Libya vs Sweden: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone

Libya

89.6%

in 2023

Sweden

90.3%

in 2023

Libya rank

70th

Sweden rank

68th

Share of the population that owns a mobile phone over time

Sweden currently reports 90.3% against 89.6% in Libya, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 70th and Sweden ranks 68th of 141 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone
Unit: %
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 141 places, 918 data points, 2013–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%)