Africa Eastern and Southern vs Maldives: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 148.14 per 100 people against 93.1 per 100 people in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 55.04 per 100 people.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.6 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Maldives ahead.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd and Maldives ranks 31st of 46 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | β |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | β |
| 1980s | 0.0001 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0001 per 100 people | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1990s | 0.3632 per 100 people | 0.2126 per 100 people | 0.1507 per 100 people | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2000s | 13.67 per 100 people | 59.41 per 100 people | 45.75 per 100 people | Maldives |
| 2010s | 58.56 per 100 people | 164.46 per 100 people | 105.9 per 100 people | Maldives |
| 2020s | 78.38 per 100 people | 141.18 per 100 people | 62.8 per 100 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Africa Eastern and Southern or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 148.14 per 100 people against 93.1 per 100 people in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Africa Eastern and Southern and Maldives?
- 55.04 per 100 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Maldives?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Maldives rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd and Maldives ranks 31st of 46 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.