World Bank · Infrastructure
Personal computers
Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
- Coverage
- 193 of 238 countries
- Latest data
- 2009
- Series
- 193
- Unit
- per 100 people
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Retrieved
- 2026-11-05
- Indicator
- personal-computers
- Interva ID
- worldbank-personal-computers
Recency
stale
data to 2009; catalog to 2025
Provenance
2 steps
as the publisher declares it
Versions
1
catalog snapshots
Citation
BibTeX + CSL
versioned permalink
Quality profile
This profile describes what Interva can measure in the data. It does not claim the dataset is accurate, complete, or suitable for a particular use.
Recency
0%Latest observation is 2009; the catalog broadly reports to 2025, so this data is 16 year(s) behind (stale).
Method: Compares the dataset's latest non-projected period with the year most datasets in the catalog end in. Up to 2 years behind is current — annual data is routinely published a year or two late — and more than 5 is stale. Measured from the data, not from when Interva last crawled it.
Temporal completeness
100%16 of 193 series skip at least one year inside their own span; the median series reports 100% of its years.
Method: Per series, years present divided by years from its first to its last observation; the median across series is reported. Annual periods are assumed, which holds for every series in the catalog today.
Geographic coverage
MeasuredCovers 193 of the 238 countries in the catalog.
Method: Counts distinct geographies with at least one observation. Not scored: a regional dataset covering its region completely is not deficient for omitting the rest of the world.
History depth
MeasuredThe median series has 13 observations; the earliest begins in 1970.
Method: Counts non-projected observations per series. Not scored: a long history is useful for trend work and irrelevant for a cross-section.
Revisions
MeasuredNo observation has been restated in any vintage Interva has recorded.
Method: Counts values the publisher changed between Interva's publishes. Not scored: revising estimates is ordinary and often a sign of care, and the count is here so a reader citing a figure knows whether it moves.
Schema conformity
Not assessedNo declared schema or validation rules are attached to this dataset yet.
Validity
Not assessedNo field-level validation rules are attached to this dataset yet.
Consistency
Not assessedCross-series consistency rules are not defined yet. The obvious first one — whether two publishers measuring one concept agree within a stated tolerance — is a candidate.
2 scored from the data, 3 described without a score, 3 not assessed. Pipeline integrity: all 5 checks pass. Assessed 2026-11-07.
By country
Personal computers for each of the 193 countries it covers, with the full history.
- Afghanistan 2005–2006
- Albania 1996–2008
- Algeria 1990–2005
- Angola 1997–2006
- Antigua and Barbuda 2001–2006
- Argentina 1988–2005
- Armenia 1997–2005
- Aruba 2005–2006
- Australia 1988–2003
- Austria 1988–2005
- Azerbaijan 2001–2008
- Bahamas 2002–2005
- Bahrain 1995–2008
- Bangladesh 1997–2006
- Barbados 1995–2005
- Belarus 2005–2005
- Belgium 1988–2005
- Belize 1995–2007
- Benin 1995–2007
- Bermuda 1995–2004
- Bhutan 1998–2008
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1991–2005
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001–2006
- Botswana 1994–2008
- Brazil 1988–2005
- Brunei Darussalam 1992–2005
- Bulgaria 1992–2008
- Burkina Faso 1990–2006
- Burundi 2000–2006
- Cabo Verde 1997–2007
- Cambodia 1995–2007
- Cameroon 1995–2005
- Canada 1980–2006
- Central African Republic 1998–2005
- Chad 1998–2005
- Chile 1988–2005
- China 1988–2006
- Colombia 1992–2008
- Comoros 1970–2005
- Congo 1998–2005
- Congo, The Democratic Republic of the 2001–2005
- Costa Rica 1997–2005
- Côte d'Ivoire 1996–2005
- Croatia 1991–2003
- Cuba 1997–2008
- Cyprus 1990–2006
- Czechia 1988–2005
- Denmark 1988–2007
- Djibouti 1990–2009
- Dominica 1999–2004
- Dominican Republic 2001–2004
- Ecuador 1991–2006
- Egypt 1994–2008
- El Salvador 1999–2005
- Equatorial Guinea 1998–2005
- Eritrea 1999–2008
- Estonia 1996–2008
- Eswatini 2000–2006
- Ethiopia 1998–2007
- Faroe Islands 1994–1994
- Fiji 1998–2005
- Finland 1990–2005
- France 1988–2006
- French Polynesia 2000–2005
- Gabon 1993–2006
- Gambia 1994–2007
- Georgia 1999–2007
- Germany 1988–2006
- Ghana 1983–2008
- Gibraltar 1997–2000
- Greece 1988–2006
- Greenland 1995–1995
- Grenada 1998–2004
- Guatemala 1993–2005
- Guinea 1995–2005
- Guinea-Bissau 2001–2005
- Guyana 1998–2004
- Haiti 2001–2007
- Honduras 1997–2008
