IDA only vs Suriname: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- IDA only
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 142.12 per 100 people against 88.6 per 100 people in IDA only, a difference of 53.52 per 100 people.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.6 times IDA only's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.
IDA only ranks 37th and Suriname ranks 35th of 48 groups.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA only | Suriname | 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 | 0.0432 per 100 people | 0.7031 per 100 people | 0.6599 per 100 people | Suriname |
| 2000s | 10.02 per 100 people | 56.32 per 100 people | 46.3 per 100 people | Suriname |
| 2010s | 63.35 per 100 people | 126.59 per 100 people | 63.24 per 100 people | Suriname |
| 2020s | 82.28 per 100 people | 148.39 per 100 people | 66.11 per 100 people | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, IDA only or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 142.12 per 100 people against 88.6 per 100 people in IDA only as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between IDA only and Suriname?
- 53.52 per 100 people, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Suriname?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do IDA only and Suriname rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- IDA only ranks 37th and Suriname ranks 35th 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
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.