Singapore vs World: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Singapore
1.65 units per person
in 2024
World
1.12 units per person
in 2025
Singapore rank
19th
World rank
22nd
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time
- Singapore
- World
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 1.65 units per person against 1.12 units per person in World, a difference of 0.53 units per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.
Singapore ranks 19th and World ranks 22nd of 213 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | β |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | β |
| 1980s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.1322 units per person | 0.0236 units per person | 0.1085 units per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.22 units per person | 0.5016 units per person | 0.721 units per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.51 units per person | 0.9371 units per person | 0.5743 units per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.63 units per person | 1.08 units per person | 0.5516 units per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Singapore or World?
- Singapore, at 1.65 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 Singapore and World?
- 0.53 units per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and World rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Singapore ranks 19th 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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About this data
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.