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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1.01 units per person
in 2025
Thailand
1.61 units per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
25th
Thailand rank
24th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

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

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 1.61 units per person against 1.01 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.6 units per person.

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

Across all 53 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 24th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Thailand 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 0.0001 units per person 0.0001 units per person Thailand
1990s 0.0011 units per person 0.0186 units per person 0.0175 units per person Thailand
2000s 0.1566 units per person 0.492 units per person 0.3354 units per person Thailand
2010s 0.5559 units per person 1.45 units per person 0.8981 units per person Thailand
2020s 0.9529 units per person 1.67 units per person 0.7197 units per person Thailand

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 Thailand?
Thailand, at 1.61 units per person against 1.01 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Thailand?
0.6 units per person, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Thailand?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Thailand rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 24th 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.