Prefers receiving government news by SMS or text (% with a phone, age 15+)

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06/10/2025 02:00

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Global Findex database (con17a.s)

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Prefers receiving government news by SMS or text (% with a phone, age 15+)

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East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Prefers receiving government news by SMS or text (% with a phone, age 15+)

20242024

SMS or text preference among phone owners by country in 2024 (prefers receiving government news by SMS or text (% with a phone, age 15+))

In 2024, Kenya had the highest value (80.77) among 75 countries, while Niger had the lowest (20.91).

#	Country	Value
1	Kenya	80.77
2	Malaysia	74.67
3	Indonesia	74.38
4	Malawi	69.19
5	Uzbekistan	67.72
6	Philippines	67.55
7	Mexico	66.85
8	Eswatini	66.79
9	Viet Nam	66.33
10	Thailand	66.3
11	Zimbabwe	64.89
12	Tanzania	63.7
13	Botswana	63.19
14	South Africa	63.07
15	Turkiye	60.68
16	Kyrgyz Republic	60.44
17	Brazil	60.38
18	Belize	60.3
19	Jordan	59.52
20	Argentina	59.45
21	Costa Rica	59.38
22	Mongolia	59.08
23	El Salvador	58.59
24	Peru	58.52
25	Lesotho	57.01
26	Namibia	56.92
27	Congo, Dem. Rep.	56.03
28	Venezuela, RB	55.95
29	Ecuador	55.66
30	Lebanon	55.57
75	Niger	20.91

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