Vanuatu vs United States Virgin Islands: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)

Vanuatu
89.29 per 100 people
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
91.46 per 100 people
in 2022
Vanuatu rank
159th
United States Virgin Islands rank
158th

Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

  • Vanuatu
  • United States Virgin Islands
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How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 91.46 per 100 people against 89.29 per 100 people in Vanuatu, a difference of 2.17 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Vanuatu ranks 159th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 158th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Vanuatu averaged higher in 1 and United States Virgin Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Vanuatu United States Virgin Islands 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 0.099 per 100 people 16.59 per 100 people 16.49 per 100 people United States Virgin Islands
2000s 2.98 per 100 people 48.57 per 100 people 45.58 per 100 people United States Virgin Islands
2010s 90.83 per 100 people 89.51 per 100 people 1.32 per 100 people Vanuatu
2020s 81.9 per 100 people 91.46 per 100 people 9.56 per 100 people United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Vanuatu or United States Virgin Islands?
United States Virgin Islands, at 91.46 per 100 people against 89.29 per 100 people in Vanuatu as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Vanuatu and United States Virgin Islands?
2.17 per 100 people, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and United States Virgin Islands?
32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Vanuatu and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Vanuatu ranks 159th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 158th 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.