Arab World vs Maldives: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Arab World
102.93 per 100 people
in 2022
Maldives
148.14 per 100 people
in 2024
Arab World rank
28th
Maldives rank
31st

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Arab World
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 148.14 per 100 people against 102.93 per 100 people in Arab World, a difference of 45.21 per 100 people.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.4 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Maldives ahead.

Arab World ranks 28th and Maldives ranks 31st of 48 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Maldives 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 per 100 people 0.0088 per 100 people Arab World
1990s 0.3913 per 100 people 0.2126 per 100 people 0.1787 per 100 people Arab World
2000s 29.79 per 100 people 59.41 per 100 people 29.62 per 100 people Maldives
2010s 98.41 per 100 people 164.46 per 100 people 66.05 per 100 people Maldives
2020s 99.46 per 100 people 138.73 per 100 people 39.26 per 100 people Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Arab World or Maldives?
Maldives, at 148.14 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 Maldives?
45.21 per 100 people, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Maldives?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Arab World and Maldives rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Arab World ranks 28th and Maldives ranks 31st of 48 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,015 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.