Australia vs Caribbean Small States: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Australia
30.07 million
in 2024
Caribbean Small States
3.41 million
in 2021
Australia rank
48th
Caribbean Small States rank
46th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Australia
  • Caribbean Small States
010.0M20.0M30.0M196019922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 30.07 million against 3.41 million in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 26.66 million.

That makes Australia's figure about 8.8 times Caribbean Small States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.

Australia ranks 48th and Caribbean Small States ranks 46th of 214 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Caribbean Small States Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 13,057 0 13,057 Australia
1990s 2.49 million 20,172 2.47 million Australia
2000s 16.70 million 1.41 million 15.28 million Australia
2010s 25.52 million 2.89 million 22.63 million Australia
2020s 27.15 million 3.44 million 23.71 million Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Australia or Caribbean Small States?
Australia, at 30.07 million against 3.41 million in Caribbean Small States as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Australia and Caribbean Small States?
26.66 million, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Caribbean Small States?
50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Australia and Caribbean Small States rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Australia ranks 48th and Caribbean Small States ranks 46th 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 13,046 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.