France vs Jamaica: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- France
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 117.69 per 100 people against 116.69 per 100 people in France, a difference of 1 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
France ranks 99th and Jamaica ranks 97th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Jamaica | 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 | 0.058 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.058 per 100 people | France |
| 1990s | 7.71 per 100 people | 1.72 per 100 people | 5.99 per 100 people | France |
| 2000s | 75.01 per 100 people | 67.69 per 100 people | 7.32 per 100 people | France |
| 2010s | 101.1 per 100 people | 108.05 per 100 people | 6.95 per 100 people | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 114.24 per 100 people | 106.19 per 100 people | 8.06 per 100 people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, France or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 117.69 per 100 people against 116.69 per 100 people in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between France and Jamaica?
- 1 per 100 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Jamaica?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do France and Jamaica rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- France ranks 99th and Jamaica ranks 97th 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
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.