Argentina vs Sweden: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Argentina
140.24 per 100 people
in 2024
Sweden
140.69 per 100 people
in 2024
Argentina rank
39th
Sweden rank
37th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Argentina
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 140.69 per 100 people against 140.24 per 100 people in Argentina, a difference of 0.45 per 100 people.

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

Argentina ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 37th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Sweden 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 1.29 per 100 people 1.29 per 100 people Sweden
1990s 2.78 per 100 people 23.61 per 100 people 20.83 per 100 people Sweden
2000s 58.83 per 100 people 97.56 per 100 people 38.72 per 100 people Sweden
2010s 142.05 per 100 people 124.44 per 100 people 17.61 per 100 people Argentina
2020s 132.19 per 100 people 134.05 per 100 people 1.86 per 100 people Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Argentina or Sweden?
Sweden, at 140.69 per 100 people against 140.24 per 100 people in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Argentina and Sweden?
0.45 per 100 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sweden?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Sweden rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Argentina ranks 39th and Sweden 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.