Kuwait vs Singapore: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
Kuwait
99.9%
in 2025
Singapore
99.8%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
4th
Singapore rank
5th
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex over time
- Kuwait
- Singapore
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 99.9% against 99.8% in Singapore, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 5th of 185 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.4% | 90.5% | 8.9% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 96.7% | 2.1% | Kuwait |
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, Kuwait or Singapore?
- Kuwait, at 99.9% against 99.8% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex between Kuwait and Singapore?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Singapore?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Singapore rank globally for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 5th 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.