Mobile cellular subscriptions in Comoros
Comoros: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 109.86 per 100 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Comoros, 1960–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 109.86 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 120.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Comoros peaked at 109.86 per 100 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Comoros 118th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Comoros, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1965 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1975 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1976 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1977 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1978 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1979 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1981 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1982 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1983 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1984 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1985 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1986 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1987 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1988 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1989 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1991 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1992 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1993 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1996 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1997 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1998 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1999 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2000 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2003 | 0.351 per 100 people | — |
| 2004 | 1.44 per 100 people | +311.0% |
| 2005 | 2.62 per 100 people | +81.5% |
| 2006 | 6.1 per 100 people | +132.8% |
| 2007 | 10.07 per 100 people | +65.1% |
| 2008 | 14.58 per 100 people | +44.8% |
| 2009 | 19.1 per 100 people | +31.0% |
| 2010 | 25.24 per 100 people | +32.2% |
| 2011 | 32.4 per 100 people | +28.4% |
| 2012 | 41.59 per 100 people | +28.4% |
| 2013 | 49.91 per 100 people | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 53.83 per 100 people | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 58.46 per 100 people | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 61.26 per 100 people | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 61.97 per 100 people | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 64.66 per 100 people | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 73.13 per 100 people | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 97.43 per 100 people | +33.2% |
| 2021 | 104.31 per 100 people | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 100.55 per 100 people | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 109.86 per 100 people | +9.3% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 109.86 per 100 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.13 per 100 people, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 109.86 per 100 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.72 per 100 people, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +311.0% | 0.351 per 100 people | 1.44 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.43 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 19.1 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.24 per 100 people | 25.24 per 100 people | 73.13 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.04 per 100 people | 97.43 per 100 people | 109.86 per 100 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 115 Mali 112.12 per 100 people compare
- 116 Cape Verde 111.84 per 100 people compare
- 117 Uzbekistan 110.49 per 100 people compare
- 119 Turks and Caicos Islands 109.75 per 100 people compare
- 120 Azerbaijan 109.54 per 100 people compare
- 121 Norway 109.35 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Comoros
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 934,198 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8,823 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.04 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0104 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 19.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 8,823 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 934,198 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Comoros?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Comoros was 109.86 per 100 people in 2023, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 109.86 per 100 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Comoros rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Comoros ranks 118th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.