Bahrain vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Bahrain
1.61 units per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1.01 units per person
in 2025
Bahrain rank
22nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
24th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Bahrain
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
00.511.52196019922025

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 1.61 units per person against 1.01 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.6 units per person.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Bahrain ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1970s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1980s 0.002 units per person 0 units per person 0.002 units per person Bahrain
1990s 0.0683 units per person 0.0012 units per person 0.0671 units per person Bahrain
2000s 0.8069 units per person 0.1564 units per person 0.6505 units per person Bahrain
2010s 1.62 units per person 0.5555 units per person 1.06 units per person Bahrain
2020s 1.41 units per person 0.9541 units per person 0.4522 units per person Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Bahrain or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Bahrain, at 1.61 units per person against 1.01 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.6 units per person, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Bahrain ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.