What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between North America and Singapore?

0.52 units per person, with Singapore ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Singapore?

46 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

North America vs Singapore: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

North America

1.13 units per person

in 2025

Singapore

1.65 units per person

in 2024

North America rank

20th

Singapore rank

19th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

North America
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 1.65 units per person against 1.13 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.52 units per person.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.

North America ranks 20th and Singapore ranks 19th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North America	Singapore	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	0.0075 units per person	0.0043 units per person	0.0032 units per person	North America
1990s	0.1265 units per person	0.1322 units per person	0.0057 units per person	Singapore
2000s	0.6403 units per person	1.01 units per person	0.3736 units per person	Singapore
2010s	0.9913 units per person	1.51 units per person	0.5202 units per person	Singapore
2020s	1.09 units per person	1.63 units per person	0.5453 units per person	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, North America or Singapore?: Singapore, at 1.65 units per person against 1.13 units per person in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between North America and Singapore?: 0.52 units per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Singapore?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do North America and Singapore rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: North America ranks 20th and Singapore ranks 19th of 47 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: 18 August 2026

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.