Lebanon vs Mauritania: Mobile phone subscriptions

Lebanon
4.25 million
in 2022
Mauritania
4.76 million
in 2024
Lebanon rank
130th
Mauritania rank
127th

Mobile phone subscriptions over time

  • Lebanon
  • Mauritania
02.0M4.0M6.0M198020022024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 4.76 million against 4.25 million in Lebanon, a difference of 507,950.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.

Lebanon ranks 130th and Mauritania ranks 127th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 182,420 0 182,420 Lebanon
2000s 1.11 million 874,030 240,177 Lebanon
2010s 4.03 million 3.85 million 187,549 Lebanon
2020s 4.28 million 5.89 million 1.62 million Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions, Lebanon or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 4.76 million against 4.25 million in Lebanon as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions between Lebanon and Mauritania?
507,950, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Mauritania?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Lebanon and Mauritania rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions?
Lebanon ranks 130th and Mauritania ranks 127th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Mobile phone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile phone subscriptions
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 9,009 data points, 1980–2024
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