What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between China (People’s Republic of) and Malta?

0.02 units per person, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Malta?

53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

China (People’s Republic of) vs Malta: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

China (People’s Republic of)

1.33 units per person

in 2024

Malta

1.35 units per person

in 2024

China (People’s Republic of) rank

52nd

Malta rank

49th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

China (People’s Republic of)
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 1.35 units per person against 1.33 units per person in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0.02 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malta ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 52nd and Malta ranks 49th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China (People’s Republic of)	Malta	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 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	China (People’s Republic of)
1990s	0.0075 units per person	0.0313 units per person	0.0238 units per person	Malta
2000s	0.2924 units per person	0.7621 units per person	0.4697 units per person	Malta
2010s	0.9425 units per person	1.25 units per person	0.306 units per person	Malta
2020s	1.26 units per person	1.3 units per person	0.0377 units per person	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, China (People’s Republic of) or Malta?: Malta, at 1.35 units per person against 1.33 units per person in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between China (People’s Republic of) and Malta?: 0.02 units per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Malta?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Malta rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: China (People’s Republic of) ranks 52nd and Malta ranks 49th 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: 18 August 2026

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.