Countries by Home Internet Access

Complete ranking of 35 countries • Percentage of households • Updated 2026

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South Korea leads all 35 countries in Home Internet Access with a value of 99.97% of households, while Japan ranks last at 65.11% of households. This represents a 2-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.

What Home Internet Access Measures

Share of households with internet access at home, from OECD How's Life / Well-Being.

Why This Ranking Matters

Examining Home Internet Access across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.

Global Range

Values range from 65.11% of households (Japan) to 99.97% of households (South Korea) — a 2-fold difference across 35 countries.

Regional Patterns

European countries dominate this ranking, holding 18 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.

Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 87.54% of households to 94.9% of households. The overall spread from 65.11% of households to 99.97% of households reflects significant global variation.

Notable Outliers

The top of the ranking is competitive: South Korea and Norway are separated by only 1%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.

Continental Leaders

Asia

South Korea

99.97% of households

Europe

Norway

98.6% of households

North America

Canada

91.2% of households

South America

Chile

87.54% of households

Oceania

Australia

77% of households

Highest Home Internet Access

The 5 strongest Home Internet Access reads.

South Korea99.97% of households Norway98.6% of households Netherlands98.56% of households Switzerland98.07% of households Luxembourg97.35% of households

Lowest Home Internet Access

The 5 lowest Home Internet Access reads.

Japan65.11% of households Mexico71.51% of households New Zealand75% of households Australia77% of households Portugal84.1% of households

Data Note

Rankings are based on the latest available data from OECD How's Life / Well-Being, covering 35 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.

Top 10 Countries

1stSouth Korea99.97% of households

2ndNorway98.6% of households

3rdNetherlands98.56% of households

4thSwitzerland98.07% of households

5thLuxembourg97.35% of households

6thSpain95.91% of households

7thUnited Kingdom95.84% of households

8thFinland95.48% of households

9thIceland94.9% of households

10thIreland93.35% of households

Country Ladder

1stSouth KoreaAsia99.97% of households 2ndNorwayEurope98.6% of households 3rdNetherlandsEurope98.56% of households 4thSwitzerlandEurope98.07% of households 5thLuxembourgEurope97.35% of households 6thSpainEurope95.91% of households 7thUnited KingdomEurope95.84% of households 8thFinlandEurope95.48% of households 9thIcelandEurope94.9% of households 10thIrelandEurope93.35% of households 11thSloveniaEurope93.04% of households 12thDenmarkEurope92.47% of households 13thBelgiumEurope91.97% of households 14thTurkeyEurope91.95% of households 15thPolandEurope91.72% of households 16thCanadaNorth America91.2% of households 17thAustriaEurope91.01% of households 18thSwedenEurope90.96% of households 19thEstoniaEurope90.87% of households 20thHungaryEurope90.78% of households 21stSlovakiaEurope89.93% of households 22ndLatviaEurope89.48% of households 23rdCzechiaEurope89.31% of households 24thGermanyEurope88.84% of households 25thItalyEurope88.49% of households 26thFranceEurope88.11% of households 27thChileSouth America87.54% of households 28thLithuaniaEurope85.95% of households 29thGreeceEurope84.98% of households 30thUnited StatesNorth America84.39% of households 31stPortugalEurope84.1% of households 32ndAustraliaOceania77% of households 33rdNew ZealandOceania75% of households 34thMexicoNorth America71.51% of households 35thJapanAsia65.11% of households

Home Internet Access ranking for 35 countries
				Percentile
1st	South Korea	99.97% of households	Asia	100%
2nd	Norway	98.6% of households	Europe	97%
3rd	Netherlands	98.56% of households	Europe	94%
4th	Switzerland	98.07% of households	Europe	91%
5th	Luxembourg	97.35% of households	Europe	89%
6th	Spain	95.91% of households	Europe	86%
7th	United Kingdom	95.84% of households	Europe	83%
8th	Finland	95.48% of households	Europe	80%
9th	Iceland	94.9% of households	Europe	77%
10th	Ireland	93.35% of households	Europe	74%
11th	Slovenia	93.04% of households	Europe	71%
12th	Denmark	92.47% of households	Europe	69%
13th	Belgium	91.97% of households	Europe	66%
14th	Turkey	91.95% of households	Europe	63%
15th	Poland	91.72% of households	Europe	60%
16th	Canada	91.2% of households	North America	57%
17th	Austria	91.01% of households	Europe	54%
18th	Sweden	90.96% of households	Europe	51%
19th	Estonia	90.87% of households	Europe	49%
20th	Hungary	90.78% of households	Europe	46%
21st	Slovakia	89.93% of households	Europe	43%
22nd	Latvia	89.48% of households	Europe	40%
23rd	Czechia	89.31% of households	Europe	37%
24th	Germany	88.84% of households	Europe	34%
25th	Italy	88.49% of households	Europe	31%
26th	France	88.11% of households	Europe	29%
27th	Chile	87.54% of households	South America	26%
28th	Lithuania	85.95% of households	Europe	23%
29th	Greece	84.98% of households	Europe	20%
30th	United States	84.39% of households	North America	17%
31st	Portugal	84.1% of households	Europe	14%
32nd	Australia	77% of households	Oceania	11%
33rd	New Zealand	75% of households	Oceania	9%
34th	Mexico	71.51% of households	North America	6%
35th	Japan	65.11% of households	Asia	3%

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