Estonia vs Maldives: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Estonia
151.13 per 100 people
in 2024
Maldives
148.14 per 100 people
in 2024
Estonia rank
30th
Maldives rank
31st

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Estonia
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 151.13 per 100 people against 148.14 per 100 people in Maldives, a difference of 2.99 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Maldives ahead.

Estonia ranks 30th and Maldives ranks 31st of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Maldives 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 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 6.38 per 100 people 0.2126 per 100 people 6.16 per 100 people Estonia
2000s 91.39 per 100 people 59.41 per 100 people 31.97 per 100 people Estonia
2010s 142.82 per 100 people 164.46 per 100 people 21.64 per 100 people Maldives
2020s 149.43 per 100 people 141.18 per 100 people 8.25 per 100 people Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Estonia or Maldives?
Estonia, at 151.13 per 100 people against 148.14 per 100 people in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Estonia and Maldives?
2.99 per 100 people, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Maldives?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Maldives rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Estonia ranks 30th and Maldives ranks 31st 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.