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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, United Arab Emirates leads Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) in 2024 at 203, while Afghanistan sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 60. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.050.8102152203United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 203203IsraelIsrael: 177177Iran, Islamic Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.: 174174Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 160160BahrainBahrain: 160160QatarQatar: 154154MoroccoMorocco: 153153MaltaMalta: 142142OmanOman: 121121TunisiaTunisia: 118118AlgeriaAlgeria: 115115IraqIraq: 100100

Country table

#CountryValue
1 United Arab Emirates 203
2 Israel 177
3 Iran, Islamic Rep. 174
4 Saudi Arabia 160
5 Bahrain 160
6 Qatar 154
7 Morocco 153
8 Malta 142
9 Oman 121
10 Tunisia 118
11 Algeria 115
12 Iraq 100
13 Egypt, Arab Rep. 97
14 Pakistan 77
15 Syrian Arab Republic 71
16 Jordan 70
17 Afghanistan 60

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) in 2024, United Arab Emirates leads with a gap of 26 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 17 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Afghanistan at 60.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.