Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 0.8929 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Vanuatu, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Vanuatu is 0.8929 units per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.9083 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
That places Vanuatu 160th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Vanuatu, 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 | 0.0007 units per person | +84.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 units per person | +24.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 units per person | +31.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 units per person | +33.6% |
| 2000 | 0.002 units per person | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.025 units per person | +1265.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0389 units per person | +55.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0511 units per person | +31.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0602 units per person | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0695 units per person | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1175 units per person | +69.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1587 units per person | +35.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5658 units per person | +256.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7133 units per person | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5625 units per person | -21.1% |
| 2012 | 0.587 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5 units per person | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5996 units per person | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 0.657 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8034 units per person | +22.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8187 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8814 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9083 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8239 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8169 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8162 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8929 units per person | +9.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.8929 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9713 units per person, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.8929 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.15 units per person, 77% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1265.5% | 0.0018 units per person | 0.025 units per person |
| 2009 | +256.6% | 0.1587 units per person | 0.5658 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 | 0.0006 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.109 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.5658 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7031 units per person | 0.5 units per person | 0.9083 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8375 units per person | 0.8162 units per person | 0.8929 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More science & technology data for Vanuatu
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 89.29 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 286,107 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 23.47 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 9.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11.87 (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 Vanuatu?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.8929 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9083 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Vanuatu rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 160th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.