Belgium vs Faroe Islands: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Belgium
103.91 per 100 people
in 2024
Faroe Islands
105.8 per 100 people
in 2022
Belgium rank
134th
Faroe Islands rank
132nd

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Belgium
  • Faroe Islands
0255075100125198020022024

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 105.8 per 100 people against 103.91 per 100 people in Belgium, a difference of 1.89 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Belgium ranks 134th and Faroe Islands ranks 132nd of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Faroe Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Faroe Islands Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0338 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0.0338 per 100 people Belgium
1990s 6.86 per 100 people 7.69 per 100 people 0.8358 per 100 people Faroe Islands
2000s 87.96 per 100 people 85.89 per 100 people 2.07 per 100 people Belgium
2010s 108.33 per 100 people 115.62 per 100 people 7.28 per 100 people Faroe Islands
2020s 101.02 per 100 people 109.83 per 100 people 8.81 per 100 people Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium or Faroe Islands?
Faroe Islands, at 105.8 per 100 people against 103.91 per 100 people in Belgium as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Belgium and Faroe Islands?
1.89 per 100 people, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Faroe Islands?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Faroe Islands rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Belgium ranks 134th and Faroe Islands ranks 132nd 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.