Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Panama: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1.07 units per person
in 2025
Panama
1.57 units per person
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
22nd
Panama rank
25th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 1.57 units per person against 1.07 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.5 units per person.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan'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 ranks 22nd and Panama ranks 25th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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
1990s 0.0043 units per person 0.0119 units per person 0.0076 units per person Panama
2000s 0.2044 units per person 0.5932 units per person 0.3888 units per person Panama
2010s 0.6486 units per person 1.55 units per person 0.8981 units per person Panama
2020s 0.9946 units per person 1.5 units per person 0.5025 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 or Panama?
Panama, at 1.57 units per person against 1.07 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Panama?
0.5 units per person, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Panama?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Panama rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd 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
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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.