Bulgaria vs Kuwait: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Bulgaria
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 8.11 million against 7.98 million in Bulgaria, a difference of 135,270.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 102nd and Kuwait ranks 99th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 6,250 | 6,250 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 60,201 | 129,291 | 69,090 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 5.84 million | 1.39 million | 4.45 million | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 9.47 million | 6.49 million | 2.97 million | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 7.96 million | 7.38 million | 574,618 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Bulgaria or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 8.11 million against 7.98 million in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Bulgaria and Kuwait?
- 135,270, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kuwait?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Kuwait rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Bulgaria ranks 102nd and Kuwait ranks 99th 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.