Guatemala vs United Arab Emirates: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Guatemala
20.71 million
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
22.41 million
in 2024
Guatemala rank
63rd
United Arab Emirates rank
62nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Guatemala
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 22.41 million against 20.71 million in Guatemala, a difference of 1.70 million.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Guatemala ranks 63rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 0 10,303 10,303 United Arab Emirates
1990s 60,397 224,530 164,133 United Arab Emirates
2000s 6.46 million 5.02 million 1.44 million Guatemala
2010s 19.47 million 16.67 million 2.80 million Guatemala
2020s 20.88 million 20.06 million 822,220 Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Guatemala or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 22.41 million against 20.71 million in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Guatemala and United Arab Emirates?
1.70 million, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and United Arab Emirates?
43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and United Arab Emirates rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Guatemala ranks 63rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd 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.