Malaysia vs Poland: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Malaysia
139.66 per 100 people
in 2024
Poland
138.02 per 100 people
in 2024
Malaysia rank
42nd
Poland rank
45th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Malaysia
  • Poland
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 139.66 per 100 people against 138.02 per 100 people in Poland, a difference of 1.64 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Poland ahead.

Malaysia ranks 42nd and Poland ranks 45th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Poland 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 0.0639 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0.0639 per 100 people Malaysia
1990s 5.22 per 100 people 1.84 per 100 people 3.38 per 100 people Malaysia
2000s 63.77 per 100 people 70.16 per 100 people 6.39 per 100 people Poland
2010s 134.31 per 100 people 135.94 per 100 people 1.63 per 100 people Poland
2020s 137.46 per 100 people 134.49 per 100 people 2.97 per 100 people Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Malaysia or Poland?
Malaysia, at 139.66 per 100 people against 138.02 per 100 people in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Malaysia and Poland?
1.64 per 100 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Poland?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Poland rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Malaysia ranks 42nd and Poland ranks 45th 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.