Germany vs New Zealand: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- Germany
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 130.09 per 100 people against 129.15 per 100 people in Germany, a difference of 0.94 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
Germany ranks 60th and New Zealand ranks 58th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | New Zealand | 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 | 0.0428 per 100 people | 0.1241 per 100 people | 0.0814 per 100 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 7.49 per 100 people | 11.24 per 100 people | 3.76 per 100 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 94.49 per 100 people | 79.4 per 100 people | 15.09 per 100 people | Germany |
| 2010s | 121.34 per 100 people | 118.28 per 100 people | 3.06 per 100 people | Germany |
| 2020s | 126.7 per 100 people | 122.08 per 100 people | 4.63 per 100 people | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Germany or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 130.09 per 100 people against 129.15 per 100 people in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Germany and New Zealand?
- 0.94 per 100 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and New Zealand?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Germany and New Zealand rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Germany ranks 60th and New Zealand ranks 58th of 214 countries.
- 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.