IBRD only vs Singapore: Mobile cellular subscriptions

IBRD only
115.9 per 100 people
in 2025
Singapore
170.78 per 100 people
in 2024
IBRD only rank
20th
Singapore rank
18th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • IBRD only
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 170.78 per 100 people against 115.9 per 100 people in IBRD only, a difference of 54.88 per 100 people.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times IBRD only's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

IBRD only ranks 20th and Singapore ranks 18th of 48 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IBRD only Singapore 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 0.0011 per 100 people 0.2114 per 100 people 0.2103 per 100 people Singapore
1990s 0.6915 per 100 people 13.27 per 100 people 12.58 per 100 people Singapore
2000s 30.25 per 100 people 101.5 per 100 people 71.25 per 100 people Singapore
2010s 98.34 per 100 people 151.51 per 100 people 53.17 per 100 people Singapore
2020s 112.44 per 100 people 165.04 per 100 people 52.6 per 100 people Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, IBRD only or Singapore?
Singapore, at 170.78 per 100 people against 115.9 per 100 people in IBRD only as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between IBRD only and Singapore?
54.88 per 100 people, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Singapore?
49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do IBRD only and Singapore rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
IBRD only ranks 20th and Singapore ranks 18th 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.