Panama vs Qatar: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Panama
156.59 per 100 people
in 2023
Qatar
153.61 per 100 people
in 2024
Panama rank
25th
Qatar rank
28th
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Panama
- Qatar
How they compare
Panama currently reports 156.59 per 100 people against 153.61 per 100 people in Qatar, a difference of 2.98 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.
Panama ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 28th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 1.2 per 100 people | 4.78 per 100 people | 3.59 per 100 people | Qatar |
| 2000s | 59.32 per 100 people | 70.55 per 100 people | 11.23 per 100 people | Qatar |
| 2010s | 154.68 per 100 people | 142.82 per 100 people | 11.85 per 100 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 149.71 per 100 people | 148.32 per 100 people | 1.39 per 100 people | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Panama or Qatar?
- Panama, at 156.59 per 100 people against 153.61 per 100 people in Qatar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Panama and Qatar?
- 2.98 per 100 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Qatar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Qatar rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Panama ranks 25th 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.