Montenegro vs Small states: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Montenegro
221.69 per 100 people
in 2024
Small states
161.6 per 100 people
in 2025
Montenegro rank
3rd
Small states rank
1st

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Montenegro
  • Small states
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How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 221.69 per 100 people against 161.6 per 100 people in Small states, a difference of 60.09 per 100 people.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Montenegro has been ahead every year.

Montenegro ranks 3rd and Small states ranks 1st of 212 countries.

Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Montenegro Small states Difference Ahead
2000s 132.21 per 100 people 61.19 per 100 people 71.02 per 100 people Montenegro
2010s 171.02 per 100 people 104.54 per 100 people 66.48 per 100 people Montenegro
2020s 199.87 per 100 people 123.36 per 100 people 76.51 per 100 people Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Montenegro or Small states?
Montenegro, at 221.69 per 100 people against 161.6 per 100 people in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Montenegro and Small states?
60.09 per 100 people, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Small states?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Montenegro and Small states rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Montenegro ranks 3rd and Small states ranks 1st of 212 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.