Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Palau: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
76.71 per 100 people
in 2022
Palau
135.39 per 100 people
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
45th
Palau rank
47th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Palau
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 135.39 per 100 people against 76.71 per 100 people in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 58.68 per 100 people.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.8 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 45th and Palau ranks 47th of 48 groups.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 12.28 per 100 people 38.8 per 100 people 26.51 per 100 people Palau
2010s 54.97 per 100 people 105.56 per 100 people 50.59 per 100 people Palau
2020s 74.04 per 100 people 135 per 100 people 60.95 per 100 people Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Palau?
Palau, at 135.39 per 100 people against 76.71 per 100 people in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Palau?
58.68 per 100 people, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Palau?
18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Palau rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 45th and Palau ranks 47th of 48 groups.
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.