India vs Sao Tome and Principe: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
India
70.2%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
70.9%
in 2024
India rank
151st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
148th
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex over time
- India
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 70.9% against 70.2% in India, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
India ranks 151st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 148th of 185 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.6% | 68.2% | 17.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 71.2% | 5.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
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, India or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 70.9% against 70.2% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex between India and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do India and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex?
- India ranks 151st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 148th 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.