Ict adoption per 100 people in Palau
Palau: Ict adoption per 100 people was 45.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Ict adoption per 100 people in Palau, 2002–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, ict adoption per 100 people in Palau stood at 45.1. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 30.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict adoption per 100 people in Palau peaked at 45.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.65, in 2022.
That places Palau 15th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Ict adoption per 100 people in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 35.52 | — |
| 2003 | 37.49 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 39.11 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 40.25 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 37.39 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 38.72 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 38.86 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 38.15 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 37.92 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 38.26 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 41.23 | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 41.15 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.22 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 40.54 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 44.95 | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 44.96 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 44.99 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 34.65 | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 45.1 | +30.1% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 45.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.32, 1.9× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Palau's 45.1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82, 4.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ict adoption per 100 people in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +30.1% | 34.65 | 45.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.19 | 35.52 | 40.25 | 8 |
| 2010s | 40.61 | 37.92 | 44.95 | 7 |
| 2020s | 42.43 | 34.65 | 45.1 | 4 |
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- Universal suffrage lexical 2 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ict adoption per 100 people in Palau?
- Ict adoption per 100 people in Palau was 45.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest ict adoption per 100 people recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1 in 2023.
- What is the lowest ict adoption per 100 people recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.65 in 2022.
- How does Palau rank for ict adoption per 100 people?
- Palau ranks 15th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ict adoption per 100 people rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Ict adoption per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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