Latin America & Caribbean vs Least developed countries: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled

Latin America & Caribbean
779.00 million
in 2025
Least developed countries
1.05 billion
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean rank
27th
Least developed countries rank
24th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time

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How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 1.05 billion against 779.00 million in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 270.00 million.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Least developed countries ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th and Least developed countries ranks 24th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 4 and Least developed countries in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 4,689 0 4,689 Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 8.92 million 154,446 8.76 million Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 245.60 million 65.54 million 180.06 million Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 668.53 million 553.94 million 114.59 million Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 727.50 million 927.17 million 199.67 million Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, Latin America & Caribbean or Least developed countries?
Least developed countries, at 1.05 billion against 779.00 million in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between Latin America & Caribbean and Least developed countries?
270.00 million, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Least developed countries?
54 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Least developed countries rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th and Least developed countries ranks 24th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 13,119 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.