This statistical profile documents fixed broadband adoption in Lesotho and its relationship to Internet use and mobile subscriptions.
Fixed broadband penetration in Lesotho was 0.4 subscriptions per 100 people in 2024. Internet use stood at 51.8% of the population in 2024, producing a difference of +51.4 points between Internet use and fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people. Mobile cellular penetration was 70.3 subscriptions per 100 people, and the fixed-broadband-to-mobile-subscription ratio was 0.5%.
Based on comparable data for 2024, Lesotho ranked 40th of 197 economies by five-year growth in fixed broadband penetration.
Lesotho Fixed Broadband Penetration by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Fixed broadband subscriptions (IT.NET.BBND); Fixed broadband subscriptions, per 100 people (IT.NET.BBND.P2); Population, total (population); Individuals using the Internet, % of population (IT.NET.USER.ZS); Mobile cellular subscriptions, per 100 people (IT.CEL.SETS.P2).
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About the Indicators
Fixed broadband subscriptions. The total number of active fixed (wired) broadband Internet subscriptions.
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per 100 people. Subscriptions to high-speed wired Internet access, per 100 people; counts active subscriptions, not unique users or households.
Individuals using the Internet, % of population. The share of a country’s population that used the Internet from any device, including mobile phones, in the last three months.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per 100 people. Subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service, per 100 people; counts active SIM subscriptions, not unique subscribers.