Argentina vs IDA only: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- Argentina
- IDA only
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 214 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 214 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
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.