Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.77 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in El Salvador, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.77 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 1.83 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places El Salvador 12th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0124 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0865 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5382 units per person | 0.1251 units per person | 1.25 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 units per person | 1.27 units per person | 1.67 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 units per person | 1.6 units per person | 1.83 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 9 Côte d’Ivoire 1.84 units per person compare
- 10 South Africa 1.79 units per person compare
- 11 Japan 1.78 units per person compare
- 13 Mauritius 1.76 units per person compare
- 14 Colombia 1.74 units per person compare
- 15 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.74 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for El Salvador
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 176.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 885,101 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.96 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1396 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6394 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 885,101 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 11.19 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in El Salvador?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in El Salvador was 1.77 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 12th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.