Arab World vs Malaysia: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Arab World
- Malaysia
How they compare
Arab World currently reports 430.81 million against 49.66 million in Malaysia, a difference of 381.15 million.
That makes Arab World's figure about 8.7 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Arab World ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 17,155 | 9,495 | 7,660 | Arab World |
| 1990s | 1.05 million | 1.10 million | 54,239 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 100.29 million | 16.75 million | 83.54 million | Arab World |
| 2010s | 395.99 million | 41.67 million | 354.32 million | Arab World |
| 2020s | 439.05 million | 46.29 million | 392.75 million | Arab World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Arab World or Malaysia?
- Arab World, at 430.81 million against 49.66 million in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Arab World and Malaysia?
- 381.15 million, with Arab World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Malaysia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Arab World and Malaysia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Arab World ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 47 groups.
- 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.