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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1.01 units per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1.53 units per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
24th
Saudi Arabia rank
27th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

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

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.53 units per person against 1.01 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.52 units per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 45 groups.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0012 units per person 0.0141 units per person 0.0129 units per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.1564 units per person 0.764 units per person 0.6076 units per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.5555 units per person 1.75 units per person 1.19 units per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.9541 units per person 1.49 units per person 0.533 units per person Saudi Arabia

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 Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.53 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 Saudi Arabia?
0.52 units per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Saudi Arabia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th 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.