What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Malaysia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

0.5822 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

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.

Malaysia vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Malaysia

1.4 units per person

in 2024

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

0.8178 units per person

in 2025

Malaysia rank

42nd

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

41st

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Malaysia
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.4 units per person against 0.8178 units per person in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.5822 units per person.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.7 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Malaysia ranks 42nd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	South Asia (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	0.0006 units per person	0 units per person	0.0006 units per person	Malaysia
1990s	0.0519 units per person	0.0005 units per person	0.0513 units per person	Malaysia
2000s	0.6377 units per person	0.1458 units per person	0.4919 units per person	Malaysia
2010s	1.34 units per person	0.8614 units per person	0.4817 units per person	Malaysia
2020s	1.37 units per person	0.8527 units per person	0.5219 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Malaysia, at 1.4 units per person against 0.8178 units per person in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Malaysia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 0.5822 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Malaysia ranks 42nd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st 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.