British Virgin Islands vs Mauritania: Mobile cellular subscriptions

British Virgin Islands
93.13 per 100 people
in 2024
Mauritania
92.07 per 100 people
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
155th
Mauritania rank
156th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 93.13 per 100 people against 92.07 per 100 people in Mauritania, a difference of 1.06 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 155th and Mauritania ranks 156th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Mauritania 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 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 3.31 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 3.31 per 100 people British Virgin Islands
2000s 94.81 per 100 people 46.73 per 100 people 48.08 per 100 people British Virgin Islands
2010s 147.07 per 100 people 97.99 per 100 people 49.08 per 100 people British Virgin Islands
2020s 94.22 per 100 people 111.31 per 100 people 17.09 per 100 people Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, British Virgin Islands or Mauritania?
British Virgin Islands, at 93.13 per 100 people against 92.07 per 100 people in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between British Virgin Islands and Mauritania?
1.06 per 100 people, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Mauritania?
35 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do British Virgin Islands and Mauritania rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
British Virgin Islands ranks 155th and Mauritania ranks 156th 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.