Kuwait vs World: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Kuwait
1.67 units per person
in 2023
World
1.12 units per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
17th
World rank
20th
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time
- Kuwait
- World
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.67 units per person against 1.12 units per person in World, a difference of 0.55 units per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.5 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.
Kuwait ranks 17th and World ranks 20th of 213 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | World | 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 | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0733 units per person | 0.0236 units per person | 0.0497 units per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.6376 units per person | 0.5016 units per person | 0.136 units per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.73 units per person | 0.9371 units per person | 0.7906 units per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.62 units per person | 1.08 units per person | 0.5435 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 World?
- Kuwait, at 1.67 units per person against 1.12 units per person in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Kuwait and World?
- 0.55 units per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and World?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and World rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 17th and World 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.