Lebanon vs Palestine: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Lebanon
74.01 per 100 people
in 2022
Palestine
76.69 per 100 people
in 2023
Lebanon rank
172nd
Palestine rank
169th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Lebanon
  • Palestine
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How they compare

Palestine currently reports 76.69 per 100 people against 74.01 per 100 people in Lebanon, a difference of 2.68 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Palestine ahead.

Lebanon ranks 172nd and Palestine ranks 169th of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
2000s 23.62 per 100 people 17.96 per 100 people 5.65 per 100 people Lebanon
2010s 69.12 per 100 people 77.51 per 100 people 8.39 per 100 people Palestine
2020s 74.74 per 100 people 78.29 per 100 people 3.55 per 100 people Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Lebanon or Palestine?
Palestine, at 76.69 per 100 people against 74.01 per 100 people in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Lebanon and Palestine?
2.68 per 100 people, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Palestine?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Lebanon and Palestine rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Lebanon ranks 172nd and Palestine ranks 169th 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

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.