Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Proportion of youth and adults that sent messages (e.g. e-mail)

Saudi Arabia
99.5%
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
100.0%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
1st

Proportion of youth and adults that sent messages (e.g. e-mail) over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Arab Emirates
020406080100201620192023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 100.0% against 99.5% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 6 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 39 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2010s 68.9% 80.3% 11.4% United Arab Emirates
2020s 95.7% 97.6% 1.9% United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of youth and adults that sent messages (e.g. e-mail), Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 100.0% against 99.5% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that sent messages (e.g. e-mail) between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
0.5%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that sent messages (e.g. e-mail)?
Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 39 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of youth and adults that sent messages (e.g. e-mail, messaging service, SMS) with attached files (e.g. document, picture, video), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Proportion of youth and adults that sent messages (e.g. e-mail). Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-youth-and-adults-that-sent-messages-e-g-e-mail-messaging-service-sms-with/saudi-arabia/united-arab-emirates/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-youth-and-adults-that-sent-messages-e-g-e-mail-messaging-service-sms-with/saudi-arabia/united-arab-emirates/">Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Proportion of youth and adults that sent messages (e.g. e-mail)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults that sent messages (e.g. e-mail, messaging service, SMS) with attached files (e.g. document, picture, video), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
39 places, 290 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release