Cyprus vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Mobile cellular subscriptions

Cyprus
156.22 per 100 people
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
101.1 per 100 people
in 2025
Cyprus rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
29th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Cyprus
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 156.22 per 100 people against 101.1 per 100 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 55.12 per 100 people.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Cyprus ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 29th of 214 countries.

Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 0.0268 per 100 people 0.0005 per 100 people 0.0262 per 100 people Cyprus
1990s 7.91 per 100 people 0.1879 per 100 people 7.72 per 100 people Cyprus
2000s 89.44 per 100 people 26.2 per 100 people 63.24 per 100 people Cyprus
2010s 130.09 per 100 people 93.09 per 100 people 37 per 100 people Cyprus
2020s 145.78 per 100 people 95.4 per 100 people 50.38 per 100 people Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Cyprus or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Cyprus, at 156.22 per 100 people against 101.1 per 100 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Cyprus and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
55.12 per 100 people, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Cyprus ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 29th 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

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
261 places, 13,022 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.