- Hong Kong 1988–2008
- Hungary 1988–2007
- Iceland 1990–2006
- India 1988–2007
- Indonesia 1988–2006
- Iran, Islamic Republic of 1994–2006
- Iraq 2002–2002
- Ireland 1988–2006
- Israel 1988–2003
- Italy 1986–2005
- Jamaica 1994–2005
- Japan 1985–2003
- Jordan 1994–2008
- Kenya 1990–2005
- Kiribati 1998–2004
- Korea, Republic of 1988–2007
- Kuwait 1990–2005
- Kyrgyzstan 2000–2005
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 1996–2005
- Latvia 1994–2006
- Lebanon 1994–2006
- Lesotho 2001–2005
- Libya 2001–2005
- Lithuania 1994–2008
- Luxembourg 1996–2006
- Macao 1999–2006
- Madagascar 1997–2005
- Malawi 1998–2005
- Malaysia 1988–2006
- Maldives 1995–2006
- Mali 1995–2007
- Malta 1990–2001
- Marshall Islands 1990–2004
- Mauritania 1996–2006
- Mauritius 1987–2006
- Mexico 1988–2006
- Micronesia, Federated States of 2001–2005
- Moldova, Republic of 1995–2006
- Mongolia 1995–2009
- Morocco 1993–2008
- Mozambique 1996–2005
- Myanmar 1999–2006
- Namibia 1996–2007
- Nepal 1993–2005
- Netherlands 1988–2006
- New Caledonia 2001–2005
- New Zealand 1991–2006
- Nicaragua 1993–2005
- Niger 1997–2005
- Nigeria 1993–2005
- North Macedonia 2001–2007
- Norway 1991–2006
- Oman 1990–2007
- Pakistan 1990–2002
- Palestine, State of 2001–2005
- Panama 1998–2008
- Papua New Guinea 1998–2005
- Paraguay 1998–2005
- Peru 1995–2005
- Philippines 1988–2006
- Poland 1988–2006
- Portugal 1988–2008
- Puerto Rico 2001–2005
- Qatar 1994–2006
- Romania 1990–2007
- Russian Federation 1988–2006
- Rwanda 2001–2006
- Saint Kitts and Nevis 1998–2004
- Saint Lucia 1993–2004
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1998–2005
- Samoa 1995–2006
- San Marino 1999–2007
- Sao Tome and Principe 2001–2005
- Saudi Arabia 1990–2008
- Senegal 1981–2005
- Serbia 2004–2009
- Seychelles 1998–2007
- Singapore 1988–2007
- Slovakia 1994–2008
- Slovenia 1991–2007
- Solomon Islands 1997–2005
- Somalia 2001–2005
- South Africa 1988–2005
- Spain 1988–2007
- Sri Lanka 1990–2005
- Sudan 1994–2006
- Suriname 2001–2005
- Sweden 1988–2006
- Switzerland 1988–2008
- Syrian Arab Republic 1994–2007
- Tajikistan 2004–2005
- Tanzania, United Republic of 1997–2005
- Thailand 1988–2005
- Togo 1995–2005
- Tonga 1997–2005
- Trinidad and Tobago 1991–2007
- Tunisia 1990–2008
- Türkiye 1988–2006
- Turkmenistan 2001–2005
- Tuvalu 2001–2005
- Uganda 1995–2006
- Ukraine 1990–2006
- United Arab Emirates 1992–2006
- United Kingdom 1985–2006
- United States 1981–2006
- Uruguay 1995–2005
- Uzbekistan 2003–2006
- Vanuatu 1997–2005
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1988–2005
- Viet Nam 1992–2006
- Virgin Islands, U.S. 2001–2005
- Yemen 1996–2006
- Zambia 1998–2005
- Zimbabwe 1990–2008
Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 2009 | 4.47 | per 100 people |
| Mongolia | 2009 | 26.18 | per 100 people |
| Serbia | 2009 | 14.24 | per 100 people |
| Albania | 2008 | 4.83 | per 100 people |
| Azerbaijan | 2008 | 7.92 | per 100 people |
| Bahrain | 2008 | 51.89 | per 100 people |
| Bhutan | 2008 | 2.01 | per 100 people |
| Botswana | 2008 | 6.26 | per 100 people |
| Bulgaria | 2008 | 11.11 | per 100 people |
| Colombia | 2008 | 11.44 | per 100 people |
Provenance
Who produced these figures, as World Bank declares it — not inferred, and each line says which published field it was read from.
Produced by
Not named — the declaration is kept verbatim
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
declared by worldbank in sourceOrganization
Read from
World Bank
Education Statistics
declared by worldbank in source
Versions
A vintage is a dated publish of the catalog. The current entry is a catalog snapshot; checksums are not recorded yet and are shown as such.
- CurrentCurrent catalog snapshotchecksum not recorded
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Citation
Version: catalog snapshot 2026-11-05. The record labels this as a catalog snapshot because immutable dataset releases are not stored yet.
World Bank (2026). Personal computers. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-personal-computers (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
@misc{interva-worldbank-personal-computers,
title = {Personal computers},
author = {World Bank},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-personal-computers}},
note = {Interva dataset worldbank-personal-computers; catalog snapshot 2026-11-05},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}DOI: not assigned (not assigned). The permalink is versioned by catalog snapshot; a stable dataset DOI is a later step.
API access
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