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 currently reports 156.59 per 100 people against 153.61 per 100 people in Qatar, a difference of 2.97 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.

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: 07 August 2026

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