Cyprus vs Lesotho: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Cyprus
1.51 million
in 2024
Lesotho
1.64 million
in 2024
Cyprus rank
158th
Lesotho rank
156th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Cyprus
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.64 million against 1.51 million in Cyprus, a difference of 134,170.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Cyprus ranks 158th and Lesotho ranks 156th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 151.6 0 151.6 Cyprus
1990s 53,153 2,659 50,494 Cyprus
2000s 679,346 288,309 391,037 Cyprus
2010s 1.13 million 1.78 million 644,974 Lesotho
2020s 1.38 million 1.64 million 258,268 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Cyprus or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 1.64 million against 1.51 million in Cyprus as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Cyprus and Lesotho?
134,170, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Lesotho?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Lesotho rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Cyprus ranks 158th and Lesotho ranks 156th 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.