Mobile cellular subscriptions in Comoros
Comoros: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 934,198 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Comoros, 1960–2023
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Comoros is 934,198, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 168.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Comoros peaked at 934,198 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Comoros 162nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023, 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 in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 2,000 | — |
| 2004 | 8,378 | +318.9% |
| 2005 | 15,523 | +85.3% |
| 2006 | 36,877 | +137.6% |
| 2007 | 62,104 | +68.4% |
| 2008 | 91,741 | +47.7% |
| 2009 | 122,596 | +33.6% |
| 2010 | 165,278 | +34.8% |
| 2011 | 216,438 | +31.0% |
| 2012 | 283,511 | +31.0% |
| 2013 | 347,500 | +22.6% |
| 2014 | 383,000 | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 424,786 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 454,389 | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 468,914 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 498,903 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 575,218 | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 781,579 | +35.9% |
| 2021 | 853,449 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 838,768 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 934,198 | +11.4% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 934,198 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.17 million, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 934,198 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.69 million, 7% of 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 | +318.9% | 2,000 | 8,378 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,922 | 0 | 122,596 | 10 |
| 2010s | 381,794 | 165,278 | 575,218 | 10 |
| 2020s | 851,998 | 781,579 | 934,198 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 159 Macao 1.45 million compare
- 160 Montenegro 1.42 million compare
- 161 Luxembourg 960,900 compare
- 163 Guyana 924,876 compare
- 164 Suriname 901,670 compare
- 165 Equatorial Guinea 893,441 compare
More infrastructure data for Comoros
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.86 per 100 people (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 934,198 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 934,198 in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Comoros rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Comoros ranks 162nd 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 168.8%. 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. 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.