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