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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1.07 units per person
in 2025
Thailand
1.61 units per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
22nd
Thailand rank
24th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

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

Thailand currently reports 1.61 units per person against 1.07 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.54 units per person.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd 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 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 0.0043 units per person 0.0186 units per person 0.0143 units per person Thailand
2000s 0.2044 units per person 0.492 units per person 0.2876 units per person Thailand
2010s 0.6486 units per person 1.45 units per person 0.8054 units per person Thailand
2020s 1 units per person 1.67 units per person 0.6682 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 or Thailand?
Thailand, at 1.61 units per person against 1.07 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand?
0.54 units per person, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd 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.