Bhutan vs Iraq: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Bhutan
99.76 per 100 people
in 2024
Iraq
100.08 per 100 people
in 2024
Bhutan rank
139th
Iraq rank
137th
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Bhutan
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 100.08 per 100 people against 99.76 per 100 people in Bhutan, a difference of 0.32 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.
Bhutan ranks 139th and Iraq ranks 137th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2000s | 12.88 per 100 people | 21.73 per 100 people | 8.86 per 100 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 83.23 per 100 people | 85.84 per 100 people | 2.6 per 100 people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 97.52 per 100 people | 96.84 per 100 people | 0.6849 per 100 people | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Bhutan or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 100.08 per 100 people against 99.76 per 100 people in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Bhutan and Iraq?
- 0.32 per 100 people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Iraq?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Iraq rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Bhutan ranks 139th and Iraq ranks 137th 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.