IDA & IBRD total vs Saudi Arabia: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- IDA & IBRD total
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 159.54 per 100 people against 107.8 per 100 people in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 51.74 per 100 people.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.5 times IDA & IBRD total's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 46 groups.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA & IBRD total | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5533 per 100 people | 1.02 per 100 people | 0.4699 per 100 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 26.05 per 100 people | 76.4 per 100 people | 50.35 per 100 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 90.04 per 100 people | 171.34 per 100 people | 81.3 per 100 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 105.12 per 100 people | 150.31 per 100 people | 45.19 per 100 people | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, IDA & IBRD total or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 159.54 per 100 people against 107.8 per 100 people in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between IDA & IBRD total and Saudi Arabia?
- 51.74 per 100 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Saudi Arabia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do IDA & IBRD total and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 46 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.