Equatorial Guinea vs Kiribati: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Equatorial Guinea
49.54 per 100 people
in 2022
Kiribati
53.52 per 100 people
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
201st
Kiribati rank
199th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Kiribati
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 53.52 per 100 people against 49.54 per 100 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 3.98 per 100 people.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kiribati ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 201st and Kiribati ranks 199th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Kiribati in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Kiribati Difference Ahead
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 0.0199 per 100 people 0.0255 per 100 people 0.0056 per 100 people Kiribati
2000s 8.95 per 100 people 1.49 per 100 people 7.47 per 100 people Equatorial Guinea
2010s 37.03 per 100 people 28.7 per 100 people 8.34 per 100 people Equatorial Guinea
2020s 46.44 per 100 people 44.49 per 100 people 1.95 per 100 people Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Equatorial Guinea or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 53.52 per 100 people against 49.54 per 100 people in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Equatorial Guinea and Kiribati?
3.98 per 100 people, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Kiribati?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Kiribati rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 201st and Kiribati ranks 199th 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.