Bhutan vs Maldives: Mobile phone subscriptions

Bhutan

789,606

in 2024

Maldives

781,866

in 2024

Bhutan rank

166th

Maldives rank

167th

Mobile phone subscriptions over time

Bhutan currently reports 789,606 against 781,866 in Maldives, a difference of 7,740.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Maldives ahead.

Globally, Bhutan ranks 166th and Maldives ranks 167th of 212 countries.

Indicator: Mobile phone subscriptions
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 9,009 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026