Malta vs Uruguay: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Malta
142.07 per 100 people
in 2024
Uruguay
145.5 per 100 people
in 2024
Malta rank
36th
Uruguay rank
33rd
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Malta
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 145.5 per 100 people against 142.07 per 100 people in Malta, a difference of 3.43 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.
Malta ranks 36th and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 3.08 per 100 people | 2.15 per 100 people | 0.9261 per 100 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 74.44 per 100 people | 50.51 per 100 people | 23.93 per 100 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 123.97 per 100 people | 146.76 per 100 people | 22.79 per 100 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 132.33 per 100 people | 139.81 per 100 people | 7.48 per 100 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Malta or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 145.5 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 Uruguay?
- 3.43 per 100 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Uruguay rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Malta ranks 36th and Uruguay ranks 33rd 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.