Cayman Islands vs Malaysia: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Cayman Islands
139.31 per 100 people
in 2022
Malaysia
139.66 per 100 people
in 2024
Cayman Islands rank
43rd
Malaysia rank
42nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 139.66 per 100 people against 139.31 per 100 people in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.35 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 43rd and Malaysia ranks 42nd of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Malaysia 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 0.0116 per 100 people 0.0116 per 100 people Malaysia
1990s 7.85 per 100 people 4.98 per 100 people 2.87 per 100 people Cayman Islands
2000s 120.34 per 100 people 63.77 per 100 people 56.57 per 100 people Cayman Islands
2010s 161.23 per 100 people 134.92 per 100 people 26.32 per 100 people Cayman Islands
2020s 142.52 per 100 people 134.97 per 100 people 7.54 per 100 people Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Cayman Islands or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 139.66 per 100 people against 139.31 per 100 people in Cayman Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Cayman Islands and Malaysia?
0.35 per 100 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Malaysia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Cayman Islands and Malaysia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Cayman Islands ranks 43rd and Malaysia ranks 42nd 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.