Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Singapore: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 170.78 per 100 people against 117.5 per 100 people in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 53.28 per 100 people.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th and Singapore ranks 18th of 47 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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 | 0.0009 per 100 people | 0.2114 per 100 people | 0.2105 per 100 people | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1.76 per 100 people | 13.27 per 100 people | 11.51 per 100 people | Singapore |
| 2000s | 44.29 per 100 people | 101.5 per 100 people | 57.21 per 100 people | Singapore |
| 2010s | 110.09 per 100 people | 151.51 per 100 people | 41.42 per 100 people | Singapore |
| 2020s | 110.44 per 100 people | 165.04 per 100 people | 54.6 per 100 people | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 170.78 per 100 people against 117.5 per 100 people in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore?
- 53.28 per 100 people, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th and Singapore ranks 18th of 47 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.