Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
How they compare
Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 174.07 per 100 people against 117.3 per 100 people in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 56.77 per 100 people.
That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 1.5 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 4 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 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 | 0.0016 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.0016 per 100 people | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.8007 per 100 people | 0.1897 per 100 people | 0.611 per 100 people | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 44.83 per 100 people | 21.85 per 100 people | 22.97 per 100 people | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 107.48 per 100 people | 90.72 per 100 people | 16.76 per 100 people | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 110.96 per 100 people | 160.43 per 100 people | 49.47 per 100 people | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 174.07 per 100 people against 117.3 per 100 people in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 56.77 per 100 people, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 15th of 47 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
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.