Brunei vs Bulgaria: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Brunei
118.13 per 100 people
in 2024
Bulgaria
118.07 per 100 people
in 2024
Brunei rank
95th
Bulgaria rank
96th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 118.13 per 100 people against 118.07 per 100 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.06 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Brunei ranks 95th and Bulgaria ranks 96th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 8.76 per 100 people 0.7323 per 100 people 8.03 per 100 people Brunei
2000s 68.48 per 100 people 76.54 per 100 people 8.05 per 100 people Bulgaria
2010s 117.73 per 100 people 131.27 per 100 people 13.54 per 100 people Bulgaria
2020s 121.29 per 100 people 116.44 per 100 people 4.85 per 100 people Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Brunei or Bulgaria?
Brunei, at 118.13 per 100 people against 118.07 per 100 people in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Brunei and Bulgaria?
0.06 per 100 people, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Bulgaria?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Brunei and Bulgaria rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Brunei ranks 95th and Bulgaria ranks 96th 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.