Italy vs United Kingdom: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled

Italy
78.67 million
in 2024
United Kingdom
84.10 million
in 2024
Italy rank
25th
United Kingdom rank
24th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time

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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 84.10 million against 78.67 million in Italy, a difference of 5.43 million.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Italy ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0 β€”
1970s 0 0 0 β€”
1980s 13,167 200,500 187,333 United Kingdom
1990s 7.79 million 7.40 million 395,494 Italy
2000s 68.93 million 61.37 million 7.56 million Italy
2010s 89.40 million 78.62 million 10.78 million Italy
2020s 78.27 million 81.78 million 3.52 million United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, Italy or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 84.10 million against 78.67 million in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between Italy and United Kingdom?
5.43 million, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
Italy ranks 25th and United Kingdom ranks 24th 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
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 β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.