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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone
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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
82.7%
Median: 87.6%
Countries Covered
187
with available data
Highest
Saudi Arabia
100.0%
Lowest
Burundi
21.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Saudi Arabia100.0%
2United Arab Emirates100.0%
3Bahrain100.0%
4Spain99.2%
5Czech Republic98.8%
By Region
Europe95.4%(32 countries)
Oceania94.9%(2 countries)
North America85.4%(4 countries)
Asia84.5%(25 countries)
South America83.8%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (21.0%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 82.7%)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
Other (108)
Africa (9)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% |
| 3 | Bahrain | 100.0% |
| 4 | Spain | 99.2% |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 98.8% |
| 6 | Romania | 98.6% |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 98.6% |
| 8 | Oman | 98.5% |
| 9 | Qatar | 98.5% |
| 10 | Slovenia | 98.5% |
| 11 | Kuwait | 98.4% |
| 12 | Malaysia | 98.4% |
| 13 | Monaco | 98.3% |
| 14 | Switzerland | 98.3% |
| 15 | Denmark | 98.2% |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 98.2% |
| 17 | Singapore | 98.2% |
| 18 | Iceland | 98.1% |
| 19 | Israel | 97.7% |
| 20 | Belarus | 97.6% |
| 21 | Finland | 97.4% |
| 22 | South Korea | 97.4% |
| 23 | Portugal | 97.4% |
| 24 | Slovakia | 97.4% |
| 25 | Egypt | 97.4% |
| 26 | Estonia | 96.9% |
| 27 | Jamaica | 96.8% |
| 28 | Latvia | 96.8% |
| 29 | Morocco | 96.8% |
| 30 | Croatia | 96.7% |
| 31 | Cyprus | 96.7% |
| 32 | Ireland | 96.6% |
| 33 | Lithuania | 96.5% |
| 34 | Malta | 96.5% |
| 35 | Liechtenstein | 96.4% |
| 36 | United States of America | 96.4% |
| 37 | Austria | 96.2% |
| 38 | Maldives | 96.0% |
| 39 | Norway | 96.0% |
| 40 | Türkiye | 96.0% |
| 41 | France | 95.7% |
| 42 | Serbia | 95.7% |
| 43 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 95.3% |
| 44 | Italy | 95.3% |
| 45 | New Zealand | 95.3% |
| 46 | United Kingdom | 95.2% |
| 47 | Greece | 94.8% |
| 48 | Montenegro | 94.8% |
| 49 | San Marino | 94.7% |
| 50 | Australia | 94.6% |
| 51 | Japan | 94.4% |
| 52 | Macao | 94.2% |
| 53 | Poland | 94.1% |
| 54 | Georgia | 93.9% |
| 55 | Andorra | 93.8% |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 93.6% |
| 57 | Luxembourg | 93.6% |
| 58 | Seychelles | 93.6% |
| 59 | Chile | 93.2% |
| 60 | Mongolia | 93.0% |
| 61 | Algeria | 93.0% |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 92.8% |
| 63 | Bahamas | 92.8% |
| 64 | Hungary | 92.7% |
| 65 | Canada | 92.4% |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 92.1% |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 92.0% |
| 68 | Nauru | 91.8% |
| 69 | Ukraine | 91.8% |
| 70 | Brunei Darussalam | 91.8% |
| 71 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 91.6% |
| 72 | Uruguay | 91.2% |
| 73 | Moldova, Republic of | 91.1% |
| 74 | Tunisia | 90.9% |
| 75 | Lebanon | 90.7% |
| 76 | Botswana | 90.6% |
| 77 | Dominica | 90.4% |
| 78 | Suriname | 90.3% |
| 79 | Sweden | 90.3% |
| 80 | Libya | 89.6% |
| 81 | Mauritius | 89.6% |
| 82 | Argentina | 89.5% |
| 83 | South Africa | 89.4% |
| 84 | Germany | 89.3% |
| 85 | Bhutan | 89.2% |
| 86 | Antigua and Barbuda | 89.0% |
