Libya vs Russia: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Libya

192.97 per 100 people

in 2022

Russia

186.1 per 100 people

in 2024

Libya rank

7th

Russia rank

8th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

Libya currently reports 192.97 per 100 people against 186.1 per 100 people in Russia, a difference of 6.87 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Russia ahead.

Libya ranks 7th and Russia ranks 8th of 212 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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