Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: Adoption of communication technologies

Malaysia
8.22 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
6.71 million
in 2024
Malaysia rank
18th
Saudi Arabia rank
20th

Adoption of communication technologies over time

  • Malaysia
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 8.22 million against 6.71 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.51 million.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 20th of 212 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Adoption of communication technologies
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,803 data points, 1960–2024
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