Least developed countries vs Mongolia: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Least developed countries
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 140.67 per 100 people against 86.3 per 100 people in Least developed countries, a difference of 54.37 per 100 people.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.6 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mongolia ahead.
Least developed countries ranks 41st and Mongolia ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Mongolia | 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 | 0.0248 per 100 people | 0.1921 per 100 people | 0.1673 per 100 people | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 8.38 per 100 people | 30.11 per 100 people | 21.73 per 100 people | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 59.06 per 100 people | 113.47 per 100 people | 54.41 per 100 people | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 79.44 per 100 people | 139.51 per 100 people | 60.07 per 100 people | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Least developed countries or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 140.67 per 100 people against 86.3 per 100 people in Least developed countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Least developed countries and Mongolia?
- 54.37 per 100 people, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Mongolia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Least developed countries and Mongolia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Least developed countries ranks 41st and Mongolia ranks 38th 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.