Sao Tome and Principe vs Tonga: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Tonga
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 62.44 per 100 people against 61.73 per 100 people in Tonga, a difference of 0.71 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189th and Tonga ranks 192nd of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Tonga | 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 per 100 people | 0.0986 per 100 people | 0.0986 per 100 people | Tonga |
| 2000s | 12.02 per 100 people | 22.67 per 100 people | 10.66 per 100 people | Tonga |
| 2010s | 73.2 per 100 people | 67.98 per 100 people | 5.22 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 84.05 per 100 people | 60.45 per 100 people | 23.6 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Sao Tome and Principe or Tonga?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 62.44 per 100 people against 61.73 per 100 people in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
- 0.71 per 100 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189th and Tonga ranks 192nd 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
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.