Based on a comparison of 52 countries in 2008, Switzerland ranked the highest in personal computers penetration as a percentage of population with 96.2% followed by Canada and Netherlands. On the other end of the scale was Ghana with 1.08%, Indonesia with 1.98% and Uzbekistan with 3.15%.
Data for more countries are available at Personal Computers Penetration (As % of Population) indicator page.
| Personal Computers Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Canada | % | ... | ... | 48.9% | 52.2% | 70.2% | 87.7% | 94.4% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | ... | ... | 57.7% | 61.6% | 65.6% | 69.6% | 72.8% | ... | |||||||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | 34.5% | 41.3% | 49.2% | 57.0% | 64.7% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | 42.5% | 47.7% | 53.7% | 59.6% | 64.5% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | ... | ... | 42.0% | 45.5% | 49.2% | 52.9% | 58.7% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 59.7% | 62.6% | 63.1% | 63.3% | 68.2% | ... | ... | ||||||
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | 47.1% | 51.3% | 68.5% | 85.5% | 91.0% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | 53.0% | 55.2% | 57.3% | 59.4% | 62.8% | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Singapore | % | ... | ... | 56.3% | 59.7% | 62.9% | 65.8% | 68.9% | ... | |||||||||||||
| Slovakia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.7% | 23.6% | 29.6% | 35.8% | 43.0% | ||||||||||
| South Korea | % | ... | ... | 50.7% | 52.0% | 53.1% | 54.6% | 55.2% | ... | |||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | ... | ... | 62.3% | 69.0% | 76.4% | 83.6% | 88.0% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | 71.3% | 74.5% | 83.1% | 86.8% | 88.6% | ||||||||||||||
| USA | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75.7% | 77.3% | 79.9% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | 40.3% | 43.8% | 59.8% | 75.7% | 80.2% | ... | ... |
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