Panama vs World: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Panama
156.59 per 100 people
in 2023
World
111.5 per 100 people
in 2025
Panama rank
25th
World rank
22nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Panama
  • World
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 156.59 per 100 people against 111.5 per 100 people in World, a difference of 45.09 per 100 people.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.4 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.

Panama ranks 25th and World ranks 22nd of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and World in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama World 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 0.0338 per 100 people 0.0338 per 100 people World
1990s 1.2 per 100 people 2.38 per 100 people 1.18 per 100 people World
2000s 97.37 per 100 people 50.78 per 100 people 46.59 per 100 people Panama
2010s 154.68 per 100 people 94.49 per 100 people 60.19 per 100 people Panama
2020s 149.71 per 100 people 107.33 per 100 people 42.38 per 100 people Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Panama or World?
Panama, at 156.59 per 100 people against 111.5 per 100 people in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Panama and World?
45.09 per 100 people, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and World?
47 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Panama and World rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Panama ranks 25th and World ranks 22nd 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.