Maldives vs Qatar: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Maldives
148.14 per 100 people
in 2024
Qatar
153.61 per 100 people
in 2024
Maldives rank
31st
Qatar rank
28th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Maldives
  • Qatar
050100150200198020022024

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 153.61 per 100 people against 148.14 per 100 people in Maldives, a difference of 5.47 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.

Maldives ranks 31st and Qatar ranks 28th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 0.2126 per 100 people 4.78 per 100 people 4.57 per 100 people Qatar
2000s 59.41 per 100 people 70.55 per 100 people 11.14 per 100 people Qatar
2010s 164.46 per 100 people 142.82 per 100 people 21.64 per 100 people Maldives
2020s 141.18 per 100 people 149.38 per 100 people 8.19 per 100 people Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Maldives or Qatar?
Qatar, at 153.61 per 100 people against 148.14 per 100 people in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Maldives and Qatar?
5.47 per 100 people, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Qatar?
37 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Qatar rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Maldives ranks 31st and Qatar ranks 28th 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.