Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Share of the population using the Internet
Kuwait
100.0%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
100.0%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
1st
Saudi Arabia rank
1st
Share of the population using the Internet over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 208 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.1% | 1.7% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 16.8% | 8.6% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 69.5% | 12.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population using the internet, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population using the internet between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of the population using the internet?
- Kuwait ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.