Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Panama: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1.01 units per person
in 2025
Panama
1.57 units per person
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
25th
Panama rank
25th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Panama
00.511.52196019922025

How they compare

Panama currently reports 1.57 units per person against 1.01 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.56 units per person.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Panama ranks 25th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Panama 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 0.0011 units per person 0.0119 units per person 0.0108 units per person Panama
2000s 0.1566 units per person 0.5932 units per person 0.4366 units per person Panama
2010s 0.5559 units per person 1.55 units per person 0.9908 units per person Panama
2020s 0.9441 units per person 1.5 units per person 0.553 units per person Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Panama?
Panama, at 1.57 units per person against 1.01 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Panama?
0.56 units per person, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Panama?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Panama rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Panama ranks 25th of 45 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

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.