Philippines vs East Timor: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Philippines
115.3 per 100 people
in 2024
East Timor
116.38 per 100 people
in 2024
Philippines rank
105th
East Timor rank
102nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Philippines
  • East Timor
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How they compare

East Timor currently reports 116.38 per 100 people against 115.3 per 100 people in Philippines, a difference of 1.08 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1990 it was East Timor ahead.

Philippines ranks 105th and East Timor ranks 102nd of 212 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines East Timor Difference Ahead
1990s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
2000s 52.66 per 100 people 9.5 per 100 people 43.16 per 100 people Philippines
2010s 110.13 per 100 people 91.09 per 100 people 19.05 per 100 people Philippines
2020s 131.58 per 100 people 108.75 per 100 people 22.82 per 100 people Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Philippines or East Timor?
East Timor, at 116.38 per 100 people against 115.3 per 100 people in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Philippines and East Timor?
1.08 per 100 people, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and East Timor?
23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Philippines and East Timor rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Philippines ranks 105th and East Timor ranks 102nd 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.