Barbados vs French Polynesia: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Barbados
323,482
in 2022
French Polynesia
333,905
in 2023
Barbados rank
178th
French Polynesia rank
177th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Barbados
  • French Polynesia
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 333,905 against 323,482 in Barbados, a difference of 10,423.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was French Polynesia ahead.

Barbados ranks 178th and French Polynesia ranks 177th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and French Polynesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados French Polynesia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 5,703 4,228 1,474 Barbados
2000s 184,554 115,780 68,773 Barbados
2010s 331,566 262,179 69,386 Barbados
2020s 311,705 328,528 16,823 French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Barbados or French Polynesia?
French Polynesia, at 333,905 against 323,482 in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Barbados and French Polynesia?
10,423, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and French Polynesia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Barbados and French Polynesia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Barbados ranks 178th and French Polynesia ranks 177th 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.