Germany vs Vietnam: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)

Germany
129.15 per 100 people
in 2024
Vietnam
127.61 per 100 people
in 2024
Germany rank
60th
Vietnam rank
63rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

  • Germany
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 129.15 per 100 people against 127.61 per 100 people in Vietnam, a difference of 1.54 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vietnam ahead.

Germany ranks 60th and Vietnam ranks 63rd of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Vietnam 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 per 100 people 0.0428 per 100 people Germany
1990s 7.49 per 100 people 0.1068 per 100 people 7.38 per 100 people Germany
2000s 94.49 per 100 people 30.48 per 100 people 64.01 per 100 people Germany
2010s 121.34 per 100 people 137.41 per 100 people 16.07 per 100 people Vietnam
2020s 126.7 per 100 people 134.98 per 100 people 8.28 per 100 people Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Germany or Vietnam?
Germany, at 129.15 per 100 people against 127.61 per 100 people in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Germany and Vietnam?
1.54 per 100 people, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Vietnam?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Germany and Vietnam rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Germany ranks 60th and Vietnam ranks 63rd 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

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
261 places, 13,022 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.