Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 0.755 units per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Pacific island small states, 1960–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 0.755 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in 2021.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Pacific island small states peaked at 0.8218 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Pacific island small states 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0011 units per person | +1240.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 units per person | +75.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 units per person | +49.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 units per person | +47.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 units per person | +41.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0144 units per person | +143.1% |
| 2000 | 0.03 units per person | +108.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0422 units per person | +40.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0503 units per person | +19.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0714 units per person | +41.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0963 units per person | +34.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1384 units per person | +43.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1875 units per person | +35.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3337 units per person | +77.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3377 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4092 units per person | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5189 units per person | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5427 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6545 units per person | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 0.676 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6842 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7679 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8087 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8218 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.794 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8005 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7622 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.755 units per person | -0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Pacific island small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +1240.7% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0011 units per person |
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 | 0.003 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1697 units per person | 0.03 units per person | 0.4092 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7069 units per person | 0.5189 units per person | 0.8218 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7586 units per person | 0.755 units per person | 0.7622 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More infrastructure data for Pacific island small states
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.98 million (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.18 per 100 people (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 92,978 (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.65 per 100 people (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0354 units per person (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.45 % change on previous year (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 92,978 (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.98 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Pacific island small states?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Pacific island small states was 0.755 units per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8218 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Pacific island small states ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.