British Virgin Islands vs United States Virgin Islands: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- British Virgin Islands
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 93.13 per 100 people against 91.46 per 100 people in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 1.67 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 155th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 158th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | United States Virgin Islands | 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 | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2000s | 37.33 per 100 people | 41.64 per 100 people | 4.31 per 100 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 108.62 per 100 people | 89.51 per 100 people | 19.11 per 100 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 95.71 per 100 people | 91.46 per 100 people | 4.25 per 100 people | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, British Virgin Islands or United States Virgin Islands?
- British Virgin Islands, at 93.13 per 100 people against 91.46 per 100 people in United States Virgin Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between British Virgin Islands and United States Virgin Islands?
- 1.67 per 100 people, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and United States Virgin Islands?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do British Virgin Islands and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 155th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 158th of 213 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.