IBRD only vs Kuwait: Mobile cellular subscriptions

IBRD only
115.9 per 100 people
in 2025
Kuwait
167.68 per 100 people
in 2023
IBRD only rank
20th
Kuwait rank
19th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • IBRD only
  • Kuwait
050100150200196019922025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 167.68 per 100 people against 115.9 per 100 people in IBRD only, a difference of 51.78 per 100 people.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.4 times IBRD only's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.

IBRD only ranks 20th and Kuwait ranks 19th of 47 groups.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IBRD only Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1970s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1980s 0.0008 per 100 people 0.2955 per 100 people 0.2946 per 100 people Kuwait
1990s 0.6915 per 100 people 7.43 per 100 people 6.74 per 100 people Kuwait
2000s 30.25 per 100 people 59.6 per 100 people 29.35 per 100 people Kuwait
2010s 98.34 per 100 people 172.78 per 100 people 74.43 per 100 people Kuwait
2020s 111.83 per 100 people 162.14 per 100 people 50.31 per 100 people Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, IBRD only or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 167.68 per 100 people against 115.9 per 100 people in IBRD only as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between IBRD only and Kuwait?
51.78 per 100 people, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Kuwait?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do IBRD only and Kuwait rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
IBRD only ranks 20th and Kuwait ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 13,022 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.