Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Sao Tome and Principe: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 64.76 per 100 people against 62.44 per 100 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 2.32 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 187th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Sao Tome and Principe | 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 | 0.0578 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0578 per 100 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 14.45 per 100 people | 12.02 per 100 people | 2.44 per 100 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 63.35 per 100 people | 73.2 per 100 people | 9.85 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 63.98 per 100 people | 78.9 per 100 people | 14.92 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 64.76 per 100 people against 62.44 per 100 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 2.32 per 100 people, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 187th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189th of 213 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.