| 87 | Tuvalu | 88.5% |
| 88 | Fiji | 88.4% |
| 89 | Thailand | 88.4% |
| 90 | Netherlands | 88.2% |
| 91 | Philippines | 88.1% |
| 92 | Brazil | 88.1% |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 87.9% |
| 94 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 87.6% |
| 95 | Panama | 87.4% |
| 96 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 87.3% |
| 97 | Curaçao | 87.2% |
| 98 | Belgium | 87.2% |
| 99 | Gabon | 87.1% |
| 100 | Guyana | 87.1% |
| 101 | Paraguay | 86.7% |
| 102 | Barbados | 86.3% |
| 103 | Jordan | 86.1% |
| 104 | Peru | 86.0% |
| 105 | People's Republic of China | 84.4% |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | 84.4% |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 84.3% |
| 108 | Cape Verde | 84.2% |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 84.1% |
| 110 | El Salvador | 83.8% |
| 111 | Vietnam | 83.8% |
| 112 | Grenada | 83.5% |
| 113 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 82.6% |
| 114 | United Republic of Tanzania | 82.5% |
| 115 | Namibia | 82.2% |
| 116 | Uzbekistan | 82.2% |
| 117 | Eswatini | 82.1% |
| 118 | Saint Lucia | 81.5% |
| 119 | Mexico | 81.4% |
| 120 | Marshall Islands | 81.4% |
| 121 | State of Palestine | 81.0% |
| 122 | Guinea | 81.0% |
| 123 | Bolivia | 79.7% |
| 124 | Cambodia | 79.4% |
| 125 | Senegal | 79.4% |
| 126 | Mauritania | 79.1% |
| 127 | Myanmar | 78.4% |
| 128 | Mozambique | 78.2% |
| 129 | Belize | 78.1% |
| 130 | Armenia | 77.5% |
| 131 | Colombia | 77.0% |
| 132 | Nicaragua | 76.9% |
| 133 | Virgin Islands, British | 76.9% |
| 134 | Samoa | 75.7% |
| 135 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75.3% |
| 136 | Nepal | 74.6% |
| 137 | Honduras | 74.3% |
| 138 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 74.3% |
| 139 | Djibouti | 74.2% |
| 140 | Ghana | 74.0% |
| 141 | Mali | 73.2% |
| 142 | Nigeria | 72.7% |
| 143 | Iraq | 72.5% |
| 144 | Tajikistan | 72.4% |
| 145 | Guatemala | 71.2% |
| 146 | Lesotho | 71.2% |
| 147 | Cuba | 70.1% |
| 148 | Republic of The Gambia | 69.8% |
| 149 | Vanuatu | 69.7% |
| 150 | Uganda | 67.4% |
| 151 | Indonesia | 67.3% |
| 152 | Cote d'Ivoire | 66.5% |
| 153 | Comoros | 66.1% |
| 154 | India | 66.1% |
| 155 | Equatorial Guinea | 64.9% |
| 156 | Cameroon | 64.3% |
| 157 | Sri Lanka | 64.2% |
| 158 | Niger | 64.2% |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 64.0% |
| 160 | Bangladesh | 63.8% |
| 161 | Tonga | 63.5% |
| 162 | Sudan | 62.8% |
| 163 | Zambia | 62.8% |
| 164 | Pakistan | 62.1% |
| 165 | Timor-Leste | 61.7% |
| 166 | Haiti | 61.4% |
| 167 | Benin | 61.3% |
| 168 | Ecuador | 61.3% |
| 169 | Zimbabwe | 60.7% |
| 170 | Togo | 59.9% |
| 171 | Kiribati | 59.0% |
| 172 | Liberia | 59.0% |
| 173 | Republic of the Congo | 58.9% |
| 174 | Malawi | 56.6% |
| 175 | Rwanda | 56.2% |
| 176 | Burkina Faso | 55.9% |
| 177 | Solomon Islands | 55.9% |
| 178 | Angola | 55.5% |
| 179 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 55.0% |
| 180 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 55.0% |
| 181 | Kenya | 53.7% |
| 182 | Papua New Guinea | 49.8% |
| 183 | Sierra Leone | 47.7% |
| 184 | Afghanistan | 46.8% |
| 185 | Ethiopia | 45.2% |
| 186 | Madagascar | 42.4% |
| 187 | Burundi | 21.0% |
Showing 187 of 187 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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