What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Europe & Central Asia and Libya?

0.59 units per person, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Libya?

50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

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.

Europe & Central Asia vs Libya: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Europe & Central Asia

1.34 units per person

in 2025

Libya

1.93 units per person

in 2022

Europe & Central Asia rank

6th

Libya rank

7th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Europe & Central Asia
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 1.93 units per person against 1.34 units per person in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.59 units per person.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th and Libya ranks 7th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Libya	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	0.0008 units per person	0 units per person	0.0008 units per person	Europe & Central Asia
1990s	0.0519 units per person	0.0012 units per person	0.0508 units per person	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	0.7581 units per person	0.4555 units per person	0.3025 units per person	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	1.23 units per person	1.44 units per person	0.2074 units per person	Libya
2020s	1.26 units per person	1.84 units per person	0.5876 units per person	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Europe & Central Asia or Libya?: Libya, at 1.93 units per person against 1.34 units per person in Europe & Central Asia as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Europe & Central Asia and Libya?: 0.59 units per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Libya?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Libya rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th and Libya ranks 7th of 47 groups.
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.