Cameroon vs Pacific island small states: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Cameroon
31.52 million
in 2024
Pacific island small states
1.98 million
in 2021
Cameroon rank
46th
Pacific island small states rank
47th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Cameroon
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 31.52 million against 1.98 million in Pacific island small states, a difference of 29.53 million.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 15.9 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Cameroon ranks 46th and Pacific island small states ranks 47th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Pacific island small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0 —
1970s 0 0 0 —
1980s 0 0 0 —
1990s 2,310 6,016 3,706 Pacific island small states
2000s 2.79 million 374,636 2.42 million Cameroon
2010s 16.18 million 1.73 million 14.45 million Cameroon
2020s 22.05 million 1.98 million 20.07 million Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Cameroon or Pacific island small states?
Cameroon, at 31.52 million against 1.98 million in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Cameroon and Pacific island small states?
29.53 million, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Pacific island small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Pacific island small states rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Cameroon ranks 46th and Pacific island small states ranks 47th 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.