Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Qatar: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 153.61 per 100 people against 101.1 per 100 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 52.51 per 100 people.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 29th and Qatar ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | Qatar | 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 | 0.1879 per 100 people | 4.78 per 100 people | 4.59 per 100 people | Qatar |
| 2000s | 26.2 per 100 people | 70.55 per 100 people | 44.35 per 100 people | Qatar |
| 2010s | 93.09 per 100 people | 142.82 per 100 people | 49.73 per 100 people | Qatar |
| 2020s | 95.4 per 100 people | 149.38 per 100 people | 53.98 per 100 people | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 153.61 per 100 people against 101.1 per 100 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Qatar?
- 52.51 per 100 people, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Qatar rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 29th and Qatar ranks 28th 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.