Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Montenegro: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
142.4 per 100 people
in 2025
Montenegro
221.69 per 100 people
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
2nd
Montenegro rank
3rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Montenegro
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How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 221.69 per 100 people against 142.4 per 100 people in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 79.29 per 100 people.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.6 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Montenegro has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd and Montenegro ranks 3rd of 45 groups.

Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Montenegro Difference Ahead
2000s 84.49 per 100 people 132.21 per 100 people 47.73 per 100 people Montenegro
2010s 125.27 per 100 people 171.02 per 100 people 45.75 per 100 people Montenegro
2020s 133.02 per 100 people 199.87 per 100 people 66.85 per 100 people Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Montenegro?
Montenegro, at 221.69 per 100 people against 142.4 per 100 people in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Montenegro?
79.29 per 100 people, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Montenegro?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Montenegro rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd and Montenegro ranks 3rd 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.