What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Qatar and World?

0.52 units per person, with Qatar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and World?

45 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.

Qatar vs World: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Qatar

1.64 units per person

in 2024

World

1.12 units per person

in 2025

Qatar rank

21st

World rank

22nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Qatar
World

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 1.64 units per person against 1.12 units per person in World, a difference of 0.52 units per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.5 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.

Qatar ranks 21st and World ranks 22nd of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 4 and World in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	World	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	World
1990s	0.0479 units per person	0.0236 units per person	0.0243 units per person	Qatar
2000s	1.01 units per person	0.5016 units per person	0.513 units per person	Qatar
2010s	1.52 units per person	0.9371 units per person	0.5822 units per person	Qatar
2020s	1.62 units per person	1.08 units per person	0.5339 units per person	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Qatar or World?: Qatar, at 1.64 units per person against 1.12 units per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Qatar and World?: 0.52 units per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and World?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Qatar and World rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Qatar ranks 21st and World ranks 22nd 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.