Bahrain vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Bahrain
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 159.54 per 100 people against 107.1 per 100 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 52.44 per 100 people.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
Bahrain ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 214 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 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 | 0.0079 per 100 people | 0.1871 per 100 people | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 6.18 per 100 people | 0.6699 per 100 people | 5.51 per 100 people | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 78.05 per 100 people | 32.06 per 100 people | 45.98 per 100 people | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 161.92 per 100 people | 101.83 per 100 people | 60.08 per 100 people | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 140.11 per 100 people | 100.44 per 100 people | 39.67 per 100 people | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Bahrain or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Bahrain, at 159.54 per 100 people against 107.1 per 100 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 52.44 per 100 people, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Bahrain ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th 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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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.