Malaysia vs Pacific island small states: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Malaysia
1.4 units per person
in 2024
Pacific island small states
0.755 units per person
in 2021
Malaysia rank
42nd
Pacific island small states rank
44th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Malaysia
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.4 units per person against 0.755 units per person in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.645 units per person.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.8 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Malaysia ranks 42nd and Pacific island small states ranks 44th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Pacific island small states 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 0.0006 units per person 0 units per person 0.0006 units per person Malaysia
1990s 0.0519 units per person 0.003 units per person 0.0488 units per person Malaysia
2000s 0.6377 units per person 0.1697 units per person 0.468 units per person Malaysia
2010s 1.34 units per person 0.7069 units per person 0.6362 units per person Malaysia
2020s 1.33 units per person 0.7586 units per person 0.5749 units per person Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Malaysia or Pacific island small states?
Malaysia, at 1.4 units per person against 0.755 units per person in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Malaysia and Pacific island small states?
0.645 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Pacific island small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Malaysia and Pacific island small states rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Malaysia ranks 42nd and Pacific island small states ranks 44th 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.