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Male phone ownership (%)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data93 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
83.8%
Median: 86.6%
Countries Covered
93
with available data
Highest
Saudi Arabia
100.0%
Lowest
Burundi
25.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Saudi Arabia100.0%
2United Arab Emirates100.0%
3Bahrain100.0%
4Qatar99.7%
5Cyprus99.1%
By Region
Europe92.5%(17 countries)
Asia89.7%(19 countries)
Africa82.8%(6 countries)
South America81.1%(7 countries)
Other78.8%(42 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (25.3%)High (100.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 83.8%)

Europe (17)
Asia (19)
Africa (6)
South America (7)
Other (42)
North America (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Saudi Arabia100.0%
2United Arab Emirates100.0%
3Bahrain100.0%
4Qatar99.7%
5Cyprus99.1%
6Finland98.9%
7Kuwait98.8%
8Czech Republic98.7%
9Malaysia98.7%
10Mozambique98.6%
11Romania98.6%
12Singapore98.6%
13Egypt98.6%
14Hong Kong98.5%
15Russian Federation98.5%
16Slovenia98.5%
17South Korea98.1%
18Oman97.7%
19Türkiye97.7%
20Portugal97.3%
21Morocco97.0%
22Belarus96.8%
23Serbia96.0%
24France95.9%
25Jamaica95.6%
26Lithuania95.5%
27Israel95.0%
28Georgia94.5%
29Japan94.4%
30Maldives93.9%
31Mongolia93.6%
32Kazakhstan93.4%
33Italy92.7%
34Algeria92.6%
35Macao92.4%
36Brunei Darussalam90.9%
37Ukraine90.4%
38Grenada90.3%
39Norway90.1%
40Argentina89.4%
41Vietnam89.0%
42Thailand88.6%
43United Republic of Tanzania87.4%
44Peru87.1%
45Jordan87.0%
46Chile86.7%
47Ireland86.6%
48Belgium86.6%
49Curaçao86.5%
50Bhutan86.3%
51Netherlands86.1%
52Guinea86.0%
53Costa Rica85.8%
54Brazil85.5%
55Uzbekistan85.2%
56Azerbaijan85.2%
57Mauritius85.1%
58State of Palestine84.4%
59Tunisia83.4%
60Denmark82.5%
61Uruguay82.3%
62El Salvador81.0%
63Dominican Republic80.6%
64Lesotho80.0%
65Iraq78.6%
66Slovakia78.3%
67Angola77.6%
68Niger77.0%
69Islamic Republic of Iran76.5%
70South Africa76.5%
71Virgin Islands, British75.6%
72Colombia75.5%
73Armenia73.3%
74Mexico73.2%
75Cape Verde72.5%
76Cambodia72.4%
77Bangladesh72.2%
78Indonesia71.9%
79Sudan70.3%
80Cote d'Ivoire69.0%
81Myanmar68.0%
82Kiribati67.6%
83Guatemala67.1%
84Pakistan65.0%
85Djibouti61.3%
86Ecuador61.1%
87Burkina Faso60.9%
88Kenya54.5%
89Togo48.6%
90Zimbabwe46.2%
91Zambia44.0%
92Malawi41.6%
93Burundi25.3%
Showing 93 of 93 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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