Brazil vs Faroe Islands: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Brazil
101.93 per 100 people
in 2024
Faroe Islands
105.8 per 100 people
in 2022
Brazil rank
135th
Faroe Islands rank
132nd

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Brazil
  • Faroe Islands
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 105.8 per 100 people against 101.93 per 100 people in Brazil, a difference of 3.87 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Brazil ranks 135th and Faroe Islands ranks 132nd of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Faroe Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Faroe Islands Difference Ahead
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 1.85 per 100 people 7.69 per 100 people 5.85 per 100 people Faroe Islands
2000s 44.24 per 100 people 85.89 per 100 people 41.64 per 100 people Faroe Islands
2010s 117.97 per 100 people 115.62 per 100 people 2.35 per 100 people Brazil
2020s 101.57 per 100 people 109.83 per 100 people 8.26 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, Brazil or Faroe Islands?
Faroe Islands, at 105.8 per 100 people against 101.93 per 100 people in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Brazil and Faroe Islands?
3.87 per 100 people, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Faroe Islands?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Faroe Islands rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Brazil ranks 135th 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.