Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%) was 83.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.6%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
115th
of 187 countries
All-time high
83.6%
in 2024
All-time low
78.4%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Eswatini, 2019–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 83.6% for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Eswatini ranks 115th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 78.4% | — |
| 2020 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.8% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | +3.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 83.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 83.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.4% | 78.4% | 78.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 78.5% | 83.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 113 Trinidad and Tobago 84.1% compare
- 114 Barbados 83.7% compare
- 116 Mauritania 83.2% compare
- 117 Nicaragua 83.0% compare
- 118 Fiji 82.7% compare
- 118 State of Palestine 82.7% compare
More science & technology data for Eswatini
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 139.83 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 91.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 10 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 2 (2015)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Eswatini?
- Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex in Eswatini was 83.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex?
- Eswatini ranks 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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