Algeria vs Malaysia: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Algeria
- Malaysia
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 54.05 million against 49.66 million in Malaysia, a difference of 4.39 million.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Algeria ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 9,495 | 9,495 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 13,995 | 1.10 million | 1.09 million | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 12.89 million | 16.75 million | 3.86 million | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 41.74 million | 41.67 million | 73,400 | Algeria |
| 2020s | 49.43 million | 47.74 million | 1.70 million | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Algeria or Malaysia?
- Algeria, at 54.05 million against 49.66 million in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Algeria and Malaysia?
- 4.39 million, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Malaysia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Malaysia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Algeria ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.