Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Qatar: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1.01 units per person
in 2025
Qatar
1.64 units per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
24th
Qatar rank
21st

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Qatar
00.511.52196019922025

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 1.64 units per person against 1.01 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.63 units per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th and Qatar ranks 21st of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Qatar 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
1990s 0.0012 units per person 0.0479 units per person 0.0467 units per person Qatar
2000s 0.1564 units per person 0.7037 units per person 0.5473 units per person Qatar
2010s 0.5555 units per person 1.52 units per person 0.9639 units per person Qatar
2020s 0.9541 units per person 1.62 units per person 0.6623 units per person Qatar

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 (IDA & IBRD) or Qatar?
Qatar, at 1.64 units per person against 1.01 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Qatar?
0.63 units per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Qatar?
50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Qatar rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th and Qatar ranks 21st 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.