Brazil vs United Kingdom: Adoption of communication technologies

Brazil
22.55 million
in 2024
United Kingdom
23.77 million
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
United Kingdom rank
9th

Adoption of communication technologies over time

  • Brazil
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 23.77 million against 22.55 million in Brazil, a difference of 1.23 million.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Brazil ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 212 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Adoption of communication technologies
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,803 data points, 1960–2024
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