Euro area vs Iran, Islamic Rep.: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Euro area
123.5 per 100 people
in 2022
Iran, Islamic Rep.
174.07 per 100 people
in 2024
Euro area rank
14th
Iran, Islamic Rep. rank
15th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Euro area
  • Iran, Islamic Rep.
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How they compare

Iran, Islamic Rep. currently reports 174.07 per 100 people against 123.5 per 100 people in Euro area, a difference of 50.57 per 100 people.

That makes Iran, Islamic Rep.'s figure about 1.4 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran, Islamic Rep. ahead.

Euro area ranks 14th and Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 15th of 48 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 4 and Iran, Islamic Rep. in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Iran, Islamic Rep. 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 0.0644 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0.0644 per 100 people Euro area
1990s 8.93 per 100 people 0.1897 per 100 people 8.74 per 100 people Euro area
2000s 94.6 per 100 people 21.85 per 100 people 72.74 per 100 people Euro area
2010s 121.23 per 100 people 90.72 per 100 people 30.51 per 100 people Euro area
2020s 122.65 per 100 people 153.94 per 100 people 31.3 per 100 people Iran, Islamic Rep.

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Euro area or Iran, Islamic Rep.?
Iran, Islamic Rep., at 174.07 per 100 people against 123.5 per 100 people in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Euro area and Iran, Islamic Rep.?
50.57 per 100 people, with Iran, Islamic Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Iran, Islamic Rep.?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Euro area and Iran, Islamic Rep. rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Euro area ranks 14th and Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 15th of 48 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.