Myanmar vs Philippines: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Myanmar
114.33 per 100 people
in 2024
Philippines
115.3 per 100 people
in 2024
Myanmar rank
107th
Philippines rank
105th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Myanmar
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 115.3 per 100 people against 114.33 per 100 people in Myanmar, a difference of 0.97 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.

Myanmar ranks 107th and Philippines ranks 105th of 214 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Philippines 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 0.0093 per 100 people 1.05 per 100 people 1.04 per 100 people Philippines
2000s 0.3547 per 100 people 41.02 per 100 people 40.66 per 100 people Philippines
2010s 62.56 per 100 people 110.13 per 100 people 47.57 per 100 people Philippines
2020s 123.66 per 100 people 131.58 per 100 people 7.92 per 100 people Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Myanmar or Philippines?
Philippines, at 115.3 per 100 people against 114.33 per 100 people in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Myanmar and Philippines?
0.97 per 100 people, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Philippines?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Philippines rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Myanmar ranks 107th and Philippines ranks 105th 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.