China (People’s Republic of) vs Middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled

China (People’s Republic of)
1.87 billion
in 2024
Middle income
6.20 billion
in 2022
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
Middle income rank
4th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 6.20 billion against 1.87 billion in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 4.33 billion.

That makes Middle income's figure about 3.3 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th of 213 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 1,373 26,804 25,431 Middle income
1990s 9.33 million 24.37 million 15.04 million Middle income
2000s 383.11 million 1.24 billion 857.57 million Middle income
2010s 1.30 billion 5.00 billion 3.70 billion Middle income
2020s 1.74 billion 6.20 billion 4.45 billion Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, China (People’s Republic of) or Middle income?
Middle income, at 6.20 billion against 1.87 billion in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between China (People’s Republic of) and Middle income?
4.33 billion, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Middle income?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Middle income rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 13,119 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.