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