Kuwait vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Kuwait
1.67 units per person
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.17 units per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
17th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.511.52196019922025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.67 units per person against 1.17 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.5 units per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.4 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Kuwait ranks 17th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1970s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1980s 0.0029 units per person 0 units per person 0.0029 units per person Kuwait
1990s 0.0733 units per person 0.0177 units per person 0.0556 units per person Kuwait
2000s 0.596 units per person 0.4443 units per person 0.1517 units per person Kuwait
2010s 1.73 units per person 1.1 units per person 0.6245 units per person Kuwait
2020s 1.62 units per person 1.09 units per person 0.5272 units per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Kuwait or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Kuwait, at 1.67 units per person against 1.17 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Kuwait and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.5 units per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Kuwait ranks 17th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.