The urban-rural gap in smartphone ownership reduced, given a sharp increase in rural areas (Figures 43). 100% 25 17 57 25 33 22 75 82 44 74 67 77 2015 2016 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 2016 2015 2016 Urban Rural Total +9.3% +29.8% +16.4% Owning a Smart phone Not Owning a Smart phone Smartphone ownership amongst male and female mobile owners was roughly equal in 2016. This is interesting given that such equality was not observed in the case of mobile ownership (Figure 44), where males were 28% more likely to own mobile phones than females. 2015 Figure 43: Type of handset– urban vs. rural (% of mobile owners aged 15-65) 100% 80% 22 33 35 23 33 22 65 77 67 78 2015 2016 60% 40% 20% 67 78 2015 2016 0% Male +16.4% 2015 Female 2016 Total +18.4% +16.4% Figure 44: Type of handset– male vs. female (% of mobile owners aged 15-65) ICTs in Myanmar: 2016 55