Australia vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
Australia
97.5%
in 2024
Small island developing States (SIDS)
74.3%
in 2025
Australia rank
30th
Small island developing States (SIDS) rank
28th
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex over time
- Australia
- Small island developing States (SIDS)
How they compare
Australia currently reports 97.5% against 74.3% in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 23.2%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 30th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 28th of 185 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Small island developing States (SIDS) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.8% | 66.2% | 31.6% | Australia |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 72.0% | 24.8% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex, Australia or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Australia, at 97.5% against 74.3% in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex between Australia and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 23.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex?
- Australia ranks 30th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 28th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.