Arab World vs Cyprus: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Arab World
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 156.22 per 100 people against 102.93 per 100 people in Arab World, a difference of 53.29 per 100 people.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.5 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cyprus ahead.
Arab World ranks 28th and Cyprus ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980s | 0.0088 per 100 people | 0.0268 per 100 people | 0.0179 per 100 people | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 0.3913 per 100 people | 7.91 per 100 people | 7.52 per 100 people | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 29.79 per 100 people | 89.44 per 100 people | 59.65 per 100 people | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 98.41 per 100 people | 130.09 per 100 people | 31.67 per 100 people | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 99.46 per 100 people | 141.45 per 100 people | 41.99 per 100 people | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Arab World or Cyprus?
- Cyprus, at 156.22 per 100 people against 102.93 per 100 people in Arab World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Arab World and Cyprus?
- 53.29 per 100 people, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Cyprus?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Arab World and Cyprus rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Arab World ranks 28th and Cyprus ranks 26th of 47 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.