Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone
Bahrain
100.0%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
100.0%
in 2023
Bahrain rank
1st
Saudi Arabia rank
1st
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone over time
- Bahrain
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 141 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 87.0% | 13.0% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.5% | 0.5% | 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Bahrain, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of the population that owns a mobile phone between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Bahrain ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 141 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.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%)