Bahrain vs Kuwait: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone
Bahrain
100.0%
in 2024
Kuwait
99.9%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
1st
Kuwait rank
4th
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 100.0% against 99.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 4th of 182 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.4% | 0.6% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 98.8% | 1.2% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that owns a mobile phone, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Bahrain, at 100.0% against 99.9% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population that owns a mobile phone between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Bahrain ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 4th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that owns a mobile phone. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).