Burkina Faso vs Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Burkina Faso
116.59 per 100 people
in 2024
Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of
116.38 per 100 people
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
100th
Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of rank
102nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 116.59 per 100 people against 116.38 per 100 people in Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of, a difference of 0.21 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 100th and Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of ranks 102nd of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
2000s 10.44 per 100 people 9.5 per 100 people 0.9384 per 100 people Burkina Faso
2010s 71.01 per 100 people 91.09 per 100 people 20.07 per 100 people Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of
2020s 112.38 per 100 people 108.75 per 100 people 3.63 per 100 people Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Burkina Faso or Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of?
Burkina Faso, at 116.59 per 100 people against 116.38 per 100 people in Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Burkina Faso and Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of?
0.21 per 100 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of?
23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Burkina Faso ranks 100th and Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of ranks 102nd 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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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.