Argentina vs Malta: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)

Argentina
140.24 per 100 people
in 2024
Malta
142.07 per 100 people
in 2024
Argentina rank
39th
Malta rank
36th

Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

  • Argentina
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 142.07 per 100 people against 140.24 per 100 people in Argentina, a difference of 1.83 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malta ahead.

Argentina ranks 39th and Malta ranks 36th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Malta 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 0.0007 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0.0007 per 100 people Argentina
1990s 2.78 per 100 people 3.08 per 100 people 0.2989 per 100 people Malta
2000s 58.83 per 100 people 74.44 per 100 people 15.61 per 100 people Malta
2010s 142.05 per 100 people 123.97 per 100 people 18.09 per 100 people Argentina
2020s 132.19 per 100 people 132.33 per 100 people 0.1366 per 100 people Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Argentina or Malta?
Malta, at 142.07 per 100 people against 140.24 per 100 people in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Argentina and Malta?
1.83 per 100 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Malta?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Malta rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Argentina ranks 39th and Malta ranks 36th of 214 countries.
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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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
261 places, 13,022 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.