Benin vs Syria: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Benin
- Syria
How they compare
Benin currently reports 18.21 million against 17.57 million in Syria, a difference of 641,800.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.
Benin ranks 68th and Syria ranks 69th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2,161 | 400 | 1,761 | Benin |
| 2000s | 1.35 million | 3.51 million | 2.16 million | Syria |
| 2010s | 8.83 million | 14.18 million | 5.35 million | Syria |
| 2020s | 14.60 million | 17.20 million | 2.59 million | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Benin or Syria?
- Benin, at 18.21 million against 17.57 million in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Benin and Syria?
- 641,800, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Syria?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Syria rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Benin ranks 68th and Syria ranks 69th 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.