Italy vs Turkey: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone
Italy
96.0%
in 2024
Turkey
96.6%
in 2025
Italy rank
43rd
Turkey rank
42nd
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone over time
- Italy
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 96.6% against 96.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 42nd of 182 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.0% | 91.1% | 0.9% | Italy |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 94.5% | 0.2% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that owns a mobile phone, Italy or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 96.6% against 96.0% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that owns a mobile phone between Italy and Turkey?
- 0.6%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Turkey?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Turkey rank globally for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Italy ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 42nd 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 (%).