Kuwait vs North America: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Kuwait
1.67 units per person
in 2023
North America
1.13 units per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
17th
North America rank
20th
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time
- Kuwait
- North America
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.67 units per person against 1.13 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.54 units per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Kuwait ranks 17th and North America ranks 20th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and North America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | β |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | β |
| 1980s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | North America |
| 1990s | 0.0733 units per person | 0.1265 units per person | 0.0532 units per person | North America |
| 2000s | 0.596 units per person | 0.6403 units per person | 0.0443 units per person | North America |
| 2010s | 1.73 units per person | 0.9913 units per person | 0.7364 units per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.62 units per person | 1.08 units per person | 0.5397 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 North America?
- Kuwait, at 1.67 units per person against 1.13 units per person in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Kuwait and North America?
- 0.54 units per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and North America?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and North America rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 17th and North America ranks 20th 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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About this data
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.