Iceland vs United Kingdom: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Iceland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 121.64 per 100 people against 120.93 per 100 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.71 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Iceland ranks 86th and United Kingdom ranks 83rd of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United Kingdom | 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 | 0.8849 per 100 people | 0.3519 per 100 people | 0.533 per 100 people | Iceland |
| 1990s | 18.28 per 100 people | 12.69 per 100 people | 5.59 per 100 people | Iceland |
| 2000s | 96.2 per 100 people | 101.02 per 100 people | 4.83 per 100 people | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 113.14 per 100 people | 120.75 per 100 people | 7.61 per 100 people | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 118.96 per 100 people | 119.89 per 100 people | 0.9302 per 100 people | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Iceland or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 121.64 per 100 people against 120.93 per 100 people in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Iceland and United Kingdom?
- 0.71 per 100 people, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Kingdom?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and United Kingdom rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Iceland ranks 86th and United Kingdom ranks 83rd of 212 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.