France vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled

France
77.53 million
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
884.00 million
in 2025
France rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
25th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time

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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 884.00 million against 77.53 million in France, a difference of 806.47 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 11.4 times France's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

France ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 32,502 17,155 15,347 France
1990s 4.48 million 2.03 million 2.45 million France
2000s 46.19 million 118.52 million 72.33 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 65.43 million 445.89 million 380.45 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 75.61 million 772.25 million 696.64 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, France or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 884.00 million against 77.53 million in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between France and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
806.47 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do France and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
France ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th 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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Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
260 places, 13,119 data points, 1960–2025
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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.