Iran vs Lower middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled
Iran
159.39 million
in 2024
Lower middle income
2.84 billion
in 2025
Iran rank
11th
Lower middle income rank
10th
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time
- Iran
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 2.84 billion against 159.39 million in Iran, a difference of 2.68 billion.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 17.8 times Iran's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 11th and Lower middle income ranks 10th of 213 countries.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,139 | 1,139 | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 120,446 | 2.12 million | 2.00 million | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 89.71 million | 2.53 billion | 2.44 billion | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 143.85 million | 2.82 billion | 2.68 billion | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, Iran or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 2.84 billion against 159.39 million in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between Iran and Lower middle income?
- 2.68 billion, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Lower middle income?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Lower middle income rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Iran ranks 11th and Lower middle income ranks 10th 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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About this data
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 β these are filled holes, not forecasts.