Bahrain vs Caribbean Small States: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Bahrain
159.54 per 100 people
in 2024
Caribbean Small States
109.13 per 100 people
in 2021
Bahrain rank
24th
Caribbean Small States rank
23rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Bahrain
  • Caribbean Small States
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 159.54 per 100 people against 109.13 per 100 people in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 50.41 per 100 people.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.5 times Caribbean Small States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.

Bahrain ranks 24th and Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd of 212 countries.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Caribbean Small States 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 0.1951 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0.1951 per 100 people Bahrain
1990s 6.18 per 100 people 0.803 per 100 people 5.38 per 100 people Bahrain
2000s 78.05 per 100 people 50.82 per 100 people 27.22 per 100 people Bahrain
2010s 161.92 per 100 people 100.49 per 100 people 61.43 per 100 people Bahrain
2020s 123.75 per 100 people 110.37 per 100 people 13.38 per 100 people Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Bahrain or Caribbean Small States?
Bahrain, at 159.54 per 100 people against 109.13 per 100 people in Caribbean Small States as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Bahrain and Caribbean Small States?
50.41 per 100 people, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Caribbean Small States?
50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Bahrain and Caribbean Small States rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Bahrain ranks 24th and Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd of 212 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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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.