Afghanistan vs Tonga: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Afghanistan
60.1 per 100 people
in 2024
Tonga
61.73 per 100 people
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
194th
Tonga rank
192nd

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 61.73 per 100 people against 60.1 per 100 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.63 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tonga ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 194th and Tonga ranks 192nd of 212 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 0 per 100 people 0.0986 per 100 people 0.0986 per 100 people Tonga
2000s 10.44 per 100 people 22.67 per 100 people 12.23 per 100 people Tonga
2010s 54.96 per 100 people 67.98 per 100 people 13.02 per 100 people Tonga
2020s 57 per 100 people 60.45 per 100 people 3.45 per 100 people Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Afghanistan or Tonga?
Tonga, at 61.73 per 100 people against 60.1 per 100 people in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Afghanistan and Tonga?
1.63 per 100 people, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tonga?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Tonga rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Afghanistan ranks 194th and Tonga ranks 192nd 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 per 100 people. 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 per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
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, 8,985 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.