Nauru vs Tuvalu: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Nauru
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 10,287 against 9,878 in Tuvalu, a difference of 409.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Nauru ranks 212th and Tuvalu ranks 213th of 214 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 430 | 0 | 430 | Nauru |
| 2000s | 1,350 | 0 | 1,350 | Nauru |
| 2010s | 8,429 | 5,390 | 3,039 | Nauru |
| 2020s | 10,096 | 9,293 | 803 | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Nauru or Tuvalu?
- Nauru, at 10,287 against 9,878 in Tuvalu as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Nauru and Tuvalu?
- 409, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Tuvalu?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Nauru and Tuvalu rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Nauru ranks 212th and Tuvalu ranks 213th 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.