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