Mauritania vs Nicaragua: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone
Mauritania
83.2%
in 2024
Nicaragua
83.0%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
110th
Nicaragua rank
111th
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone over time
- Mauritania
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 83.2% against 83.0% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 110th and Nicaragua ranks 111th of 182 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.1% | 62.6% | 9.5% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 75.5% | 2.9% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that owns a mobile phone, Mauritania or Nicaragua?
- Mauritania, at 83.2% against 83.0% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population that owns a mobile phone between Mauritania and Nicaragua?
- 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nicaragua?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Nicaragua rank globally for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Mauritania ranks 110th and Nicaragua ranks 111th 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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About this data
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).