Cyprus vs Saudi Arabia: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Cyprus
156.22 per 100 people
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
159.54 per 100 people
in 2024
Cyprus rank
26th
Saudi Arabia rank
23rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Cyprus
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 159.54 per 100 people against 156.22 per 100 people in Cyprus, a difference of 3.32 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 212 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 7.91 per 100 people 1.02 per 100 people 6.88 per 100 people Cyprus
2000s 89.44 per 100 people 76.4 per 100 people 13.05 per 100 people Cyprus
2010s 130.09 per 100 people 171.34 per 100 people 41.25 per 100 people Saudi Arabia
2020s 145.78 per 100 people 150.31 per 100 people 4.53 per 100 people Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Cyprus or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 159.54 per 100 people against 156.22 per 100 people in Cyprus as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Cyprus and Saudi Arabia?
3.32 per 100 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Saudi Arabia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Cyprus ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd 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.