Sao Tome and Principe vs Solomon Islands: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Sao Tome and Principe
62.44 per 100 people
in 2024
Solomon Islands
62.07 per 100 people
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe rank
189th
Solomon Islands rank
191st
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 62.44 per 100 people against 62.07 per 100 people in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.37 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189th and Solomon Islands ranks 191st of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Solomon Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 0 per 100 people | 0.0787 per 100 people | 0.0787 per 100 people | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 12.02 per 100 people | 2.19 per 100 people | 9.82 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 73.2 per 100 people | 57.02 per 100 people | 16.18 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 84.05 per 100 people | 62.63 per 100 people | 21.42 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Sao Tome and Principe or Solomon Islands?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 62.44 per 100 people against 62.07 per 100 people in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands?
- 0.37 per 100 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189th and Solomon Islands ranks 191st 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.