Brazil vs Nauru: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone
Brazil
87.4%
in 2024
Nauru
88.0%
in 2024
Brazil rank
91st
Nauru rank
88th
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone over time
- Brazil
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 88.0% against 87.4% in Brazil, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Nauru ahead.
Brazil ranks 91st and Nauru ranks 88th of 182 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.5% | 90.7% | 6.2% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 88.9% | 0.8% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that owns a mobile phone, Brazil or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 88.0% against 87.4% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population that owns a mobile phone between Brazil and Nauru?
- 0.6%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nauru?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Nauru rank globally for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Brazil ranks 91st and Nauru ranks 88th 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.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).