Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex
Kuwait
99.9%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
100.0%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
1st
Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 100.0% against 99.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 37 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.5% | 93.3% | 6.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 100.0% | 1.2% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 100.0% against 99.9% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).