Malaysia vs Oman: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone

Malaysia

98.4%

in 2023

Oman

98.5%

in 2023

Malaysia rank

11th

Oman rank

8th

Share of the population that owns a mobile phone over time

Oman currently reports 98.5% against 98.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Oman ahead.

Malaysia ranks 11th and Oman ranks 8th 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 (%)