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