Libya vs Other small states: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Libya
192.97 per 100 people
in 2022
Other small states
124.94 per 100 people
in 2022
Libya rank
7th
Other small states rank
10th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Libya
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 192.97 per 100 people against 124.94 per 100 people in Other small states, a difference of 68.03 per 100 people.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.5 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Other small states ahead.

Libya ranks 7th and Other small states ranks 10th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Other small states in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Other small states 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 0.0448 per 100 people 0.0448 per 100 people Other small states
1990s 0.1199 per 100 people 3.56 per 100 people 3.44 per 100 people Other small states
2000s 45.55 per 100 people 50.1 per 100 people 4.54 per 100 people Other small states
2010s 143.68 per 100 people 110.38 per 100 people 33.31 per 100 people Libya
2020s 184.36 per 100 people 121.14 per 100 people 63.22 per 100 people Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Libya or Other small states?
Libya, at 192.97 per 100 people against 124.94 per 100 people in Other small states as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Libya and Other small states?
68.03 per 100 people, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Other small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Libya and Other small states rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Libya ranks 7th and Other small states ranks 10th of 214 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
261 places, 13,022 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.