Malta vs World: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
Malta
97.8%
in 2024
World
82.3%
in 2025
Malta rank
26th
World rank
23rd
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex over time
- Malta
- World
How they compare
Malta currently reports 97.8% against 82.3% in World, a difference of 15.5%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times World's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 26th and World ranks 23rd of 185 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.0% | 73.9% | 20.1% | Malta |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 80.1% | 16.5% | Malta |
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, Malta or World?
- Malta, at 97.8% against 82.3% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex between Malta and World?
- 15.5%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and World?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Malta and World rank globally for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex?
- Malta ranks 26th 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.