Libya vs Portugal: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Libya
- Portugal
How they compare
Libya currently reports 13.94 million against 12.94 million in Portugal, a difference of 999,100.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Libya ranks 79th and Portugal ranks 82nd of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 278.2 | 278.2 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 6,000 | 1.06 million | 1.05 million | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.81 million | 10.69 million | 7.88 million | Portugal |
| 2010s | 9.34 million | 11.92 million | 2.58 million | Portugal |
| 2020s | 13.16 million | 12.36 million | 799,167 | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Libya or Portugal?
- Libya, at 13.94 million against 12.94 million in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Libya and Portugal?
- 999,100, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Portugal?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Libya and Portugal rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Libya ranks 79th and Portugal ranks 82nd 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.