What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Panama and Thailand?

0.04 units per person, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Thailand?

52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

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.

Panama vs Thailand: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Panama

1.57 units per person

in 2023

Thailand

1.61 units per person

in 2024

Panama rank

25th

Thailand rank

24th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Panama
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 1.61 units per person against 1.57 units per person in Panama, a difference of 0.04 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.

Panama ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 24th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	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	0.0119 units per person	0.0186 units per person	0.0067 units per person	Thailand
2000s	0.5932 units per person	0.492 units per person	0.1012 units per person	Panama
2010s	1.55 units per person	1.45 units per person	0.0928 units per person	Panama
2020s	1.5 units per person	1.69 units per person	0.1921 units per person	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Panama or Thailand?: Thailand, at 1.61 units per person against 1.57 units per person in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Panama and Thailand?: 0.04 units per person, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Thailand?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Panama and Thailand rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Panama ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 24th of 213 countries.
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.