Central Europe and the Baltics vs Russian Federation: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Central Europe and the Baltics
124.68 per 100 people
in 2022
Russian Federation
186.1 per 100 people
in 2024
Central Europe and the Baltics rank
11th
Russian Federation rank
8th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Central Europe and the Baltics
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 186.1 per 100 people against 124.68 per 100 people in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 61.42 per 100 people.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.5 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 8th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central Europe and the Baltics averaged higher in 2 and Russian Federation in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central Europe and the Baltics Russian Federation 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 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 2.15 per 100 people 0.2008 per 100 people 1.95 per 100 people Central Europe and the Baltics
2000s 74.77 per 100 people 70.04 per 100 people 4.73 per 100 people Central Europe and the Baltics
2010s 125.24 per 100 people 154.37 per 100 people 29.13 per 100 people Russian Federation
2020s 123.57 per 100 people 166.88 per 100 people 43.32 per 100 people Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Central Europe and the Baltics or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 186.1 per 100 people against 124.68 per 100 people in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Central Europe and the Baltics and Russian Federation?
61.42 per 100 people, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Russian Federation?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Russian Federation rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 8th of 45 groups.
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.