Curacao vs Sao Tome and Principe: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Curacao
173,926
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
147,061
in 2024
Curacao rank
182nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
184th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Curacao
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Curacao currently reports 173,926 against 147,061 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 26,865.

That makes Curacao's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Curacao ahead.

Curacao ranks 182nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 184th of 212 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Curacao averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Curacao Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 201,097 80,829 120,268 Curacao
2010s 194,603 145,912 48,691 Curacao
2020s 170,952 176,581 5,629 Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Curacao or Sao Tome and Principe?
Curacao, at 173,926 against 147,061 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Curacao and Sao Tome and Principe?
26,865, with Curacao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Sao Tome and Principe?
15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Curacao and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Curacao ranks 182nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 184th of 212 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
260 places, 13,039 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.