Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Panama: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 156.59 per 100 people against 107.1 per 100 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 49.49 per 100 people.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th and Panama ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Panama | 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 | 0.0079 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0079 per 100 people | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.6699 per 100 people | 1.2 per 100 people | 0.5273 per 100 people | Panama |
| 2000s | 32.06 per 100 people | 59.32 per 100 people | 27.26 per 100 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 101.83 per 100 people | 154.68 per 100 people | 52.84 per 100 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 99.4 per 100 people | 149.71 per 100 people | 50.31 per 100 people | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Panama?
- Panama, at 156.59 per 100 people against 107.1 per 100 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Panama?
- 49.49 per 100 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Panama?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Panama rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th and Panama ranks 25th 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.