Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 0.6207 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Solomon Islands, 1980–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Solomon Islands is 0.6207 units per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.6798 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
Solomon Islands ranks 191st of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.0006 units per person | +55.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 units per person | +42.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 units per person | +89.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 units per person | +51.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0022 units per person | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0063 units per person | +178.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0124 units per person | +96.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0142 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0218 units per person | +53.0% |
| 2008 | 0.059 units per person | +170.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0965 units per person | +63.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2167 units per person | +124.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4971 units per person | +129.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5268 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5431 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6106 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6642 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6289 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6786 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6798 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6566 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6367 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6216 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6207 units per person | -0.1% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.6207 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9713 units per person, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.6207 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.15 units per person, 54% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +178.0% | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0063 units per person |
| 2008 | +170.6% | 0.0218 units per person | 0.059 units per person |
| 2011 | +129.4% | 0.2167 units per person | 0.4971 units per person |
| 2010 | +124.6% | 0.0965 units per person | 0.2167 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0219 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0965 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5702 units per person | 0.2167 units per person | 0.6798 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6263 units per person | 0.6207 units per person | 0.6367 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More science & technology data for Solomon Islands
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 62.07 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 484,835 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 17.32 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.1335 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14.84 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.6207 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6798 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 191st out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Mobile phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.