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Mobile cellular subscriptions — Maldives

Mobile cellular subscriptions in the Maldives in 2024 — 148.1 per 100. Ranked 26 in the world out of 151.

2024 148.1 per 100 +4.62% vs 2023
World rank 26of 151
Period maximum 196.4 per 1002017
Period minimum 0 per 1001960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Mobile cellular subscriptions — Maldives, 1960–202405010015020019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0 per 1001965: 0 per 1001970: 0 per 1001975: 0 per 1001976: 0 per 1001977: 0 per 1001978: 0 per 1001979: 0 per 1001980: 0 per 1001981: 0 per 1001982: 0 per 1001983: 0 per 1001984: 0 per 1001985: 0 per 1001986: 0 per 1001987: 0 per 1001988: 0 per 1001989: 0 per 1001990: 0 per 1001991: 0 per 1001992: 0 per 1001993: 0 per 1001994: 0 per 1001995: 0 per 1001996: 0 per 1001997: 0.5 per 1001998: 0.6 per 1001999: 1.1 per 1002000: 2.7 per 1002001: 6.6 per 1002002: 14.4 per 1002003: 22.4 per 1002004: 37.6 per 1002005: 66.4 per 1002006: 86.4 per 1002007: 96.6 per 1002008: 129.6 per 1002009: 131.4 per 1002010: 137 per 1002011: 142 per 1002012: 144.9 per 1002013: 156.3 per 1002014: 161 per 1002015: 172.8 per 1002016: 183.2 per 1002017: 196.4 per 1002018: 181.3 per 1002019: 169.8 per 1002020: 142.9 per 1002021: 136.8 per 1002022: 136.5 per 1002023: 141.6 per 1002024: 148.1 per 100
Change over the period: +148.1

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Maldives

Maldives 148.1 per 100
World 110.4 per 100
South Asia 83.4 per 100
Southern Asia computed 86.2 per 100
Upper-middle-income countries computed 128.2 per 100
Mobile cellular subscriptions — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 148.1 +6.5 +4.62%
2023 141.6 +5.1 +3.77%
2022 136.5 −0.3 −0.24%
2021 136.8 −6.1 −4.3%
2020 142.9 −26.8 −15.81%
2019 169.8 −11.6 −6.38%
2018 181.3 −15.1 −7.67%
2017 196.4 +13.2 +7.21%
2016 183.2 +10.4 +6.03%
2015 172.8 +11.8 +7.34%
2014 161 +4.7 +3.02%
2013 156.3 +11.4 +7.83%
2012 144.9 +3 +2.08%
2011 142 +4.9 +3.6%
2010 137 +5.6 +4.24%
2009 131.4 +1.9 +1.43%
2008 129.6 +33 +34.11%
2007 96.6 +10.3 +11.89%
2006 86.4 +19.9 +29.97%
2005 66.4 +28.9 +76.86%
2004 37.6 +15.2 +67.6%
2003 22.4 +8 +56.03%
2002 14.4 +7.8 +118.07%
2001 6.6 +3.9 +143.27%
2000 2.7 +1.7 +157.42%
1999 1.1 +0.5 +79.37%
1998 0.6 +0.1 +22.33%
1997 0.5 +0.5 +6,225.38%
1996 0 +0 —
1995 0 +0 —
1994 0 +0 —
1993 0 +0 —
1992 0 +0 —
1991 0 +0 —
1990 0 +0 —
1989 0 +0 —
1988 0 +0 —
1987 0 +0 —
1986 0 +0 —
1985 0 +0 —
1984 0 +0 —
1983 0 +0 —
1982 0 +0 —
1981 0 +0 —
1980 0 +0 —
1979 0 +0 —
1978 0 +0 —
1977 0 +0 —
1976 0 +0 —
1975 0 — —
1970 0 — —
1965 0 — —
1960 0 — —

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IR Iran 174.1 MV Maldives 148.1 LK Sri Lanka 132.5 BD Bangladesh 108.1 NP Nepal 99.8 BT Bhutan 99.8 IN India 79.4 PK Pakistan 76.9 AF Afghanistan 60.1
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About the indicator

The number of active mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people. SIM cards are counted, not people, so the indicator regularly runs above 100: many users hold several numbers, on top of the SIMs in devices and modems. Sharp drops usually mean that operators have cleared out inactive numbers, not that subscribers have been lost.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.

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