Libya vs Tunisia: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Libya
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 14.44 million against 13.94 million in Libya, a difference of 498,700.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tunisia ahead.
Libya ranks 79th and Tunisia ranks 77th of 214 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 126.1 | 126.1 | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 6,000 | 12,074 | 6,074 | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 2.81 million | 4.60 million | 1.79 million | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 9.34 million | 13.48 million | 4.14 million | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 13.16 million | 15.49 million | 2.33 million | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Libya or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 14.44 million against 13.94 million in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Libya and Tunisia?
- 498,700, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Tunisia?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Libya and Tunisia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Libya ranks 79th and Tunisia ranks 77th 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.