Russia vs United Kingdom: Adoption of communication technologies

Russia
20.82 million
in 2023
United Kingdom
23.77 million
in 2024
Russia rank
12th
United Kingdom rank
9th

Adoption of communication technologies over time

  • Russia
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 23.77 million against 20.82 million in Russia, a difference of 2.96 million.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Russia ranks 12th 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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