Kiribati vs Yemen: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Kiribati
53.52 per 100 people
in 2024
Yemen
50.89 per 100 people
in 2023
Kiribati rank
199th
Yemen rank
200th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Kiribati
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 53.52 per 100 people against 50.89 per 100 people in Yemen, a difference of 2.63 per 100 people.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.

Kiribati ranks 199th and Yemen ranks 200th of 212 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 0.0255 per 100 people 0.0518 per 100 people 0.0263 per 100 people Yemen
2000s 1.49 per 100 people 11.13 per 100 people 9.64 per 100 people Yemen
2010s 28.7 per 100 people 48.07 per 100 people 19.38 per 100 people Yemen
2020s 46.18 per 100 people 46.79 per 100 people 0.612 per 100 people Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Kiribati or Yemen?
Kiribati, at 53.52 per 100 people against 50.89 per 100 people in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Kiribati and Yemen?
2.63 per 100 people, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Yemen?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Yemen rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Kiribati ranks 199th and Yemen ranks 200th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 8,985 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.