Argentina vs IDA only: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Argentina
140.24 per 100 people
in 2024
IDA only
88.6 per 100 people
in 2025
Argentina rank
39th
IDA only rank
37th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Argentina
  • IDA only
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 140.24 per 100 people against 88.6 per 100 people in IDA only, a difference of 51.64 per 100 people.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.6 times IDA only's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA only ahead.

Argentina ranks 39th and IDA only ranks 37th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina IDA only Difference Ahead
1960s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1970s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1980s 0.0007 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0.0007 per 100 people Argentina
1990s 2.78 per 100 people 0.0432 per 100 people 2.74 per 100 people Argentina
2000s 58.83 per 100 people 10.02 per 100 people 48.82 per 100 people Argentina
2010s 142.05 per 100 people 63.35 per 100 people 78.7 per 100 people Argentina
2020s 132.19 per 100 people 82.28 per 100 people 49.91 per 100 people Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Argentina or IDA only?
Argentina, at 140.24 per 100 people against 88.6 per 100 people in IDA only as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Argentina and IDA only?
51.64 per 100 people, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and IDA only?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Argentina and IDA only rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Argentina ranks 39th and IDA only ranks 37th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,015 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.