Malaysia vs World: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
Malaysia
98.3%
in 2024
World
82.3%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
21st
World rank
23rd
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex over time
- Malaysia
- World
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 98.3% against 82.3% in World, a difference of 16.0%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times World's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 21st and World ranks 23rd of 185 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.7% | 73.9% | 21.8% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 80.1% | 17.7% | Malaysia |
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, Malaysia or World?
- Malaysia, at 98.3% against 82.3% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex between Malaysia and World?
- 16.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and World?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and World rank globally for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex?
- Malaysia ranks 21st and World ranks 23rd 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.