Internet Use Linked to National Income % who use the internet*
Internet usage is also strongly correlated with income. Generally, the higher a country’s GDP per capita, the higher its percentage of internet users. The three nations with the highest per capita incomes in this survey – Chile, Argentina and Russia – also have the highest internet usage rates. Meanwhile, these rates are especially low in two of the poorest countries surveyed, Pakistan and Uganda, where roughly nine-in-ten never go online. Some nations, such as Kenya, Jordan, Egypt and Bolivia have more people online than might be anticipated, given their per capita income.
Internet Use Linked to National Income  | % who use the internet*  | 80 %  | Argentina  | Chile  | Russia  | 60  | Lebanon,  | Venezuela,  | China  | Brazil  | Malaysia  | Bolivia  | Jordan  | Mexico  | Egypt  | 5 Africa  | Kenya  | 40  | Turkey  | Tunisia  | Kenya Nigeria Philippines Egypt  | Senegal  | El Salvador  | Ghana  | 20  | Indonesia  | CORRELATION: 0.80  | Uganda  | Pakistan  | $5 000  | $10 000  | $0  | $15 000  | $20 LOOO  | $25 LOOO  | Estimated.2013 GDPper capita (PPP, current international $)  | *Based on total sample.  | Source: Spring 2013 Global Attitudes survey. Q66 Data for GDP per capita (PPP) from IMFWorld Economic Outlook, October 2013.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 