Europe & Central Asia vs Russian Federation: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 186.1 per 100 people against 134.6 per 100 people in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 51.5 per 100 people.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th and Russian Federation ranks 8th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 3 and Russian Federation in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | 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 | 0.078 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.078 per 100 people | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1990s | 5.28 per 100 people | 0.2008 per 100 people | 5.07 per 100 people | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2000s | 76.25 per 100 people | 70.04 per 100 people | 6.22 per 100 people | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2010s | 123.12 per 100 people | 154.37 per 100 people | 31.25 per 100 people | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 127.7 per 100 people | 173.52 per 100 people | 45.82 per 100 people | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Europe & Central Asia or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 186.1 per 100 people against 134.6 per 100 people in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Europe & Central Asia and Russian Federation?
- 51.5 per 100 people, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Russian Federation?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Russian Federation rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th 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
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.