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Digital & energy access in South Asia: how the countries rank

Internet, mobile and broadband, electricity and clean cooking fuels. 12 indicators for the 6 economies of South Asia, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Internet users67.8%South Asia, 2025 · world 73.6%Mobile subscriptions81.7South Asia, 2025 · world 111.5Fixed broadband4.3South Asia, 2025 · world 20.1Fixed telephone3.1South Asia, 2025 · world 9.9Secure servers1,120South Asia, 2024 · world 16,381Electricity access99.8%South Asia, 2024 · world 91.9%Electricity access, rural99.8%South Asia, 2024 · world 84.9%Electricity access, urban99.9%South Asia, 2024 · world 97.8%
Internet users
South AsiaWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
0%25%50%75%100%20052010201520202025South Asia67.8%WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
Mobile subscriptions
South AsiaWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025South Asia81.7WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
countries

All 6 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.

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CountryInternet usersMobile subscriptionsFixed broadbandFixed telephoneSecure serversElectricity accessElectricity access, ruralElectricity access, urban
Bhutan91.3%#1 · 202499.8#5 · 20242.9#6 · 20240.0#6 · 20241,339#1 · 2024100.0%#1 · 2024100.0%#1 · 2024100.0%#1 · 2024
Maldives85.2%#2 · 2024148.1#1 · 202419.6#1 · 20242.3#3 · 20241,330#2 · 2024100.0%#2 · 2024100.0%#2 · 2024100.0%#3 · 2024
India70.0%#3 · 202579.4#6 · 20243.2#5 · 20242.7#2 · 20241,212#3 · 202499.9%#4 · 202499.9%#4 · 2024100.0%#2 · 2024
Sri Lanka54.6%#4 · 2024132.5#2 · 20248.5#3 · 20246.8#1 · 2024449#6 · 2024100.0%#3 · 2024100.0%#3 · 2024100.0%#4 · 2024
Bangladesh53.4%#5 · 2024108.1#3 · 20248.1#4 · 20240.2#5 · 2024527#5 · 202499.5%#5 · 202499.6%#5 · 202499.5%#6 · 2024
Nepal46.3%#6 · 202499.8#4 · 202410.1#2 · 20241.4#4 · 2024541#4 · 202497.9%#6 · 202494.2%#6 · 202499.7%#5 · 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 users6 countries
  1. 1Bhutan91.3%2024
  2. 2Maldives85.2%2024
  3. 3India70.0%2025
Lowest
  1. 6Nepal46.3%2024
  2. 5Bangladesh53.4%2024
  3. 4Sri Lanka54.6%2024
Median country 62.3% · group 67.8%
Mobile subscriptions6 countries
  1. 1Maldives148.12024
  2. 2Sri Lanka132.52024
  3. 3Bangladesh108.12024
Lowest
  1. 6India79.42024
  2. 5Bhutan99.82024
  3. 4Nepal99.82024
Median country 104.0 · group 81.7
Fixed broadband6 countries
  1. 1Maldives19.62024
  2. 2Nepal10.12024
  3. 3Sri Lanka8.52024
Lowest
  1. 6Bhutan2.92024
  2. 5India3.22024
  3. 4Bangladesh8.12024
Median country 8.3 · group 4.3
Fixed telephone6 countries
  1. 1Sri Lanka6.82024
  2. 2India2.72024
  3. 3Maldives2.32024
Lowest
  1. 6Bhutan0.02024
  2. 5Bangladesh0.22024
  3. 4Nepal1.42024
Median country 1.8 · group 3.1
Secure servers6 countries
  1. 1Bhutan1,3392024
  2. 2Maldives1,3302024
  3. 3India1,2122024
Lowest
  1. 6Sri Lanka4492024
  2. 5Bangladesh5272024
  3. 4Nepal5412024
Median country 877 · group 1,120
Electricity access6 countries
  1. 1Bhutan100.0%2024
  2. 2Maldives100.0%2024
  3. 3Sri Lanka100.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 6Nepal97.9%2024
  2. 5Bangladesh99.5%2024
  3. 4India99.9%2024
Median country 100.0% · group 99.8%
Electricity access, rural6 countries
  1. 1Bhutan100.0%2024
  2. 2Maldives100.0%2024
  3. 3Sri Lanka100.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 6Nepal94.2%2024
  2. 5Bangladesh99.6%2024
  3. 4India99.9%2024
Median country 100.0% · group 99.8%
Electricity access, urban6 countries
  1. 1Bhutan100.0%2024
  2. 2India100.0%2024
  3. 3Maldives100.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 6Bangladesh99.5%2024
  2. 5Nepal99.7%2024
  3. 4Sri Lanka100.0%2024
Median country 100.0% · group 99.9%
Clean cooking6 countries
  1. 1Maldives100.0%2024
  2. 2Bhutan93.0%2024
  3. 3India81.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 6Bangladesh29.0%2024
  2. 5Sri Lanka31.0%2024
  3. 4Nepal45.0%2024
Median country 63.0% · group 74.3%
Electricity use per person4 countries
  1. 1India1,223 kWh2024
  2. 2Sri Lanka695 kWh2024
  3. 3Bangladesh632 kWh2024
Lowest
  1. 4Nepal389 kWh2024
  2. 3Bangladesh632 kWh2024
  3. 2Sri Lanka695 kWh2024
Median country 664 kWh · group 1,140 kWh
Energy use per person4 countries
  1. 1India777 kgoe2024
  2. 2Nepal451 kgoe2024
  3. 3Sri Lanka439 kgoe2024
Lowest
  1. 4Bangladesh288 kgoe2024
  2. 3Sri Lanka439 kgoe2024
  3. 2Nepal451 kgoe2024
Median country 445 kgoe · group 716 kgoe
Power losses4 countries
  1. 1India14.5%2024
  2. 2Nepal13.4%2024
  3. 3Sri Lanka9.4%2024
Lowest
  1. 4Bangladesh8.2%2024
  2. 3Sri Lanka9.4%2024
  3. 2Nepal13.4%2024
Median country 11.4% · group 13.8%
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