Canada vs Rwanda: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Canada
- Rwanda
How they compare
Canada currently reports 94.11 per 100 people against 93.2 per 100 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0.91 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Canada ranks 151st and Rwanda ranks 154th of 214 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Rwanda | 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 | 0.2671 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.2671 per 100 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 9.48 per 100 people | 0.0201 per 100 people | 9.46 per 100 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 49.59 per 100 people | 5.54 per 100 people | 44.05 per 100 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 82.72 per 100 people | 63.31 per 100 people | 19.41 per 100 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 90.33 per 100 people | 85.63 per 100 people | 4.71 per 100 people | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Canada or Rwanda?
- Canada, at 94.11 per 100 people against 93.2 per 100 people in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Canada and Rwanda?
- 0.91 per 100 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Rwanda?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Rwanda rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Canada ranks 151st and Rwanda ranks 154th 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.