Malta vs Suriname: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Malta
142.07 per 100 people
in 2024
Suriname
142.12 per 100 people
in 2024
Malta rank
36th
Suriname rank
35th
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Malta
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 142.12 per 100 people against 142.07 per 100 people in Malta, a difference of 0.05 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Suriname ahead.
Malta ranks 36th and Suriname ranks 35th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 3.08 per 100 people | 0.7031 per 100 people | 2.38 per 100 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 74.44 per 100 people | 56.32 per 100 people | 18.12 per 100 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 123.97 per 100 people | 126.59 per 100 people | 2.62 per 100 people | Suriname |
| 2020s | 132.33 per 100 people | 148.39 per 100 people | 16.06 per 100 people | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Malta or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 142.12 per 100 people against 142.07 per 100 people in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Malta and Suriname?
- 0.05 per 100 people, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Suriname?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Suriname rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Malta ranks 36th and Suriname ranks 35th 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.