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

0.08 units per person, with Thailand ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Saudi Arabia vs Thailand: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Saudi Arabia

1.53 units per person

in 2024

Thailand

1.61 units per person

in 2024

Saudi Arabia rank

27th

Thailand rank

24th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Saudi Arabia
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 1.61 units per person against 1.53 units per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.08 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 24th of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0141 units per person	0.0186 units per person	0.0046 units per person	Thailand
2000s	0.764 units per person	0.492 units per person	0.272 units per person	Saudi Arabia
2010s	1.75 units per person	1.45 units per person	0.2932 units per person	Saudi Arabia
2020s	1.49 units per person	1.67 units per person	0.1855 units per person	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Saudi Arabia or Thailand?: Thailand, at 1.61 units per person against 1.53 units per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Saudi Arabia and Thailand?: 0.08 units per person, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Thailand?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and Thailand rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Saudi Arabia ranks 27th 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.