Main reason for no phone: Difficulty reading or typing (% age 15+)

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06/10/2025 02:00

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Global Findex database (con3d)

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Main reason for no phone: Difficulty reading or typing (% age 15+)

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East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Main reason for no phone: Difficulty reading or typing (% age 15+)

20242024

Difficulty reading or typing reason by country in 2024 (main reason for no phone: Difficulty reading or typing (% age 15+))

In 2024, Nepal had the highest value (7.82) among 75 countries, while Mongolia had the lowest (0.17).

#	Country	Value
1	Nepal	7.82
2	Ethiopia	6.62
3	India	5.85
4	Honduras	4.97
5	Pakistan	4.86
6	Philippines	4.75
7	Indonesia	4.72
8	Nicaragua	4.7
9	Madagascar	4.66
10	Guatemala	4.29
11	Congo, Dem. Rep.	4.09
12	Cambodia	4.01
13	Mozambique	3.9
14	Mexico	3.55
15	Namibia	3.54
16	Brazil	3.31
17	Niger	3
18	Comoros	2.84
19	Colombia	2.81
20	Bolivia	2.8
21	Egypt, Arab Rep.	2.7
22	El Salvador	2.68
23	Panama	2.62
24	Iraq	2.59
25	Sri Lanka	2.54
26	Peru	2.52
27	Chad	2.44
28	Bangladesh	2.31
29	Belize	2.25
30	Costa Rica	2.23
75	Mongolia	0.17

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