Nepal vs Tuvalu: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Nepal
99.85 per 100 people
in 2024
Tuvalu
98.86 per 100 people
in 2022
Nepal rank
138th
Tuvalu rank
140th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Nepal
  • Tuvalu
050100150198020022024

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 99.85 per 100 people against 98.86 per 100 people in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.99 per 100 people.

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

Nepal ranks 138th and Tuvalu ranks 140th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Tuvalu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 0.0023 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0.0023 per 100 people Nepal
2000s 4.33 per 100 people 6.81 per 100 people 2.48 per 100 people Tuvalu
2010s 92.16 per 100 people 49.34 per 100 people 42.82 per 100 people Nepal
2020s 127.56 per 100 people 91.23 per 100 people 36.33 per 100 people Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Nepal or Tuvalu?
Nepal, at 99.85 per 100 people against 98.86 per 100 people in Tuvalu as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Nepal and Tuvalu?
0.99 per 100 people, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Tuvalu?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Nepal and Tuvalu rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Nepal ranks 138th and Tuvalu ranks 140th 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.