Least developed countries: UN classification vs Malaysia: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Least developed countries: UN classification
86.3 per 100 people
in 2025
Malaysia
139.66 per 100 people
in 2024
Least developed countries: UN classification rank
41st
Malaysia rank
42nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Least developed countries: UN classification
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 139.66 per 100 people against 86.3 per 100 people in Least developed countries: UN classification, a difference of 53.36 per 100 people.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.6 times Least developed countries: UN classification's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 41st and Malaysia ranks 42nd of 48 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries: UN classification Malaysia 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 0.0639 per 100 people 0.0639 per 100 people Malaysia
1990s 0.0248 per 100 people 5.22 per 100 people 5.2 per 100 people Malaysia
2000s 8.38 per 100 people 63.77 per 100 people 55.38 per 100 people Malaysia
2010s 59.06 per 100 people 134.31 per 100 people 75.26 per 100 people Malaysia
2020s 79.44 per 100 people 137.46 per 100 people 58.02 per 100 people Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Least developed countries: UN classification or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 139.66 per 100 people against 86.3 per 100 people in Least developed countries: UN classification as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Least developed countries: UN classification and Malaysia?
53.36 per 100 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries: UN classification and Malaysia?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Least developed countries: UN classification and Malaysia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 41st and Malaysia ranks 42nd 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.