Djibouti48.52023
  2. 22Yemen50.92023
  3. 21Afghanistan60.12024
Median country 117.6 · group 107.1
Fixed broadband23 countries
  1. 1Malta44.52024
  2. 2Saudi Arabia44.12024
  3. 3United Arab Emirates40.82024
Lowest
  1. 23Afghanistan0.12023
  2. 22Kuwait1.02023
  3. 21Yemen1.32022
Median country 11.1 · group 9.7
Fixed telephone23 countries
  1. 1Malta47.32024
  2. 2Iran30.82024
  3. 3Israel27.72023
Lowest
  1. 23Afghanistan0.42023
  2. 22Pakistan1.02024
  3. 21Yemen1.92022
Median country 11.8 · group 10.2
Secure servers23 countries
  1. 1Israel12,3192024
  2. 2Iran7,2262024
  3. 3Bahrain7,0642024
Lowest
  1. 23Yemen152024
  2. 22Iraq352024
  3. 21Afghanistan412024
Median country 384 · group 1,179
Electricity access23 countries
  1. 1Algeria100.0%2024
  2. 2Bahrain100.0%2024
  3. 3Egypt100.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 23Djibouti69.2%2024
  2. 22Libya77.4%2024
  3. 21Yemen86.3%2024
Median country 100.0% · group 96.8%
Electricity access, rural22 countries
  1. 1Algeria100.0%2024
  2. 2Bahrain100.0%2024
  3. 3Egypt100.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 22Djibouti53.9%2024
  2. 21Syria61.6%2024
  3. 20Yemen81.3%2024
Median country 100.0% · group 94.0%
Electricity access, urban23 countries
  1. 1Algeria100.0%2024
  2. 2Bahrain100.0%2024
  3. 3Egypt100.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 23Djibouti74.9%2024
  2. 22Yemen95.0%2024
  3. 21Afghanistan97.0%2024
Median country 100.0% · group 99.4%
Clean cooking22 countries
  1. 1Algeria100.0%2024
  2. 2Bahrain100.0%2024
  3. 3Egypt100.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 22Afghanistan30.0%2024
  2. 21Djibouti46.0%2024
  3. 20Yemen47.0%2024
Median country 99.5% · group 77.8%
Electricity use per person20 countries
  1. 1Bahrain23,846 kWh2024
  2. 2Qatar19,313 kWh2024
  3. 3Kuwait16,626 kWh2024
Lowest
  1. 20Yemen99 kWh2024
  2. 19Pakistan493 kWh2024
  3. 18Syria660 kWh2024
Median country 2,936 kWh · group 2,428 kWh
Energy use per person20 countries
  1. 1Qatar15,155 kgoe2024
  2. 2Kuwait9,893 kgoe2024
  3. 3Bahrain9,511 kgoe2024
Lowest
  1. 20Yemen149 kgoe2024
  2. 19Syria333 kgoe2024
  3. 18Pakistan389 kgoe2024
Median country 1,543 kgoe · group 1,622 kgoe
Power losses20 countries
  1. 1Iraq58.7%2024
  2. 2Yemen27.6%2024
  3. 3Tunisia21.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 20Bahrain2.8%2024
  2. 19United Arab Emirates5.6%2024
  3. 18Israel5.6%2025
Median country 11.2% · group 14.4%
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