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

Least developed countries: UN classification
86.3 per 100 people
in 2025
Mongolia
140.67 per 100 people
in 2024
Least developed countries: UN classification rank
41st
Mongolia rank
38th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

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

Mongolia currently reports 140.67 per 100 people against 86.3 per 100 people in Least developed countries: UN classification, a difference of 54.37 per 100 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mongolia ahead.

Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 41st and Mongolia ranks 38th of 48 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries: UN classification 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: UN classification or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 140.67 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 Mongolia?
54.37 per 100 people, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries: UN classification and Mongolia?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Least developed countries: UN classification and Mongolia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 41st and Mongolia ranks 38th 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.