European Union vs Israel: Mobile cellular subscriptions

European Union
123.69 per 100 people
in 2022
Israel
177.39 per 100 people
in 2024
European Union rank
13th
Israel rank
12th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • European Union
  • Israel
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 177.39 per 100 people against 123.69 per 100 people in European Union, a difference of 53.7 per 100 people.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.4 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 13th and Israel ranks 12th of 48 groups.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Israel Difference Ahead
1990s 7.89 per 100 people 14.58 per 100 people 6.69 per 100 people Israel
2000s 90.33 per 100 people 108.74 per 100 people 18.41 per 100 people Israel
2010s 122.22 per 100 people 125.84 per 100 people 3.62 per 100 people Israel
2020s 122.81 per 100 people 143.45 per 100 people 20.64 per 100 people Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, European Union or Israel?
Israel, at 177.39 per 100 people against 123.69 per 100 people in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between European Union and Israel?
53.7 per 100 people, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Israel?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do European Union and Israel rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
European Union ranks 13th and Israel ranks 12th 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.